I always struggle for ways to express how special and magical the season around Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years is to me. Intertwined with the holidays are several family birthdays, which combine to make the time both too hectic to enjoy and impossible not to cherish. It's a constant struggle to remind myself to stop and embrace the hope beyond the hurry, the love behind the giving and give the season its due.
Nestled between Thanksgiving and New Years, Christmas represents both death and a bright new life. It is the death of heated days, the expiration of the growing season, a burrowing in of all that cannot function within Winter's frigid grasp. But its frosty embrace ushers in a new kind of warmth. It enforces a new closeness, a fresh reason to snuggle together and contemplate our blessings before a roaring fire or under a snuggly blanket. It's the season of love and hope because, though it comes at the end of one year, teetering on the edge of a brand new one, Christmas represents the glitter and beauty of giving and sharing...a time when peace on earth and goodwill toward men is more than a carelessly uttered cliche. It's a fond hope, a heartfelt wish, and despite our ongoing challenges, it's the goal we just can't resist reaching for...year after year.
I hope this Holiday season is everything you could wish for, filled with the only things that matter: family, friends, health and comfort. Enjoy the good will infused in the season and, if you can, take the time to appreciate the richness of your blessings.
Happy Holidays, Everybody!
Based in the Bedeviled & Beyond world, this fun
collection of Christmas short stories will put a smile on your face and turn
every day into a Hell-i-day!
#1. Astra
Takes out the Grinch: Astra’s been conscripted to deal with a hairy, green
demon who’s stealing presents and creating havoc. The Big Guy has grown
increasingly tired of the Grinch’s antics and, this Christmas, has called out
the big guns.
#2. Astra
gets a Lump of Coal – Thumps an Elf: Astra is forced to spend Christmas in
Satan’s backyard, helping the angels figure out how the green dragons are
escaping Hell to terrorize the human realm on Earth. But in true Astra form,
she figures out much more than that!
#3. The Year
the Grinch Stole Santa: Astra is determined to take Christmas off so she’s been
ignoring the nearly constant calls from the North Pole to help them find Santa,
who’s disappeared just days before Christmas. But Astra learns the hard way
that Santa’s minions will not be ignored!
#4. An Elvish
Catastrophe: Astra and Darma are Christmas shopping at the mall when a pack of
ninja elves invade the place and demand the execution of all faux Santas. Talk
about little man syndrome…these ninjas have it in spades!
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4 comments:
I loved your four new ideas for holiday stories. :) Might have to write those someday now! The holidays are a tough time for me with the passing of my mom 17 years ago. I haven't done the big family get together because I'm not close with my sisters and they always plan it so late that driving home is impossible. So I stay close to home and have created a new tradition with my own family.
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas Day and are planning more stories for 2016.
Thanks so much, Melissa! I'm sorry for your loss. Along with the joy, many of us also struggle with loss at this time of year. My father died very close to Christmas too. But our lost loved ones' memories will always be part of our special times and that's a good thing too.
Have a great rest of the year. Whatever 2016 brings, I have a feeling it's going to be interesting!
Beautifully expressed sentiments, Sam. The best to you and yours....Jean
Thanks so much, Jean!
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