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Christmas 2011: A Year in Review

Posted in Christmas, faith, family, tagged career, Christmas, separation on December 27, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Despite my best intentions, Christmas cards did NOT make it in the mail this year. For the record, I also did not manage to bake a single batch of Christmas cookies. Which is why it’s a good thing that there are TWELVE days of Christmas. But I digress. This year has been a year unlike [...]

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