Laughter is a gift. Maybelle Crabtree here. If every family has a comedian, then ours was my husband, Tom. He loved to laugh and make people smile. He was good-natured and sometimes he was the butt of his own jokes whether intentionally or not. You couldn’t help being in a better mood when you left his presence. Why I even learned to laugh at myself because of him. Hard to … [Read more...] about Laughter is a Gift
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The Advent Calendar – Countdown to Christmas
The Advent calendar - Countdown to Christmas. Maybelle Crabtree here. I’ve done an enormous amount of research on Advent and Christmas over the years. I’ve always been a curious person; wanting to know the “why” and ‘how” of things. My parents often called me a precocious child with my endless questions about things. I believe I was just inquisitive. I still am. And I read … [Read more...] about The Advent Calendar – Countdown to Christmas
Holiday Season or Holy Day Season?
Holiday season or Holy Day season? Maybelle Crabtree here. “Mom!” Laurel shouted as she entered the house after school one time so long ago. “It’s the holiday season. We have to start making our lists. We don’t want to wait until the last minute.” I stopped folding the bath towels. “Holiday season? Who told you that? Halloween was just a couple of days ago. Christmas is … [Read more...] about Holiday Season or Holy Day Season?
An Overwhelming Halloween
An overwhelming Halloween. Maybelle Crabtree here. We thought our first Halloween on Primrose Lane would be quiet and kind of boring. Boy, were we wrong. Our house was part of the first phase of the tract; eight houses total, 4 on each side of the street. Due to the fact that most of us moved in just a couple of months before and two homes sat empty, some of us hadn’t … [Read more...] about An Overwhelming Halloween
Thanksgiving Day – Then and Now
Maybelle Crabtree here. Thanksgiving Day then and now. My how they have changed. Thanksgiving Day - Then My Thanksgiving Day then, as a child, was like the famous Normal Rockwell painting, “Freedom From Want.” In it, the grandmother is placing the big turkey platter in front of the grandfather who is ready to slice and serve the bird. Sitting around the table is the rest … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving Day – Then and Now