What does Christmas mean to you? You can participate in this meme just by reading the guidelines here, publishing your own entry, and then letting JHS know so that she can provide a link to your site! In her article, JHS shares memories of Christmas (including a couple of videos),pays tribute to the late, great Dan Fogelberg and includes an

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I have two weeks of vacation to serve as a stress-reliever for a tough teaching job. I want to enjoy every minute of it and at the same time, I want to have a quality vacation that will improve my well-being.

Click on the title to learn the plan I have developed to accomplish my goal for the remaining days of the year.

Merry Christmas

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Share a post about how you are keeping Christ in Christmas this year! For example, are there any special traditions that you will continue this year? Tell your readers about them, explaining why are they meaningful for you. Do you fight getting burned out by the commercialization of the season, instead focusing on its spiritual significance?

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The Carnival of Family Life ~~ Christmas Edition is live! Come check out all the WONDERFUL entries this week. There is a wide variety covering an expansive breadth of topics. Come check out the many posts included and leave a comment at the author's site letting them know how much you enjoyed their contribution! Next week the Carnival will

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Highlights from this week's Speeding Links for Search For Blogging readers:

* Spread the Word Online using Social Networking
* Free Christmas present by David Rogers
* Man’s Search for Self Confidence
* Review: Earn More Money With Zlio
* How To Safely Redesign Your Blog
* Semhints.com - global search engine marketing hints, tips and

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What's on your blogger Christmas list? Radio stations have begun playing Christmas music around the clock already. I personally prefer for them to wait until right after Thanksgiving, due to the fact that by the time Christmas actually arrives, I'

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Here is a hysterical post by a mom at Slacker-moms-r-us talking about having to tell her nine year old little girl about the big "Santa Secret". It includes a link to a you tube clip in which two kids find their mom's "Santa Helper" lingerie. I think all of us parents can relate to the dreaded question from our kids about Santa. This

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I received these in an e-mail and laughed so hard, I just had to share them. For parents of older children, these photos will bring memories of similar experiences. For those of you with little ones, they might be painful reminders of very recent incidents! Let them serve as a cautionary tale for those of you contemplating parenthood! Enjoy

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Well, I think this would have to qualify as the most ridiculous item of the day. Santas in Sydney, Australia, have been told not to use the traditional “ho ho ho” greeting because it may be offensive to women.

Sydney’s Daily Telegraph is reporting that the Santas have been instructed to greet people with “ha ha ha” instead.

Haven't we

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This video is so cute!

Canucklehead and his family wish you Happy Holidays via this Jib Jab video. Starring Canucklehead Jr. as the elves!

I haven't checked out the Jib Jab site yet, but it looks like you upload a JPG or two, and they paste it on their animation.

This makes a really different and fun holiday e-card.

Thanks, Can

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In this short story, one man is determined to leave a legacy for his family. This story just came to me when I sat down at the keyboard. Before I knew it, the words were pouring out! Please let me know what you think. Included in the Group Writing Project at On the Horizon and Carnival of Family Life - Christmas Edition. Leave me a comme

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Top 10 "Holiday Season" Movies'

OK, so I don’t have that many favorite “Christmas movies.” My solution? Create a list with my favorite Christmas movies and some flicks that aren’t “Christmas movies” but take place during the holiday season. Here it is:

10. Home Alone (1990)

Come on. You know you like this flick.

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Now that shopping online for the holidays is as common as going to the mall -- or maybe even more so -- you can actually wait until the last minute and still give gifts that will be welcomed.

For all you last-minute Santas, here are some great presents that require no shipping. Just pay and download, and these quality gifts will be ready

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You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen
Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen
But do you recall
JD’s favorite holiday songs of all?

JD has culled 8 Top Holiday Songs from her list of 137 favorites. Enjoy some trivia and videos and enter to win a special 2-volume "Have Yourself a Merry I Do Things Christmas" CD.

Christmas

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I have read a few articles saying that kids of today are not getting the real meaning of Christmas — that they only care about material things and Saint Nicholas, or more popularly known as Santa Claus. I was not convinced.

I just had to laugh at some articles that blame the changing times if kids associate Christmas with material things.

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A promise is a promise. If you already read my post Have You Downloaded Your Gifts Yet? you will easily remember that i promised to update you on some amazing giveaways. Here is a new one: The Thinking Blog has launched a free laptop giveaway campaign and to participate, you just have to write about it! Sponsored by Ruff PC, it is a brand n

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A Christmas Gift is a poignant story of a baby and old man who beautifully and unexpectedly illustrate the gift of Christmas. So often we are blinded to the true gifts of life by what we see with our eyes. This small baby, sees beyond the outward appearance into the heart, giving an old rejected man a Christmas gift. Truly, we do need to beco

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