Story written by Cathy Richards At the age of 82, my mother went to heaven on May 22 of this year. For all my 47 years, I spent Christmas with Mom back in our hometown in upstate New York, even the last nine while I’ve been a California resident. This first Christmas without her will [...]

Story written by Hans Christian Andersen Once upon a time . . . a llttle glrl tried to make a living by selling matches in the street. It was New Year’s Eve and the snowclad streets were deserted. From brightly lit windows came the tinkle of laughter and the sound of singing. People were getting [...]

Story written by Henry Van Dyke Each year at Christmas time we delight to follow the wise men as they came out of the East and made their way to Bethlehem where they worshipped the new-born king and laid their treasures at his feet. But Henry Van Dyke has told us about another wise man [...]

Each year at Christmas time we delight to follow the wise men as they came out of the East and made their way to Bethlehem where they worshiped the new-born king and laid their treasures at his feet. But Henry Van Dyke has told us about another wise man who also followed the star not [...]

Special thanks to L. M. McCleland – author and contributor of this story! It seemed just a moment later that I awoke with Mom shaking my arm. She was saying, “Wake up, honey. We’re all here.” I came to and looked around the table. The whole family was seated and loaded down with piles of [...]

Special thanks to L. M. McCleland – author and contributor of this story! I was tooling around with my fifth batch of kids when we noticed a column of smoke rising a few blocks away down the road. Five minutes later, a fire truck went by with its siren blaring. As soon as we stopped, [...]

Special thanks to L. M. McCleland – author and contributor of this story! It was still dark outside when I woke the next morning, but I was too excited to sleep in. I went down the stairs in the quiet of the house, and found Jeff wide awake and fully dressed. He was looking out [...]

Special thanks to L. M. McCleland – author and contributor of this story! I awoke hearing Mom calling everyone to dinner. It took me a few seconds to get my bearings. I shook my head. Was that a dream? It was so real. I lurched out of my room to the top of the stairs [...]

Special thanks to L. M. McCleland – author and contributor of this story! Grandpa and I sat silently for a moment, while I drank it all in. “Wow, that all sounds like a fairy tale,” I said, a little awestruck. “Well, I did say it was the best Christmas ever,” said Grandpa. “What made it [...]

Special thanks to L. M. McCleland – author and contributor of this story! I sat on my bed feeling a little guilty. Not too much though, just a little. The wind yelled at me, but I tried to ignore it. I laid back and jammed with my tunes for a little while, and I’m sure [...]