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The true meaning of Christmas--hope and love By Dennis Byrne | a Chicago-area writer and consultant December 24, 2007 Cheer up; the kids haven't forgotten the true meaning of Christmas. I should say that at least my grandchildren haven't; I can't speak about all the rest. But then, the kids...

Omar Bandar has few recollections of how he spent Christmas behind bars when he was 19 years old. "A convenient self-defense," he says with a laugh. At the time, Bandar was one of eight men stuck in a cell meant for six at Billerica House of Corrections in Massachusetts, where he was serving...

~~A Christmas Story~~ Ruth went to her mail box where she found a single letter. The envelope had no stamp, no postmark, only her name and address. The letter read: Dear Ruth . . . .I'm going to be in your neighborhood Saturday afternoon and I'd like to stop by for a visit . . . .Love Always...

As the holidays and new year approach To realize The value of a sister Ask someone Who doesn't have one. To realize The value of ten years: Ask a newly Divorced couple. To realize The value of four years: Ask a graduate. To realize The value of one year: Ask a student who Has failed a final exam...

Holiday Poem Twas the Night Before Christmas...Mom Style © By Catherine Cornell 'Twas the Night Before Christmas' Mom Style! Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the abode, Only one creature was stirring, she was cleaning the commode. The children were sleeping, all snug in their...

Holiday Poem OH NO! TO SNOW © By Jody Broyles I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SAY 'OH NO!' TO SNOW As a child I'd shout with glee as the whiteness shrouded trees, but the shoveling was my father's lot, not mine. Down the hills I'd sled with joy, Yes, the snow was just my toy, and if school...

Holiday Poem My Deep Love Of You! © By Steven Siegel When the daylight is gone from the sky, And we're sitting here by the log fire, I think how lucky I was to have found you. I did not know the true meaning of love, That is until you walked into my life� That was to be the luckiest day of my life...

Holiday Poem Fitting Into His Dream © By Deborah Hunter It is difficult to fit into his dream When we are constantly denied opportunities to the extreme In this constant world of turmoil; was this in his dream? What is going on now in the world this is not what it seems How can we make a difference and...

LOCAL NEWS Jailhouse holiday - Behind bars, Christmas barely exists Jason Ahola, 34, will be spending Christmas in the Norfolk County jail, where he’s doing time for drunken and reckless driving. (GREG DERR/The Patriot Ledger) By LANE LAMBERT The Patriot Ledger DEDHAM - In times past, Jason Ahola organized...

I came across this song while messin' around on the web...I think JP wrote the lyrics..... The blues come fallin', they fall like drops of rain The blues come fallin', they fall like drops of rain I've got to spend my Christmas locked up in jail again In jail on Christmas day again, ain't...