Christmas Tag

Belief, Growing Up, Humanity, Religion / 19.12.2017

Christmastime is near and dear to my heart – raised as a Muslim, married into a Jewish family, and parenting three spiritual beings – heart. During the hottest days of the summer when temperatures top triple digits in our area and swimming under the desert sun is even unbearable, Damon will often come home to Christmas music resonating from our kitchen while I prepare supper. On some days when there is no rest for my weary soul, I call upon Jesus as well as all my other deities, but His name is uttered from my lips most often, asking for...

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Belief / 24.12.2016

I’ve always believed in Santa, even though my family doesn’t observe Christmas. A happy, older man, generous of spirit, giving back to the community was exactly who my Daada was so believing in Santa was not a stretch for my imagination. Even after my childhood friends outgrew their faith, I held onto the spirit of the season, believing that Santa existed throughout the year in many forms- a dear friend who struggles financially but seeks homeless people and buys them coats for the winter, good samaritans who stop after a car crash to help the injured, the single parent trying to...

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