Category Archives: Story

Story of the day – Big Wheel Truckstop

Posted on December 19, 2025 by Stella

We have all had rough times in our lives – though probably not as rough as this young mother! I am also sure that we all remember those who have been kind to us when times were tough. I know … Continue reading →

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Story of the day – My Christmas Miracle (Taylor Caldwell)

Posted on December 18, 2025 by Stella

For many of us, one Christmas stands out from all the others, the one when the meaning of the day shone clearest. Although I did not guess it, my own truest Christmas began on a rainy spring day in the … Continue reading →

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Stella

Written by Robert Frost in 1922, and published in 1923 in his New Hampshire volume. According to Wikipedia, Frost wrote the poem in June 1922 at his house in Shaftsbury, Vermont. He had been up the entire night writing the long … Continue reading →

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Epiphany; end of Christmastide

Posted on January 6, 2025 by Stella

Epiphany, (from the Greek epiphaneia, “manifestation”), or Three Kings Day, is a Christian holiday commemorating the first manifestation of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, represented by the Magi, and celebrates the revelation of God incarnate as Jesus Christ. Epiphany is one … Continue reading →

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What is Twelfth Night?

Posted on January 5, 2025 by Stella

Traditionally, Twelfth Night is the last of the 12 days of Christmas, January 5, and also known as the Eve of Epiphany. According to Wikipedia: In medieval and Tudor England, Candlemas traditionally marked the end of the Christmas season, although later, Twelfth Night came … Continue reading →

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The origins of Christmas trees

Posted on January 4, 2025 by Stella

Records of using greenery to celebrate the holidays predate widespread use of the phrase “Christmas tree.” Rural English church records from the 15th and 16th centuries indicate that holly and ivy were bought in the winter — hence the British … Continue reading →

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Story of the day – The Little Match Girl (Hans Christian Andersen)

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Stella

Most terribly cold it was; it snowed, and was nearly quite dark, and evening– the last evening of the year. In this cold and darkness there went along the street a poor little girl, bareheaded, and with naked feet. When … Continue reading →

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Story of the day – Waiting….Waiting for Christmas

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Stella

By: Elizabeth English Herman and I finally locked our store and dragged ourselves home. It was 11 p.m. Christmas Eve. We’d sold almost all of our toys; and all of the layaway, except one package, had been picked up. But … Continue reading →

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Story of the day – A letter from Santa Claus (Mark Twain)

Posted on December 29, 2024 by Stella

Palace of Saint Nicholas in the Moon Christmas Morning MY DEAR SUSIE CLEMENS: I have received and read all the letters which you and your little sister have written me by the hand of your mother and your nurses; I … Continue reading →

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Story of the day – The Gold and Ivory Tablecloth

Posted on December 28, 2024 by Stella

By: Rev. Howard C. Schade – 1954 At Christmas time men and women everywhere gather in their churches to wonder anew at the greatest miracle the world has ever known. But the story I like best to recall was not … Continue reading →

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