A Merry, Sickly Christmas

Merry Christmas Diary! Last year, “I’ll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams” popped into my head several times, and now I am home. This was an unexpected holiday, to be sure. Here is what happened: On Monday, the Sixth Day of Christmas Mom and I visited my fake brothers to learn more about…

Diary: The Christmas Play

Dear Diary, Before mom and I said goodbye to our last Thanksgiving dinner guests, my mind shifted its focus to our church’s Christmas play. Ah, Christmas plays… As a little girl, I wanted to be THE girl with bouncy spaniel curls as she sang, “That’s Gotta be the Biggest Chirstmas Tree in the Whole Wide World*.” I…