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Christmas in World War II - The US Military

Christmas in World War II – The Military

Monday, December 16, 2019 by Sarah Sundin
Although World War II did not take a holiday, Americans at home and abroad did their best to celebrate Christmas. Wartime separations and deprivations made festivities poignant and bittersweet. This post looks at Christmas for American servicemen and women. See also: Christmas on the US Home Front. Christmas during World War II found Americans on many fronts. In 1941, only a few weeks after the Pearl Harbor attack, A... Read Article
Christmas in World War II - the US Home Front

Christmas in World War II – The US Home Front

Monday, December 9, 2019 by Sarah Sundin
Although World War II did not take a holiday, Americans at home and abroad did their best to celebrate Christmas. Wartime separations and deprivations made festivities poignant and bittersweet. This post looks at Christmas on the US Home Front. See also: Christmas for American servicemen and women. Families on the US Home Front dealt with painful separations as sons and daughters, husbands and fathers were away from ... Read Article

Christmas Chronicles

Friday, December 5, 2014 by Sarah Sundin
The Christmas Chronicles is a blog hop between 5 historical romance authors. Our desire is to bring you joy through these letters, grounded in the true spirit of the season, and written from the fictional viewpoints of each book’s heroine. We’re so glad to have you join the event. Each day this week, a new Christmas Chronicles post will go live, complete with a letter and a new ornament giveaway for that blog pos... Read Article

Cheer for the Children – Tips to Give a Military Kid a Merry Christmas

Tuesday, November 25, 2014 by Sarah Sundin
Christmas can be a difficult time for the children of deployed members of the military. The holiday focus on family, tradition, and home highlights the fact that a beloved family member isn’t home, traditions may be disrupted, and the child may be in a new and unfamiliar town, far from friends and extended family. As Tricia Goyer, Cara Putman, and I wrote Where Treetops Glisten, we were struck by how hard Christmas... Read Article

The Advent Wreath – Christ Is Born!

Monday, December 23, 2013 by Sarah Sundin
One of my family’s favorite Christmas traditions is the Advent wreath. On each of the four Sundays in Advent (the four weeks before Christmas), our family gathers around the wreath with cookies and eggnog and hot chocolate. Not only is this cozy family time, but it focuses us with joyful anticipation on the birth of Jesus. On Christmas Day we light the final candle – the Christ Candle. If you’d like... Read Article

The Advent Wreath – Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

Saturday, December 21, 2013 by Sarah Sundin
One of my family’s favorite Christmas traditions is the Advent wreath. On each of the four Sundays in Advent (the four weeks before Christmas), our family gathers around the wreath with cookies and eggnog and hot chocolate. Not only is this cozy family time, but it focuses us with joyful anticipation on the birth of Jesus. This Sunday, December 22, is the fourth Sunday in Advent, but it’s never too late t... Read Article

The Advent Wreath – While Shepherds Watched…

Friday, December 13, 2013 by Sarah Sundin
One of my family’s favorite Christmas traditions is the Advent wreath. On each of the four Sundays in Advent (the four weeks before Christmas), our family gathers around the wreath with cookies and eggnog and hot chocolate. Not only is this cozy family time, but it focuses us with joyful anticipation on the birth of Jesus. This Sunday, December 15, is the third Sunday in Advent, but it’s never too late to... Read Article

The Advent Wreath – O Little Town…

Friday, December 6, 2013 by Sarah Sundin
One of my family’s favorite Christmas traditions is the Advent wreath. On each of the four Sundays in Advent (the four weeks before Christmas), our family gathers around the wreath with cookies and eggnog and hot chocolate. Not only is this cozy family time, but it focuses us with joyful anticipation on the birth of Jesus. This Sunday, December 8, is the second Sunday in Advent, but it’s never too late to... Read Article

The Advent Wreath – Messiah Is Coming!

Friday, November 29, 2013 by Sarah Sundin
One of my family’s favorite Christmas traditions is the Advent wreath. On each of the four Sundays in Advent (the four weeks before Christmas), our family gathers around the wreath with cookies and eggnog and hot chocolate. We light the candles, read Scripture passages, and sing carols. Not only is this cozy family time, but it focuses us with joyful anticipation on the birth of Jesus. The Advent wreath became ... Read Article