I will never forget how much delight December brought in my childhood years! There were extended school breaks, church Christmas musicals, time decorating the Chrismon ("Chrismon" means "symbols of Christ") tree at church, and seeing family members was always included on our holiday list. I...
I will never forget the first Christmas after my dad passed away. I got a phone call from my mom one night on my way home from work. It was the week before my birthday when I learned my dad had suffered from a massive heart attack and died suddenly and unexpectedly at age 50. It was a Monday in...
We have lived in Lebanon since 1989, and within the first few weeks of attending FUMC, we were invited to join the Seekers class. Immediately we felt like we were part of a church family. We have attended progressive dinners, parties, scavenger hunts, hayrides and bonfires. You see, our class...
I will never forget Christmas morning 1969 when Santa brought me a “big girl” bicycle! It was perfect – a teal metal-framed bicycle with a wicker basket attached to the front handlebars! The basket and the banana shaped seat were both white with multi-colored daisies (my...
From HeatherMy favorite part of the Christmas season is the music. I love to hear the congregation heartily sing "Joy to the World" or "O Come, All Ye Faithful" in worship. There's such a sense of anticipation and happiness. I even enjoy hearing the Salvation Army bell ring over and over again...
It’s fun to reminisce by looking at pictures, especially at Christmas. Some can be very clear, others out of focus. There are also snapshots in the mind’s eye/heart - not taken with a camera, but so vivid they can never be blurred or forgotten; below are two from my priceless...
I will never forget my childhood Christmases: Growing up, my parents, my younger brother, Kelly, and I would drive to my uncle’s farm in Pikeville, TN to spend several days during the Christmas season. We did this for many years. My uncle ran a dairy farm. He and his...
How could Ivory Snow dry detergent, mica flakes, and a cedar tree make for a warm Christmas memory that I will never forget, decades later? A week or so before Christmas, my mother would load us kids up and head to her sister’s house in the country. We would then make our way to the woods...
I will never forget Christmas Eve, 2007. It was on this evening that Lee and I first stepped into the sanctuary of Lebanon First United Methodist Church (LFUMC) for worship. At that time, we were living in Louisville, Kentucky, and had returned to Tennessee for Christmas with our...
I will never forget how much my dad loved Christmas. He loved all the lights, tinsel, and icicles on the trees. He would even count how many lights he would string on the tree and would always want to put more than he had the previous year. On Christmas Eve we would all pile up in...
