As we are now in December, Christmas is on the minds of most of us. Our family kicked off the Christmas “movie” season by watching, “The Christmas Chronicles.” It is one of the top two holiday favorites of our grandchildren and Dayna and I also enjoyed it.
This Friday, November 11th, we will observe Veterans Day, which was originally called Armistice Day to mark the end of World War I. Unfortunately, we’ve had too many wars since then, so the day had to be renamed.
I have always fought a tendency to be overprotective of my growing children. Apologetically I would say to my firstborn, “I’ve never had a son your age before, and I need to be a little older so I can get used to it.