By Marianne Wood My friend, Sue Wood (no relation), has lived on three continents in four countries: Eurasia—England and India; Africa—South Africa; North America—the USA. She met her husband, Owen, at a party arranged by a friend while she was living in Cape Town. Before that, she grew up in the UK, where her father was a chemist—what we call
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Joy to the world – Yes! We celebrate Jesus’ birth – heaven, nature sing! Glenn Dromgoole is a former editor of the Abilene Reporter-News and the author of numerous books. He and his wife, Carol, own Texas Star Trading Company.
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By Jim Nichols It is not a unique story. There were just too many people for everyone to sit at the same table for the holiday big meal. Someone had decided in an earlier year that there would be two tables—one for the adults, and one for the children. I was not consulted concerning this arrangement and I suspect no
Read moreBy Danny Minton Like faded photographs, my memories of gifts I have received over the years have begun to fade. Most of the gifts I remember hold some significant memory from my past. I remember a few Christmas presents from my youth. One year, my brother and I received Daisy BB guns. We both survived without shooting our eyes out.
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By Nancy Patrick I do not spend the entire month of December watching Christmas movies, but I do enjoy an occasional sit-down with a classic holiday story. One of those is Home Alone 2 (1992), the successful sequel to the hilarious Home Alone (1990). As implied by the titles, the movies tell the hugely exaggerated stories of a little boy
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Following are some of the Christmas events that are coming in December. To add an event, send information to editor@spiritofabilene.com Our Savior Lutheran Church Living NativityOur Savior Lutheran Church, 4933 S. 7th St., will host a Living Nativity two nights, Dec. 19 and 20. Performances will be at 7 and 7:45 p.m. each night. Each performance is about 20 minutes
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By Jim Nichols Every episode started in the same way. The scene was a police squad room in the Hill Street Precinct. Assembled were the officers who apparently were preparing to leave for their shift. The sergeant was at the front of the room speaking to them and bringing them up to date on the most recent criminal activity in
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Born in a stable, worshipped by shepherds and kings — and children in robes. Glenn Dromgoole is a former editor of the Abilene Reporter-News and the author of numerous books. He and his wife, Carol, own Texas Star Trading Company.
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By Loretta Fulton The timing couldn’t have been better. Sunday, Dec. 3, was the first Sunday in Advent, the period leading to Christmas with its theme of “hope.” On Tuesday, Dec. 5, the Abilene community came together to celebrate the grand opening of the Hope Center, a project of First Baptist Church to expand its outreach ministries as a means
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