Category Archives: Christmas

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Sanity Clause!

It happens every Christmas season. I promise myself, usually in July, that this year–for sure–I’ll be ready well in advance for Christmas. This year–for sure–I’ll focus on the real meaning of the season and not get pulled into the commercialized … Continue reading

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Finding Christmas

ATTENTION EVENT PLANNERS: Click the link under “Speaking” for information about 2009 bookings. CLICK “Mary on the Air” to listen in on “Finding Christmas…” TODAY’S LAUGH: I shopped early online and have avoided the crowds this year. So far. But … Continue reading

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Which One Are You?

TODAY’S LAUGH: Like those crazy holiday sweaters we can’t seem to give up, we each have our “holiday personality” as well. Which one are you? Joyful Janie is always upbeat, compelled to accost anyone who is not beaming with holiday … Continue reading

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Small Miracles

SPECIAL NOTE: Some of you have asked permission to use this “Small Miracles” post in your holiday letters. I’d be honored to have you do that. Please just include my name and the website www.laughlady.com. May your family and friends … Continue reading

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Warning: A Christmas Message

Political correctness? Humbug! Next week IS Christmas according to the calendar. Here’s a Christmas message I wrote in 2001, never dreaming that the reference to war would still apply today. Let there be peace on earth, and may there be … Continue reading

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