April Coker, Author

Tag: Christmas

  • Titche’s & Dr. Dolittle

    There comes a time in a child’s life–it was at age 10 or 11 for me–that he or she feels not quite a kid and not quite an adult. One Christmas season my parents took me and my sisters and brother to visit my uncle, aunt, and cousins in Duncanville, about an hour from our…

  • “Have a Holly Jolly Christmas. . .”

    “It’s the best time of the year. I don’t know if there’ll be snow, but have a cup of cheer. . .” And so the song goes, courtesy of the late great Burl Ives. Remember the snowman on “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” animated special? I was seven years old when I saw it for the…

  • My Christmas Cup Runneth Over

    I’ve lived through 57 Christmases, some of them memorable, some not so memorable, even though I have tried to honor God during most of them by celebrating the birthday of His Son, which is what it is supposed to be about anyway. But the real meaning of Christmas and the Nativity aside, this Christmas has…

  • Silent Night, Holy Night

    The stores are finally closed, the hustle and bustle has quieted, shoppers are home with their treasures, children are anxiously trying to go to sleep in anticipation of the morning’s surprises. Tomorrow food will be prepared and spread in abundance as families and friends gather to celebrate the season. Let’s not forget the reason for…

  • Argh! Christmas is upon us!

    Yes, the Christmas season is upon us, and with it the mad frenzy to get everything done, shopping included. I’ve been working almost every day at the little business where I do gift wrapping so I haven’t been blogging, as you can tell.   But I did want to tell you about a couple of…