Home for the Holidays?

Home for the Holidays?

Not long ago, the word “home” required little explanation.  It was a word that described the place where you grew up, the place where you returned for the holidays, the place that conjured up warm memories of childhood and family.  These days, however, that word has gotten a bit more difficult to define.

In the past, people would live and die in the same town where they were born. Even when putting down roots of their own, they would not go far. The home where you were born continued to be the nucleus of the family long after you grew up and set up a household of your own.  You would return there to see the folks and celebrate special occasions.  That was, of course, before all the folks decided to retire to Florida or to some other pensioner’s paradise.

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American Dream Keepers

American Dream KeepersThere are those among us who cherish the simple joys of life uncomplicated by political correctness and constant judgment by social justice warriors.  We simply wish to raise our children according to our own personal values.  We do not want to be ostracized if we dress our daughters in pink and our sons in blue.  We stand for the National Anthem with our hands on our hearts.  Our biggest joys are the simplest ones and involve home and family.

I do not think I am alone in longing for the days when we were allowed to live our lives without the constant judgment of  our values.  I still believe in the American Dream and it is alive and well in my heart and in my home.  I believe that there are others like me who cherish the simplicity of traditional values.  We are the American Dream Keepers and we will not be relegated to the shadows.

I started this blog several years ago because I felt the need to express myself about issues that are important to me.  I have written about many topics.  Looking back, I realize that the most important things in my life are the things that are closest to home.

Be Merry!

Be Merry!

The holiday season is my favorite time of year.  As soon as Halloween is over, I begin my gift shopping and tune into the Hallmark Channel.  While everyone else is complaining that the stores are rushing through the holidays too fast, I am reveling in Christmas music.  If it were possible, I would climb into a Currier and Ives print and stay there until I was forced to return to reality in January.

As corny as it sounds, there really is something about the holiday season that seems to bring out the best in people.  It reminds us of simpler times and conjures up storybook images of friends and family gathered in front of the fireplace drinking hot cocoa.  Who doesn’t love that?

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