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A Christmas for Every Season

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Michael Foster
Dec 24, 2025
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Christmas is an amplifier. It turns the volume up on everything.

Gingerbread houses, eggnog, and presents under the tree take a child’s normal excitement and turn it into a five-alarm fire. Last-minute prep for guests, or packing up to travel, cranks up the stress. Suitcases stack up. Guest rooms get flipped. Schedules tighten. Then there is the expected…

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