Behind the Scenes – Cecile’s Christmas Miracle

By Ruth L Snyder | November 14, 2013 |

In August 2013 I was invited to write a story for the Kathi Macias 12 Days of Christmas Series which is being published by Helping Hands Press. This story started over a year ago when I wrote a 1,000 word entry for a Fiction in Five contest. The prompt I received was: “Living in the…

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Christmas Celebrations: What’s Truly Important?

By Ruth L Snyder | December 24, 2012

Usually I’m one of those super organized people who has a Christmas letter written by the first of December, Christmas baking done by the second week of December, Christmas shopping completed…you get the picture. This has been a different December for me in several ways. None of the usual preparation was completed. In fact, it…

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Choosing to Rejoice

By Ruth L Snyder | November 10, 2012 |

I was rinsing dishes my youngest son was washing for the third time because he didn’t get them clean the first two times. In my mind I was reluctantly going over my “to do” list for the day—washing clothes, folding clothes, baking, cleaning, cooking …. The phone rang. It was Marie. She wanted to talk…

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