Had it been Wise Women instead of Wise Men, they'd asked for directions, arrived on time, helped deliver the Baby, cleaned the stable, made a casserole and brought diapers and other practical gifts! Do give books - religious or otherwise - for Christmas. They're never fattening, seldom sinful and permanently personal. --Lenore Hershey I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month. --Harlan Miller (Better Homes and Gardens) May you have the gladness of Christmas, which is hope; The spirit of Christmas, which is peace; The heart of Christmas, which is love. --Ada V. Hendricks Somehow not only for Christmas, but all the long year through, the joy that you give to others, is the joy that comes back to you. And the more you spend in blessing, the poor and lonely and sad, the more of your heart's possessing, returns to you glad. --John Greenleaf Whittier Let me see if I've got this santa business straight. You say he wears a beard, has no discernible source of income and flies to cities all over the world under cover of darkness? You sure this guy isn't laundering illegal drug money? --Tom Armstrong Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. --Norman Vincent Peale As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December's bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same. --Donald E. Westlake No Right Click by Dynamic Drive