Ornaments of Love

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Christmas Stories for Kids

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Towhead's Surprise Christmas Tree

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The Lonely Christmas Tree

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Christmas Wishes

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The Adventures of Dax and Brutus: Charity

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The Magic Family Box: A Crafty Holiday Tradition Full of Love

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Christmas Tales 2

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Merry Christmas: Cute Christmas Stories for Kids Ages 4-8

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The Magic of Sharing

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Cozy Christmas Sweets

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The Locket

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Eleanor's Very Merry Christmas Wish

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Christmas Short Stories for Kids Ages 6 - 10 Gift Ideas

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Christmas in Lagos

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Fixing the Angel's Wings

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Moments in Time: Poetry and Writings by Marsha Rinehart Graham

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Grandma Bunny's Stories About Little Girls

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Annie's Adventures: The Chemistry Calamity

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Heartwarming Holiday Tales

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Lucky, It's Not Just a Christmas Story!

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Merry & Bright: Summer Unplugged, #13

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Life's Lessons for the Dad

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Today I Celebrate Holidays!: How Ali, Adam, and Ari Find More In Common Through Their Differences

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A Promise Kept: Christmas Past, Present & Future Novellas, #3

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Christmas Time: Children's Rhyme Book

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A Cozy Country Christmas Anthology

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Jayda's Christmas Wish

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Fourteen Spoons Eight Stories

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Miracles Retold

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The Smell of Happiness

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Scary Stories 3

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Sun Moon Star

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The Witch of Blackbird Pond: A Newbery Award Winner

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The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape!: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids

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The Naughty List

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Twelfth Night

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A Christmas Carol (Unabridged and Fully Illustrated)

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Frog and Toad: A Little Book of Big Thoughts

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The Night Before Christmas

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Christmas Stories: Fun Christmas Stories for Kids

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Halloween: Scary Short Stories for Kids

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Pete the Cat: Five Little Bunnies: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids

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A Christmas Carol (Illustrated Edition): In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas.

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The Berenstain Bears Bless Our Gramps and Gran

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The Berenstain Bears and the Christmas Angel

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Curious George Makes a Valentine

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The Silver Arrow

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The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street

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Curious George Christmas Countdown

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Now We Are Six!: Poems

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Little Blue Truck's Valentine

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Laugh-Out-Loud Awesome Jokes for Kids

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The Cool Bean Presents: As Cool as It Gets

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Everything You Need to Know When You Are 9

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Thanksgiving Jokes: Funny Thanksgiving Jokes for Kids

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Pete the Cat Falling for Autumn

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Black Beauty (Illustrated): Classic of World Literature

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Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink

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The Thing at the Foot of the Bed and Other Scary Tales

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The Best Halloween Ever

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Advent Day 7: A Wonderful Gift: Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story! Send In Your Answers A Wonderful Gift "Oh, Mom! Dad just drove in,” said Katie. “He probably brought a Christmas tree! I’ll get my coat on and help him bring it in.” But as she opened the door, Dad came in, and he didn’t have a tree. “I’m sorry, sweetie,” said Dad, giving Katie a hug. “I tried to find… ” But Katie shrugged away and hurried to her room. She didn’t feel like celebrating Christmas. Dad knows how much I want a tree, she thought, and he let me down. The sound of voices interrupted her thoughts, and she went to her door and listened. “I feel so terrible that we can’t afford a Christmas tree this year,” said Dad. He sounded very sad. “I know Katie was looking forward to on

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Advent Day 21: The Grinch: Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story! Send In Your Answers The Grinch Isaac slammed the door and began kicking off his boots while grumbling under his breath. “Everything all right?” his mom asked. “Not according to Mr. Hanson,” Isaac spat out. “Whatever I do for him is never good enough! I mean, it took me an hour to shovel his sidewalk, and what do I get for it? ‘You missed the second step, Isaac. You didn’t get all the way to edge.’ Mr. Hanson is a total grinch! This is the last time I help him out.” Just then Isaac’s sister, Holly, came bouncing into the room. “Mom, the green popcorn is done, and the green soda for our grinch punch is cold. I can’t wait to watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas with our special treats!” “I

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Advent Day 10: Forget Your Shoes!: Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story! Send In Your Answers Forget Your Shoes! Lexie dangled her feet off the bunk bed as her sister got ready for their Christmas program rehearsal. “I’m going to mark my script so I don’t miss any of my lines,” Lexie said. She stuck her pen in her princess purse. “Girls! We need to be at church soon!” Mama stuck her head in the door. “What! You’re not even dressed? We should have left already!” Anna poked her head out of the closet. “But I can’t find my shoes.” “Forget your shoes! Just come on!” Mama rushed away to check on the twins. By the time everyone was loaded in the van, Mama was downright angry. “This happens every time we need to go somewhere!” Mama said. “I’m so sick of bein

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Advent Day 19: When Love Is Difficult: Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story! Send In Your Answers When Love Is Difficult Mom turned from the sink when she heard a door slam and feet running quickly down the stairs. “Mom!” Alicia cried as she ran into the kitchen. “Candice is being mean to me, and she even said she hates Christmas!”  Alicia’s foster mom dried her hands. “I heard some loud voices up there and wondered what that was all about.”  “I wanted her to help me look for Christmas toys online,” Alicia explained, “but she just got mad and yelled at me.” Mom poured Alicia a glass of water as they sat at the table. “Honey, Candice just moved into our house a month ago. She’s still having a hard time adjusting to the big changes in her life. You can

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Seasonal Struggles: Moms Tackling Holiday Chaos - Part 1

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What’s Your Christmas Reflection?: I hosted a virtual Christmas party in my membership program, Your Platform Matters (YPM). At the party I encouraged a writing exercise: Christmas Reflections. I asked these writers to close their eyes and go back in time to a warm and wonderful ...

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Santa Claus & Saint Nicholas - Part 1

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The Hilarious Christmas Sing Along - Part 1

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Advent Day 6: Peace and Good Will: Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story! Send In Your Answers Peace and Good Will Annistyn stomped into the kitchen when she got home from school and collapsed into a chair so hard it made a scraping noise against the floor. “Annistyn!” said Mom. “Be careful! You’re going to leave marks!” She sighed as Annistyn’s little sister started crying in the other room. “This house is like a war zone,” she muttered. “Oh, for some peace and quiet!” Annistyn was so wrapped up in her own thoughts she hadn’t heard a word her mother had said. “Who do you think got the part of Mary in the Christmas play?” she asked sarcastically. “Holly, of course! She didn’t even want it, but she’s Mary, and I’m the narrator—again!” Dad looked up. “Is

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Advent Day 5: Special Light: Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story! Send In Your Answers Special Light "Wow! Look at that!” exclaimed Arabella. She and her father were taking their annual Christmas lights tour around the city. Dad pulled to the side of the street so they could get a good look at the house that had won the award for having the best display of lights. They admired it for a few minutes. As they continued on their way, they agreed that no other place could compare to the house that had won the award. The next day was the first day of Christmas vacation for Arabella. “I’m glad we won’t have school for a little while,” she said at breakfast. “I can’t do anything right there. I don’t read well, I can’t spell, and I’m crummy in math.” She let

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The Joy of Traditions - Part 2

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Advent Day 9: Candy Cane: Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story! Send In Your Answers Candy Cane "Can we have a candy cane?” asked Josh as he looked at the striped candy canes hanging on the Christmas tree. “Yeah, can we? Please?” echoed his sisters, Adriane and Nicole. Mom smiled. “All right,” she said, “but as you eat them, I want you to think of how they remind you of the reason we celebrate Christmas.” Each of the kids quickly selected a red and white striped candy cane from the tree. Nicole held her candy at arm’s length and stared at it. “I don’t really see what candy canes have to do with Christmas,” she said, “except that it’s the time of year when you always see lots of them. Or maybe it’s because there’s red on them—Christmas colors are red a

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Advent Day 11: A Fake Christmas: Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story! Send In Your Answers A Fake Christmas "It’s so pretty!” said five-year-old Jessie as she stood at the rope barricade and stared in wonder at the shiny balls, glittering stars, and sparkling snow on a Christmas tree at the mall. “Is the snow on the Christmas tree real?” “No,” said Jessie’s older sister, Dakota. “It comes in a spray can, and you just spray it on.” “It looks so real,” said Jessie, disappointed. “Who are all the presents under the tree for?” “They’re not real presents,” said Dakota. “They’re empty boxes wrapped to look like presents—just part of the decorations. They’re supposed to get people in the mood to buy Christmas presents.” Jessie could hardly believe that the

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The Joy of Traditions - Part 1

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Seasonal Struggles: Moms Tackling Holiday Chaos - Part 2

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Valentines Day #143 - Part 1

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The History of Twas The Night Before Christmas, with Pamela McColl: In today's episode I interview the author of "Twas The Night - The Art and History of the Classic Christmas Poem". This book by Pamela McColl is what I consider to be the definitive work on the poem. I also talk with my daughter Gracie about what...

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Advent Day 22: Santa Pause: Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story! Send In Your Answers Santa Pause "All right, boys. Turn off that video game and help set the table.”  Ethan hit the pause button. “We should be able to beat that level after dinner,” he told Levi as they scooted into the kitchen.  Mom was balancing the baby on her hip and stirring a bubbling pot of spaghetti sauce. “Don’t forget to put out napkins,” she told the boys. “And don’t forget we’re heading out to do some Christmas shopping after dinner.”  “We’re in the middle of a video game, Mom,” Levi said.  “You’ve been playing that game for over an hour. It’s time to take a break. We need to get presents for your cousins, pick up ingredients for Christmas cookies, and buy some extra Christ

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Advent Day 13: Crybaby Christmas: Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story! Send In Your Answers Crybaby Christmas "This is the worst Christmas ever!” Stella told her brother. “Not only did we have to move because of Dad’s job, we have to live in this tiny apartment because we can’t find a house.” She groaned as she tripped over a box on her way to the couch. “There’s no room in here!” Logan shrugged. “At least we have beds. When Mary and Joseph got to Bethlehem, all they could find was a stable. They probably just had straw.” Stella sighed. “Yeah, well, at least they had the gifts the wise men brought them. We don’t have any presents to open tomorrow because we’ve been so busy moving that we haven’t had any time to go Christmas shopping!” “Actually, the

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47. Putting Up the Christmas Tree… Putting Up with The Holidays

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Advent Day 20: A Special Baby: Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story! Send In Your Answers A Special Baby As Mateo and his friend Tory rode the bus home from school, they talked about their Christmas plans. “Grandpa and Grandma are coming for a whole week this year,” said Tory, “and on Christmas Eve we’re all going to see a movie about Santa Claus! Wanna come with us? I’m sure Mom will say it’s okay.” “I can’t,” said Mateo. “Our family always goes to church on Christmas Eve. We have a candlelight service where we read the Christmas story and sing Christmas carols.” “Christmas carols? Like ‘Jingle Bells’ and ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’?” Mateo shook his head. “No, songs about the real meaning of Christmas, like ‘Away in a Manger’ and ‘Silent Night.

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Advent Day 25: A Gingerbread House: Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story! Send In Your Answers A Gingerbread House "Mom! Tell Ella to stop dipping her finger in the icing!” “Karis, you know she’s only five. You can’t expect her to make a gingerbread house without eating any of it.” “But I want it to be perfect!” It was a Christmas tradition for Karis and Ella to make a gingerbread house. Karis lined up the red and green gumdrops like little army men. The containers of colored sprinkles stood at attention like soldiers. “Mom, I think there’s more icing in Ella’s hair than on our gingerbread house.” “Don’t worry about it, honey,” said Mom. “I’ll give her a bath when you’re finished.”  Karis smiled at her sister. “If you get any more icing on your face,

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BSCC 095 - Mallory's Christmas Wish

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Merry Christmas! – 705

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Easter: It’s a Very Busy & Fun Time for Moms - Part 2

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Christmas Count Down: Tis the night before the night before christmas and all through the house.  Pony's ran amuck not caring santa was comming.  They all sat by the fire with warm m

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It’s Not Over For You

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A Christmas Pricing Story: There is something about pricing that really gets me excited. Maybe it was my humble beginnings. I'm sure I grew up with more than many people. But from my perspective, we didn't have enough. We needed to make every dollar go as far as it could. ...

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Advent Day 3: The True Meaning of Christmas: Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story! Send In Your Answers The True Meaning of Christmas Evelyn glared out the car window as Dad pulled into the parking lot. It was Christmas Eve, and working at a soup kitchen was not how she wanted to spend the afternoon. She and Mom always baked Christmas cookies on Christmas Eve, and Dad let her help build a fire in the fireplace, and then they’d all watch a Christmas movie together. But her parents decided they needed to start a new tradition this year—serving others in need. Evelyn sighed in frustration. She still had presents to wrap! Evelyn got her serving assignment at the door and dragged her feet as she made her way over to a man stirring a big bowl of mashed pota

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031 Traveling While Breastfeeding & Adoptive Breastfeeding - 2 Listener Questions