Thanks for passing this on, Roger: I have a list of folks I know, all written in a book And every year at Christmas time, I have a little look. And that is when I realize that these names are a part, Not of the book they’re written in, but of my very heart. For […]

Thanks for passing on this interesting tidbit, Ken: A man named Bob May, depressed and brokenhearted, stared out his drafty apartment window into the chilling December night. His 4-year-old daughter Barbara sat on his lap quietly sobbing. Bob’s wife, Evelyn, was dying of cancer. Little Barbara couldn’t understand why her mommy could never come home. […]

It is the one season of the year when we can lay aside all gnawing worry, indulge in sentiment without censure, assume the carefree faith of childhood, and just plain “have fun.” Whether they call it Yuletide, Noel, Weinachten, or Christmas, people around the earth thirst for its refreshment as the desert traveler for the […]

“Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.” ~Washington Irving Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My Friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James

It’s winter in Canada And the gentle breezes blow Seventy miles an hour At thirty-five below. Oh, how I love Canada When the snow’s up to your butt You take a breath of winter And your nose gets frozen shut. Yes, the weather here is wonderful So I guess I’ll hang around I could never leave Canada Cuz I’m frozen to the ground! Happy Winter, Canada! Melanie Hack Author of […]

“I have always thought of Christmas as a good time; a kind, forgiving, generous, pleasant time; a time when men and women seem to open their hearts freely, and so I say, God bless Christmas!” ~Charles Dickens Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My Friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips […]

The Christmas of 1949 we didn’t have a tree. My dad had as much pride as anybody, I suppose, so he wouldn’t just say that we couldn’t afford one. When I mentioned it, my mother said that we weren’t going to have one this year, that we couldn’t afford one, and even if we could […]

“Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect.” ~Oren Arnold (novelist, journalist, humorist; 1900-1980) Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My Friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and […]

“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” ~Henry Ford Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My Friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James

Thanks for passing this on to me, Laurie: Holidays are tough. Wish heaven had a phone, so I could hear your voice again. I thought of you today…but that’s nothing new. I thought of you yesterday and days before that too. I think of you in silence and often speak your name. All I have […]