I Was Taught "God Hates Christmas." Now, I Love It.
A village near Cascade Mountains on Christmas. (Connie Coleman)
On bridging past and present without burning it all down.
Holidays are infamous for bringing up all kinds of complicated feelings in people, and I count myself among them: my family hates Christmas. It was never a matter of bickering over politics at Christmas dinner, or the frustration of gifts poorly chosen and received ungraciously. No, no—in my family, Christmas was a matter of eternal significance: “I hat…
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