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December 2011 | On the Cover

The Year I Needed Santa

An unexpected encounter in a neighbor's yard helps a woman get her gratitude game back

It was December 2008 and another holiday season was upon us. I usually love the holidays. It seemed like the one time of the year when everyone loved each other and got along and were happy to see each other. My family had a tradition of spending Christmas Eve together for a huge dinner my sister would prepare, and then enjoying each other’s company for the rest of the evening with laughter, gifts, hugs and good cheer.

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