Point To Ponder

One of the hardest things to do – at least in my household – is keeping a secret in terms of what gift people are getting. I mean, with two teenage girls growing up, they had certain “wants” that I felt compelled to fulfill, but also needed to convince them that I wasn’t.

Let me explain.

Years back, when the girls were both still living under our roof, all three women in the house made it very clear that they wanted brand new iphones. (And yours truly was resisting with all my might.) But on this Christmas about ten years ago, I was able to fulfill their wishes, while also making sure it was s...