Page 47 2024 Home For The Holidays Lincoln Daily News As I approached, I could just barely see there was one left on the shelf. I knew that if I did not get it quickly, someone else would nab it and my sister was likely not to get that gift this year. I tried my best to squeeze through everyone. My years of squeezing through crowds at comic book conventions was coming in handy. I managed to get to it in time and grabbed it off the shelf. Raising it above my head, I looked around and saw my dad an aisle over and yelled, “Dad, I got it!” My dad’s face lit up through the crowd as he yelled back, “that’s my boy!” Karen Castelein Boy is this a hard assignment! There have been so many wonderful memories that come to mind, They all revolve around faith, family, and friends. Don't get me wrong; I love shopping for loved ones, decorating the house, caroling, eating together, etc. But the thing that makes me smile is remembering the true reason for the season(Jesus) and sharing all the cherished times with family and friends. I love Christmas and it's an everyday kind of love aff air. It isn't just a "time of year"; He lives with me everyday. We celebrate in meaningful ways at Christmas time to rededicate, proclaim,celebrate and remind ourselves how much we are loved by our Father God and how much we love each other. But since this assignment is to be a favorite Christmas memory I have to admit there is one but I have to fi rst tell you that my "Christmas family" is one of the dearest gifts my son, Scott, and I have ever received. They adopted us by way of my 30 year friendship with Kaye Paris. Kaye has passed but her family continues to include us. My fond memory is from 8-10 years ago and it was a race between two younger dads and their young kids. This was a timed race where each set of kids were to wrap their dad in toilet paper so we could not see any part of him. I can still hear the laughter and giggles from all of us but especially from the kids. I remember the dads trying to encourage and Continued --
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