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Joanne Brokaw: December 2008 Archives

Wednesday December 24, 2008

Merry Christmas (and a special Christmas column) from the Gospel Soundcheck

I just wanted to take a moment to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! As many of you know, in my other life I'm a columnist for several Christian magazines and newspapers, so I thought I'd share with you one of my favorite Christmas columns.

Merry Christmas, and may you enjoy the peace of Christ's saving grace during this Christmas season!

The Perfect Gift

by Joanne Brokaw

Ah, Christmas, that wonderful time of year when brightly-wrapped gifts under the twinkling tree contain treasures untold - like a reindeer sweater with a light-up nose or a gift certificate to a store whose clothes you haven't fit into since junior high.

"I saw this and immediately thought of you," the gift-giver beams, while you're wondering what it is you've said or done to make them think that a video bass fishing game would be high on your holiday list.

I've tried to make gift giving easier on my family by giving them specific ideas. Last year, for example, I told my husband that I really wanted a gift certificate to Office Max.

"I'm not giving you that," he said.

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Award-winning freelance writer and columnist Joanne Brokaw covers entertainment for The Christian Examiner newspapers, The Minnesota Christian Chronicle, and The Ozarks Christian News. Her other writing credits include Breakaway and Brio Magazines, OnCourse Magazine, ChristianMusicPlanet.com, BuddyHollywood.com and AGreaterFreedom.com. Her humor column, A Big Slice of Life, appears monthly in the Christian Voice Magazine and she pens a regular humor column on The Writing Life for ByLine Magazine. Joanne lives in Western New York with her darling husband David, their Border collie Scout and their cat Murphy. Their almost adult daughter Cassie drops by often. Find out more about Joanne at JoanneBrokaw.com.

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