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'Tis the holiday season, that magical, crazy, mixed-up time of year when the world, at least in some countries seems to pause in celebration 鈥� yet we end up scurrying at work and home more than ever. The season of course is changing for Canadians.

My wife Mahli and I watched a Christmas movie the other night. I鈥檓 a sucker for a good Christmas movie. And there was this scene at the end where the family was just sitting around the living room, telling stories, enjoying each other鈥檚 company.

EDITOR鈥橲 NOTE: Pattie Janzen is a registered nurse/sonographer who currently works in Yorkton, SK. She has three children, three 鈥榢ids-in-law鈥� and 10 grandkids. Janzen likes to see the humour in the world around her and sometimes writes about it.

I鈥檓 seven years old. It鈥檚 Christmas morning, 1992. My brothers and I are too giddy for our own good, feeling like鈥�well, kids on Christmas morning.

鈥淲ell, it looks like it will be him and me around the tree,鈥� the woman said pointing to her husband with a smile. 鈥淲e鈥檝e done it before, we can do it again,鈥� she explained as we talked about Christmas plans.

It is that time of year when thoughts turn to scratching names off seasonal gift lists. Typically, the older one is, the more challenging it is to buy them gifts, simply based on them having a home full of things accumulated over years and years.

I鈥檓 all tangled up, but not in Christmas lights. In information and misinformation. In wondering how my Christian faith intersects with the point of a needle. A vaccination needle.

Gardeners, we鈥檙e just days away from the winter solstice. For gardeners, even though it marks the first day of winter officially, it also marks the shortest day of the year. The solstice happens around 4:00 AM on Monday, December 21.

While novels are a great diversion, there are times when you only have a few minutes, or your focus is fleeting, when short stories are just the ticket.

How to deal with the challenges of agriculture 鈥� weeds, disease, insects 鈥� without immediately turning to crop protection products is always a question to explore.