What is the true meaning of Christmas? What makes Christmas so special to a child? … This story brought back so many wonderful, sweet memories of childhood Christmas when the world seemed to be a sweeter place.
Christmas for a child growing up in eastern North Carolina during the 1950’s was very different on many levels than what most children experience today.
The author presents a less complicated time filled with a lot of goodwill, heart-warming examples of family and community life, and humor as experienced from his perspective as a small boy. The insights he gathered in his childhood have paid dividends through the years. Enjoy the reading as the author recalls a time in his adult life when he was far from home yet those values he learned as a child touched his life and others. Visualize that little grocery store his daddy operated, that generated a lot of Christmas spirit.
By Jamison Ficklen