alone at Christmas Archives | Lori Roeleveld | Lori Roeleveld, Author. Speaker. Disturber of hobbits.

Did Jesus Come to Make Children’s Dreams Come True?
Monday, December 18th, 2023 4 Comments

Which sounds more like Christmas: dreams or reality? If you believe all the commercials and holiday specials, Christmas is about making dreams come...
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Christmas. It’s SO not about the Children
Saturday, December 24th, 2016 One Comment

If the radio, TV, movie theaters, and Facebook are on target, then Christmas is full of loving, laughing families, fireplaces, the best gifts ever, an...
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Spending Christmas Alone – A story with a happy ending
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011 One Comment

“I’ll be fine. I promise.”Arlene smiled into the phone as she switched off the porch light and locked the door.“You won’t be lonely?” Her ...
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Trapped in a Scary Snow Globe
Saturday, December 10th, 2011 3 Comments

For some people, the holidays only intensify their feelings of isolation and separateness from others. This flash fiction piece tells Carly's Christma...
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Heaven Isn’t Run by Hallmark
Monday, October 31st, 2011 4 Comments

Have you ever found it hard to wake up in the morning and greet another day?Ever wake up crying, full of anxiety, certain that the day held no pr...
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