Opinions

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together 23 years, married for almost nine. We are in our 60s. It’s the second marriage for both of us. I retired due to having to move to another state for his job. I make friends wherever I go and get involved in community activities.

DEAR ABBY: I am a very overweight woman, but down 50 pounds from my top weight and continuing at a consistent, but slow, rate to lose. My A1C is now down to pre-diabetic, so I know my efforts are making a difference.

DEAR ABBY: My ex-husband and I were best friends. We shared everything -- dreams, laughs and struggles. I was convinced we’d grow old together. When he proposed, I said yes without hesitation. We had plans to start a family, but he asked me to wait until we purchased a home.

DEAR ABBY: My son died of cancer at 33. It was heartbreaking. My daughter- in-law, “Belinda,” had grown distant before his death, and although they had a son through artificial insemination, I have almost never seen him.

Christmas is good news. Christ the Savior is born. This declaration is embraced daily by billions around the planet and especially on Christmas day. There is more to Christmas day than the celebration of the birth of Jesus.

DEAR ABBY: I’m an active senior man. To keep my beard looking attractive, a hairstylist trims it every two weeks. I’ve had the same stylist for three years, and we have become good friends, to the point that she has invited me to her home for an evening meal with her family.

DEAR ABBY: My sister, “Blanche,” and I didn’t grow up together after she turned 13. I was 6 at that time, and our grandmother raised her. We talked on the phone a lot until I was 45 and my husband died. Blanche then convinced me to move to her state.

When did people begin to host New Year parties? Ancient Egyptians celebrated New Year when the Nile River overflowed, usually in June. Then someone suggested, “If we change New Year to January, we won’t drown coming home from the party.

This season is not all about tinsel, Christmas trees, and parties. It’s about remembering Who is the reason for the season. Have you ever really thought what it would be like if you didn’t believe in God and His Son, Jesus?

When the new college opened in the next town – a somewhat larger town than ours – our folks began wondering if making the 30-minute drive to class would be worth it. Dud was the first to figure out that it was.