Gifts

Christmas Day arrives each year with a sense of familiarity—like a long-awaited guest who brings warmth the moment they step through the door. Even before the morning sun rises, the day feels different. Streets are quieter, homes glow softly under strings of lights left on overnight, and the world seems to exhale in unison. For many, December 25th…

The calendar marks it as December 25th, but those digits on a page barely scratch the surface of what Christmas truly means. It’s more than a federal holiday, more than a frenzied shopping season, and…