Yule Submissions 12.25.13

For you, Herald readers, our Dec. 25 Christmas edition is filled with Christmas stories, photos, recollections, poems, and a recipe for chowder. See all of this year’s yule submissions below:
Claire GIVEN writes about her great grandchild: http://goo.gl/TpYGjF
Elizabeth SMITH tells of His greatest gift: http://goo.gl/YAgpRG
Ray REBMANN details a Seeing Eye dog’s master’s miracle: http://goo.gl/AYysVJ
Hazel SHARP walks by the sea findings shells holding a memory: http://goo.gl/WZm5P7
Jeanette BLAESI penned a poem about the Holy Night: http://goo.gl/5TV64z
Carmela CARUSO decorated the Wildwood Lions Center: http://goo.gl/qk9K0H
Ruth COOPER puts aside the Christmas rush to focus on Jesus: http://goo.gl/ntcbxG
Doris FISHER recalls a ducky Christmas story: http://goo.gl/E4ra9B
Melissa GRACE tells of a girl’s concern for a cold Child in a manger: http://goo.gl/IZ3IZx
Karla KIEFER imagines a walk with the Claus couple: http://goo.gl/ySi59B
Mary SPRAGUE reminds us what not to forget: http://goo.gl/uvV3Tf
Ron SOLDANO remembers Mr. Greene and his fellow workers who were his family: http://goo.gl/gVH1z4
For Paul BOWEN selecting the right Christmas tree always held special meaning: http://goo.gl/JBbSq8
Sheila-Anne JARGOWSKI witnessed a small miracle as Santa spoke to her pups: http://goo.gl/JuCcg6
The late Lou RODIA’s 2012 recollection of Christmas Eve feasts and his special chowder recipe are reprinted: http://goo.gl/IFmsb0
For Stanley DONIGER it’s important to volunteer and “give back:” http://goo.gl/OfZmyx
Mary FOX wants a place in-county for Santa: http://goo.gl/1b1qIf
Rosalie GENOVESE wonders why time flies when family arrives: http://goo.gl/L8trXL
Gus MOSSO longs for another simple Christmas: http://goo.gl/lveM6I
Jennie AYERS focuses on special magic God gives Santa on Christmas Eve: http://goo.gl/qMdNDg
David Hovan CHECK thinks about the Christmas beach: http://goo.gl/QwMGDk
Francis DACHOWSKI, model railroad hobbyist dedicates this year’s display to Walt Disney: http://goo.gl/j9YtWQ
Sue KELLY remembers her father and his beloved pet: http://goo.gl/445yJB
Robert MORRIS thinks back over six decades of Christmas and model trains: http://goo.gl/apS29p
Jesse COOMBS, 9, wrote of a Christmas miracle: http://goo.gl/7i0lZg
Bob INGRAM reflects on the joy of a new Schwinn bike: http://goo.gl/knx8Sf
Madeline HARSHMAN recalls finding and chopping down the tree that Santa trimmed: http://goo.gl/J3T2Og
Ray LEWIS tells of a surprise gift to the town’s most-avoided person: http://goo.gl/KTgNr3
Mary KUGLER shares the holiday busy-ness assisted by her felines: http://goo.gl/QqJTDf
Evelyn BOLGER always remembers those roller skates that made Christmas special: http://goo.gl/TVbLod
Peg McIRVIN puts thoughts aloft after Christmas: http://goo.gl/zwu0Ve
Joan MAHON remembers Christmas 1963 when Dad let her set up a Nativity scene in the front window: http://goo.gl/5Hzbcs
Carol McDOWELL tells us to focus on the Prince of Peace and the Light: http://goo.gl/3zLj2i
Joan NASH recalls years compiling the Herald’s Christmas edition articles: http://goo.gl/CXQ4Ni
Jacqueline NIEDERBERGER tells of a special moment seeing a special flower that depicts the Holy Family: http://goo.gl/NSZuHV
Marki WARLOW tells about the traditional countdown with a touch of chocolate: http://goo.gl/Vl17i9
Diane HASLEM tells of a future time when Christmas is banned, but a few remember it: http://goo.gl/haQ5Cq
Father Michael ORSI remembers three special gifts on Christmas Eve: http://goo.gl/Vw5ZqA
Barbara ROWAN reminds us to be glad for what you have, and thinks back to 1949: http://goo.gl/KR8KiQ
Robert DEVER JR. remembers a note from Santa: http://goo.gl/9B1IEu
Robert TAEGE shares what a toy fire engine taught a 7-year-old about giving: http://goo.gl/dsQ1Fk
Betty WIESLAWSKI remembers Midnight Mass and singing in the choir: http://goo.gl/kRM8wG
Barbara PIERGIOVANNI tells what the season’s all about: http://goo.gl/Xatpbu
Nancy SALLEY remembers earlier wonderment and fond memories: http://goo.gl/WJhZas
Ruth FISHER wants us to see the star: http://goo.gl/vwWCRH
Bearetta HARRISON-BLACK tells of wrapping and preparing for Christmas Day: http://goo.gl/9k8lIJ
See our Holiday page for recipes, gifting ideas, and MORE:
http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/articles/community/holiday