{"id":20348,"date":"2023-12-27T00:14:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T07:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=20348"},"modified":"2023-12-26T17:15:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T00:15:25","slug":"christmas-eve-with-grandma-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/27\/christmas-eve-with-grandma-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Eve with Grandma"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bryce Angell – The outdoors has always been a large part of my life. My father was an outfitter and guide for 35 years and I was there to shoe and care for the horses and help him do the cooking. We took many great trips into the Yellowstone area. Even now that I\u2019m older, we still ride into the Tetons, Yellowstone and surrounding areas. My poems are mostly of personal experience. I am now retired and enjoying life to the fullest. I plan to do more riding and writing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Each Christmas Eve our grandma\u2019s home was filled with family. We all knew what the next day was and waited anxiously.
\nHer house smelled like the juniper dad cut two days before. The branches were so wide they almost tore off grandma\u2019s door.
\nGrandma said her father liked a juniper the best. It wasn\u2019t hard to choose one \u2018cuz they all looked like the rest.
\nGrandma hung the Christmas stockings high up on a wire. She said, \u201cThe mantle is too warm. They might just catch on fire.\u201d
\nEach name was on a stocking with a homemade chocolate treat. My mother\u2019s fudge was good but grandma\u2019s fudge you couldn\u2019t beat.
\nSo, we snuggled in, just close enough to feel the fire\u2019s heat. And dug our toes down in her rug. Life couldn\u2019t be more sweet.
\nWe opened presents, feasted and we all sang Silent Night. The Christmas Spirit filled our Grandma\u2019s house with pure delight.
\nAffection for the grandkids proved to be her loving smile. Each christmas eve our grandma\u2019s smile was wider than a mile.
\nGrandma told us Santa Claus would soon be on his way. Rudolph and the other reindeer pulled the toy-filled sleigh.
\nGrandma said there\u2019s more to Christmas than your favorite toys. \u2018Cuz Christmas was to our grandma the joy of all her joys.
\nThen Grandma said, \u201cDo you know why we have a Christmas day? It\u2019s the birthday of our Savior, who was born so far away.\u201d
\nShe talked about the little child and of his humble birth. Then told us how the angels sang of love and peace on earth.
\nI loved to hear my grandma tell the story every year. I know why there\u2019s a Christmas. She made it very clear.
\nThose Christmas Eves were years ago. I\u2019ve grandkids of my own. But I\u2019ll cherish all those memories, no matter how old I\u2019ve grown.
\nEach year we buy our children Christmas gifts, but of what worth? Maybe we should ask their grandma, \u201cTeach them of His birth.\u201d
\nFrom our family we send wishes for a Christmas of good cheer. Let\u2019s resolve to make the next twelve months the very best New Year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Each Christmas Eve our grandma\u2019s home was filled with family. We all knew what the next day was and waited anxiously. Her house smelled like the juniper dad cut two days before. The branches were so wide they almost tore off grandma\u2019s door. Grandma said her father liked a juniper the best. It wasn\u2019t hard […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","_pvb_checkbox_block_on_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160,2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-20348","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-cowboy-poetry","7":"category-commentary"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20348"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20349,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20348\/revisions\/20349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}