
Lessons from Scrooge on Keeping Christmas Well
"Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail...even Scrooge was not so dreadfully cut up by the sad event, but that he was an excellent man of business on the very day of the funeral..." I am an incurable Charles Dickens fan! It is common for me to watch the same movie over and over during the holiday season. This is my favorite way to get my chores done AND enjoy a classic. (I once heard that you should never do this because there could be psychological consequences.) Well, I'm guilty! Maybe that's why my family says, "Mama, you ain't right!" Not only did I watch It's a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra's classic tale) at least three times, but I watched A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens' timeless allegory) in as many…