2012 One Like You-- For every one like me, there's...

2011 The Gift of Comfort -- Few gifts are greater than that.

2010 Christmas Bells -- A bridge to days gone by.

2009 Secret Wish -- My '09 Christmas list has only one item.

2008 Counting Christmases -- Count each one; appreciate each one.

2007 More Good Than Bad -- Some people sure are.

2006 Take Care of You -- Your most precious gift.

2005 Earning Their Wings -- Attaboy, Clarence.

2004 Christmas in September -- A dog's arrival was the best present ever.

Other Seasonal Essays

And Winter Came -- Enriching an already wonderful Christmas season.

Day's End -- Nightly reflection yields both comfort and discomfort.

Riding in Cars -- "Her longing surely dwarfed my own..."

(Shoestring) Salvation -- Small charities accomplish very big things.

Scraping By -- Alleviataing suffering (human & animal) on a shoestring.

Snowprints -- "...prints that could not have existed the day before."

Sweet Seymour -- A day in the life of a homeless cat.

More Things Change... -- Janna's medical scares becoming holiday tradition.

This Giving Season -- Almost everyone has something to offer -- and does.

This Healing Season -- "I found solace on runs along deserted wooded trails..."

Xmas Comes Early -- Thanks to dedicated animal care-givers.

Xmas Comes Early (2) -- Janna dodges another bullet.