I miss my Sunday newspaper. A couple of hours with the Sunday paper was like a vacation, a trip to other lands, or politics, or an opinion column.

Giving can be a way to leave an indelible mark, convey a precious message.

I n this Advent or Christmas season, many of us have a mixture of feelings, the anxiety of looking for the right presents, of hoping we can get together with those we love, or at least a few of them, thinking maybe we will feel good about it all again, and yet yearning for more. When Christmas comes along each year, I once again think of people who are dear to me, how much I miss them, those that are far away, or those not far, but not in touch, or those that were part of my