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And the Grinch, with his Grinch feet ice-cold in the snow,
Stood puzzling and puzzling. “How could it be so?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It came without ribbons! It came without tags!
It came without packages, boxes, or bags!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He puzzled and puzzled till his puzzler was sore.
Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store.
Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more! ~ How the Grinch Stole Christmas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Scripture Readings for Advent 2013<\/a> – because Christmas DOES mean so much more.
\n<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And the Grinch, with his Grinch feet ice-cold in the snow,Stood puzzling and puzzling. “How could it be so? It came without ribbons! It came without tags!It came without packages, boxes, or bags!” He puzzled and puzzled till his puzzler was sore.Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn’t … <\/p>\n

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