{"id":61185,"date":"2025-12-11T21:14:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T02:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=61185"},"modified":"2026-07-29T12:53:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T16:53:52","slug":"the-meaning-of-christmas-by-patd-in-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=61185","title":{"rendered":"The Meaning of Christmas (by PatD in PA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summary:\u00a0 An explanation of Christmas, between brothers.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 (120 words)<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>~*~*~ Bonanza<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Advent Calendar ~*~*~<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>* Day 11 &#8211; Advent Drabbles*<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ipsRichText ipsRichText--user\" data-ips-hook=\"postContent\" data-role=\"commentContent\" data-controller=\"core.front.core.lightboxedImages\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>The Meaning of Christmas<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hoss&#8230; wha&#8217; K&#8217;issmas?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s Jesus&#8217; birthday, Little Joe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCake?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNaw\u2026 but awful good\u00a0food anyhow.\u00a0 It\u2019s special, fer sure.\u00a0 Adam,\u00a0<strong><em>you\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>tell \u2018im.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHoss is right, little brother.\u00a0 It\u2019s Jesus\u2019 birthday, but even more, it\u2019s the day God gave US a birthday gift.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUs get presents?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlready got it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPa?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdam means that Bible verse, Joseph. \u2018For God\u00a0so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Silence<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou no give &#8216;way Joe?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Chuckle<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNever, little one.\u00a0 Pa loves you too much to let you go.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ipsEntry__signature ipsResponsive_hidePhone\" data-role=\"memberSignature\">\n<div class=\"i-float_end\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ipsRichText i-color_soft\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Note:\u00a0 Day 11 of the 2025 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar was open to any member to contribute anything they wished.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Link to the Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar \u2013 Day 12 &#8211; 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