the red-nosed reindeer may be secular, but they unite usin u through common practices while pointing out that we come from different backgrounds, and we celebrate the holidays in unique ways.sp seanan: interracial marriages evolve into something beautiful. for us that meant irish, spanish, mexican, spanish and catholic traditions together.ca us in some cases mince meat pe is one of them. is one of them. sean: because you have cut it. our fox family members will be joining us to share their traditions as well as the role religion plays in their lives in celebration of the savior s birth. rachel: bert they were an only r child or from a large group like you were from, sean, the members of our extended fox family had a few things in common. christmas was time of year all of them associated with family, food, fun, and childhood their lives. battle hardened war on christmas veteran jesse waters learned a few things through holidays past. among them, stuff doesn t matter that
those fundamental beliefs in christianity do. they unite us through common practices, while also pointing out that we come from different backgrounds and we celebrate the holidays in unique ways. marriage, especially interracial marriage, is another way. christmas traditions evolve and meld into something new and beautiful. for us, that meant bringing. irish and spanish, mexican christmas and catholic traditions. together. over the years, we learned to adapt and adopt our christmas traditions, and in some cases, mincemeat pie comes to mind on this one. yeah, because you cut it. i did not. part of the tradition. and it s not part of the tradition. it s too hard to make. so some things we kept and some things we just dropped altogether. our fox family members will. be joining us to share their holiday stories and their secular traditions, as well as the role that religion plays in their lives and celebrations of the savior s birth. no matter what part of the country our fox fam
You ve likely picked a side in the real versus artificial christmas tree debate. and for those of you who know, i am obsessed with christmas, it might surprise you to learn which team i m on. spoiler. both. but for a very special reason. now, i grew up in california. i was the youngest of three girls. and at the age of 35, my mother was diagnosed with an aggressive, advanced form of breast cancer. this was when my sisters and i were all under the age of ten. now, at that point, obviously, it rocked our family. we were so close knit and we lived in a small, close knit neighborhood where friends were chosen, family and neighbors were chosen family as well. and the whole neighborhood was absolutely devastated at the time of my mother s diagnosis and subsequent treatment. my dad was a young united states navy physician, so he was managing her care and all of her treatment, as well as raising three daughters
You ve likely picked a side in the real versus artificial christmas tree debate. and for those of you who know, i am obsessed with christmas, it might surprise you to learn which team i m on. spoiler. both. but for a very special reason. now, i grew up in california. i was the youngest of three girls. and at the age of 35, my mother was diagnosed with an aggressive, advanced form of breast cancer. this was when my sisters and i were all under the age of ten. now, at that point, obviously, it rocked our family. we were so close knit and we lived in a small, close knit neighborhood where friends were chosen, family and neighbors were chosen family as well. and the whole neighborhood was absolutely devastated at the time of my mother s diagnosis and subsequent treatment. my dad was a young united states navy physician, so he was managing her care and all of her treatment, as well as raising three daughters
At this point, i m accepting it. it is what it is. we can t control it. just pick up and deal. that s, you know, all we can really do. you were telling me, you ve been watching the water creep up. it s not even creeping, it s moving quickly. our neighbors, there s the jeep over there, and then the house next to it. they were staying too. and they just left maybe like an hour ago and now they re under water as well. our original plan was to stay in this house because we re a very close knit neighborhood. and they said if you need to escape the floodwaters, go to the house. it s not looking like that s a viable option because their house is flooding too. how are your kids holding up? they re kids, they re resilient. it s like we re going camping. the past couple days we ve been out power and it s been like camping. flashlights. they re like, we re going to a new house. kind of. not in the way we want to. but the camping trick always works. all right, best of luck to you,