Singing in a very special Christmas chorale last evening reminded me that such things as programs and possible news articles should be clipped and added to appropriate files. In addition to the program for this last event, I received an e-mail from the director complimenting the musicians and orchestra for a good job ... he said not just "pretty good," but "wonderful" with other sincere comments.

I hope that such programs and the e-mail might mean something to our grandchildren, even great-grandchildren when they get bitten by the genealogy bug in the distant future. These are the very items that make us all more than just the dash between names and dates on formal records.

Merry Christmas!

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