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The Christmas Eve truce

24 Dec 2016

MY ANNUAL CHRISTMAS EVE POST

  It’s Christmas Eve and with so many new subscribers, I’m happy to post a link to the Christmas story I’ve posted each year since 2013. It’s a story that begs to be remembered.  But this year, I’m afraid I have no more … Read More

Christmas in the trenches, peace in the midst of war, The Christmas Eve truce, The Christmas Truce 1914
23 Dec 2015

Annual Christmas Eve Story

  How the year has flown.  The following story is one I’ve shared before, first in 2013 and again in 2014.   It is a story that teaches us that peace can be found if individual men and women want it badly enough … Read More

Christmas in the trenches, John McCutcheon, My name is Francis Tolliver, The Christmas Eve truce, The Christmas Truce, The Day When Enemies Stopped Fighting
24 Dec 2014

A Day When Enemies Stopped Fighting

Here’s a repeat of last year’s Christmas season blog. I thought it was particularly timely this year. and as I put it together, a quote from Margaret Mead came to mind: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, … Read More

1914, Dec 14, Janet Givens, Janet Givens author, Peace, Peace Corps medical clearance, The Christmas Eve truce
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LEAPFROG: How to hold a civil conversation in an uncivil era

“Janet’s LEAPFROG describes— in an accessible and fun way— the nuts and bolts of how to have a civil conversation…”

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At Home on the Kazakh Steppe:A Peace Corps Memoir

Praise from Kirkus Review

“…she writes engagingly … a sharp-eyed journalist. A worthwhile read for anyone with an interest in humanitarian work.”

At Home on the Kazakh Steppe, A Peace Corps Memoir, by Janet Givens
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