On Christmas morning for the past 18 years, my husband Rod and I have listened to a story written and recorded years ago by radio broadcaster John Henry Faulk.

We’re not big on the shop-til-you-drop approach to the holidays, and it’s one of the reasons we’re so moved by Faulk’s story of real giving in the Christmas season.

To listen to the author’s 1974 recording, click here (if the link doesn’t work on your computer, click on the Faulk link above and you’ll see options to stream in either RealAudio or Windows Audio).

Happy holidays, my fellow peacemakers. I’m taking a brief blogging break.

Making Mediation Your Day Job by Tammy Lenski is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Based on a work at MediatorTech.com.