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Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah!

month you can share Joy with those who need it most.

December is an amazing time of the year here in Arizona!

The cooler weather has definitely put me in the mood to decorate and embrace every day as we get closer to the holidays. I don’t know about you, but I love this time of year. It seems that people are friendlier and happier.

As you prepare to celebrate the holidays with your family, don’t forget those who might be struggling this holiday season. Reach out and invite those without a place to belong, to join your celebration. The greatest gift you give just may be your greatest Joy of this season.

The theme for The Grand Season Family this month is Joy. I feel the holiday season is full of opportunities to share Joy with each person we encounter as we prepare for holiday festivities. I love the song, Joy to the World! As a child, the church I attended hosted a huge Christmas production every year— (at least in the eyes of a 12-yearold). The show always ended the same way, one of the performers with an angelic voice would sing “Joy to the World,” and then the congregation would join in while lighting candles. That song always gave me hope and made me want to be a person to share my Joy with others!

As you enjoy The Grand Season Family, I encourage to take a moment to visit one of our advertisers this month and thank them for making our publication possible.

I was inspired by this quote by Robert Murray McCheyne, “Joy is increased by spreading it to others.” I’m not sure what is your favorite holiday activity, but I hope this

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CAPTURE JOY Get in a joyful state of mind right now with these 15 inspiring quotes.

“We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we —Joseph Campbell can choose to live in joy.”

“Find joy in everything you choose to do. Every job, relationship, home… it’s your responsibility —Chuck Palahniuk to love it, or change it.”

“The soul’s joy lies in doing.”

—Percy Bysshe Shelley

“If you carry joy in your heart, you can heal any —Carlos Santana moment.”

“Let your joy be in your journey—not in some —Tim Cook distant goal.”

“The joy that isn’t shared dies young.”

—Anne Sexton

“There are those who give with joy, and that joy —Khalil Gibran is their reward.”

“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of —Nhat Hanh your joy.”

“We have to embrace obstacles to reach the next —Goldie Hawn stage of joy.”

“Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide —Mark Twain it with.”

“Just follow your joy. Always. I think that if you do that, life will take you on the course that it’s —Jonathan Groff meant to take you.”

“The more the heart is sated with joy, the more it —Gabrielle Roy becomes insatiable.”

“Joy is increased by spreading it to others.”

—Robert Murray McCheyne

“Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm —Helen Keller and our intelligence aglow.”

“Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself.”

—Mahatma Gandhi

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JOY

Joy to the world!

The Lord is come.

Let earth receive her King Let every heart, prepare Him room And heaven and nature sing.

And heaven and nature sing And heaven and heaven and nature sing.

Share JOY with others this Season!

You can feel it bubbling up inside you. You’re not sure when the exact moment will be, but you know, because you can feel it, joy is ready to burst from your soul. Take time this season to notice the little things that bring you joy, and pay attention to the little things you can do to give others joy.

Watch, “A Christmas Story.”

Christmas is joy, religious joy, an inner joy of light and peace.

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

Sing, “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear!”

Leonardo da Vinci

Remember the joy of a special “first” kiss.

Host a tequila tasting for your work associates

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Watch, “Elf.”

Donate to “Toys for Tots.”

Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting. It is happiness because we see joy in people. It is forgetting self and finding time for others. It is discarding the meaningless and stressing the true values.

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A thing of beauty is a joy forever: its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness.

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Participate Joy in a Carol Sing is that amazing Along in your feeling of great pleasure neighborhood. and happiness at the same Don’t time. The holiday season is so forget to festive, and sometimes we miss those Dress up in capture your Christmas themed sweet moments of Joy when they child’s eyes after they pajamas and go to a cross our paths. This season, share Joy find their presents busy intersection and with your neighbor, your family, your under the tree. give small presents of children and your colleagues. Use joy away. some of these ideas to promote joy amongst your circle of We Create are shaped friends.

Operation by our thoughts; we Christmas Child become what we think. boxes with your When the mind is pure, joy Go extended families. These follows like a shadow ice-blocking The boxes travel around the that never leaves. at a park near joy of life comes Buddha world and are given to your home. from our encounters those who have with new experiences, and Host nothing. hence there is no greater joy than Arrange a family game to have an endlessly changing a progressive night on Christmas horizon, for each day to have a dinner for your Eve. Instruct all new and different sun. child’s sports participants to arrive Christopher team McCandless in their pajamas.

Brew a winter ale.

Bake cookies and share them with your neighborhood.

Focus on the journey, not the destination.

Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.

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Watch, “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

Remember the light in your child’s eyes when you bought that perfect present.

Take your family out to gaze at the many displays of lights around the city.

Volunteer serving guests at a homeless center in your community.

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Listen to Christmas Carols.

Bake up several pans of chicken enchillada’s and deliver them to your neighbors frozen, so they’ll have a meal prepared for guests that is not leftovers.

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Make mulled wine just to make the house smell good.

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HOLIDAY BLUES Has the Grinch robbed you of joy?

This time of year, it can be hard to be joyful if something is getting in the way? Conflict.

Disappointment. Fear. Anger. These are emotions you have felt at one point or another in your relationships.

In healthy relationships, issues that cause these emotions are merely stepping-stones to a more fulfilling relationship. But for others, these feelings can block the growth of a relationship. The difference in whether an issue will yield growth or disease, determines the ability of the person who has been hurt to forgive. While learning to forgive may not be easy, it is necessary.

If you feel the Grinch has stolen your joy this holiday season, it might be time to look at how you can use forgiveness to move forward.

Forgiveness requires an apology

Sure, we’d all like a heartfelt apology from the person who hurt us. Your job is to ask for an apology, if you are comfortable doing so—just understand that your ability to forgive is not dependent on anyone else’s words or actions.

Forgiveness is not a one-time event

Particularly for deep-rooted injuries, meaningful forgiveness can take years to achieve. But we can always begin the process of forgiveness and deal with the resurgences of anger as they arise.

Forgiveness doesn’t mean you have to like the person

Forgiveness demonstrates your character, it’s not proof of another person’s. You don’t have to trust the person you forgive, or even like them.

Forgiveness requires confronting the person

Often, it is best to confront the person who hurt you. This allows you to articulate how the person’s words or actions hurt you, which may provide a psychological release. However, if you do not feel safe approaching the person, do not put yourself in a dangerous situation.

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Learning to forgive may be the single most important thing you can do to grow in your relationships. Understanding the importance of forgiveness can allow you to enjoy healthy relationships, without letting the inevitable hurt that comes from loving others destroy you.

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STRONG BONDS Healthy traits of a lasting relationship

Marriage is an amazing journey. However, not every year is as magical as you might have imagined. Despite the ups and downs, following are several traits of a happy and healthy relationship.

1. You Speak Your Mind

Relationships thrive when couples can express themselves freely and honestly. That means no topic is off-limits, and you both feel heard. Consistent communication is vital to building a lasting life together.

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2. You Have Your Own Space

Just because you’re in love doesn’t mean you have to spend every moment together. Taking time to pursue your own interests and friendships keeps your relationship fresh and gives you both the opportunity to grow as individuals—even while you’re growing as a couple.

3. You Fight

Disagreements are normal, so if you aren’t fighting, chances are you’re holding back. But when people in healthy relationships fight, they fight productively and fairly. That means avoiding name-calling or put-downs. It also means striving to understand your partner instead of trying to score points. And when you’re wrong? You apologize.

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5. You Find Joy

Healthy relationships are full of laughter and fun. This doesn’t mean you’re giddy every hour of the day—or that your partner doesn’t drive you up the wall sometimes— but it does mean that your life together is mostly happy in sometimes simple ways.

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Take the family to the mountains or to a tree farm and cut down your own Christmas tree.

Attend a late-night Christmas services with your family on Christmas Eve. Go to a Christmas concert in your neighborhood.

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Clean out your closets and take clothes in good condition to a shelter.

Host a breakfast birthday party for Jesus with all the trimmings. Start the morning off with a nice cake, (flavor and variety is up to you.) Place candles in the cake and sing happy birthday, then open His birthday present under the tree.

Decorate the tree as a family, while listening to Christmas music. When finished, make hot cocoa, with marshmallows, and admire your tree.

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Family rituals, like special weekend meals, movie or game nights, religious worship or even the smaller everyday ones like a regular family dinner, provide a predictable framework for being together that is comforting for everyone and that makes them feel happy at being a member of the group.

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Chocolate Pudding 2 (3.4-oz.) boxes instant chocolate pudding mix 4 c. cold milk DIRECTIONS In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat butter, brown sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Mix in graham crackers, salt, and milk, then fold in chocolate chips. Crumble and pour 1/3 of the mixture into the bottom of a trifle dish.

Make the whipped cream layer: Mix chocolate chips and Cool Whip. Pour 1/3 of the mixture on top of the cookie dough in the trifle dish. Top whipped cream layer with a layer of chocolate chip cookies.

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INGREDIENTS 15 baked sugar cookies 1 (8-oz.) block cream cheese, softened to room temperature 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract Pinch kosher salt 2 tsp. coconut oil 1 1/4 c. white chocolate chips Christmas sprinkles, for garnish

DIRECTIONS Line a small baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large food processor, process cookies until sandy.

Alternatively, place cookies in a large resealable plastic bag and use a wooden spoon to crush cookies into crumbs.

In a large bowl, stir to combine crushed cookies, cream cheese, vanilla, and salt. Using a small cookie scoop, form cookie mixture into small balls and place on the cooking sheet. Repeat until all mixture is used and place baking sheet in freezer for 10 minutes.

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Whipped Cream 1 c. mini chocolate chips, plus more for topping 2 (8-oz.) packages whipped cream, thawed 8 chocolate chip cookies (like Chips Ahoy), plus more for topping

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particularly turbulent phase of Jewish history. Around 200 B.C., Judea—also known as the Land of Israel—came under the control of Antiochus III, the Seleucid king of Syria, who allowed the Jews who lived there to continue practicing their religion. His son, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, proved less benevolent: Ancient sources recount that he outlawed the Jewish religion and ordered the Jews to worship Greek gods. In 168 B.C., his soldiers descended upon Jerusalem, massacring thousands of people and desecrating the city’s holy Second Temple by erecting an

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During the holidays, Glendale holds several weekend festivals starting with Glitters Spectacular Weekend, which sees 16 blocks of Historic Downtown Glendale draped in 1.5 million lights.

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The Desert Botanical Garden already offers one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Valley, but it gets even better during Las Noches de las Luminarias. In addition to thousands of twinkle lights on the grounds, volunteers put out — and light by hand — 8,000 luminaria bags along the paths for a truly magical evening stroll. Also scattered around the grounds will be nine musical ensembles to set the mood.

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Downtown Scottsdale rings in the holidays with a tree lighting ceremony at Soleri Plaza. Imported from Italy, the tree boasts more than 1 million lights that can shift to any color. Plus, enjoy live music, holiday treats and more. Also going on in the area through December will be concerts, “Friday’s On 5th Ave,” a life-size Menorah, horse and carriage rides, “Cowboy Christmas,” and plenty more.

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For seven weeks, APS and CityScape Phoenix transform downtown Phoenix into a winter wonderland with a huge outdoor ice rink, a 36-foot holiday tree, performances from The Phoenix Symphony, Arizona Opera and more top-notch organizations, plus other light displays. For the opening night, Anna, Elsa and Olaf from Disney’s “Frozen,” along with Santa, will be on hand to skate and take photos.

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Array Medical Center arraymedicalcenter.com 18761 N Reems Rd, Ste 400 Surprise (623) 583-9180 COSMETIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY Arizona Eye Institute & Cosmetic Laser Center Emilio M. Justo, MD www.azeyeinstitute.com 10701 W Bell Rd, Sun City (623) 876-2020 19052 R H Johnson Blvd, Sun City West (623) 975-2020 MASSAGE Massage At Mountainside (602) 699-5003 15455 W. Bell Rd, Surprise 9745 W. Happy Valley Rd, Peoria www.MassageAtMountainside.com NATUROPATHIC MEDICAL CARE Cascade Natural Medicine Anne Shaw, NMD www.CascadeMedicine.com 15278 W. Bell Rd, Ste 103, Surprise (Next to Shasta Pools on Bell & Brookside) (602) 432-4055 SLEEP APNEA/TMD Vistancia Orthodontics Devin Croft, DDS,MS www.vistanciaortho.com 9772 W Yearling Rd, Suite A1600, Peoria (623) 566-0800

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Sunridge Dental Care Karl K. Wirtz, DDS, PC 13830 W Camino Del Sol, Sun City West (623) 544-0700 Surprise Implants & Prothodontics Dr. Devi, DDS 14967 W. Bell Rd, Ste 100, Surprise (623) 233-6236 Surprise Dental Care Jenny Wang, DDS www.surprisedentalcare.com 15508 W Bell Rd, Ste 110, Surprise (623) 583-8895 GENERAL DENTISTRY/ORTHODONTICS E & S Orthodontics O El-Hillal, DDS Wil Saavedra, DDS 8272 W Lake Pleasant Pkwy Ste 209, Peoria (623) 499-3455 www.esorthodontics.com Vistancia Orthodontics Devin Croft, DDS, MS www.vistanciaortho.com 9772 W Yearling Rd, Suite A1600, Peoria (623) 566-0800

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Beat the winter break blues Staying home for winter break? Since you live in the Valley of the Sun, there’s no reason to head out of town—or be bored.

During the day, take the family for a hike at one of the many incredible trails throughout the northwest valley (visit www. maricopa.gov/parks), or spend the afternoon practicing your golf swing at any of the amazing public golf courses.

If you’re looking for some creative things to do to get out and about, you don’t have to go too far to find great options to keep everyone happy. Consider a few of the options listed here (Don’t forget to double check the websites for hours and fees.)

Arizona Broadway Theater

Azbroadway.org Musical is The Elf: Take a break from cooking and enjoy dinner and a show. on now through Dec. 29th.

Candytopia

Candytopia.com Explore the sprawling sanctuary of confectionary bliss, with over a dozen carefully curated and crafted rooms and environments. Be showered in confetti by candy-coated unicorn pigs, or swim in a pool of 300,000 marshmallows! Discover the sweets of Candytopia with 9 samples of candy items throughout the experience including chocolate truffles and bags of gummi bears. Now through December 31st. Visit website for tickets.

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Pink Jeep Adventure Tours

www.PinkJeep.com Pink Adventure Tours has been providing the most talked-about guided tours in the Southwest for over 50 years. Take the family to Sedona, and experience the breathtaking beauty in a whole new way.

Uptown Alley

www.UptownAlleySurprise.com Home to 40 lanes of bowling, laser tag, over 75 video and prize games, billiard tables, sports theatre, bar and grill, this is a great destination for friends and family of all ages.

Verde Canyon Railroad www.verdecanyonrr.com Postcard-perfect scenery is only part of the magic of Verde Canyon Railroad.

The train travels a leisurely four hours from charming Clarkdale to the ghost ranch at Perkinsville and back.

Wildlife World Zoo,Aquarium & Safari Park www.wildlifeworld.com The name speaks for itself. You can spend the entire day exploring Arizona’s largest collection of exotic animals.

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MONEY

COMMON QUESTIONS Curious about your savings?

Q: I’m tempted to cut back on retirement savings to help with my daughter’s college costs.

A: Fidelity recommends having four times your salary in retirement savings by age 40 and six times by age 50. If you’re past those goal-posts and socking away north of 15 percent each year, you can dial back for a bit to help with college. “But as soon as your kids graduate, you have to try to double down on retirement,” says Coombes. Nearly a quarter of parents saving for retirement also expect their kids to support them during retirement. “There’s a real risk of becoming a burden to them when you retire and, in turn, risking their financial security,” says Coombes.

Q: I’m in my 50s and don’t feel as on track for retirement as my friends.

A: First, stop sizing up other people’s nest eggs.

You might think peer pressure will motivate you to save more, but a study in The Journal of Finance found the opposite is true. Kick your savings into high gear by increasing contributions to your employer-sponsored retirement plan (if you have access to one) and your IRA. Starting at age 50, you can stash an extra $6,000 a year in catch-up contributions in a 40l(k), plus an extra $1,000 in an IRA, for a total annual savings of $31,000 across both accounts. Automatic contributions are the best way to turn good intentions into actual savings, says Godwin. And if your kids haven’t left home yet, know that your retirement savings may rise by up to 1 percent once they do, according to a study by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. Downsizing to a house with cheaper upkeep, lower taxes, and a pint-size mortgage could free up money to invest.

Q: I’m retired but finding my Income Isn’t enough.

A: Even though you’re feeling pinched, it’s worth paying for a meeting with a finance pro. “There are three things they’ll look at: Can you lower your taxes? Can you increase your returns by investing differently? And are your Social Security benefits as high as possible?” says Matt Fellowes, PhD, founder of United Income, a money-management firm for aging households.

Go to plannersearch.org to find a certified financial planner who specializes in retirement for people with your net worth. Thinking of heading back to work? Loop in your adviser.

“You want to make sure the net effect of the job is going to make up for any money you might lose due to higher taxes or lower benefits,” says Fellowes.

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Peppermintinis

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