Clarksville Family Magazine — December 2013
The December 2013 Clarksville Family Magazine reflects on the meaning of the Nativity, guides local holiday gifting, and separates flu-shot fact from fiction.
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The cover feature, “St. Joseph — You Had to Look Over His Shoulder to See the Baby,” offered a thoughtful holiday reflection on the quiet, often-overlooked figure of Joseph in the Nativity story — a meaningful, faith-minded meditation for the Christmas season.
The “2013 Local Holiday Gift Guide” steered the season's spending toward Clarksville businesses, rounding up standout presents and keeping holiday dollars in the community. The health pages tackled a debate head-on, asking whether the flu shot is “nothing more than a sales job” and giving readers the facts to decide for themselves, complemented by an “Ask the Doctor” column. A chocolate-crinkles recipe added seasonal sweetness.
The recurring departments round out a December number that balances reflection, generosity and practical health — a fittingly rich close to the year that invites readers to consider the meaning of the season while still helping them shop wisely and stay well.
“St. Joseph — You Had to Look Over His Shoulder to See the Baby” began with the stained-glass Nativity in a Franklin Street church, where Joseph stands half-in, half-out of the scene — though he gets his own window a few paces back, shown on his deathbed with Jesus and Mary beside him. The writer had once even caught a statue mislabeled: a figure carrying lilies and a disc bearing the adult Jesus's face, tagged “St. Jude” by a common mistake, when it was surely Joseph.
Table of Contents
- St. Joseph—You Had to Look Over His Shoulder to See the Baby (p. 6)
- 2013 Local Holiday Gift Guide (p. 12)
- Recipe: Chocolate Crinkles (p. 18)
- Protect Yourself...And the Ones You Love (p. 20)
- Ask the Doctor (p. 26)
- Flu Shot...Nothing More Than a “Sales Job”? (p. 40)
- Beware of the Fox! (p. 43)
Regular Departments
- Giving back (p. 22)
- Spotlight (p. 24)
- Faith & Family (p. 32)
- Campbell Families (p. 42)
- The Fridge (p. 48)
- Family (p. 50)
