Tremendous Trifle

“This,” my wife said, “is a typical illustration of what is known as a tremendous trifle.” It was Christmas Eve and up to now had been one of my most joyful.  We had always been a poor family and seldom had too much to spend on presents for one another.  Not that presents and gifts are the heart of Christmas—really we all knew that Christ is the heart of Christmas—but there is a warmth on Christmas Eve when all the family is together and the presents of each one is opened in the presence of...