We are snowed IN! See the photos, a view from the living room window and our neighbor who has been shoveling out for hours - he is our hero! Can you believe, even as we took this pic a few minutes ago, it is still snowing!? (See the ap news account here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061221/ap_on_re_us/snowstorm ) I have [...]
"Fear not, I bring you tidings of great joy…For unto you is born this day…a Savior…" -Linus quoting Luke 2 in "A Charlie Brown Christmas"
I love Christmas. I love it all (in spite of many years of retail management). I love the sights, the sounds, the symbols, the traditions, the aromas, the corny movies, the giving, [...]
My good friend Jack Hayford (I should mention he doesn't actually know we're good friends) has some good things to say about celebrating Christmas for all we're worth. It's a short, but good read.
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Blessings, Jeanie
NOTE TO SELF: Get a good dictionary and read often; learn to sound as smart as Jack Hayford
Hey, I didn't know there would be a part 2, but I did think of another song I wanted to comment on. It isn't sacred, but it is classic and it just says, "Everybody knows a turkey…"
Sure, I know a turkey. I know several. I bet you do, too. But it's Christmas, so let's just [...]
One of my favorite things about the Christmas season when I was a child was sitting in a dim room with only the lights of the tree twinkling and I'd sing all the Christmas carols I knew. I had no idea at the time that I wasn't just singing songs about the Christmas season, but I [...]
You recognize that quote, right? It is exclaimed by the saintly Tiny Tim at the end of the Charles Dickens's classic "A Christmas Carol."
We have tiny people around our house often these days, our grand-kids: Gavin 3, Hunter 2, and Guinivere 1. Our tiny ones have yet to declare "God bless us, every one," but they [...]
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