Christmas
Feast of St. Stephen
On the second day of Christmas,my True Love gave to me,Two turtle doves…The Old Testament and the New TestamentHow gracious a gift God gave to us, his written word, one to lead us to His Son, His Salvation.The other to proclaim the Good News’ to the world, that Salvation has come and is available.Have a … Continue reading
Not many pictures of today.Yet, this one picture speaks for all our hearts this Christmas Day.There was a twinkle in every eye and a squishy squeeze coming from every heart.The grand boys loved their trucks, Kai’s a remote controlled dump truck, and Aksel with his trio of road equipment. Kai took over the controls and … Continue reading
Christmas Morning
Joy to the World, The Lord Has Come! For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 Let the Twelve Days of Christmas Begin! On the … Continue reading
Advent Endings I
As the candles all grow shorter, it is Christ that I wait for. Hold my breath for. Crave. Christmas, a bright light at a dark time, illuminating the Christ, our bright guiding light in a dark life, in a dark world. A time I have come to know as the spring board for the ordinary … Continue reading
Burrzy Wurrzy
It is a lovely frozen day out. Our temperatures are supposed to dip even farther than their current 23 (21 was the lowest last night). I am a little worried for some of my plants, I always try to fudge on the zone thing, for gardening purposes I imagine I live in zone nine. I’ve … Continue reading
St. Lucia, Santa Lucia, Saint Lucy, However You Say It, It Means Great Buns!
Dear reader I pray that you are taking full advantage of this season. That you are breathing in deeply all that this time on the calendar can mean. Advent, waiting and preparing. Waiting and preparing for the feast day of Christmas, the Christmas season that the feast day ushers in, and the preparation of what … Continue reading
Second Sunday of Advent
This morning I woke up late, I don’t even remember hearing the radio program Dirt and I listen to on Sunday mornings. My head was pounding, I couldn’t move it and the dull rainy morning light felt like a ice pick in my head, so much for the drugs Dirt picked up for me to … Continue reading
Seasonal Greetings: Part ll
A small note before I post today’s thoughts; I will be working on getting my youngest daughter started on a blog of her own, and my other blog, the Sheet Diet, that has been terribly neglected and is ready for resuscitation. So I may not be posting much here this week. Do not be alarmed, … Continue reading
Excuses, Excuses, Excuses
Have you ever wondered why those who get certain holidays off get all four days for Thanksgiving but other holidays, even when they land on Tuesdays or Thursdays, only get that day off and not the four days? Dirt, a school teacher (college level, no summers off), often has holidays like Veterans’ Day and Independence … Continue reading
Seasonal Greetings: Part I
When I was little, a long long time ago in a galaxy far far away, I went to a parochial school and we wore plaid woolen uniforms (jumpers for little girls, skirts for older girls) with particular white blouses and green wool sweaters, even the socks and shoes were prescribed, white or green cable knit … Continue reading
