Dec 30, 2009

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Perhaps the Grinch was Correct

“Maybe Christmas,” he thought, “doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas… perhaps… means a little bit more.” ~ Dr. Seuss (1904-1991), American author of children’s books. From ‘How The Grinch Stole Christmas’. ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ is one of my all time favorite Christmas books. What is not to love? Here we have the story of the old curmudgeon who detests Christmas. Instead of living privately with his own misery, he seeks to make those around him...

Dec 24, 2009

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Counting My Blessings

“If you’re worried and you can’t sleep, just count your blessings instead of sheep, and you’ll fall asleep counting your blessings…” ~Irving Berlin, from “White Christmas” For the past few weeks, I had been struggling to find the joy in this holiday season. It is the second one without my dad; my uncle (my dad’s brother) is nearly ready to join Dad in heaven; and I have been sorely missing several other loved ones who have long left...

Dec 23, 2009

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Sugar Cookies, Pizzelles and Fudge

Last week, my sister mentioned that her boys would love to come over to meet my feline children. Her family had adopted two kittens over the past six months and it seems they have fallen under the spell of the purring furry kids, too. Since the kids are on Christmas break, I invited them to come over to my home to meet the kittens and to do some baking. The gang arrived in the late morning to meet...

Dec 21, 2009

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Gotta Love Sharing

Although I have kept journals for years, I have only been blogging for a few months. I am also an avid user of Facebook. I have noticed that many of my Facebook friends have their blogs linked to their Facebook accounts and wanted to do the same. A quick search on Google for “add Blogger to Facebook” pointed me to a handy little video to do just that. I quickly clicked over to the article “How to Add...

Dec 21, 2009

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It’s “Merry Christmas, ” Not “Happy Holidays”...

A recent conversation on Facebook was started when a friend of mine posted that she did not want to hear “Happy Holidays” or “Seasons Greetings,” but rather “Merry Christmas.” Her reasoning was quite sound: Jesus is the reason for the season. I do agree with her. Discussion ensued about Christmas programs now being called “Winter Programs” or “Holiday Programs” so that those who do not observe Christmas may be included in the festivities. There certainly has been a...