My perspective on Christmas is bordering on heresy. Our priest this year told us about the silence he remembered after…
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Chinese Food on Christmas Eve…
Christmas Eve dinner is the time to break out old family favorites; recipes that smack of the nursery. Comfort food.…
Christmas Greetings…
“…share your bread with the hungry…bring the homeless poor into your house; Then shall your light break forth like the…
The Signs of Advent…
Long ago when we were adding children every two years or so and working hard we had fun deciding which…
Rain, Rain and More Rain…
Rain has been falling steadily for weeks. Starting in August it came as a wake up call to the grasses…
Praying With Children…
I was raised in a convent from the age of 12-18½. Living with an order of nuns taught me that they turned…
If I Say I Follow Him…
For me, saying I follow Jesus is a conscious thought. As He is not currently walking the earth in human…
Remembering Those Kodak Moments…
Those one time, perfect moments captured on film of our children, oblivious of the camera or staring boldly into the…
Hanging Bird-Houses…
We dried out some special bird house gourds a year or two ago. Hubs cleaned them, cut a hole, and…
Why I Give to Window to the Wild on North Texas Giving Day…
I used to have outdoor cats, well, they were kittens really, until we found evidence of bird abuse… feathers…