Tag: Christmas

• What Tree?

  Dad tends to want to wait until the last minute when it comes to our Christmas tree. If it was up to me or Mom we would get it the day after Thanksgiving. As you could guess that makes for some interesting years. Since both have happened in the last 10 years or so. The…

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  December 9, 2023

  Spontaneity At It’s Best

  attention, Christmas, christmas trees, Christmassy, Decorating, decorations, elf-magic, Family, gratitude, holiday-magic, huh?, hydrate, living room, small

• December

  The first week of Christmas has already disappeared. What happened? How is it that it’s Friday the 8th. The Christmas Program is over and tomorrow is Grandma’s Church Program. It just doesn’t seem possible for that to be the next item on the Christmas list. I do think they have moved it up a week…

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  December 8, 2023

  Bible Reflections, Family, Modern American History

  cards, choir, Christmas, Church Program, crying, emotions, Family, family mannerisms, holes, letters, life, loving, observations, Pearl Harbor, prayer, reading, School Christmas Program, stroke, writing

• Recent Christmas Cards

  Making Christmas Cards has still been an outlet very conducive for my stress lately. Just being able to let loose and explore the abstract pieces of art and seeing how they could fit together is so much fun. They may be leftover pieces cut up over and over again, but with the right second or…

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  December 7, 2023

  Spontaneity At It’s Best

  abstract art, cards, Christian cards, Christmas, Christmas Cards, Christmas fun, christmas-card, handmade-cards, leftovers, pure joy, stress outlet, therapuetic

• Day #5

  The topic today is the Temple. The angle she mentioned from a woman needing to purify herself by paying for the offering of 2 turtledoves and pigeons. Childbirth was different in many ways and simpler compared to the hospital settings nowadays. Oral history was a tradition for the Jews and the verse in Genesis 3:15…

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  December 5, 2023

  Bible Reflections, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family, God’s Timing, Women, World History

  advent, bible, bible-daily, Christmas, Christmas devotional, devil, devotion time, Genesis, God, midwifery, mothers, offerings, oral history, pigeons, pregancy, purification, sacrifices, scripture, The Temple, turtledoves

• First Day of Discussion

  Wow! It’s actually here the first day of our Book Discussion. Angela Hunt, one of my favorite authors is hosting an online discussion of her newest book. It is a devotion, “Star of Wonder” covers the span of the 25 days of Christmas. This could not have come at a better time for me. My…

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  December 1, 2023

  Bible Reflections, God’s Timing, World History

  1st Day, advent, Christian, Christmas, devotion, devotional, discussion, history details

• Time & Christmas

  Although I am no longer that young naive girl so excited to get presents on Christmas; I love making a Christmas atmosphere. The anticipation is most of the fun of Christmas. I don’t expect much in that way as much as I do the looks on everyone else’s looks from the stocking stuffers I am…

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  November 30, 2023

  Are These American Ideals Gone?, Bible Reflections, Family

  Christmas, division, Family, memories, reminders, time, youngsters

• Movie Time Again

  This evening has been rather interesting. While I was watching the Biltmore Christmas another movie I was recording was debuting at Great American Christmas or Family. Movies were always a family oriented event for the Alsman side of my family. “Christmas Through the Ages” has really unnerved me. This channel has really evoked the Christian…

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  November 28, 2023

  Musical Glory, Spontaneity At It’s Best, Women

  Christmas, generations, music, Women