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Blogmas 2018 – Day 21 #christmas #blogmas #blogmas2018 #christmas2018
The Greatest Gift Everyone gathered, young and old, Around the Christmas tree topped by a star of gold. Smiles spread across faces; the air was light and warm, For it was many years ago the Blessed Babe was born. Content with what they had heard, They could now rest assured That peace and goodwill toward…
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Blogmas 2018 – Day 16 #christmas #blogmas #blogmas2018 #christmas2018
Hope for the Christmas Season Such beautiful music fills the air, Bringing its promise everywhere. From far away souls, to those near, The message is the same, year after year. To a place and time beyond does transcend God’s mercy that does not end. Many are lost, lonely, angry, or sad, But true love overcomes…
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Blogmas 2018 – Day 15 #christmas #blogmas #blogmas2018 #christmas2018
Today’s post is an excerpt from Christmas Day of 1944 in my unpublished novel, Rocks and Flowers in a Box: We stepped into a winter wonderland after the service concluded. White dusted our shoulders as we made our way to the Speedster. When we reached the car, we stopped and looked at the heavens. “This…
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Blogmas 2018 – Day 14 #christmas #blogmas #blogmas2018 #christmas2018
Today I share with you an excerpt from one of my unpublished novels, Rocks and Flowers in a Box. Below is a Christmas scene from 1945: Tristan and I lounged on the couch. My eyes lingered on the tree, the warm glow of the strands of lights the only source of illumination in the living…
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Poetry Tuesday – A Gathering of Friends
The time is upon us once again When shorter days mark another year’s end. “Not enough hours in the day” Is often all we have to say. Commercialism and materialism Seem to cloud true holiday realism. Impatience in the checkout line, Illegal parking by a no parking sign, Running and rushing from here to there,…
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Blogmas 2018 – Day 6 #christmas #blogmas #blogmas2018 #christmas2018
According to Wikipedia: “The modern Christmas tree was developed in medieval Livonia (present-day Estonia and Latvia) and early modern Germany, where Protestant Germans brought decorated trees into their homes.[1][2] It acquired popularity beyond the Lutheran areas of Germany[1][3] and the Baltic countries during the second half of the 19th century, at first among the upper classes.” The Christmas tree is the most popular secular decoration in homes across…
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Excerpt from Hannah’s Rainbow (Chapter 41)
While the first year without Edward was the most difficult, Hannah found strength she didn’t know she had. There were times when she thought everything was fine, and then something would trigger a memory of Edward – a song on the radio, a line from a book, a phrase someone said. Then Hannah was pulled…
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Excerpt from Hannah’s Rainbow (Chapter 40)
After Tim pulled away, Erik, Lily, and Harry joined Hannah. She was sad that Irma wasn’t able to make it, but she understood that her sister had her hands full with caring for Ross. Lily and Erik embraced Hannah before saying they needed to return home. As Hannah watched her oldest brother go, Harry lingered…