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Blogmas 2018 – Day 4 #christmas #blogmas #blogmas2018 #christmas2018
Many of us have fond memories of driving around looking at Christmas lights and listening to Christmas music…and still continue that tradition today. Today I’m sharing a video my dad took in 1989 with our (at the time) new video camera. The camera took the full-size VHS tapes and weighed a lot! It’s hard to…
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Blogmas 2018 – Day 3 #christmas #blogmas #blogmas2018 #christmas2018
The soft glow of candlelight illuminates the sanctuary while we sing “Silent Night.” A reverent awe flows through the atmosphere, seeming to carry everyone present to a higher, deeper level. After the service ends, stepping outside into the chill of the air as snow gently falls adds to that magical quality. It’s dark and the…
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Blogmas 2018 – Day 2 #christmas #blogmas #blogmas2018 #christmas2018
Ode to Christmas Insanity! Shopping is done, And presents are wrapped. Wasn’t that fun? More like whacked?! Staying up late Addressing the cards; Now, wait, What’s in my front yard?! The mail truck is here; Let’s run like a fool! Oh, dear, oh, dear! All this for Yule?! Covered in flour up to each elbow,…
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Blogmas 2018 – Day 1 #christmas #blogmas #blogmas2018 #christmas2018
Incorporating history into historical fiction is fun. With Christmas on the verge, I am loving writing Christmas scenes right now. In my current work in progress novel, Rocks and Flowers in a Box, there is a scene in 1944 at Christmas where the two main characters put on Bing Crosby’s “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”…