True Confession Time — This year, I could not find my Advent Wreath, and it was not until December 23 that I found my Advent Candles. This morning, on the day before Advent ends, I realized that I could have gone to the dollar store weeks ago, and I could have used any candles to…
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An Old Book of Holidays & Feast Days January 1 – December 31 – Published in 1901
NEW YEAR’S DAY. “Little children are usually snug in bed when the first holiday of the year arrives. It comes at midnight when all is dark out of doors. Sometimes the weather is very cold, here in England, with snow upon the ground; and as it nears midnight on the 31st December there is a…
Advent Day 21 – Looking at Winter Solstice, Christmas, and Advent — A Tale as Old as Time
In 2024, Day 21 of Advent falls on the day of Winter Solstice. That is not always the case. The dates of Advent vary from year to year: You might think that Christmas has been celebrated the same way since the day Jesus Christ was born–thousands of years ago. But that is not the case….
God Blessed Abraham – Stars in God’s World
As part of my Jesse Tree tradition this year, I will share stories about some of Jesus’s Family Tree. When we talked about Noah, I said that Noah was one of Jesus’s ancestors. Methuselah was Noah’s grandfather, and both Methuselah and Noah are descendants of Seth, the son of Adam and Eve. Many years after…
How to Make Edible Birdseed Ornaments to Hang Outside – Recipe – For the Birds
I am Preparing to Make Edible Birdseed Ornaments to Hang Outside — For the Birds. There is nothing new about This Idea for me. I have planned to do this every year, but as I have begun my celebration of Advent, I decided that This Year, I’ll Actually Follow Through. An Outside Jesse Tree for Advent…
Antioch – A Greek City in the Old Biblical Syria – Greek Settlements in Bible Lands
One of the Biblical accounts of the Birth of Jesus appears in the book of Luke. Most people believe that a physician named Luke wrote both the Biblical books of Luke and Acts. Most people think that Luke was of Greek heritage but that he was born in Antioch, which was a city in Ancient…
Looking at the Areas that Comprised Judea, Syria, and Rome at the Time When Jesus Was Born – Bible History
In Luke 2, the scripture says that the Roman Caesar Augustus ordered everyone in the area to go to the home of their ancestors to be counted for purposes of taxation. At that time, Quirinius or Cyrenius was the Governor of Sysria, but Cyrenius was also a Roman. Because of that order, Joseph and Mary…
The Seed for My Picture Book The Donkey’s Song Was Planted When I Was A Child – #Memoir – Harvest Your Past
In October of 2022 Doubleday for Young Readers [a Division of Penguin Random House] Published My Debut Picture Book The Donkey’s Song. Everything about The Donkey’s Song is a miracle. One of the greatest miracles is that when Donkey was published, I was 72. But I had been carrying that story with me all my…
Hope Garden – Planted for Advent – Red Winter Berries & Yuletide Camellias – 4 Seasons Garden – Perennials & Roses
For years, I have wanted to look out my glass doors during the winter and early spring and see the seasons change from inside my home, This year, as I prepare for Advent, I have planted some things that will eventually shriek against the wintry sky, Advent is celebrated before Christmas, and I have decided…
Hope & Advent + Faith & Light – The First Sunday of Advent is Hope Sunday – #Advent
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 I have begun my preparations to Celebrate Advent, and today, I want to tell you what I will do on December 1, which in 2024, is the First Sunday of Advent. Advent takes place during the 4 weeks…