Favorite December Things 12/16/2017 "Bright copper kettles and warm wooly (and itchy) mittens, brown paper packages (and the brown UPS truck) tied up with strings (who ties things up with string anymore?) ...these are a few of my favorite things." My FAVORITE things...ahhhhhh. This catchy tune from the SOUND OF MUSIC always comes to mind, especially this time of year when so many of my favorite things become part of the celebration of the entire Christmas season. Things "favorite" to me now
"Bright copper kettles and warm wooly (and itchy) mittens, brown paper packages (and the brown UPS truck) tied up with strings (who ties things up with string anymore?) ...these are a few of my favorite things." My FAVORITE things...ahhhhhh. This catchy tune from the SOUND OF MUSIC always comes to mind, especially this time of year when so many of my favorite things become part of the celebration of the entire Christmas season. Things "favorite" to me now
OBLIGATION...hmmmm. 12/08/2017 Mary. Jesus' mother. Our Blessed Mother. Today is a HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION. Never liked the word OBLIGATED. Might be better to call these special days the Church deems "obligatory Mass days" as DAYS OF BEHOLDING. The more I delve into the Catholic Church and its teachings, the more I realize what Jesus' words to Peter are telling me more than 2000 years later. "Upon this rock, I will build my Church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
Mary. Jesus' mother. Our Blessed Mother. Today is a HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION. Never liked the word OBLIGATED. Might be better to call these special days the Church deems "obligatory Mass days" as DAYS OF BEHOLDING. The more I delve into the Catholic Church and its teachings, the more I realize what Jesus' words to Peter are telling me more than 2000 years later. "Upon this rock, I will build my Church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
The Christmas Card 12/03/2017 I found this treasure last year while going through cards and letters my dear Mother-in-law had saved over the years. Seeing it was an immediate "trip" back to that wonderful year, 1969. At that time I was newly married and my husband and I were living with his parents, Pete and Frances. They were beautiful people. And, paraphrasing Bob Dylan, times they were a changin'. I remember going over to my parents for coffee one morning (I was there almost every morning) and found Mama working
I found this treasure last year while going through cards and letters my dear Mother-in-law had saved over the years. Seeing it was an immediate "trip" back to that wonderful year, 1969. At that time I was newly married and my husband and I were living with his parents, Pete and Frances. They were beautiful people. And, paraphrasing Bob Dylan, times they were a changin'. I remember going over to my parents for coffee one morning (I was there almost every morning) and found Mama working
Sunflowers.. 11/27/2017 Sunflowers... These golden silk sunflowers always satisfy my hunger for November when I gingerly place them on my kitchen table every August. They remind me of all the things I love about Fall...all the things I love about September, October and my most favorite month, November. Not that I wish summer away but seeing sunflowers are like watching an opening act, a kind of sneak preview of the most beautiful and cherished season of them all. In an odd but natural way they pacify my premature
Sunflowers... These golden silk sunflowers always satisfy my hunger for November when I gingerly place them on my kitchen table every August. They remind me of all the things I love about Fall...all the things I love about September, October and my most favorite month, November. Not that I wish summer away but seeing sunflowers are like watching an opening act, a kind of sneak preview of the most beautiful and cherished season of them all. In an odd but natural way they pacify my premature
