Category Archives: Holidays

Today’s Twitter bits …

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Stella

This is obviously nuts. https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1211363312094601216?s=20 So let me get this straight. Trump has a Jewish son in law, daughter and grandkids hes the only POTUS to follow through recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel & Israel named the Golan … Continue reading →

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Story of the day – Christmas Day In The Morning (Pearl S. Buck)

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Stella

Because giving at Christmas is always better than receiving, isn’t it? He woke suddenly and completely. It was four o’clock, the hour at which his father had always called him to get up and help with the milking. Strange how … Continue reading →

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Story of the day – The Holy Night (Selma Lagerlöf)

Posted on December 28, 2019 by Stella

As part of her collection “Christ Legends” Selma Lagerlöf wrote the story “The Holy Night,” a Christmas-themed tale first published in sometime in the early 1900s but before her death in 1940. It tells the story of the author at … Continue reading →

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Music of the day – I Saw Three Ships

Posted on December 28, 2019 by Stella
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This Day in History: Apollo 8 returns from its Christmas at the moon

Posted on December 27, 2019 by Stella

TARAROSS.COM On this day in 1968, Apollo 8 splashes down in the ocean. The crew had spent Christmas Eve orbiting the moon! The three men famously saw the first “Earthrise” as they came out from behind the lunar surface that … Continue reading →

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Music of the day – Grandma got run over by a reindeer

Posted on December 27, 2019 by Stella
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Story of the day – Mr. Edwards meets Santa Claus (Laura Ingalls Wilder)

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Stella

“The real things haven’t changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong.”   — Laura Ingalls Wilder  This … Continue reading →

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12 Days Of Trump, A Christmas Song For Americans

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Stella
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The President & First Lady’s 2019 Christmas Message

Posted on December 25, 2019 by Stella
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Christmas Day

Posted on December 25, 2019 by Stella

  Luke 2 King James Version (KJV) And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was … Continue reading →

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