Category Archives: Holidays

This Day in History: The Charlie Brown & Franz Stigler incident

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Stella

TARA ROSS   On this day in 1943, a German ace bypasses an opportunity to shoot down a U.S. Army Air Forces pilot. Second Lt. Charles “Charlie” Brown was struggling just to keep his crippled B-17 in the air! “I … Continue reading →

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Gift Week, Day Four – Gifts We Remember

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Stella

What is the best Christmas gift you ever received? Which is the most nostalgic? Which ones do you remember from your childhood? This is one of the first gifts that I remember receiving – a marionette of Princess Summer-Fall-Winter-Spring, from … Continue reading →

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More Music – Christmas Songs on Steel with Black Rifle Coffee Company

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Stella

Veteran owners of Black Rifle Coffee Company took a couple of silenced rifles, some festive sweaters, and a rack of musical steel targets out to the wilderness. The results speak for themselves!

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Gift Week, Day Three – Weird Gifts

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Stella

Remember Ralphie’s bunny suit? A well-intentioned gift from a doting aunt, in whose memory Ralph lives forever as a toddler.

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Gift Week, Day Two – Stockings and Stocking Stuffers

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Stella
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Music of the Day – Carol of the Bells

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Stella
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Gift Week, Day One – Homemade

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Stella

A repeat post, updated – hope you don’t mind. If you’re like me, you may not even remember it from last  year.So many times over the years I’ve wanted to give gifts to people I associate with regularly, but who … Continue reading →

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A Sunday of Joy

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Stella

This third Sunday of Advent, we rejoice as the celebration of Christ’s birth comes ever closer, as we eagerly anticipate Christmas. Luke 3:15-18 The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be … Continue reading →

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President Trump and the First Lady Deliver Remarks at the Congressional Ball

Posted on December 15, 2018 by Stella
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Music of the Day – Let It Snow!

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Stella
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