It was Ellen, mother of the one-year-old, who first noticed: We were being blessed this year to celebrate a ‘Mel Tormé Christmas’.
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Today’s find: Mel Tormé
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Tags: Christmas 2019, Christmas Celebration, Matriarch, Mel Tormé, The Christmas Song, The Velvet Fog
Today’s find: The Star of Christmas
Ever notice? This time of year, the stars seem especially bright. It’s almost as if the sky is clearer…and the heavens are closer to earth… than they are in the summertime.
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Today’s find: Butter
After a recent trip to the grocery store, it appeared that we had bitten off more than we could chew.
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Today’s find: Ancient blessings
Slipping in almost unnoticed, like a jolly old gift-bearer, the ‘O Antiphons’ arrive in the days just before Christmas.
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Today’s find: Desert trip
I went to an Advent ‘Evening of Reflection’ the other night, and a Shakespeare class broke out.
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Today’s find: Dog fight
There’s a part of me that’s inclined to think Isaiah might profit (ahem!) from spending a little time in my neighborhood.
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Today’s find: Entrance
Don’t know about you, but I was caught a bit flat-footed by the first Sunday of Advent.
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Today’s find: Deciduous
Looks like I’ll be spending at least part of the holiday raking up leaves from my front lawn. And for that, I am grateful.
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Tags: Autumn, Autumn leaves, Deciduous, Leaf-Raking, Leaves, Raking, Thanksgiving
Today’s find: Prized consolation
Say what you will, but Jesus certainly had this call correct:
While some people were speaking about how the temple was adorned with costly stones and votive offerings, Jesus said, “All that you see here – the days will come when there will not be left a stone upon another stone that will not be thrown down.”
Today’s find: Matriarch
It tickled me to see how joyfully The Matriarch held court at her 92nd birthday celebration yesterday.
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Tags: Birthday party, George Rose, Gospel of Luke, Kairos, Kairos Prison Ministry, Matriarch, Menard, Sadducees
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