This year’s service takes place tomorrow. The Compassionate Friends Candlelighting Memorial Service “Now believed to be the largest mass candle lighting on the globe, the annual Worldwide Candle Lighting (WCL), a gift to the bereavement community from The Compassionate Friends, creates a virtual 24-hour wave of light as it moves from time zone to timeContinue reading “COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS WORLDWIDE CANDLE LIGHTING MEMORIAL SERVICE”
Category Archives: Holidays
Unusual Christmas Decorations
Even my house protector Gargoyle gets dressed up for Christmas. See more ideas on my Christmas Magic page: https://moondancepages.com/december-magic/
RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS (RAK’S) FOR CHRISTMAS
Give a senior the ‘gift’ of seeing Christmas lights Invite a niece or nephew over for tea and sympathy Donate to Habitat for Humanity so next year someone will have a home forChristmas Arrange for a family conference call on Christmas Day Anonymously mail money to someone who needs it Adopt a senior citizen orContinue reading “RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS (RAK’S) FOR CHRISTMAS”
This Christmas
Trying to do more of these things this year. But there are some people and things that I’m just not ready to forgive and forget yet.
Christmas Trees: Christian or Pagan
This meme makes the rounds this time of the year by both conservative Christians (especially JW’s and Fundamentalist Mormons) and Pagans as “proof” of why Christians should not have a Christmas tree (and then they still INSIST that Christmas is totally Christian.) Both are wrong. Jeremiah 10 is not saying that Christians shouldn’t have aContinue reading “Christmas Trees: Christian or Pagan”
Quora Question: Can I really get away with Santa not bringing my child gifts because she’s been terrible lately?
My Answer: Using a fictional character to punish a child sends a terrible message to the child. Part of parenting is learning about your child and why she does the things she does. In most cases, she is “terrible” as a response to how she is being treated by others. You haven’t said how oldContinue reading “Quora Question: Can I really get away with Santa not bringing my child gifts because she’s been terrible lately?”
Recipe of the Day: Bacon-Wrapped Pineapple Bites
From: Tasty Kitchen 1 pound Bacon 1 can Chunked Pineapple (large Chunks) ½ cups Brown Sugar Set your oven to 375F. Cut the pound of bacon in half. Put the brown sugar in a shallow bowl. Take a half a slice of bacon and dredge it through the brown sugar. Put a chunk of pineappleContinue reading “Recipe of the Day: Bacon-Wrapped Pineapple Bites”
December (and November) Magic
Not that long ago, Christmas was only one day… December 25th. People didn’t put up their trees until the night before and shopping didn’t start until around the 20th. Forget about stores advertising about sales and buying quickly. Movies that illustrate this are: “A Christmas Story” set in 1939 “Love Finds Andy Hardy” set inContinue reading “December (and November) Magic”
TMI Tuesday – November 9, 2021: Tradition
1. Traditions. We all have them. Some good and, well, some not so good. Think for a minute. When you were a kid, what were your holiday traditions? Do you still follow some of them today? Christmas caroling, a big dinner, a Christmas tree, Christmas cookies, presents under the tree. When my kids were little,Continue reading “TMI Tuesday – November 9, 2021: Tradition”
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