Tag Archives: Holidays

It’s Time To Celebrate!

Today is International Respect for Chickens Day, which “celebrates the devotion of hens to their chicks and also deplores the suffering of motherless chickens on factory farms.” The photo to the right shows a rescued chick being fostered by her new mom.
And… today is my 34th birthday. Since I’m nearing middle-age, I think I’ll go [...]

Love Makes A Family

New Year’s Eve, we headed to the home of some church friends to celebrate the holiday and to witness their commitment ceremony. I was extremely excited, mainly because this would be the first such ceremony that I had seen, but also because I’m interested in having my own some day.
After the sixty or so guests [...]

Happy New Year

“May all your troubles last as long as your New Year’s resolutions!” - Joey Adams
I love that quote. Hope you had fun, whether you danced or slept the night away. I’ll write about the fantastic commitment ceremony and party that I attended later, so stay tuned.

Merry Christmas

And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them, “Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day in [...]

Beautiful Star of Bethlehem

Here’s the song I mentioned in an earlier post as being my favorite Christmas song:

Beautiful Star of Bethlehem
By The Judds
Oh Beautiful Star of Bethlehem
Shining afar through shadows dim
Giving the light for those who long have gone
Guiding the wise men on their way
Unto the place where Jesus lay
Oh Beautiful Star of Bethlehem shine on.
Oh Beautiful Star [...]