Celebrating Holidays

Published June 28, 2011 | By admin

On a visit to Lake Tahoe, my kids had a great time collecting feathers. The local ducks seemed to drop them in abundance.

I was trying to come up with some creative ideas for celebrating July 4th, and I thought it would be fun to use the feathers as Read more . . .

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Published June 27, 2011 | By angie

I have such fond childhood memories of munching on red, white and blue popcorn while watching fireworks on July 4th. It seems like the popcorn was sold in grocery stores, but I can’t seem to find it anymore. So . . .

I got started on trying some Read more . . .

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Published April 23, 2011 | By angie

It is time to celebrate His Resurrection! I love this video from Second Baptist Church in Houston:

Their purpose “was to proclaim the resurrection of Jesus Christ in a powerful and celebratory way.” They called this “Dance Your Shoes Off”; after the dance Read more . . .

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Published April 19, 2011 | By admin

I have been thinking a lot lately about Jesus’ words, “Follow Me.” He spoke these words so often. On the surface, they seem so simple. But on further reflection, I am realizing how very profound they are. Perhaps because I have had these words on my Read more . . .

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Published March 6, 2011 | By angie

For the past several months, I have been thinking about how I can tangibly help my children to prepare for Easter, a celebration of the most significant event in human history — the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

Since the 4th century, Read more . . .

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Published February 8, 2011 | By angie

As we celebrate “love” this Valentine’s Day, let us remember the most amazing love of all — the love that Jesus demonstrated to us when he died for our sins.

This video is drawn from the movie The Passion and is shown from the perspective of Read more . . .

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Published January 3, 2011 | By angie

Happy New Year!

I hope you are enjoying the Twelve Days of Christmas. Just in case you don’t know, these are the twelve days AFTER Christmas, not before.

Though it may sound strange to our modern American minds, the greatest celebrations of Read more . . .

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Published December 14, 2010 | By admin

One of my favorite pieces of Christmas music is Handel’s Messiah. It took just over three weeks for Handel to complete this masterpiece. Handel purportedly said of his experience, “Whether I was in the body or out of the body when I wrote it, I know Read more . . .

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Published November 27, 2010 | By angie

Welcome! I decided that today was the perfect day to launch a blog on this site. Advent begins on Sunday (November 28th), and it also marks the start of the Christian calendar year.

So in celebration of the new Christian year, comes my new blogging adventure. I thought this would be a helpful Read more . . .

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