Huh.
Last week, I was needing Christmas music - so I turned the station to a channel that has (as far as I know) been playing  traditional Christmas songs since the Day after Thanksgiving … including some (for me) disliked holiday classics.

Today, a mere ten days before Christmas, I have no driving urge to change the station from “regular” non- ( Read more... )

Last year I made socks (crochet stitching) for my immediate family - mother, sisters, brothers, brother-in-law, dad.  Not the greatest hits ( Read more... )

Music - there are so many genres, so many styles, so many performers and artists, it can be hard to find a FAV.
Holiday music, on the other hand - compared to the ocean of original songs - seems to be concentrated on a handful of classics.  Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Bing Crosby, Gene Autry, and a few others from the golden era of radio had some ( Read more... )

Title: Red-White-blue
Author: Roseomary
Series: TF-Prime
Characters: Heatwave, Charlie Burns, Blades
Summary:  June 14th is important for some.  History meets curious bots.

“What’s Flag Day”  Heatwave asked Chief Burns.

Mug full of steaming liquid, Charlie said “The day we adopted the Old Glory as Our Nation’s flag.”  He sipped his coffee.  “ ( Read more... )

The Easter Story

Jesus came to compensate

For all the wrongs we do.

He came to earth to die for us,

So we’d be born anew.

"This bitter cup, let it pass from me,"

He cried, in a plaintive voice;

"Yet not My will, but Thine be done;"

He said, in His faithful choice.

The Judas kiss would seal his fate;

He faced a hostile crowd;

The ( Read more... )

The Plan

Easter is a time of miracles

and a chance for man’s redemption.

It started many years ago

And was a plan of God’s invention.

He sent to us his only Son

Whose love for us was great.

He died on the cross and rose again

To save us all from our sin

such as blasphemy and hate.

Sharon Hendricks

( another at http://www.mywordwizard.com/short-easter-poem.html )

Good King Wenceslas : Lyrics

Good King Wenceslas looked out ( Read more... )

The Light of Christmas

To be touched by the true spirit of Christmas is to be kissed by God.-Casey Parker

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God grant you the light of Christmas, which is faith ( Read more... )

Helen Keller: "The only real blind person at Christmas-time is he w ho has not Christmas in his heart"

Soldiers' Christmas

( Soldier's Christmas )