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22

Dec

2007

Wordless Wednesday (Saturday Edition)

Posted by JHS as Wordless Wednesday

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21

Dec

2007

Photo Hunt: Light

Posted by JHS as Photo Hunt

This week’s theme: Light

Christmas 1991: #1Son was 4 years old and Mattie-Boo just a few weeks. These two are the lights of my life!

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21

Dec

2007

What Christmas Means to Me

Posted by JHS as Miscellaneous Memes, Sunday Scribblings

Sandy Carlson at Writing in Faith tagged me to participate in this meme. The instructions are:

1. Write a paragraph next to the last paragraph in the tag that is passed to you, and add a link back to your site.
2. Use a title that suits your Christmas thoughts and ideas.
3. Tag as many other bloggers as you wish.

Sandy wrote these beautiful words:

Christmas is about choosing to love. We reflect on the birth of Christ from the point of view of faithful people who know Jesus’ life story. We know what he will make of his life. We see it as prophecy fulfilled, and so it was because of the choices Jesus Christ made. Born into a troubled world in which the Jewish people suffered at the hands of Rome’s domination system, Jesus taught that the kingdom of God is inside each person. He taught this as a lesson for all people everywhere: That loving kindness and compassion are the gifts of a warm heart; each of us must choose to nurture these gifts and to give them away. Then we transform the world. Jesus chose to do what he was called to do, and it did it to his last breath and beyond.

The other day I tried to photograph the figures of my inexpensive bisque nativity. The pictures that resulted were mediocre photos, but the exercise because an act of devotion and discovery for me. Looking through my camera and studying each figure carefully, I saw the obvious: That only the arms of the new baby are open. All others’ are closed in humility and worship. Here is the Christ child reaching for the whole world; here is the whole world focused on his gift, needing it so desperately.

Christmas is about choosing love with open arms.

21

Dec

2007

Aloha Friday Holiday Edition

Posted by JHS as Aloha Friday

My pal Kailani at An Island Life hosts this great meme, Aloha Friday, based upon a very popular term used in Hawaii when island residents take it easy and look forward to the upcoming weekend — kind of like T.G.I.F. The meme involves no long posts, no deep soul searching revelations . . . [...]

21

Dec

2007

Wordless Wednesday (Friday Edition)

Posted by JHS as Wordless Wednesday

Christmas 1987: My first as a mother!

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