Sunday, January 5, 2025

12 Days - The Christmas Tree

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12 Days . . . Extended New Traditions

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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

12 Days - Simbang Gambi, Parols, and Ang Pasko ay Sumapit

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Simbang Gambi is a Novena right before Christmas! I attended my first one this year. "Simbang Gabi" translates to "Night Mass...
Thursday, December 19, 2024

12 Days Sacred Geometry and Faith

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I also feel that sacred geometry is fascinating – how our natural world creates beautiful mathematical perfection! The snowflake is one demo...
Sunday, December 15, 2024

Gaudate Sunday - JOY

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 I attended Mass - the Third Sunday of Advent Gaudatte Sunday. I was so moved by the homily, I felt I just needed a copy...although, I didn...
Monday, December 2, 2024

12 Days - Prayer

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  Christmas has always been a time of prayer - The word "Advent" comes from the Latin word 'adventus', which means "c...
Monday, September 9, 2024

The Sum of our Experiences

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Recently I have had thoughts about listening to others during conversations. I cringe sometimes when I hear a group speaking to each other....
Sunday, February 4, 2024

Red Envelopes

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 Two, Four, Six, Eight even numbers indicate The year of the dragon greetings take our hopes and dreams to step through the gate up the road...
Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Mindfulness

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A mindful heart today have I living life with nothing to hide brings about peace and less to prove while living life with nothing to lose. F...
Sunday, April 2, 2023

Sundowner Surfside - Taps

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Long shadows and orange waters colors paint the late afternoon world. Seaside campfires fill my nostrils with a mixture of smokey-salty air....
Wednesday, December 22, 2021

12 Days of Christmas - Reflections

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This year, 2021, I find myself unexpectedly with time home. A vacation was planned to travel overseas for my son’s nuptials, however, that p...
Thursday, June 10, 2021

Light

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Little Bird, yellow bird! Go towards the light!  Caught inside, caught inside - restricting your flight! To be calm, to be calm, sweeping du...
Saturday, December 12, 2020

12 Days of Christmas - Rolltop Desk

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 One year while I was sorta still living at home (I say that because I was hardly ever at home) I remember there were no presents for me und...
Friday, September 11, 2020

Hearts

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A hopeless heart today had I, the source of song recently dry - I sought the aid of neighbors, friends and push on through to meet the ends...
Thursday, December 26, 2019

12 Days of Christmas - Breakfast

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Family traditions are steep when it comes to food. Growing up in San Diego, especially in my teen years our Christmas traditions for food w...
Thursday, December 19, 2019

12 Days of Christmas - Legacy

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What will you leave behind when you die? Ouch! I know that is a morbid thought...but I will tell you a story that is relative to Christmas. ...

12 Days of Christmas - Greetings

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I have a notebook that contains the Christmas letters I have written over the years, some are a whole page and some are just photocards. I t...
Wednesday, December 18, 2019

12 Days of Christmas - Darkness

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Last Night I rode my mountain bike on a dark ride. As I grow older, it becomes harder to see in low light situations and those moment punctu...
Saturday, December 14, 2019

12 Days of Christmas - The Virgin

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A grateful heart today have I, a simple 'yes' was her reply. "Be done to me as you request, and with great love a savior blesse...
Tuesday, December 10, 2019

12 Days of Christmas - Lifesavers

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At the holidays, sometimes family can be abusive and use gatherings as opportunities to express a dissatisfaction with others. I try to sh...
Saturday, December 7, 2019

12 Days of Christmas - Angels

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I have written about Angels before. I have a collection of angel knick-knacks and collectables. The fascination with the angel is something ...
Thursday, December 5, 2019

12 Days of Christmas - Entertaining

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I was asking a friend about their family Christmas traditions and hoping to find inspiration for my next blog entry, but he told me instead...