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Elephants – E – A to Z Challenge 2019
It must have been in the early days of summer 2000 or maybe 1999. It was on a weekend, my dad had to return to the office to finish something or pick something up. As I kid, I always found going to the office intriguing (why does an adult man…
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Becoming by Michelle Obama
So, thank you, Michelle, for sharing your story. The story of you before your husband. The story of you with your husband and behind the scenes of the story we all think we knew, but that honestly, almost no one has a clue about.
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Snow by Solveig Werner | Advent 2018 – Day 15
A white Christmas! How many have I had of them? Not many. Last Winter was bitter cold, it snowed, but in February (and that did lead to some complications). For the last few days it has been mighty cold, how would I love it to snow for Christmas. We are…
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Christmas Traditions by Kelli King | Advent 2018 Day 6
Christmas Traditions By Kelli King I love Christmas music. I especially love songs that make me imagine what Christmas is like in other places. My top places to imagine spending Christmas have always been New York City, London, Paris, some enchanting village in Ireland or Germany, and more recently, I…
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Silent Night by Rowena Curtin | Advent 2018 Day 5
Silent Night By Rowena Curtin “We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature – trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence… We need…
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Midwinter by Holly Geely – Day 12 Advent 2017
‘Tis early on midwinter’s day And Nature is in all her glory Never was a day more perfect Not in any rhyme, or story.
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Once upon a time, in a dark wood by M.L. Kappa | Day 19 | Advent Calendar 2016
Day 19 | Advent Calendar Once upon a time, in a dark wood by M.L.Kappa Little Red fumbled at the door latch with clammy hands. It seemed stuck. Behind her she could hear panting as her grandmother struggled with the heavy blankets. She’d always hated the bristly old thing, who had…
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What Christmas means to me by Judy Martin | Day 15 | Advent Calendar 2016
Day 15 | Advent Calendar What Christmas means to me by Judy Martin What Christmas means to me Fairy lights all twinkling Baubles on the tree Homemade decorations That’s what Christmas means to me
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Gift of the Magi by Urszula Humienik | Day 14 | Advent Calendar 2016
Day 14 | Advent Calendar Gift of the Magi by Urszula Humienik “What are you reading?” “The Gift of the Magi. It used to be my favorite story to read this time of year… but I don’t know. Now it seems too simplified. Maybe life back then was simpler. People didn’t…
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It’s almost time for …
Originally posted on Solveig Werner: It’s almost time for the annual Advent Calendar All I need is your contribution and for time to pass a little slower so that everyone can be creative and I can review and set up the posts. Last year I had the crazy idea to…
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My First Taste of Christmas at McDonald’s in Geneva by Dr Gulara Vincent | Day 6 | Advent Calendar 2016
Day 6 | Advent Calendar My First Taste of Christmas at McDonald’s in Geneva by Dr Gulara Vincent ‘Let’s go to Geneva for Christmas,’ my friend said. It was late autumn 2004 and we were taking French classes. As our vocabulary was expanding, my friend had a bright idea of…
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