First off, if the recipe seems familiar, you are right. It’s the same recipe I shared for National Cake Day back in November. What can I say – my family loves chocolate cake.
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I'm a wife, mother, grandmother and avid home cook.I believe in eating healthy whenever possible, while still managing to indulge in life's pleasures.
Winter’s Sangria Day
Today is National Sangria Day. I know, we typically think summer when it comes to fruity wine spirits, we think warm weather. Yet December is filled with reasons to raise a glass in celebration.
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Each of the four candles of Advent represent the light of God’s gifts for His children. Hope is the first light from above. Peace is the second, and Joy the third.
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Today is the final Ember Days of Winter. It comes on the eve of the Fourth (and final) Advent Sunday before the Christmas Season. Each set of Ember Days has its own character and purpose.
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Today is the second Ember Days of Winter of the Advent Season. The Ember Days of Winter focus on the Oils of Anointment. The harvest of the season is both physical and spiritual.
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They will come and gobble it up. December 16 is the day all chocolate lovers have been waiting for – Chocolate Covered Anything Day. Anything and everything goes. It’s also the midst of the Holiday Season.
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From a purely secular perspective, we are entering the final few weeks of the year. From the perspective of the Church, the new Liturgical year has barely begun. So the Ember Days of Winter could be viewed as the last Ember Days of the year, or the first.
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Today is National Alabama Day. I love exploring different places, picking up new tidbits and expanding what Hubby refers to as “my useless information” that fills my head. Oh but what fun it is to know a lot about nothing. Just look at what I’ve discovered about Alabama.
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In many parts of the world, especially Sweden, Norway and the Swedish-speaking parts of Finland, the Festival of Lights and Saint Lucia’s Feast Day mark the beginning of the Christmas Season. Saint Lucia is among the earliest Christian Martyrs. Her Feast Day honors her death at the hand of the Romans on December 13, 304.
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On this the third Sunday of Advent, we are filled with Joy and the coming of the Lord. This is a turning point, as we light the Shepherd’s Candle and recall the great joy they must have felt when hearing the angels announce that the savior was born.
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Today is National Noodle Ring Day. It’s my first share for this particular day. And I gotta tell you, this is a stretch. The only thing “ring” about this dish is that Ring Pasta was used.
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Getting ready for the Holidays in our house is a huge undertaking. There are gifts to buy, cards to mail and all that decorating. Decorating our home in holiday cheer takes days.
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Did you know that today is National Christmas Card Day? The 9th of December – seems a bit late in the Christmas Season to me. In any case, National Christmas Card Day is designed to give us all a gentle reminder to gather our stamps, envelopes and cards together, to write simple notes and send off our wishes of good cheer.
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Although not spelled out in scripture, today many Catholics will fulfill their Holy Obligation and attend Mass in Celebration of the Immaculate Conception. The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is probably one of the most confusing days, even for some Catholics.
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Today is National Illinois Day and Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. While Illinois and Pearl Harbor are thousands of miles apart, like all of America in 1941, the two are forever linked.
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