Today just happens to be Hubby’s favorite “Candy” Day. Chocolate Cashew Clusters are his go-to treat anytime we wander into a real candy shop. He’s even been known to make them all on his own – with much pride I might add.
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Listen to the Beat of Southern Drums
Okay, so I’m not talking about drums but rather Drumsticks. Yeah, Southern Drumsticks. These delicious drumsticks are at the center of today’s Sunday Supper.
Continue reading “Listen to the Beat of Southern Drums”Embrace This Beautiful Morning
Children are so innocent in their beliefs. They view the world as it should be.
Continue reading “Embrace This Beautiful Morning”Your Huddled Masses
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”
Continue reading “Your Huddled Masses”A Beautiful Saint
Today is the feast day of Saint Bernadette. When I was a young girl I saw a movie about her life. The one thing that stuck with me was how this beautiful Saint died.
Continue reading “A Beautiful Saint”Yet We Still Remember
One Hundred and Fourteen years, that’s how long it has been since the Titanic slipped into her icy grave. Yet we are still drawn to her, reliving that single voyage over and over again on the flickering screen.
Continue reading “Yet We Still Remember”Are Compassion and Mercy the Same?
Today is the Second Sunday of Easter; Divine Mercy Sunday. What does that mean in a literal sense? Are Mercy and Compassion interchangeable? Compassion involves kindness and requires empathy. Does mercy contain these same elements?
Continue reading “Are Compassion and Mercy the Same?”A Beautiful Easter Saturday
Yesterday was Easter Friday. It was a day to commemorate all that had transpired on Good Friday, to take stock and recommit our lives to Christ. Today is Easter Saturday. This is a day set apart for quiet reflection.
Continue reading “A Beautiful Easter Saturday”Embracing a Beautiful Easter Thursday
Today is the 1st Thursday of Easter Week. So much as happened in such a short amount of time. It was just a week ago today that Christ instituted the Holy Mass with the Eucharist at the Last Supper.
Continue reading “Embracing a Beautiful Easter Thursday”Hello Easter Tuesday
While Easter Tuesday is the third day of Eastertide, it is rarely looked upon as any sort of Holiday, Holy Day or Day of Obligation. The only exception that I am aware of is the Australian territory of Tasmania, where it is a legal holiday for certain workers in the Public Service sector.
Continue reading “Hello Easter Tuesday”Welcome to Easter Monday
For the Secular World, the Easter Bunny has hopped, hopped, hopped right on out of our lives. Easter is over; and it’s back to our everyday existences come Monday morning. For Christians who recognize Easter as more than just a day, the Easter Season has just begun.
Continue reading “Welcome to Easter Monday”Rejoice for Today He is Risen
Is it just me, or have the traditions of Easter changed over the years? The older I get, the more I question why so many family traditions have fallen by the wayside.
Continue reading “Rejoice for Today He is Risen”In Our Darkest Hour
Christians today have an unfair advantage over those who followed Him to the Cross. While some of His teachings remain a mystery, often caught up in debate, we know the emptiness of today will pass. Tomorrow the world is renewed. Rejoice, for He has risen.
Continue reading “In Our Darkest Hour”Lord Have Mercy
On any other day of the year, I am excited to share my faith, my devotion to God, my love of Jesus. Every year, I struggle with what to say on Good Friday. I share the teachings and disciplines of the Church. I’ve even shared our traditions as a family.
Continue reading “Lord Have Mercy”Today Begins a New Season
Today is the Thursday of Holy Week. That is never in dispute. But is it the last Thursday of Lent or something else entirely? Christians around the world recognize Holy Thursday as Christ’s Last Supper.
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