Saint Joseph was an amazing man. It’s a shame that we don’t know more about God’s chosen foster father who watched over Jesus at least until age 12. All we can do is speculate using the facts that we have been given and draw a few conclusions.
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As Hubby and I wandered up and down the grocery aisles, he noticed we were buying more than usual for Tacos. Naturally, he asked why. With a shrug of my shoulders I said tacos for this week and another night later down the line.
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There are two days a year when everyone seems willing to change their nationalities. The first is today, when everyone is Irish. The other is May 5, when the entire state of California embraces their Mexican roots.
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Sunday mornings are always magical for me. But even more so during this beautiful Season of Lent. There is a quiet that seems to fill my soul during this time of reflection.
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Oh what a beautiful Saturday! This is Saint Patrick’s Day Weekend. I don’t know about your part of the world, but here there are market places and street fairs galore. Plus it’s the last Ember Days of Spring.
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Ember Days of Spring and the Lenten Season – it truly makes me want to take long walks in nature and give thanks for all the beauty that abounds.
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Today is National Chicken Noodle Soup Day and National Good Samaritan Day. In the three years we’ve been acknowledging these two National Days, only once have we served up Chicken Noodle Soup. Guess this year we’re skipping the soup yet again.
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Today marks the first of three days once known as The Ember Days of Lent. While Ember Days with fasting traditions are no longer required and rarely observed, the meaning behind Ember Days still rings true.
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Welcome to Eat Your Noodles Day. In the past, we’ve shared Asian and Filipino recipes that made noodles the star. Most recently it was all about a noodle side dish. This time around I thought something from Hubby’s heritage might be nice.
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Don’t you just love it when little videos pop up on your social feed? It doesn’t take long before the marketing department knows just how to press your buttons. I generally get three types of reels – food related, baby related or animals just being too darn cute.
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In Lent – Of Lent – what is the difference? Fridays are “Of Lent” meaning they are observed as part of the Lenten Penance, hence no meat on Fridays.
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Today is National Oregon Day. There is so much more to Oregon than its rugged coast, whale watching adventures or life in Portland. Eastern Oregon is all about cattle and cowboys. My kind of people.
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I know what you are thinking, isn’t this the first Friday of Lent? I used to make that very same mistake. I mean if Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, then this must be the first Friday, right?
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Choices, choices, choices. Today is Frozen Food Day, Oreo Day and a Thursday. In the past we’ve celebrated Frozen Foods Day with things like Make Now Freeze for Later Meatballs. Today isn’t so much about frozen foods as it is Italian Thursday. Although the Chicken Tenderloins were kept in the freezer until now.
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The Lord God formed man out of the clay of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
Genesis 2:7
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