Tag Archives: holidays
First Night … and Beyond
From this guy’s standpoint, First Night Ocean County was a huge success. But, then again, any time spent at the Jersey shore is a success. First Night Ocean County, in case you missed it, is a family-friendly event held New … Continue reading
First Night
If all goes as planned, I will be heading to the Jersey shore in the morning. Yeah. I know. It’s the end of December and the thermometer will barely be above the freezing mark. But there is a reason. You … Continue reading
A Christmas Prayer
As a Christmas gift to myself, I vowed to take Christmas off. No writing. No work. But I did want to share a Christmas message. What to do? Well, I “borrowed” some words my wife wrote, which have become a … Continue reading
Wait for Christmas Rudolph
I don’t think I’m a Scrooge and I don’t think I’m related to the Grinch. But there is one aspect about this Christmas season that causes me pause. Christmas music. I love the season. I love the lights. I love … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday — Reflect
I got the memo. Lisa-Jo is taking the holidays off from Five Minute Friday. A group of us who love to throw caution to the wind and just write will be back in January. But, before taking the hiatus, Lisa-Jo … Continue reading
What? No Five Minute Friday?
What? No Five Minute Friday? Lisa Jo Baker — our Five Minute Friday leader and muse — didn’t post a prompt this week. Horrors! And she didn’t warn us! Or at least I didn’t get the memo. I guess she … Continue reading
Giving Thanks
When you look around, you might sense there is less to be thankful about than usual as we approach the close of 2013. It’s a natural feeling. We’re winding down, but there are still too many families separated by war. … Continue reading
Silent monks “sing” the Hallelujah Chorus
Originally posted on Bryan Patterson's Faithworks:
It’s a skit of course, but a clever one — a bunch of high schoolers who pondered just how a bunch of monks who’d taken a vow of silence might put on a…
Traditions
Traditions are a wonderful thing. They are a glue that binds families together. Doing the same thing every year has a certain appeal of continuity. A fellow blogger, writing at Field Notes from Fatherhood — http://fieldnotesfromfatherhood.com/2012/12/15/of-the-ties-that-bind-families-one-is-second-only-to-love-tradition/ — summed it well. … Continue reading
Here Comes Santa Claus
Here comes Santa Claus. Here comes Santa Claus … Now, with my white hair, round face, beard and jolly jelly-belly, I have been called Santa Claus a few times in my life. In fact, yesterday when I was at the … Continue reading
The Light 