Tag: holidays
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He is risen!!
That phrase has been going through my mind all day. It is my anthem for Easter. For me, that is the central source of joy in the gospel.
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All praise to the Lord
I’m reading about the day when “they shall not hurt not destroy in all My holy mountain” and Israel shall say “God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid” and that lines up with the fact that I am trying to think about ways to celebrate the resurrection of Christ and also…
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Winning Valentine’s Day
I’ve been struggling for ideas of what to do for Valentine’s Day this year. I try to always do something to celebrate the day but I also try to not do the same kind of thing from year to year. Today I asked Bex for ideas and Bex said they were putting on Secret Garden…
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Horseshoe Christmas Party 2024
Today was the annual Christmas party in our street. It was fun putting out the luminarias on the sidewalk and I especially enjoyed having my house lights add to the Christmas feel of the street. During the party I spent a good deal of time talking to Owen Johnston and later Jared Marden and Nancy…
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Not a holiday
Despite not going to work and despite the stores being closed today it was definitely not a holiday for us. Laura took the middle of the day off for a nap (as usual) and I just felt listless. Eventually I took the time to set up the new king sized bed in Noah’s room for…
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A New Father’s Day
Today marked a different kind of Father’s Day for me. It’s the first one where I have more than my biological kids around. Savannah and Aaron came yesterday and stayed over for most of today to celebrate the day. (They took off to have dinner with Aaron’s family – which felt like a good compromise…
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Unexpected sick day
We went up to Woods Cross for the Memorial Day breakfast. We got to meet up with Savannah and Aaron and enjoyed some time playing and talking in the park. I opened up Mom’s house so that Savannah could get her bridesmaid dress for her brother-in-law’s upcoming wedding. After we got home I started feeling…
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Not Easter
As I find to the end of Easter today I realize that it hasn’t felt like Easter or anything special. It’s the exact opposite of what I had wanted after that year when I decided that I wanted to make Easter a significant holiday for our family. Of course right now I just didn’t feel…
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Valentine’s Day
Laura and I celebrated Valentine’s Day a day late this year but it was probably the first time we’ve actually done a date for Valentine’s since we got engaged. Dinner and a movie was pretty basic but it was a change from the various things I’ve done for the previous few years when I started…
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Christmas preview
We got a preview of Christmas today. Savannah and I were finally home, Aaron came to visit (which he won’t in Christmas) and we opened a few gifts as well as Aaron helping me bring in the new couch for Laura while she was napping. We also managed to do Savannah’s lunch with Dad (Aaron…