Posted Dec 25 2014 in Angels, Barbara Forrest, Bob Forrest, CARC, Christmas, Donation, Gary Forrest
(Christmas and Techno Thursday don’t seem to go together, so here is a reposting of a blog from December 2012, but one worth sharing. I hope you are as inspired as I am). When I was a kid, my parents used to take me over to my cousin’s house to play. We jumped on the […]
Read More»Posted Dec 24 2014 in Charles DIckens, Christmas, Wednesday Wisdom
Read More»Posted Dec 22 2014 in Christmas, Love, Mom, Monday Memories, Stockings
My mother made Christmas beautiful and special. Not because of the beautiful table she set with her wedding china, or the candles or the presents under the tree. But because each decoration, every gift, every special touch was touched by love. Perhaps my favorite Christmas item is our Christmas stockings. My mom made them sometime soon after […]
Read More»Posted Dec 16 2014 in Christmas, Hallulujah Chorus, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Silent Monks, Tuesday Tunes
As a teenager, I was in the A Capella Choir at my high school for three years. Each year during Christmas we would have a concert culminating in the Hallelujah Chorus by Handel. There’s nothing I love more. Here is the Mormon Tabernacle Choir singing it…and for a smile, The Silent Monks, just because I […]
Read More»Posted Dec 13 2014 in Christmas, Crossfire Connections, Favorite Christmas Activities, Hallmark, Robin Perini, Straight No Chaser
My favorite memories of Christmas are candlelight services, singing Silent Night outside, all of us holding candles, and a star-filled sky above us. There was something magic and holy about those nights during my childhood. And that is still where the heart of Christmas lies for me. But…there is also fun and joy during the […]
Read More»Posted Dec 9 2014 in Christmas, Christmas Music, Mary Did You Know, O Holy Night, Pentatonix, Silent Night, Tuesday Tunes
This is December, a month of celebration for Christmas. One of my favorite elements of the season is the music. Silent Night during a candlelight service, O Holy Night by a soloist during church, my dad and brother singing We Three Kings with alternate lyrics that my mom would frown on. I tend to embrace the traditional, […]
Read More»Posted Dec 3 2014 in Christmas, Dr. Seuss, Grinch, Robin Perini, Wednesday Wisdom
During the holiday season, a reminder never hurts. The Grinch was a pretty smart cookie!
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