Stunned

By Christine | December 30, 2008 |

My husband gave me another Christmas gift, today. In November, my laptop screen started displaying horizontal red and blue lines. Well, today, a reconditioned (like new) Thinkpad arrived in the mail. My husband is so sweet. I had no idea that he had ordered it for me. I am feeling a little guilty because I…

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Christmas 2008

By Christine | December 27, 2008 |

December 24 saw my eldest son and his sisters shoveling snow from behind our van, so that we could all go to Midnight Mass. After the children finished clearing some of the snow, I tried to back the van out of the driveway, but failed. Thus, I cleared snow until Elizabeth needed me. When my…

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Silent Night

By Christine | December 25, 2008 |

Silent night, Holy night,All is calm, all is bright‘Round yon virgin mother and child!Holy infant so tender and mild,Sleep in heavenly peace,Sleep in heavenly peace. Silent night, Holy nightShepherds quake at the sightGlories stream from heaven afar,Heavenly hosts sing “Alleluia”Christ the Savior is born.Christ the Savior is born. Silent night, Holy nightSon of God, love’s…

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Chesterton on “Keeping Christ in Christmas”

By Christine | December 22, 2008 |

“You cannot chip away the statue of a mother from all round that of a newborn child. You cannot suspend the new-born child in mid-air; indeed you cannot really have a statue of a newborn child at all. Similarly, you cannot suspend the idea of a newborn child in the void or think of him…

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Christmas Meme

By Christine | November 29, 2006 |

I saw this on Dawn’s blog and couldn’t resist. 1. Hot Chocolate or apple cider?I like both, but my better half would rather I stayed away from the hot chocolate when I am pregnant.2. Turkey or Ham?We’ve done both. This year, we are planning on Turkey (that is if the little one in my womb…

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