I Am Lauren Scruggs and I Am Second
Lauren Scruggs’ was a 23-year-old model and fashion editor when her life changed dramatically in an instant on December 3, 2011. Lauren walked into the path of an airplane propeller as she exited a small plane. She was severely injured, losing one eye and her left hand, but she has a unique outlook on […]
Continue readingHalloween Wrap Up
Intro Well, we have looked at the “facts” of the history of Halloween and made some “objective” comments on the history. All that remains is to say “So what. What does it mean for me?” It means different things for different people, of course, so I will be answering the question for myself. Commercialization […]
Continue readingHalloween – Part 2 -Comments on History
Intro As a writer looks over historical facts or what the historical writers believed to be facts, it is hard to be fully objective . Part of me wants to make purely “academic” observations and part of me wants to try to interpret what I have read through the lens of my experience and my […]
Continue readingWho Invented Halloween? Part 1- The History
The History of Halloween I have had mixed feelings about blogging about Halloween. In one sense, Halloween in the U. S. today is simply a commercialized holiday pretty devoid of the traditions, both pagan and Christian, that were at its origin many centuries ago in Europe. As such, the interest in blogging about it might […]
Continue readingVideo Tour Belfast and Northern Ireland with Rick Steves
I recently posted a tour of the Republic of Ireland and referenced this post of Northern Ireland. So I thought it would be better to post about Northern Ireland while the other tour is fresh in the minds of those who have seen it. And for those who haven’t see it, here is the link […]
Continue readingFr. Maximilian Kolbe – Saint of Auschwitz – Heroes of the Faith Series
Father Maximilian Kolbe’s story is extraordinary as was his life and his example. Jesus said “Greater love has no one than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” Jn 15:13. This is exactly what Fr. Kolbe did to finish strong a life of devoted, courageous service to God and to […]
Continue readingA True Story of Miracles by a 7th-grader
Inspire21.com is a great source of inspiration in the form of short stories, free ecards and sayings and quotes. All of the material is available for free sharing and its worth your time to check it out! …Dick Courtesy of Inspire21.com The staff at Inspire 21 was extremely pleased to receive this inspirational story about […]
Continue readingAn Autumn Image to Brighten Your Day October 8
I said a few days ago that in autumn images the reds were my favorite leaf color, and they are. BUT, if anything could change my mind, this photo of oranges would be the one – at least that’s what I think after scanning a few hundred autumn images to find the ones in this […]
Continue readingVideo Tour the Irish Republic with Rick Steves
In 2015 I posted Video Tour Belfast and Northern Ireland with Rick Steves with a 2017 update and it has proved to be a popular post. If you haven’t seen it, take a look after you digest this post. I think you’ll like it. In that post, I said I would do a post on […]
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