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Sunday Music
For the first Sunday in Lent, I share a few pieces of music to start or end your day. Baba Yetu (The Lord’s Prayer in Swahili) The Lord’s Prayer My Help by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir I am Light by India Arie Be and Be Not Afraid by Tracy Chapman
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The Tool Box
Which essentials enable us to carry burdens, live life weathering problems? Which crucial requirements must we possess? Traits of: faith courage love forgiveness and quintessential belief of HOPE These tools can ease dark times interspersed with Prayer until LIGHT returns. by Lynn Doll
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Is it Ok to eat Alligator on a Friday during Lent?
Have you heard the story? A man wrote a letter to the Archbishop of New Orleans a few years ago asking if it was OK to eat Alligator on Fridays in Lent. And he said yes! The person who reached out to the Archbishop several years ago owns an Alligator Farm and Hatchery and the…
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Finding the Light
“to shine on those living in darknessand in the shadow of death,to guide our feet into the path of peace.” Luke 1:79 “When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.” Ralph Waldo Emerson “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”…
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Giving Up +Making a Difference=Love
Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day–what an interesting combination day! It is all about Love after all! Happy Love Day All! Ash Wednesday, the first day of the forty-day journey called Lent. A time where many people fast, give something up, do daily devotions, journal regularly, or focus on doing good deeds and making an impact…
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Happy Mardi Gras Day and an Invitation!
This is a traditional King Cake and bead tree for Mardi Gras Day. Good Evening! While you are enjoying your Pancake Suppers, Parades, and other indulgences on this Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras Day or Fat Tuesday, we would like to invite you to join us tomorrow for the start of the Lent. We will be…
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The Day After Christmas…
Thank you for joining us this Advent Season. We hope the blog inspired and guided you through the season with more hope, confidence, and courage to face all of life’s challenges. From all of us at the Marble Women’s Ministry, we wish you a blessed interlude between Christmas and New Year’s. We will post from…
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Merry Christmas!
Dreaming Mendelssohn By Margie Dimoplon I woke up Christmas morning hearing Mendelssohn, the music from my dream continuing a theme so joyful and light-as-air it lingered – celestial. My mind searched lines and spaces to identify the composition’s name and movement: Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, allegro assai vivace. But why Mendelssohn on Christmas?…
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The Gift of “The Littlest Angel”
By Patrice Donnell In my childhood, during Advent, there was always one night when my father read to us “The Littlest Angel” by Charles Tazewell. It always moved me to tears, and inspired me, a timid child, to be braver about who God made me to be.
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Day 21: A Morning Prayer
Lord help me to embrace the new beginnings of this season I pray for courage to move forward, letting go of the things that are holding me back I thank you for all of the blessings you have bestowed upon me Help me a to be open to your guidance and grace. Shared by Brenda…