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Alabama – Angels Among Us (Official Video)
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Category: Holiday
Have A Blessed Hanukkah
I wish you happiness and health on this joyous occasion. I hope you have the pleasure of spending time with family and friends. Breathe in the sunshine of this special holiday.
Melinda
Have A Blessed Christmas
I pray you and your family have a blessed Christmas day. Christmas traditions like gathering with the family for a good meal and exchanging gifts are great memories. I hope you will take the time while the family is all together to count your blessing and be grateful for the help God has given your family in 2024. Remember Jesus is the reason for the season.
If you don’t celebrate Christmas, I wish you and your family the best leading up to the New Year. May 2025 bring you great joy.
Melinda
NewSong – The Christmas Shoes
Tear Jerker! What can you say about a person who shows true kindness?
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Kris Kristofferson – “Why Me Lord”
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Vince Gill & Carrie Underwood-How Great Thou Art
Her voice blows me away!
Melinda
Wordless Wednesday-Christmas Ornaments
I’m glad you joined me on Wordless Wednesday and I hope to see you soon.
These are a few of my favorite ornaments. The Santa in the first photo is made of sterling silver and I forgot who designed it. The other ornaments are made by hand with European glass by Christopher Radko.
Melinda
https://www.christopherradko.com/pages/how-we-make-our-ornaments
Wordless Wednesday-Winter Wonderland
I’m glad you joined me on Wordless Wednesday and I hope to see you soon.
Melinda
Let’s Celebrate Thanksgiving Tomorrow
Thanksgiving at its core, is a celebration of the Pilgrims’ first harvest. The day was filled with joy for the achievements in the field and the opportunity to share a meal with others including Native Americans.
I’m having a commercially made Thanksgiving dinner for which the sweat equity is picking it up but there is so much to be grateful for. Regardless of the setbacks and we all have them, I’m thankful for each day I wake up with my husband and dogs surrounding me.
Many of you are traveling for the holiday, and the weather is atrocious on both coasts. Take your time and plan for delays, even cancellations. The holidays are a great time to see family, but the weather can play center stage. Be safe.
I’m also thankful for you, the conversations, and laughs we’ve had are priceless.
Melinda
Let’s Celebrate Veterans Day!
On November 11th we celebrate all Military Veterans but we should not forget the bravery and sacrifice they made and make every day of the year. Be sure to thank a veteran today and give them a hug.
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World War I Memorial Washington DC
*We are long overdue for a memorial for the soldiers who fought in Afghanistan. Let’s make this happen! 20 years and thousands of lives lost. Let’s have a permanent memorial to celebrate their bravery.”
WordPress is jiggy today and won’t let write the names of the memorials. The first is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the second is the WWII memorial. That’s not trash you see on the ground at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, it’s flowers or notes to a loved one.
Melinda
Let’s Celebrate The Day of the Dead
I learned what The Day of the Dead meant by spending time in the New Orleans markets admiring the vignettes. It’s a huge celebration with family and friends welcoming back the souls of the dead.
According to History.com
The roots of the Day of the Dead, celebrated in contemporary Mexico and among those of Mexican heritage in the United States and around the world, go back some 3,000 years, to the rituals honoring the dead in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. The Aztecs and other Nahua people living in what is now central Mexico held a cyclical view of the universe, and saw death as an integral, ever-present part of life.
During contemporary Day of the Dead festivities, people commonly wear skull masks and eat sugar candy molded into the shape of skulls. The pan de ánimas of All Souls Day rituals in Spain is reflected in pan de muerto, the traditional sweet baked good of Day of the Dead celebrations today. Other food and drink associated with the holiday, but consumed year-round as well, include spicy dark chocolate and the corn-based drink called atole. You can wish someone a happy Day of the Dead by saying, “Feliz día de los Muertos.”
The Day of the Dead celebration sounds very interesting, having the soul of a loved one appear could be life-changing.
Enjoy the celebration!
Melinda
Celebrate Diwali On November 1st
I hope your year is filled with love and light.
Melinda
Huge Glass Art Installation At The Mayo Clinic
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Celebrate Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. Jews traditionally observe this holy day with a day-long fast, confession, and intensive prayer, often spending most of the day in synagogue services.
- Observances: Fasting, prayer, abstaining from physical pleasures, refraining from work
- Observed by: Jews, Samaritans
- Significance: Atonement for personal sins, the fate of each person is sealed for the upcoming year
I pray your celebration is filled with love among family and friends.
Melinda
Let’s Celebrate Labor Day
It’s great to have a paid day off of work but do you know why and when the Labor Holiday began?
Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States, celebrated on the first Monday of September. It honors the contributions and achievements of American workers and the labor movement that fought for their rights and dignity.
Labor Day became a federal holiday in the United States in 1894 when Congress passed a bill designating the first Monday in September as Labor Day. The holiday was created by the labor movement in the late 19th century to pay tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers. President Grover Cleveland signed the legislation into law on June 28, 1894.
Having the first Monday in September off from work was remarkable for American workers in 1894 when Labor Day was declared a national holiday. Working conditions in the country’s factories, railroads, mills, and mines were grim. Employees, including children, were often required to work 12 or more hours a day, six days a week, in crowded, poorly ventilated spaces.1
Calls for shorter workdays and better conditions came from worker strikes and rallies in the decades after the Civil War. Union leaders in New York City organized what’s thought to be the first Labor Day parade on Sept. 5, 1882.2
Tens of thousands of labor union members including bricklayers, jewelers, typographers, dress and cloak makers, and many other tradespeople took unpaid leave and marched with their locals. The day culminated in picnics, speeches, fireworks, and dancing.
Melinda
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Let’s Honor Those Who Fought For Our Fredom This Independence Day On The 4th of July!
The 4th of July is one of the most important days for the Americas who are proud to call America home. To me, the 4th of July stands for what being American is about, bravery, honor, and doing what it takes to keep our country safe and free. Yes, we have our problems but I’m so proud to be America and it’s home for me. So many brave souls fought for our freedoms, many gave all but they were proud to fight for our country. I look beyond the surface of it being a day off work and fireworks but it is a day I’m deeply proud of and thank those that fought for my freedom.
My Gramps and many of his brothers fought in WW11 and after my divorce at 19 years old I wanted to join the Air Force, Gramps said I was not cut out for the service, as the rules would be too hard on me. After 911 I wanted to list but the cut-off had been changed to 38 years old and I was 40. Gramps was right the service was not right for me and is not right for everyone but those who enlist are the ones who fight for our freedom today. I thank them for their sacrifices.
Below is a great speech given by President Ronald Reagan called Patriotic Speech and a few songs I love about being an American. The one from Jonny Cash is especially moving.
Ronald Regan Patriotic Speech
It’s Blue Skies In Texas For Flag Day
WordPress is jiggy this morning, it won’t let me enlarge or remove the duplicate. The duplicate was added by simply by hitting return on the keyboard. NO problem, they can’t stand between you and me. It’s not even allowing me to use spell checker.
Melinda
I’m Sending You Joy This Rosh Hashanah-Sunset September 23, 2025 –
Happy New Year! I pray you’re surrounded by friends, family and good food. As I understand it, Rosh Hashanah starts the New Year and many rituals follow back to the bible.
Melinda
Holy Day Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur translates from Hebrew to English as Day of Atonement. Traditionally, Jews spend the holiday fasting and reflecting on sins committed over the past year. Even if you’re not Jewish, you can acknowledge the holiday, and it is indeed respectful to share well wishes to your friends and colleagues who do observe.
According to tradition, it is on Yom Kippur that God decides each person’s fate, so Jews are encouraged to make amends and ask forgiveness for sins committed during the past year. The holiday is observed with a 25-hour fast and a special religious service. Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah are known as Judaism’s “High Holy Days.”
God judges all creatures during the 10 Days of Awe between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, deciding whether they will live or die in the coming year. Jewish law teaches that God inscribes the names of the righteous in the “book of life” and condemns the wicked to death on Rosh Hashanah; people who fall between the two categories have until Yom Kippur to perform “teshuvah,” or repentance. As a result, observant Jews consider Yom Kippur and the days leading up to it a time for prayer, good deeds, reflecting on past mistakes and making amends with others.
Yom Kippur is one of the Holiest of days of the year along with Rosh Hashanah. I pray you can look into your heart and reflect on the sins you’ve made against God. L’shana Tova.
Melinda
References:
lookingforthelight.blog 