The Three Kings, Guadalajara, Mexico 1990 We took our children to visit family in Mexico at the end of 1989. It was their first trip outside Canada (and my husband’s first visit to Mexico) and we stayed into the first week of January. El Día de los Reyes, The Day of the Kings, or Epiphany [...]
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Remember Whensday: El Día de los Reyes
Posted in Christmas, family, mexico, Remember Whensday, special days on January 7, 2010 | 6 Comments »
The Visit of the Magi
Posted in Christmas, people and places, spirituality on December 27, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The Magi visit Jesus ©2009 The Becka There are many traditions and legends concerning the Magi who found Jesus sometime after his birth and presentation at the temple. Matthew gives few details about them in his account of their visit to Jerusalem and Bethlehem. We are not told how many of them came nor from [...]
Merry Christmas
Posted in Christmas on December 25, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Light and Life
Posted in Christmas, family on December 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mild he lays his glory by, Born that man no more may die, Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth. Risen with healing in his wings, Light and life to all he brings, Hail, the Sun of Righteousness Hail, the heaven-born Prince of Peace. Hark the heraId angels sing [...]
Light and Life
Posted in Christmas, family on December 24, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Mild he lays his glory by, Born that man no more may die, Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth. Risen with healing in his wings, Light and life to all he brings, Hail, the Sun of Righteousness Hail, the heaven-born Prince of Peace. Hark the heraId angels sing [...]
I Heard the Bells…of Peace on Earth
Posted in Christmas, Poetry on December 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I heard the bells on Christmas day Their old familiar carols play, And wild and sweet the words repeat Of peace on earth, good will to men. And thought how, as the day had come, The belfries of all Christendom Had rolled along the unbroken song Of peace on earth, good will to men. And [...]
Boar’s Head and other Delights
Posted in Christmas, history, Music, people and places on December 7, 2009 | 11 Comments »
This past week has been busy with Christmas parties as well as the final push by our contractor to complete the kitchen renovations. December is racing along and I have been too busy to enjoy the simple pleasures of the season. Today we took time on a lovely sunny afternoon to visit the annual Christkindl [...]
The Word Became Flesh…
Posted in Christmas, spirituality on November 29, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Babies in our family Today marks the first Sunday of Advent. It also is the birth day of the newest member of our family, my grand-niece, Ivy, who was born less than four hours ago. Christmas season is in full swing. Santa Claus has arrived in parades and malls, stores have extended hours for a [...]
Sharing Christmas
Posted in Christmas, people and places on December 27, 2008 | 14 Comments »
today is rain, pea-soup fog, flooded roads and streams, left-overs, holiday clutter…Christmas holds bright memories for dull days… children, Christmas Eve snow, snowmen, flowers, bright skies, special gifts… among the best gifts we received… *mosquito nets for Uganda, goats for Bangladesh, training for health workers in Bolivia, growing gifts for families assisted by the **MCC [...]
Christmas Skywatch
Posted in Christmas, skywatch on December 25, 2008 | 43 Comments »
Grand River, Cambridge (Galt) Ontario The past week has been marked by a succession of winter storms in many parts of North America. While our snowfalls have been far above normal, they have not been as heavy as those in other areas. My niece, Jaspenelle writes that Spokane Washington has had over 40 inches of [...]
