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December 26, 2018

Merry Christmas 2018 ... Part 2

On the Second Day of Christmas we have... the "official" family Christmas card, digitally designed by yours truly:        .


Remember to Keep Celebrating Christmas over the next eight days, and then beyond as we celebrate God's coming into the world to dwell with us and save us.   .

Whatever confusion, shadows, or darkness we find in our environment, our circumstances, or our selves, Jesus Christ is the light of the world.   .

His light shines for us, and leads us along the way.
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Published on December 26, 2018 07:05

Merry Christmas 2018 ... Part 2

On the Second Day of Christmas we have... the "official" family Christmas card, digitally designed by yours truly:        .


Remember to Keep Celebrating Christmas over the next eight days, and then beyond as we celebrate God's coming into the world to dwell with us and save us.   .

Whatever confusion, shadows, or darkness we find in our environment, our circumstances, or our selves, Jesus Christ is the light of the world.   .

His light shines for us, and leads us along the way.
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Published on December 26, 2018 07:05

Merry Christmas 2018 ... Part 2

On the Second Day of Christmas we have... the "official" family Christmas card, digitally designed by yours truly:        .


Remember to Keep Celebrating Christmas over the next eight days, and then beyond as we celebrate God's coming into the world to dwell with us and save us.   .

Whatever confusion, shadows, or darkness we find in our environment, our circumstances, or our selves, Jesus Christ is the light of the world.   .

His light shines for us, and leads us along the way.
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Published on December 26, 2018 07:05

December 25, 2018

Merry Christmas 2018

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas 2018!
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Published on December 25, 2018 16:18

December 23, 2018

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year? Really??

The lights. The parties. The presents. Time off from work. Well-wishing all around. Isn't it wonderful?

Christmas is almost here. Are we feeling "merry" yet? "Holly-Jolly"? We're trying. Maybe another glass of that eggnog-plus-special-secret-ingredients (you know, the one that's NOT for the kids) might help.
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Published on December 23, 2018 16:42

December 21, 2018

"O Radiant Dawn..."

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Published on December 21, 2018 20:41

December 20, 2018

"Christmas is Coming" -- Why We Celebrate


Christmas is coming very soon. Even the Janaros need to think about getting our tree and decorations up. We will leave them up long after New Year's in keeping with the Christmas season.

Yesterday afternoon the sun was bright and the air was pleasant even though it was a bit windy.

I decided to do a "Front Yard" video about these final days of preparation for Christmas. I was actually pretty tired, and so the video is a little awkward. But I might as well share it.

We always have reason to rejoice and reason to hope.  .

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Published on December 20, 2018 20:00

December 19, 2018

The Root of Jesse is the Hope of Everyone

I tried to design a graphic presentation of the "O Antiphon" for December 19 (on the Roman calendar) and I came up with something like this :    .


He has come as a "sign for the peoples" of the whole world. The child whose birth we will soon celebrate is (in reality) humanity's greatest hope, for "to you all nations shall have recource."  .

What else can we say? Jesus, "come, save us!!"
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Published on December 19, 2018 20:30

December 18, 2018

What Elephant??

Elephant? What elephant?

Hmmm.... What's going on here?

The reason we don't see the "elephant in the room" is because we are all inside the elephant!
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Published on December 18, 2018 20:30

December 17, 2018

Amy Lee: A Great Artist Who Keeps Getting Better

Amy Lee's birthday was last week.

If you read this blog all the time (
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Published on December 17, 2018 20:40