My Beautiful Woman: ความลับของเจน 3/3

I love the things you can find on YouTube
This one is simply stunning in its message
get a hankie ready......good stuff coming
 

relief from winter

 

 

 

It's only flurries

but really

 

STOP

 

and to top things off, I'm not feeling well today

 

too much popcorn at the movie theater yesterday

 

BUT

the movie was excellent

 

Labor Day

 

based on the book by Joyce Maynard

which I have ordered

...something to look forward to

I want to see if the director's vision

matched the author's

 

For a few hours I was transported to New Hampshire

a sweltering weekend in 1987

 

ahhh...the power of a good story

and a wonderful filmmaker

 

let it snow

 

 

 

 



1000 High School Students Sing Star Spangled Banner In Hotel

Intervention please,somebody

 

There is cold and snow outside

There is stew in the oven

I just finished a brainless beach read

and the Godiva chocolates...

...truffles

are calling my name

 

If this winter doesn't end soon

I may have to sign up for the Biggest Loser TV show

and my husband too

Did I mention so far this past week

I have baked cookies and made a cake

It's serious folks

 



Light

 

Little Tuula

was a light bringer

lighting her mama's life with overwhelming joy

 

 

and Finn's

 

 

Yesterday was not only Superbowl Sunday

but Candlemas

A celebration of light

40 days after the birth of the Christ child

his mother went to the Temple

with her son

She went to the temple to offer a sacrifice

as required by mosaic law for her purification

while her son was seen by Simeon

who was told by the Holy Spirit that he would not die

until he had seen

 the Light of the world

promised

Yesterday a day to honor the Lord as the Light of the world

 

Candlemas is also halfway between Winter solstice and Spring Equinox

ancients celebrated the lengthening days

commemorating the annual beginning of the agricultural year

delivering them from darkness

 

Some people celebrate this day without electricity

...try that on Super bowl Sunday

But I did light candles

and thought about the light the Christ has brought into my life

the light that never extinguishes in me...no matter what

it is warm and comforting

a constant....for me....a light within

Not that darkness never tries to overwhelm me

but I fear it not for I have hope and light

 

I'm not certain about this winter...will it ever be over

today it is to drop to 8 below and tomorrow more snow

light a candle I say to myself

and gaze upon it and know

the season will change in due time

 

I have heard that one ethnic group

celebrates Jan 6th (Epiphany) with a circle cake

with wisemen figurines in the center

and inside the cake is buried a little Christ child figure

the one who gets the baby has to throw a party

on Candlemas day.....with tamales

 

Sounds like fun 

 



They always find my house

 

I have seen this scraggly, dirty old cat a few times

...but not during this artic weather we've been going through

I did spot some cat footprints near our garbage can

and this morning I looked out and saw him

hiding under the mugo

 

He came onto the deck

but all there was was birdseed

 

 

He ran when he saw me

ran under the deck

So I went outside and dropped some dry food

by the opening going under the deck

He came out when I went inside

and ate

 

Who could resist that face

not me

 

ps. I meant to post this on my garden blog, but oh well

I guess I was meant to share this with you

 

We are expecting another blast of snow and cold

good grief this is the longest winter

I can hardly keep up with the bird seed

 

But I give thanks that I can help any of them

...the least of these