Tag: Thought of the Day
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Saturday Before Easter
The day before Jesus was crucified, he observed Passover with the disciples. Passover is the time that Jews remembered their freedom and exodus from Egypt. Jesus told his disciples that the bread symbolized his body that would be broken and the wine, his blood, which would be poured out for the forgiveness of sins. As…
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Things to Do at Home: Hug a Tree
While safe at home go out and sit in the fresh air with no screen in your hand. Just listen to the sounds and breathe the air. If you live in a city take a walk to a park. Find a bit of nature somewhere and immerse yourself in it. Put you feet in the…
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Things to Do at Home: Write on the Walls
We have been told all our lives that we do not write on the walls. Are you thinking about painting the inside of your home? Here is fun and crazy thing to do. Warning this is not for the faint of heart. Get a pack of permanent markers or paint pens. I prefer Sharpies of…
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Things to Do at Home: Speak to Plants
Get a house plant, water it, feed it and talk to it. I love the Toby Mac’s song Speak Life. It refers to speaking encouraging words to others. Toby explains that every interaction between humans is either encouraging or draining. You have the power to speak life into a person. You can encourage them or…
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Things to do At Home: Kitchen Dance Party
What you can’t dance? Neither can I, however it is not about dance skill, a kitchen dance party is about fun. I say kitchen because in my house the kitchen has the best floor space. Also we tend to congregate in that room. My teenagers, all girls love dance parties at home. Picture this, music…
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Things to Do at Home: Bake a Cake
When I was a child I learned how to bake by watching my grandmothers in the kitchen., it was like watching magic happen. They knew what a measurement was by looking at it. They knew if a cake was baked just right, not to dry not to moist, just by the smell. They knew exactly…
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Things to Do At Home: You Have Mail
When was the last time you got a real letter in the mail? Not a bill or something you ordered that you knew was coming, but a real surprise letter? Take some of this time to write a letter to someone you can’t see in person right now. That person can be in the same…
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Things to Do At Home
This week’s thoughts will revolve around things to do while at home while we are sheltering in place. I have seen so many lists of things to clean and work tasks to do at home. I say pish posh pot on that! Let’s think up fun things to do that add value and happiness to…
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Who are you really?
I am a librarian and an author. I have had a love for books as long as I have memory. I have been told by my parents and grandparents that I could read before I could talk. It may or may not be true. One thing that is true is books and I are interconnected.…
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Books & Sunshine
I don’t know much that is better than being out in the sunshine of Spring reading. There is a light breeze and birds tweeting. The scent of sweet flowers fill my lungs. My mind falls into the story I hold in my hands. For a few minutes I can forget about the world and spend…
Brendan & Lori O'Gara 