Redeemed — Exchanged for Value
I loved the First Sunday of Advent message brought by Fr Bryan Brooks. He said, “This was before recycling. Many of you youngsters won’t remember when we took our glass soda pop bottles to the store to “redeem” them for some change. But you mature folks will remember.” And, I add to that thought —…
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
I love Christmas — always have, always will — and the celebrations start the day AFTER Thanksgiving. It takes every ounce of willpower I have not to listen to Christmas music until AFTER Thanksgiving — but the day AFTER — let the “O Holy Night” and “Mary Did You Know?” and “Here Comes Santa Claus”…