7 quick takes: a photo diary of feast days + a remembrance

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Thanksgiving feast

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Thanksgiving night on the back patio

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Alex's 20th birthday

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Advent

I'm posting a simple daybook post every day in Advent.   You can see the first two weeks here.

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Natalie's 16th birthday

This girl of mine is celebrating her birthday with a 

party once a week between now and Christmas. 

 More photos certainly to follow.

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Some good reading online from the past couple of weeks:

Emotional Wreck at catapult* magazine:  Yes, I wrote this but the whole issue is worth a read.  We are, indeed, creatures who experience complex emotions.

Advent from the German Embassy:  Just a delightful interactive Advent calendar from the German Embassy

The Merry Little Christmas Project: The Year We {almost} Didn't Have a Christmas Tree at Cha-Ching on a Shoestring: I love the insight my sister Kaley shares with her story and in her question "Who decided that MORE is better at Christmastime?"

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A year later, a remembrance

Sandy Hook: "Evil Did Not Win":  May we all know the power of goodness healing us where evil tried to triumph

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A beauty and grace-filled weekend for us all, dear ones.

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