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Tag Archives: Easter
Boxing Day
Well, actually, it’s Good Friday, but I let myself store too many things in what would be used as a ‘guest’ room, and a few weeks ago my 18-year-old grandkid found that where she was staying was not working out … Continue reading
Posted in America, big plans, blessings, Daily life, Dealing with stress, decisions, experiences, Family, food, free week, guests, helping others, holidays, Life, memories, procrastination, Tonette Joyce, traditions
Tagged boxing, Easter, Family moving in, family visits, Good Friday, rearranging, telegrams, Thanksgiving
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Decoration Decorum
“How early do you start shopping/decorating for the holidays?” Shopping! How I miss the hustle and bustle of shopping centers decorated to the hilt and finding just the right gift for just the right person! I have been some distance … Continue reading
Posted in America, author's life, Autumn, childhood, Christmas, collections, experiences, Family, favorites, food, Fourth of July, Holiday, holidays, inspiration, recipe, Tonette Joyce
Tagged Christmas, Easter, Epiphany, gifts, halloween, independence day, Lent, New Year, st. patrick's day, St.Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving
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Singing Praises
The topic this week: Unsung heroes in books or movies: A character who does not get the credit that you believe he or she deserves. It was my idea. I wish that I had done this ahead of time; I … Continue reading
Posted in blessings, book review, characters, decisions, Family, fantasy, Holiday, imagination, memories, Miscellaneous, reading, time management, Tonette Joyce
Tagged Bambi, Bambi's father The Great Prince of the Forest, Easter, Faline, Harry Potter, Molly Weasley, Remus Lupin, Severus Snape, Sirius Black, Wizarding World
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Easter traditions
My kids love doing an Easter egg hunt. I, however, struggle with what to put in the eggs. They really don’t need more candy. Last year, I bought a bag of candy that I thought I could share with a … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous
Tagged clues, Easter, egg hunts, kids, last minute plans, scavenger hunts
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Faith and Family
One of the foxes asked us to explain how we celebrate Easter. In our family, as I’m sure it is with most families who observe it as a Christian holiday, the day has two distinct parts: worship and family mealtime. … Continue reading
Posted in Family, holidays, Patricia Kiyono, traditions
Tagged changes, Easter, mealtime, stages of life, worship
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Spring to Easter
The topics this week are about getting out of the house since it is Spring, or to talk about Easter. Since this will be posting on Good Friday, I will go for both. I am generally not an outdoorsy person … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, Dealing with stress, Family, helping others, inspiration, Life, Tonette Joyce
Tagged 'Giving up' for Lent, adjusting one's life, Christian traditions, crabapple trees, Dogwood trees, Easter, Easter services, honeysuckle vines, Lent, Lenten devotions and services, Lenten traditions, mimosa trees, Redbud trees, spring
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Baskets and Bunnies…and Pecan Eggs
We are talking Easter this week and focusing on candy…what a loaded topic… loaded with calories! When I was little, Easter baskets were a real treat. I did not grow up in a religious family, so ‘giving up for Lent’ … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, Holiday, Tonette Joyce, youth
Tagged brothers, Candy of the 1950's, Candy of the 1960's, China, chocolate, chocolate tempering, cocoa butter bloom, Dollar General Market, Easter, Easter Baskets, Easter candy, Easter traditions, family, family traditions, filled eggs, Germany, Japan, jelly beans, Palmer chocolates, pecan eggs, siblings, sisters, Snickers, WalMart, White chcolate Easter bunnies
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Memories from Easter Time
By Jeff Salter Of course, I know the real point of Easter Sunday has nothing to do with bunnies, egg hunts, or candy. And it’s not supposed to be about new dresses with frilly gloves and bonnets and shiny shoes. … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, Holiday, Jeff Salter, Miscellaneous, Random thoughts, writing, youth
Tagged chocolate, Easter, easter basket, easter bunny, Easter candy, easter clothing, Easter Sunday, hand-me-downs, holiday
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Easter Candy!!
There are two kinds of Easter Candy I love. One is Reese’s Peanut Butter eggs. Truly, though, they aren’t really Easter candy since I can get the basic same thing all year just not shaped like an egg and really, … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday, Jillian Chantal, Life
Tagged candy, Easter, Easter candy, jelly beans, Jillian, Jillian Chantal, life, love, lust., Starburst
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G is for God
Yes, I know the golden rule of don’t discuss politics or religion but I couldn’t pass up on this one. This weekend is an important one both for my Christian friends as well as my Jewish ones so I wanted … Continue reading