Tag Archives: Valentines

Will the Real St.Valentine Please Stand Up?

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Tonette Joyce

This week we are telling stories of Valentine’s Day and, let’s get it right to start with, it started as SAINT Valentine’s Day. With an idea borrowed from The American Catholic, I offer a quiz: Who was St. Valentine? 1: … Continue reading →

Posted in blessings, childhood, Family, Friendship, Holiday, inspiration, Life, Miscellaneous, Tonette Joyce | Tagged Catholic Church, Early Christians, feast days, Lupercalia, martyrdom, oral traditions, Romans, Saint Valentine, Saints, the Duke of Orleans-Charles, Valentines, veneration of saints | 4 Comments

Happy St. Valentine’s Day…Whatever That Means To You

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Tonette Joyce

I doubt that most of us think of the Roman martyr for whom the day is named. Frankly, it hasn’t meant much since I was in elementary school,(1st-6th grades), and we had Valentine parties,or simple card exchanges. Sometimes we had … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, Family, Friendship, Life, romance, Tonette Joyce, youth | Tagged childhood memories of valentines, exchanging valentines at school, forgiveness, school Valentines parties, SpongeBob, St.Valentine's Day, traditional valentines, Valentine card exchanges, valentine's day, Valentines, Valentines boxes | 12 Comments

Practical Jokes That Were Actually Funny

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Author

My cousin, who lives in Texas, and I are very close. She’s super funny and has a wonderful sense of humor and fun. We travel a lot together and have an absolute blast. When she was turning 40, her local … Continue reading →