The paradox of the homeless.
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“Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the
birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home.” -G.K. Chesterton
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Sometimes moments in life can be scrumptious (skrump'shes), adj. extremely pleasing, especially to the taste, delectable ♥
A little about me
- Martha
- I'm an Orthodox Christian, mother to 4, likes listening to her husband play the mandolin, loves to sip tea, eat chocolate, draw, take photos, garden, read
Blogs I read:
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MARY - Woman and Mother - Image source: legacyicons.com Dear Parish Faithful, Here are a couple of insightful paragraphs on the role of the Virgin Mary in the divine *oikonomia. ...5 days ago
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Thanksgiving: Cooking Edition - Thanksgiving List: cooking edition. (Apologies to those starting the Nativity fast tomorrow, we are on the Julian calendar so not fasting quite yet)...5 weeks ago
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yarn along:: october, 2024: my prison memoir era - Well, not exclusively *prison* memoirs; there are also concentration camps, gulags, nuclear holocaust survivors... I occasionally take a deep dive into ...1 month ago
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Fastest Summer Ever - Hello, dear friends! I'm so sorry I've been absent here for so long! Summer has been so wonderfully busy and full of joy. We have been doing lots of things...1 year ago
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North Pole – Santa’s Workshop - Nestled at the base of Pikes Peak is a quirky little amusement park called The North Pole. Based around Santa’s Workshop, this holiday park in the mountain...1 year ago
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A Little Nook for Books - Project Book Nook is finished! When my grandchildren come to stay, books are always part of the visit. Always. When we remodeled our home three years a...2 years ago
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The City Underground (Part 2 of the Galleria Borbonica Tour). - The origins of Naples can be traced back to a simple story of a boy, falling in love with a girl. Tale as old as time, tune as old as song… Well, I guess H...2 years ago
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Lenten Studies are Available! - This Sunday is the first Sunday of the Triodion! Can you believe it? Great Lent is just around the corner. This year I updated the adult study to make it m...2 years ago
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Fall Semester 2021: A Recap - Ladies and gentlemen, I am officially done with my last fall semester of undergrad! Whew, what a relief. I can hardly believe that these insane four month...3 years ago
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The Gift of Collaboration - In January of 2020, before I had any idea of what this strange year would hold, I sat down to set some goals for the year. I looked back. What went well ...4 years ago
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Today, while it is Yet so Called - Yes. Pressing on. One step at a time. “At a time.” The morning routine is fraught with awareness of time. How often is time noted by mortals as “fleetin...5 years ago
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Love Shield - Buffalo Creek by Xene Abraham Last week I was brazen enough to boast that I have a knowing within myself that I may never get sick again. How can someone...6 years ago
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Cinnamon Cookies - These traditional Greek cinnamon cookies are golden brown circles of perfection. Just a bit crunchy with the subtle taste of cinnamon and oranges, each bit...6 years ago
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Among the Wildflowers - *Wild Columbine* *You belong among the wildflowersYou belong in a boat out at seaYou belong with your love on your arm**You belong somewhere you feel fr...7 years ago
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Bouncy Bunny Pattern Give-Away! - I'm excited to announce that many of my old patterns will be coming back to my shop, and some new ones, too! I'll be adding a few each week this summer, i...7 years ago
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blessing the grave - On Pascha we blessed the graves in the cemetery attached to our church, which includes our baby Elijah’s. Due to various circumstances, I had never done th...7 years ago
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KonMari Life - I read *The Life Changing Art of Tidying Up* in January, and have watched several YouTube videos about the KonMari Method, and minimalism in general. I hav...7 years ago
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Lenten Knit-A-Long - A friend of mine who is a very talented knitter (among other things!) started a fun Lenten knit-a-long this year and all the women who are taking part i...7 years ago
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Dressing my baby bump + SHOP UPDATE - Every pregnant woman sooner or later finds that her ordinary clothes are no longer comfortable to her. Some of us go and buy something new and beautiful fo...8 years ago
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The Bluestocking Podcast: Episode 21: Red is the New Yellow - *Find me!* Instagram Ravelry Etsy YouTube Blog Periscope *Works in Progress* Stopover Lucy's Bolero Sebastian's Vest Grafitti socks Fish Lips Kiss Heel Cru...8 years ago
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YOUR HUSBAND DOES WHAT? - So one (and by "one" I mean *everyone*) may wonder how I came to be a coffin makers wife. I don't think about it very often, at least not until I have ...9 years ago
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Sunday September 20, 2015 ~ Next day is Nativity of the Theotokos - 1. Thanksgiving prayer for Holy Communion 2. Hand out prosphora 3. Hand out prayer ropes and pray the Jesus prayer together We remind the kids of the ...9 years ago
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When We Struggle in Church with Young Children - I find it very difficult to let things go and not bother me. I usually hang on to the hurt and review the play by play in my head long after. This past S...9 years ago
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waiting no more - We welcomed our sweet baby boy at the beginning of September. We are all happy and healthy and slowly adjusting to life as a family of four. *9 years ago
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A Comprehensive Post - To sum up five years of theological education in a single commencement speech is a difficult endeavor. To sum up five years of blogging in one post is ev...9 years ago
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:: forever and ever :: - hello dear friends, if anyone is out there still...thank you dearly for reading...so much catching up to do, my poor blog. but this happened last weeke...9 years ago
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Home! - After successfully completing the diploma program at the conservatory… (see proof below ^_^ ) …it was time for a break. DACHA Many people in Russian cities...9 years ago
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Homeschool Update! - For the past couple of years we have being using MFW as our core curriculum. We have enjoyed it thus far, the teachers manual has been extremely helpful to...10 years ago
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Simple and Sublime - Here's a Lenten dish that looks fancy but is easy to make, has a few simple ingredients and magically becomes more delicious as it sits in your refrigerato...10 years ago
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Round-Up of Lenten Recipes to Try - Here are a few recipes I've collected that I'd like to try this upcoming Dormition Lent or sometime soon: Savory - Georgian Bean Salad Grilled Cilantro...11 years ago
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Ugly Transformed - My last post was all about a really awful-looking loaf of bread. See it above? All wrinkly, white, dense and unpresentable? But with all those good ingredi...11 years ago
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Doughnuts - Doughnuts I am grateful for the excellent excuse to eat TWO doughnuts today!11 years ago
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4 comments:
cute! you commented on my blog about wedding rings. i had no idea that it wasn't the "norm" for all cultures. interesting! thanks for sharing.
Hi Tricia...yeah, I wear my wedding ring on my right hand because we were married in the Russian Orthodox Church, but many other countries, Norway, Germany, Bulgaria, etc wear it on their right, it doesn't say anything specific about engagement rings, here, but I thought this was interesting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_rings
Fab page! Do what you must if it is hot, I say!!!
I wanted to ask you what "cards" you were talking about in your previous post?
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Precious photo! My son is a free spirit. As soon as I we get in the car or get home, off go the shoes. If I'd let him, he'd streak around all day!
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