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In Which I Am Born

Posted by Sherry on 7/28/2010 in --July, 2010 Projects, Birthdays, Celebrations, General

In 1957, the year I was born, Ed Sullivan had Elvis on his show for the third time, showed him only from the waist up, and said: “This is a real decent, fine boy. We’ve never had a pleasanter experience on our show with a big name than we’ve had with you. You’re thoroughly all [...]

 
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The 4th of July

Posted by Sherry on 7/4/2010 in Celebrations, Christian History, General, History

Happy Fourth of July to all who visit Semicolon! My pastor put this video together using Ben Shive’s ballad, 4th of July and some footage of Japanese fireworks: Consider that wee shall be as a Citty upon a Hill, the eies of all people are uppon us; soe that if wee shall deale falsely with [...]

 
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52 Ways to Celebrate Independence Day

Posted by Sherry on 7/1/2010 in --July, Booklists, Celebrations, General, History

1. O Beautiful for spacious skies . . .

 
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June 5th is Drawing Day

Posted by Sherry on 6/5/2010 in --June, Celebrations, General

We’ll be drawing today, and I’ll try to scan and post some samples. What about you?

 
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June 4th is Aesop’s Day

Posted by Sherry on 6/4/2010 in --June, Birthdays, Celebrations

A farmer placed his nets on his newly sown plough lands, and caught a quantity of Cranes, which came to pick up his seed. With them he trapped a Stork also. The Stork, having his leg fractured by the net, earnestly besought the Farmer to spare his life. “Pray, save me, Master,” he said, “and [...]

 
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Jesus Christ Is Risen Indeed!

Posted by Sherry on 4/4/2010 in Celebrations

 
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Love Links, Lists, and Quotes 2010

Posted by Sherry on 2/11/2010 in Booklists, Celebrations, General, Movies, Poets and poetry

Just in time for Valentine’s Day . . . if you need some help: Love Links Joe Carter Tells Guys How to Write a Love Letter All for Love: Kelli’s Valentine Traditions Strawberry Cake recipe for Valentine’s Day Books about Love, Romance, and Marriage Anatomy of a Marriage: Novels about Marriage The Love Letters by [...]

 
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2010: The Year of Maranatha

Posted by Sherry on 12/31/2009 in Celebrations, General

“No one ever regards the first of January with indifference.” —Charles Lamb. Maranatha: (1 Cor. 16:22) consists of two Aramean words, Maran’athah, meaning, “our Lord comes,” or is “coming.” If the latter interpretation is adopted, the meaning of the phrase is, “Our Lord is coming, and he will judge those who have set him at [...]

 
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Semicolon’s 12 Books I Have on Hand and Ready to Read

Posted by Sherry on 12/26/2009 in Booklists, Celebrations, Christmas, General, Projects

Most of these I got for Christmas, and I am going to have a great time reading them in January: Read for the Heart: Whole Books for Wholehearted Families by Sarah Clarkson. I’ve known of Sally Clarkson and her ministry to families and especially to homeschooling moms for a long time, and now her daughter [...]

 
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More Christmas-y Links

Posted by Sherry on 12/22/2009 in Celebrations, Christmas, General

Why do we celebrate Christmas on December 25th? According to Biblical Archaeology Review, it probably has nothing at all to do with Saturnalia or any other pagan holidays. On Mermaids and Witches: Fairy Tales and the Gospel by Karen Anderson. “I hadn’t thought too much about what these fairy tales really had to do with [...]

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