Grateful for 2020
In the face of loss, misfortune, and even death, I need to remind myself to be grateful for the good and not to allow the negative to let me fail in gratitude.
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Kissing games and Forfeits
Kissing games, which could also be used as forfeits, were definitely popular in Jane Austen’s day.
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Parlor games often involved forfeits for the losers. But what did those look like?
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The Solemn Side of Advent
Although the Christmastide season brought fun and frivolity, it was also a solemn spiritual season. Sr. Diana Doncaster of the Community of the Transfiguration is visiting with me to shed some light on this aspect of the season.
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