Tag: Holidays
Posted on December 8, 2020
by Danielle Grandinetti
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Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! Today’s theme is a Holiday/Seasonal Freebie, so I went with my Christmas reading list for the month of December. Cover links will update as I post my reviews.
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Posted on December 9, 2019
by Danielle Grandinetti
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Whenever I say, ‘Santa Lucia,’ I can’t help picturing – and, frankly, hearing – Don Knots attempting to sing the traditional Italian song as Barney Fife in The Andy Griffith Show. So many other, better singers have recorded it, but for some reason, Knots’… Continue Reading “Make it Monday | Santa Lucia”
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Category: Activity, Bible, Chronic Illness, Culture, Foods, Gender, General, Holidays, Make it Monday, Personal Thoughts, Recipes, Seasons, Self-careTags: Advent, Christmas, Culture, Holidays, Light, Make it Monday, Peace, Santa Lucia, Self-care, St. Lucy, Winter Solstice
I love Thanksgiving. One of my favorite parts about the holiday is hosting the big feast. There’s nothing better to me than a table full of food and surrounded by family (or those adopted as family for the day). Despite my love of the… Continue Reading “Make it Monday | Thanksgiving”
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Category: America, Culture, Family, General, Holidays, Make it Monday, Personal Thoughts, SeasonsTags: Christmas, Culture, history, Holidays, Make it Monday, Thanksgiving
With Halloween in the rear-view, our attention is turning toward the upcoming holiday season. In the United States, Thanksgiving is the next major holiday, though Christmas preparations like to make an early appearance. However, whether your focus is on Thanksgiving or Christmas first, there’s… Continue Reading “Make it Monday | Making Cranberries”
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Spring is all about new life. What better way to show that to little readers than an adorable touch-and-feel board book? An Easter Prayer, by Amy Parker and illustrated by Alison Edgson, wonderfully captures this spirit.
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Category: Bible, BookLook, Books Review, Children's Fiction, Holidays, Seasons, Writing SpotTags: Alison Edgson, Amy Parker, An Easter Prayer, Board Book, Book Review, BookLook, Easter, Holidays, Little Readers, Reading Wednesday, Spring
Bridgewater Holidays, by Marion Marchetto, is a heartwarming collection of short stories revolving around the various national holidays in the United States. With a dash of historical narrative, the stories bring to life characters living in and working for the Bridgewater mansion.
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It’s that most wonderful time of the year. But even with lights, family, presents, holiday movies, and great food, one emotion often eludes us: Peace. We can have everything on our wish list, but that settled calm seems to slip through our fingers.
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Category: Culture, God's Character, Holidays, Personal Thoughts, Thoughts on Writing, Writing SpotTags: Advent, Christmas, Community, Culture, Holidays, Peace, Questions, Writing
Joy, an emotion that lights up the eyes of a child when they open a gift to find their dreams come true. It fills the soul like a warm cup of soup on a winter’s night. It switches out wrinkles for smile lines on… Continue Reading “The Writer’s Advent – Joy”
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Category: Culture, Family, Holidays, Personal Thoughts, Thoughts on Writing, Writing SpotTags: Advent, Christmas, Community, Culture, Family, Holidays, Joy, Writing
Posted on December 8, 2016
by Danielle Grandinetti
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Love. What better topic to cover during this Christmas Season? As writers, we cover the topic of love from many different angles. It’s a desire that drives a character to good or evil. The reason behind a character’s action. Of course, there’s romantic love.… Continue Reading “The Writer’s Advent: Love”
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Category: Bible, Culture, Holidays, Personal Thoughts, Storytelling, Thoughts on Writing, Writing SpotTags: Advent, Christmas, Culture, Holidays, Love, Writing
I love the Christmas season. It is a time when a child’s wonder is most allowed in adults. Lights sparkle on every street corner. Cheer is in the air. Snow is even more welcome. It is at this time of year, amid all the… Continue Reading “A Writer’s Advent: Hope”
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Category: God's Character, Holidays, Personal Thoughts, Thoughts on Writing, Writing SpotTags: Advent, Christmas, Climax, Culture, Holidays, Hope, Hopes, Mid-Winter, Winter Solstice, Writing