You know how I mentioned Rapunzel back when I finished chapter 10? Well, I found the PERFECT picture to go with this!
Category: The Junk Drawer
It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas… A Poll and a Challenge
It’s that time of year when those really annoying Christmas songs come on the radio over and over and over (because they’re the ones that don’t mention Jesus) — and half of them are sung by the same voice! Personally, I think some of them might not sound so bad if they were just remixed and sung by someone else…
Here’s a creative writing challenge for you — especially you poets out there: Write a Christmas song that focuses on Christ (but isn’t as traditionally humdrum as Silent Night or We 3 Kings — not that those songs are that bad). You can rewrite any of the popular ones (Santa Claus is coming to town >>> Jesus Christ is coming to earth) or come up with something completely different on your own. Post your creation on your blog, link back to here in your post, and have fun! 🙂 I can’t wait to see what you come up with!
A New Tagline?
I’ve been thinking that my tagline might be a little long, so here are a few more options that I thought I would get my readers thoughts on. Please give me your feedback! 🙂
Feel free to suggest your own taglines for Halaran or mix and match from my ideas.
Thanks! 🙂
Advent is coming!
Our family has celebrated advent, the time of waiting during the four Sundays preceding Christmas, as long as we can remember. We use an advent wreath, a wreath of sorts with four candles inserted in it and one in the center. The first of the four outer candles is lit on the first Sunday of advent, with an additional candle lit each Sunday following until Christmas day when the candle in the center, the Christ candle, is lit.
Advent is the time of remembrance and anticipation of Christ’s birth, and to focus our hearts on the true purpose of the holiday we are preparing for, we do a set of devotionals throughout the four weeks. Usually, we read through one of three books by Arnold Ytreeide, historical fiction set near the time of the Jesus’ birth designed to be read during the weeks of advent. This is a special tradition our family celebrates, providing a needed piece of structure during the craziness of the holiday season and reminding us of the significance of Jesus’s birth.
And I finally figure out how to make a ticker!!!!! 😀
Highlands of Halaran 