Good Night

I will be wandering around in dreamland to find a dream as I bids you all good night.

CHRISTmas

The best ways to keep Christ in Christmas
is to keep MASS in Christmas!

"I believe that Christmas is to celebrate the birth of the Son of God who came to live with us on Earth.
I believe that Christmas is the time for us to share Love of God Jesus Christ with people everywhere."

‎"Take time every day, to read a verse or two on the birth of Jesus. It puts things in perspective. Jesus is the reason for this holiday. Give Him recognition and honor, for HE is THE GIFT we ALL have been waiting for all our lives!" "Live the Word and save Santa the trip!"   Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy - forgiveness; To that frustrating co-worker - tolerance; To a friend - your heart; To a customer - service with a smile; To someone in need - charity; To every child - a good example; To yourself - respect; To a stranger - the Gospel. ...Have any others to share?

Macy's National Believe Day

Macy's Celebrates 6th Anniversary of 
National Believe Day

2008-2013

On Dec. 6th, Macy’s celebrates the season of giving with its 6th annual National Believe Day. Inspired by Macy’s beloved “Believe” campaign, National Believe Day aims to inspire Americans to spread the spirit of generosity throughout the holiday season.

For more information about Macy's Believe.  Visit www.macys.com/believe

For more information about Make-A-Wish Foundation.  Visit http://www.wish.org/help/macy_s_believe

Yes, Virginia, There is Santa Claus. Visit http://newseum.org/yesvirginia/

Advent

We begin a new liturgical year as we celebrate the First Sunday of Advent. Today's readings are set the pace for the weeks that follow.  They invite us to enter into a time of anticipation.  The Latin word adventus means coming or arrival.  and in this season, we celebrate Jesus' triple coming: his coming into human history when he was born of the Blessed Virgin Mary, his coming into our lives now in his Word and in the sacraments of his Church, and his coming in glory at the end of time.  The readings tell us how to anticipate his coming: be vigilant, be prepared, be hopeful.

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Advent begins today!

So how do we celebrate the story of Christmas?

For me, celebrating Advent is a big part of telling the story of the First Christmas.

The Season of Advent begins four Sundays before Christmas.

Simple.  Lighting candles and reading scripture.

You need 5 candles and a bible.(3 purple, 1 rose and 1 white)

A Simple Life.

To all my friends:
May the Season of Advent fill your Hearts with Love, Joy and Peace.

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Today is the first Sunday of Advent. In a 1996 Homily, Blessed Pope John Paul II said of Advent,
"Advent is the liturgical season that prepares us for the Lord's birth, but it is also the time of expectation for the definitive return of Christ."

My Bucket List - 50 Things To Do

As a birthday gift to myself (November 28th) inspired by my friend (name withheld). I decided to write my own 50 Things to Do. I hope to do before I turn 51 in November 2015. 

My Bucket List will start on 28 November 2014 and end on 28 November 2015. I will continue add more list.  Here is the list for my 50 Things to Do.

For myself:
read a mini good book once a month
have a portrait taken by professional
try one new recipe
create postcards to send
write to one friend a month via snail mail. E-mail doesn’t count
make a gift for Callie and Collin and Delaney and Bethany
wear cowboy boot or any boot to Mass every Sundays even in the summer time
Bouffant Hair in 1964 hairstyle for the day and have a picture taken


GirlFriends' Night Out:
host a girl's night out
go out for tea with friend(s)
go on a garden tour – Azaela Trail at Bayou Bend
take a trip to Tyler to enjoy Rose Festival
International Quilt Festival
take florist arrangement class
take painting class 
take photography class
Bluebonnet Sightings
wine festival and stomp grapes
Window shopping at Galleria


Friends:
ride ferris wheel in Kemah Boardwalk or Downtown Aquarium
horse show
horse racing - Sam Houston Horse Race
go horse back riding
Discovery Green Park
Galveston - Strand Street and Moody Garden
The Waterway Taxi in The Woodlands Town Center - http://www.thewoodlandstx.com/waterwaytaxi/
photograph a sunset... and a sunrise
Spindletop restaurant - http://www.hyatt.com/gallery/spindletop/index.html
eat something new and unusual – Lobster (I never eat lobster in my life)
Houston Zoo
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Houston International Festival - http://www.ifest.org/
Houston Space Center
Houston Astros 
Skeeters Baseball - Sugarland
Mardi Gras in Galveston
Dicksen on the Strand - Galveston
Holiday In the Park Christmas at Six Flag in Arlington
ZipNac - http://www.zipnac.com/
Rent a tandem bicycle and ride on Bike Trail in Buffalo Bayou Park or on Seawall in Galveston
Ice skating at Galleria
learn how to grill
take pottery class
take country/western dance

Thank you for birthday greeting!

I am so thankful...

to those special people in my life who 

support me,

uplift me,

comfort me

and bring joy

to my soul!

I am currently very thankful for my cup of tea!

10 Fun Facts about me

10 Fun Facts about me

I was born at the Catholic Hospital. My delivery doctor was Catholic.

I am the first generation in my mother’s side ever born in America.

My parents knew I was born deaf. My Catholic doctor done a good job.

I was born Hip Dysplesia (DDH). Worn hip brace. Did not learn to walk until I was 3 years old. Thanks to my Catholic Bone Doctor and my parents. If not for them, I ended up one leg shorter than other leg and have to wear special shoe. My famous motto is “Walk Tall like a Princess”

Share birthday twin with my brother (1961) and great niece (2009)

I grew up oral and mainstreamed in public schools

Didn’t learn sign language until age of 11

Didn’t learn ASL until community college

I am a Blogger and Vlogger.

Celebrate my 7th birthday on Thanksgiving Day!

Thanksgiving Information

Taken by Martha Stewart's Thanksgiving Trivia via website.


Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.

It was originally celebrated on the last Thursday of November, until 1939, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving from the fourth Thursday in November to the third to allow for more shopping days between the fall holiday and Christmas. Millions of Americans protested and two years later, Roosevelt restored Thanksgiving to its former date.

The three-hour event is held in New York City. More than 44 million people watch the parade on television each year. NBC has been the official broadcaster of the event since 1955.

In 1924, the annual Thanksgiving parade started by Louis Bamberger in Newark, New Jersey, at the Bamberger's store was transferred to New York by Macy's. There were floats, professional bands, and live animals borrowed from the Central Park Zoo.

In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast, which is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies.

The Intercollegiate Football Association was formed in 1876, and a championship game was instituted on Thanksgiving Day.

Original posted
14 November 2008

Facebook Note

Mo is_________________... Some of my friend are doing this so I think it
is fun to find out.... Hugs

Comments:

- cool

- a wonderful teacher in vlogs.

- sweet lady

- loves tea and God.

- caring, honest, heart opened and sweet

Blessed Virgin of the Rosary

The Church dedicates the month of October to the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary. As we pray each decade, we mediate on one of the mysteries of the Rosary, celebrating God's love for us.

Build a Leafman!

free gift.
smile.
open arms.
open heart.
greatest gift of all is
LOVE!

original post 28 Sept. 2008

Enjoy God's creation

The first day of Autumn is here! An especially beautiful time of year to get outside and enjoy God's creation. Do you have plans with family or friends to enjoy the great outdoors this Fall?

Wonder-FALL

"Autumnal Equinox"

First Day of Autumn! 22 September 2013

- Color changes in leaves

- Fall of the Year

- Harvest

- Fall Foliage

- Hot Tea

- Oktoberfest

- Tailgating

- Apple Picking

- Corn Maze

- Pumpkin Carving

- Wine Tour

- Hayride

- Pumpkin and Pecan Pie

- Caramel Apples

- Cider Apples

Did you know walk in the foliage make the perfect romance!

 
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower
- Albert Campus

International Day of Peace

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak,
but their echoes are truly endless."  
~ Mother Teresa

  

While International Day of Peace is being celebrated throughout the world today, remember that peace starts within our hearts. One thoughtful word, a caring smile, or a single act of kindness may not be enough to change the world, but it can make a difference in someone's day. Let's not forget to be compassionate and kindhearted towards others every day, we don't always know what they could be going through.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_Peace

Hurricane Ike: 5 Years Later

Please visit at

http://maureenteatime.blogspot.com/search/label/Hurricane%20Ike

Luann - Comic Strip

http://www.gocomics.com/luann/2013/09/08

Two World of Pools

Summer's OUT
Autumn's IN

From swimming pools to football pools

"I grew this apple especially for you." ~~ God

Pregnancy over age 50? Possible?

I read Sunday newspaper.  I read Family Circus comic strip.  I burst to tears. I want to be a mother for years and years.   I am 48 and I feel I am too old to start family. 

After evening Mass, I met young parents of twin boys.  Cute and sweet boys!   I took a deep breath and told myself  "don't cry" "don't cry" .  I try my best not to show my tears in the front of  them.

I cried in my car on the way home from Church.  I won't give up my dream. I decided surf the Internet about Pregnancy after 50.  Look what I found.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pregnancy_over_age_50


Meaning that I have to start workout now to slim down my body and bring my healthy eggs back.

Please keep me in your prayer.  Please give me a hug the next time you see me.

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Hello friends,
I received comments about my previous post "Pregnancy over age 50? Possible?"
Just thought I want share them with you all.
I cannot reveal their name.

• Please also remember that there are children out there in this world who would love to have you as a parent now.Every day more n more children are taken by the system needing loving n nurturing homes.Being a parent doesn't always have to mean biological children. (Name Withheld)

  
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  I pray that you would want to "find a man" because you feel a vocation to life-giving love within the Sacrament of Marriage.
  

  Children are a fruit of that union, and no man should be seen or used as a baby maker.
  How are you being a gift of yourself to nurture "children" today?
  I know a single woman who is one of the most motherly women I have ever met. She fosters drug babies through the state, and has mothered many, many babies over the years.
  I will offer prayer tonight for your calling to your vocation as a mother. Pope John Paul II says we are all called to take part in spiritual parenting. (Name Withheld)

Labor of Love - Labor Day Greeting

Wishing everyone a very peaceful and restful Labor Day.

National Apple Month

Did you know Apple Month is a 3 months promotion, 

September to November.

Summer 2013

Let me share with you all!

cut, peel and clean shrimps with my sister in law

My nephew/Godson Collin and me at Mr. Gatti's Pizza and Entertainment Center

My great-niece Delaney at Dance Recital

Color time with my niece Callie

Playing with my great niece Bethany

A Night at Minute Maid Ballpark with friend

Having tea at Seabrook Waffle Company with friends

Blue Moon

 When I was little girl growing up, when I look at the Full Moon,

 I always think of God.

I pray to Full Moon every month for years and still do today. 

Hurricane Alicia: 30 Years Later

18 August 1983
Hurricane Alicia slammed into Galveston Island, Texas, leaving 20 dead and causing more than a billion dollars' worth of damage.

Honeybee Links

Honeybee populations are disappearing.
We need honeybees to produce honey, ice cream, strawberries and more.

 Please click the underline below for your information.

Colony Collapse Disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

savethehoneybee.com

Häagen-Dazs - Help the Honey Bees

Honey bee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


 

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

It is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Church celebrates that in Mary there were no obstacles to prevent her from passing immediately through death and becoming the first after her Son to be raised body and soul into the fullness of God. (unknown author)

Blessed Virgin Mary was made sinless by God by PREVENTING her from sinning, then because of her sinlessness God can never allow Blessed Virgin Mary’s body to decay here on earth that’s why she was assumed to heaven.

In celebration of the Virgin Mary's physical and soul assumption into Heaven.

Thank you for all loving and protecting our Blessed Mother.  
Thank you for enlightening me.

The Help

Mug and Tea Infusers

The messy room is still under the construction. I am half way done with the organize. I found the mugs and tea infusers under the table. It has been sitting under the table since ???

Simplici-Tea mug and Tea Infusers. I bought them for myself. My reward. This was my last shopping spending. After Christmas, I cannot buy anything related with tea and teacup/saucer.

Friendship Day

First Sunday of August every year is Friendship Day.

Friendship Day is to honor the special meaning of friendship. On this day, friend spend time with their friends and express love for them. Exchange of Friendship gifts like cards, gifts and more!

 

 

Only God Can TURN

Only GOD can turn

 a MESS into a MESSage, 

a TEST into a TESTimony, 

a TRIal into a TRIumph, 

a VICTim into a VICTory.

 GOD is GOOD.

Aunt and Uncles Day!

Aunt and Uncles Day

When : July 26th

Aunt and Uncles Day honors a very special pair of relatives. They are your mom and dad''s brothers and sisters. We hope you have a lot of Aunts and Uncles. The more, the merrier.
 
Our Aunts and Uncles mean a lot to us. Among other things, they are most likely:

• The backup caretaker when mom and dad go out, or are at work.
• Real characters at family get-togethers and events.
• Someone we can talk to and related to..... some things we just can talk about with "parental units".
• Sound counsel and advice.
• Someone who takes you to fun places and events.
• Someone whose house is a great place to sleepover, especially if you have cousins.
• The ones who give you great presents for birthdays, Christmas and special events.
• And, the benefits of Aunts and Uncles goes on, and on, and on, and.........

Ice Cream Tea Time

National Ice Cream Day 

3^rd Sunday in July, every year

July 23, 1904

Charles E. Minches of St. Louis, Missouri, came up with the idea of filling pastry one with two scoops of ice cream, thereby inventing the ice cream cone.  The walk away cone made its debut later that year at the St. Louis’s World Fair. 

 

Cheer Up

July 11th is

National Cheer Up

the Lonely Day

Cheer Up the Lonely Day is an opportunity to make a lonely person happy. Any time you can make someone happy, you've done a good thing, and should be proud of yourself.

Lonely people have few friends and loved ones. They may have lost loved ones over the years. They may be elderly. They see people on an infrequent basis.

Spend some time today cheering up lonely people. It's easy to do…just spend some time with them. When you visit, bring happy things to talk about. Keep the conversation upbeat, and lively. When you leave, give a big hug and let them know you enjoyed the stay. Sending cards or making a phone call is okay, only if they live too far away to visit. What a lonely person really needs, is face to face time with other people.

God is Everywhere

God doesn't have a BlackBerry or an iPhone, but He is my favourite contact. He doesn't have Facebook, but He is my best friend. He doesn't have Twitter, but I follow Him and He doesn't have internet, but I am connected to Him. He has higher tech than what we have. ♥

Happy Rainbow

Please visit at:
http://maureenteatime.blogspot.com/2013/04/national-find-rainbow-day.html
and
 http://maureenteatime.blogspot.com/2013/04/jelly-bean-day.html

Fourth of July

Wish each and everyone one of you a blessed day with your families
 as America celebrates Independence Day! 




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Happy Birthday, America!

Fourth of July is a day of celebration. We should be thankful for the country and the freedom. It's a great day to be with our families, fun, barbecues, picnics, parades, fireworks and tea.
Let's celebrate!!

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God Bless America!

Happy 4^th of July blessing to you and yours as we celebrate this country’s greatest gifts – 
Faith, 
Freedom, 
Family and 
Friendship.

 

Precious Blood of Our Lord

Happy Feast Day of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus!

National Apron Day

The day after Mother's Day is National Apron Day!

http://www.nationalapronday.com

13 May 2013

Fruit Pears and Apple print with two pockets.  This apron features on "Desperate Housewives, as worn by Bree Van Kamp's Character. 

 

Another Apron News

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

On the day before Thanksgiving, women across the country will be celebrating the day by wrapping a loaf of bread in an apron, tucking a prayer or a note of encouragement in the pocket, and then delivering the bundle to someone in need of physical or spiritual sustenance—or both. What could be nicer than receiving such a gift—and handmade at that?

http://www.apronmemories.com/tie-one-on-day/