St. Nicholas...Santa Claus

The concept of the American Santa Clause originated with St. Nicholas, who was born in Asia Minor in the second half of the third century.  he was known as a kind, benevolent man and made a saint because of his generosity.  in honor of St. Nicholas, December 6th became the traditional day in Europe for the exchange of Christmas gifts and the beginning of the holiday season.  Dutch immigrants to the United States brought with them their version of the gift-giving St. Nicholas, known as "Sinter Klas." American, unaccustomed to the Dutch pronunciation, turned this into "Santa Clause," who is beloved as a symbol of Christmas by children of all ages.

Advent

The word Advent is from the Latin means "Coming" and is associated with the four weeks of preparation of Christ.

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

A Whole New Me

My 3 years old niece blunt told me "hair cut"
My life changed!

I read many books and sources about Single - "How to find Mr. Right" and more.  I read men prefer women with long hair.
The more I let my hair grow, the more no man come to me.  I ended up look like this.

I let Holy Spirit's guidance me to a good man.
So I chopped my long hair off. 

no more headband
no more hair claw
no more hair combs
no more barrettes
no more scrunchies
no more hair pins
no more hair rubber band
no more ponytail
no more braids
no more pigtails
no more single sites
no more books about singles

Beauty Tips

Tea Beauty Tips

Try a cup of ginger green tea – it’s a very aromatic and spicy treat.

Rooibos tea is said to help relieve insomnia.

Herbal teas are typically decaffeinated. Some people drink infusions for various medicinal uses.

Been in the sun too long? Run your bath water with several tea bags under the spout. Use oolong, green tea, or jasmine and soak your tender skin in the fragrant water.

Tea can help keep your breath sweet!

Want your feet to smell fresh? Tea is a natural astringent and the tannic acid will help kill bacteria. Soak your feet in black tea for great results.

After you shampoo, rinse your hair with a glass of green tea mixed with some lemon juice. Leave the rinse in for silky, smooth hair.

Help ease the discomfort of an insect bite or razor burn by placing the moist green tea bag over the area. The tea properties will reduce itching and swelling.

The ritual of tea is the perfect complement for your time of prayer and mediation.

Tea comes to the aid of puffy eyes. Boil water and put two black tea bags in. Brew for five minutes, remove the bags, and press out the liquid. Place the bags in the freezer for ten minutes. Lie down and place the cooled tea bags over your eyes for ten to fifteen minutes. The eye area will look refreshed. Warm tea bags can also be used.

Smile

is feeling quite JOYFUL today! :o)

It's a good day to SMILE!

Salt and Light

Make me salt make me light, let Your holy fire ignite, Reveal Your glory in my life.
I am not ashamed to lift up Your holy name.
Make me salt make me light. 

One More Post

Trying to log off blogger is like to put down a tall glass of sweet tea.
Okay, just one more post...

Beauty comes from within

I think beauty comes from within. If you're happy and look at life in the best way you can, even when there are problems, it can make you beautiful on the outside.
~~ Faith Hill

Your Inner Beauty NEVER needs Makeup!

Love is...

God is more interested

 in the inner beauty 

of a person 

than the outer.

God is not concerned with outward appearance. He looks into our hearts and sees our true motives and desires, what is on the inside is much more important than how we dress up the outside.

Scripture:

“Your adornment should not be an external one: braiding the hair, wearing old jewelry, or dressing in fine clothes, but rather the hidden character of the heart, expressed in the imperishable beauty of a gentle and calm disposition, which is precious in the sight of God.” ~~ 1 Peter 3:3

 "But the LORD said to Samuel: Do not judge from his appearance or from his lofty stature, because
 I have rejected him.  God does not see as a mortal, who sees the appearance. The LORD looks into the heart." ~~ 1 Samuel 16:7

Month of May

By tradition, the Catholic Church dedicates each month of the  year to a certain devotion.  In May, it is the Blessed Virgin Mary.  This devotion arose among Jesuits in Rome in the late 18th century and quickly spread throughout the Western Church.  By the time of Pope Piux IX's declaration of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in 1854, it had become universal.  May crownings and other special May events in honor of Mary, such as public recitation of the rosary, stem from this time. 

May, Month of Mary

  As May was the month of Mary, our Blessed Mother, and June is the Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, does it not follow that as May leads into June, Mary leads us to her the love of her Son, symbolized by His Sacred Heart.

 

 

Bee a Different!

Easter

Throughout the years of his active ministry, Jesus revealed the divine power at work in him through earthly parables and shared meals.  After his Resurrection from the dead, the disciples came to recognize him in the stranger who spoke to them of the Scriptures along the way when he broke bread with them.  In these post-Resurrection days, Jesus wants us to know him in the same way.  Every Mass follows the same pattern: we hear God's wisdom in the Liturgy of the Word; we taste God's love in the Liturgy of the Eucharist.



We continue to celebrate Easter.  I feel so special that Jesus gave his life for me.  My challenge now is what I can do for Him after he paid such a price for me to have the opportunity to go to heaven.  have you thought about what you might do?

Crystal Prisms

Remember that scene in Pollyanna, when Polly meets the town's grumpy old man and they end up stringing hundreds of crystal chandelier prisms in the windows? And then the whole entire room is filled with sunlight and rainbows? It's a moment of science, art and happiness... all rolled up in one! Now you can have rainbows on your walls, too!

Daisy

 

D - Delightfully 

A - Awesome 

 I - Incrediable 

S - Spectacular 

Y - You

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Kites in the Sky

Fly a kite during National Kite Month

Kite History
1749
Alexander Wilson flew a kite train to record air temperatures at different altitudes.
1752
Ben Franklin proved there was electricity in lightning.
1804
George Cayley developed the concept of heavier-than-air flight. His glider was a modified arch top kite.
1827
George Pocock used kites to pull a horseless carriage.
1847
A kite flown by Homan Walsh, age 10, aided in the construction of a suspension bridge across the Niagara River.
1893
The Eddy Diamond and the Hargraves Box raised scientific instruments for weather research.
1899
The Wright Brothers used kites to test their theories for the first flying machine (airplane).
1901
Guglielmo Marconi used a kite to lift an aerial to make his historical radio link between North America and Europe.
1902
The French Military (Conyne) Kite raised military observers.
1903
The Wright Brothers flew the first manned flying machine. A kite train towed S.F.Cody across the English Channel.
1906
Kites carried a camera aloft to take aerial photographs of the damage caused by the San Francisco earthquake.
1907
Dr. Alexander Graham Bell flew a man carrying kite made up of over 3,000 tetrahedral cells.
1919
A German flew a kite train to an altitude of 31,955 feet.
1939 - 1945
The Gibson Girl Box, Garber's Target Kite and Saul's Barrage Kite were all used in World War II.
1948
Francis Rogallo patented his Flexi-wing kite. It was the forerunner of the hang glider and delta kite.
1954
William Allison, Dayton, Ohio, received a patent on HIS "Flexible Flyer", which we now call the SLED Kite and reproduce by the housands in kite workshops all over the world. Ed Graeul called it a Basic Kite Form. (one of only 7)
1964
Domina Jalbert designed the parafoil. His concepts have been adapted for parachutes and kites.
1975
Peter Powell introduced his dual line stunt kite.
1978
Kuzuhiko Asaba flew 4,128 kites on a single line.
1989
Kite flying becomes a sport with the establishment of a National Stunt Kite Circuit. The "California Swept Wing" Stunt Kite has had the greatest influence on stunt flying.

International Earth Day

March 20th is International Earth Day

International Earth Day was initiated to make earth inhabitants aware of their responsibility to care for the planet. This care includes environmental and natural resources. International Earth Day was founded by John McConnell, of Davis City, Iowa. In September, 1969, he proposed  the establishment of Earth Day to the San Francisco, California Board of Supervisors. After approval, he gained support from many others, including then UN General Secretary, U Thant.
In 1970, McConnell wrote an Earth Day Proclamation which was ultimately signed by UN Secretary General U Thant on March 21, 1971.

This day is also called Sun-Earth Day

NOTE: International Earth Day is different from the U.S. Earth Day, April 22nd.

Legend of the Shamrock

Symbol of the Holy Trinity

Legend of the Shamrock

The shamrock is a symbol of the Trinity and the Cross for most Irish-Catholics. This is due to the most famous shamrock legend, starring St. Patrick. The story basically says that he used the shamrock to help the pagan Druid High Priests and their followers comprehend the Holy Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - All in One Almighty God.

But we know the shamrock was already considered a sacred plant to the Druids long before St. Patrick arrived in Ireland. Perhaps that is why, according to the shamrock legend, he chose this common little clover to illustrate the Trinity concept to them.

The wisdom of St. Patrick's mission was to take ancient pagan Celtic ideas and beliefs and use them to explain the concepts of Christianity in such a way that the Druids and their followers would embrace Christ and the Trinity.

Knowing that it was considered a sacred plant to them already, the shamrock legend says he plucked one right out of the ground he was standing upon. Then he held it up high so everyone could see, and proclaimed,

"Do you not see how in this wildflower three leaves are united on one stalk, and will you then believe that there are indeed three persons and yet one God?"

According to Irish folklore, this effective demonstration secured the approval of the Druid High Priests of St. Patrick's missionary work in Ireland, and even led many of them to convert to Christianity and become Bishops themselves

Butterfly

"Butterflies can't see their wings. They can't see how truly beautiful they are but everyone else can. People are like that as well."

Happy Anniversary Pope Francis!

 

 

Pope Francis marks the first anniversary of his papacy, March 13, 2014.

Please let's say a special prayer for our pope.

Anything is Possible

Matthew 19:26 -

 "And Jesus beholding, said to them: With men this is impossible: but with God all things are possible."

Tea Time with Barbie

 Happy Birthday, Barbie!

 

Deaf Women

Angelina Fuller Fisher
Ann Billington
Cornelia A. Lathrop
Elizabeth Allen
Heather Whitestone
Ida Vernon
Ida Wynette Gray Hampton
Jane Lou Jones
Jane Norman
Janet Miriam Holland Taylor Caldwell
Jean Pearl Chan
Jo Walden
Joan K. Berke
Juliette Gordon Low
Kitty O’Neal
Laura Brigham
Laura Redder Searing
Linda Bove
Mabel Hubbard Bell
Margaret E. Jackson
Marlee Matlin
May Paxton Benoit
Nanette Fabray
Phyllis Ferlich
Sophia Fowler Gallaudet
Sophia Smith

For the LOVE of Signing

National Puzzle Day

Clutter

I read another blog about Transformation and Organization. Her pictures and comment inspired me to start organize my clutter area. I dropped magazines off at the table in my father's office. End up pile high. I realized that there is no more room for one more. I have to learn to stop buy magazines. The verse she wrote on her blog touched my heart. I immediately pulled out my bible and read.

I love books. I have few resource books how to organize.

My father's office. That's where I dropped my stuff off.

Tea bags the one that I got for my birthday.

too many magazines!

I pass along the magazines (except for tea magazines) to local hospital or to use in waiting rooms. 

I use the tea magazines as resource information when hosting teas, showers, etc.

It will take weeks and weeks to clean up the clutter area. I will get it back with you with "After" pictures.