Monthly Archives: December 2022

Fascinating Facts Behind White House Christmases…

Dear Reader: Honey left behind a bag full of Christmas gifts… they could fill the Twelve Days of Christmas … and then some. Amazing ” Elves” -Mike and Honey are unbelievable . One gift she knew I would love…was this … Continue reading

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The U.S. Capitol was Built on Holy Ground…

Dear Reader: Yesterday, with the conclusion of the January 6 Committee’s final public meeting … with recommendations for four criminal charges concerning the Capitol attack… being sent to the Justice Department… a dark day in American History and democracy ended.. … Continue reading

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Spreading the Christmas Spirit from … St. Jude’s Chapel of Hope to India

Dear Reader: Yesterday I heard from Ambika Murthy ( now Dr. Ambika) and Christmas came early. I had been wondering what happened to Ambika because she came into my life so suddenly… and had she disappeared just as suddenly? I … Continue reading

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Hark the Herald Angels Sing… NO Humming in the South!

Dear Reader: From the day after Thanksgiving until the New Year… Charleston radio station 102.5 plays Christmas music! I love it! However yesterday a recurring Christmas phenomenon in the form of a song…🎵 Hark the Herald Angels Sing eerily was … Continue reading

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A Christmas Godwink

Dear Reader: Many of you have read Squire Rushnell’s books on Godwinks… which he defines as an unexpected connection to someone you love, a mysterious pathway to a life-changing opportunity, an unanticipated outcome … coming from out of the blue, … Continue reading

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Become an Instigator for Christmas

Dear Reader: I turned to today’s meditation in Quinn Caldwell’s Book – All I Want for Christmas and it was about becoming an ” instigator “-today that term is so negatively associated with the term – terrorist -that I was … Continue reading

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Christmas is not a ” MUST” but an ” US”

Dear Reader: I have begun to think that when I had my mishap Sunday Night ( Alright, alright… my sprawling embarrassing mis-step) time sped up … because I have lost it ( time, that it!) Did the naughty elves ( … Continue reading

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The History of the Sacred Pine

Dear Reader: The pine tree has played a major role in the history of Summerville… it is the core or heart of Summerville, the little town nestled in the pines. But long before the pine tree became symbolic of Summerville… … Continue reading

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Falling for Christmas…

Dear Reader: The ” X” I placed on the bottom step ( in the title” picture) was deliberately put there for a photo moment … marking the spot where I fell Sunday night. Yikes! As scary as it was… God … Continue reading

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Tis’ the Season for Sparkles and Twinkles…

Dear Reader: Yesterday was the day when little girls’ dreams of sparkling came true. Mollie, Rutledge, Lachlan, and myself sat for two hours to see our Eloise prance and dance for two minutes and the expression on her face was … Continue reading

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