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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Give Me A Hand! Tuesday Meme
GIVE ME A HAND!
Tuesday Meme
Now, admit it! This is gonna be fun! NEW meme about HANDS! What could be simpler! Gnarled hands, chapped hands, clapping hands! Put your thinking cap on and Give Me A Hand!
RULES!
RULES!
1. Post a photo representing the theme. You can put your own interpretative spin on the theme. After all, hands are hands! But with a myriad of possibilities.
2. This can be one single photo or a series of photos; one's you've taken yourself or those from a media site such as Photobucket.com.
3. Grab the URL to your "Give Me A Hand" post and come back here to enter it into my MckLinky.
Monday, March 22, 2010
True Blue Monday
TRUE BLUE MONDAY
Gather round, gang! I've decided to start a Monday meme!
Rules for "True Blue Monday" meme:
1. Post a photo representing the theme. You can put your own interpretative spin on the theme. For example:You believe that a dog is your true blue friend. Post a picture of your dog. Or you have a beautiful blue porch swing that you love to rock on. Post a photo of your swing. It's up to you!
2. This can be one single photo or a series of photos; one's you've taken yourself or those from a media site such as Photobucket.com.
Here's My Photo!
Friday, March 19, 2010
Orange You Glad It's Saturday? New Meme
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Orange You Glad It's Saturday?
Orange is the color of excitement. I have always loved the color orange and I've been searching for a meme using this wonderful hue. I really couldn't find one so I'll try it myself.
Here are the rules.
1. Post a photo representing the theme. You can put your own interpretative spin on the theme. After all-orange is orange. But with a myriad of shades and variations.
2. This can be one single photo or a series of photos; one's you've taken yourself or those from a media site such as Photobucket.com.
3. Grab the URL to your "Orange You Glad It's Saturday?" post and come back here to enter it into my MckLinky. Please take a minute to leave a comment!
The Greens...Saturday Meme
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The Greens...Saturday Meme
Green is the color of renewal, of beginning, of making a fresh start. I have always loved the color green and I've been searching for a meme using this wonderful hue. I really couldn't find one so I'll try it myself.
Here are the rules.
1. Post a photo representing the theme. You can put your own interpretative spin on the theme. After all-green is green. But with a myriad of shades and variations.
2. This can be one single photo or a series of photos; one's you've taken yourself or those from a media site such as Photobucket.com.
3. Grab the URL to your "The Greens..." post and come back here to enter it into my MckLinky. Please take a minute to leave a comment!
A Gaggle of...A Swarm of...Meme
Welcome to My Meme! Welcome to My Meme! Welcome to My Meme!This one is a little different and I challenge you to participate! Each Friday I will announce a different theme for the following week. So, you may ask, what are the themes about? Look closely at the picture in my above badge. Do you see a school of goldfish? This week's theme is:
A Stack of...
There are several things that may fit here. I'm sure you'll catch on. We're working on names of groups of people, animals, things, insects, etc. Technically known as a COLLECTIVE NOUN. Check out my photo below if you need a hint!
Now all you have to do is post a photo on your blog, grab my badge so I know you're participating and come back here and place your POST URL into MckLinky!
Photos can be your own or from an image site like FLICKR or PHOTOBUCKET. Please identify those that aren't your own 'cause I'm going to have some contests periodically!
Now let's see what you can do!
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Who Was St. Patrick?
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The Real St. Patrick Didn't Wear Green
Plus St. Patrick's Day in the United States means clover-colored clothing, paper shamrocks, bagpipes, Irish folk music and dancing, corned beef and cabbage, green beer.
Often, the man of honor gets lost. At its core, the holiday is a holy recognition of St. Patrick's commitment to spreading Christianity throughout Ireland. It falls on March 17, the day he is believed to have died more than 1,500 years ago.
Over the centuries, Ireland's patron saint has become a mythical figure, widely pictured with a long beard, standing tall on the lush Irish coast in ceremonial robes, wearing a bishop's miter (or hat), holding a shepherd's staff. Snakes scatter from his feet.
It's an image that feeds into widely held misconceptions. To set the record straight:
•St Patrick wasn't Irish. There is disagreement over his precise birthplace, but it was somewhere in Roman Britain.
•He didn't introduce Christianity to Ireland. St. Palladius was the first bishop to travel to Ireland to convert the pagans, who believed in many gods.
•He didn't drive the snakes from Ireland. Geological studies have determined there were no snakes. The story symbolizes St. Patrick casting off paganism.
•He likely never used the three-leafed clover to teach about the Holy Trinity, the belief that God exists as the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. That story surfaced centuries after St. Patrick's death.
"There is a huge contrast between the historical St. Patrick and the legendary St. Patrick," said Dermot Quinn, author of "The Irish in New Jersey: Four Centuries of American Life" and history professor at Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J.
"All sorts of things get folded into the memory of the saints."
Historians reason that St. Patrick was the son of an aristocratic landowner, captured by marauders when he was about 16, taken to Ireland and made a slave. During six years sheepherding in relative solitude, he found God.
Patrick escaped and returned to Britain, but he longed to one day minister to the Irish. He studied for the priesthood and eventually was ordained a bishop. Sources vary on Patrick's timeline, but in the early 430s, Pope Celestine sent Patrick back to Ireland.
Thanks to Michelle M. Melendez
Quote:
“Christ shield me this day: Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I arise, Christ in the heart of every person who thinks of me, Christ in the eye that sees me, Christ in the ear that hears me” (from “The Breastplate of St. Patrick”).
Irish Blessings For Luck
Irish Blessings For Luck
Irish Blessings make everyone feel good! In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we offer seven classic lucky blessings for a good life.
May you always have...
Walls for the winds
A roof for the rain
Tea beside the fire
Laughter to cheer you
Those you love near you
And all your heart might desire.
May joy and peace surround you...
May joy and peace surround you...
contentment latch your door,
and happiness be with you now
and bless you evermore!
May the blessing of God's soft rain be on you...
May the blessing of God's soft rain be on you,
Falling gently on your head, refreshing your soul
With the sweetness of little flowers newly blooming.
May the strength of the winds of Heaven bless you,
Carrying the rain to wash your spirit clean
Sparkling after in the sunlight.
May the blessing of God's earth be on you,
And as you walk the roads,
May you always have a kind word
for those you meet.
May the blessing of light be upon you...
May the blessing of light be upon you,
Light on the outside,
Light on the inside.
With God's sunlight shining on you,
May your heart glow with warmth,
Like a turf fire
that welcomes friends and strangers alike.
May the light of the Lord shine from your eyes,
Like a candle in the window,
Welcoming the weary traveller.
May there always be work for your hands to do...
May there always be work for your hands to do
May your purse always hold a coin or two; May the sun always shine on your windowpane;
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain;
May the hand of a friend always be near you;
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
May your neighbors respect you...
The angels protect you,
Trouble neglect you,
And heaven accept you.
May those who love us ...
May those who love us, love us;
And for those who don't love us,
May God turn their hearts;
And if He doesn't turn their hearts,
May He turn their ankles, So we will know them by their limping!
May the road rise to meet you...
May the road rise to meet you,
may the wind be ever at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and the rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of his hand.
Courtesy of Beliefnet.com