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Philly Story - New Beginnings Picnic

"I brought some music along.  Hope you don't mind," he said as he pulled out his tablet and a small pair of speakers.  She looked at him and smiled, "Only if I like the music you're playing." The evening picnic at the lake was such a great idea. She had not been on a picnic for a while, so she was excited. Deandra kicked off her shoes and sat down on the blanket that had been laid out on the ground. She took a deep breath and felt some muscles relax in her neck and back that she really hadn't realized were tense. Laughingly she looked at him with her little cocked sideways expression.  "And the point of this little evening seduction is..." she trailed off. "Well, he smiled back. "I hadn't thought of there being a reason.  I just wanted to share some things that I enjoy it with you.  You are the one to bring up the word s eduction!" Her need for intellectual banter, for a strong mental partner was fighting eve...

Carol of the Bells

Original date:  December 9, 2010 By far one of my favorite songs, "Carol of the Bells" brings to mind crisp cold air and lights reflecting off the snow. In Texas, we do not see these things very often; in fact, in my lifetime, I can recall only 2-3 times that all these magical elements came together. It was not at Christmas time either. The closest experience in Texas I remember is standing in line in Burnet to enter Bethlehem . The smells from inside the walled city filter outward - wax, hay, baking bread. When I close my eyes and take a deep breath, I can almost transport myself to a Norman Rockwell ideal. My brother asked me last night if I liked Christmas or something........maybe it is the decorations, the constant music and only watching Christmas movies on cable. It is more than that, too. It is the reading of the Christmas story in Luke, the advent symbols, the holly and ivy..........and mostly thinking about how one small precious baby came into the world to sav...