hey Katie, I don't even have to ask you to have a great weekend. I know you are having one with those kids. I am so happy for you, wish I could be there for that celebration. don't get too tired. thats an order fromsomeone who loves you, and you got to stay well cause you are going toteach me to make graphics. : ). SPRING CAME IN WITH A BANG HERE IN FLORIDA. CLEAR WEATHER WITH 78º TEMPS. LOVE YOU GIRL, HUGS ANNIE
What a charmer you are!!! I thoroughly enjoy your bulletins. They have brought many smiles to my "grumpy" looking face this winter as I went through some storms of my own (not weather related!:D( God bless you dear friend and enjoy your weekend with your family. Laugh a lot and feel the special love coming from each of them as you shower them with your love! Special blessings!!!! Marge
Hope you have a great Friday filled with love, happiness, peace and friendship. Thank you for stopping by to visit....come and visit often, the door is always open.
Hi Katie, Thanks for you compliment on my poem. Here in Florida it truely is springtime and I so wish for my friends who are not as fortunate as we in the deep South are. truely the birds are singing, there has been great sunshine, warm temps. Trees budding.Sure glad I have my Bird feeders out. they are devouring those seeds too. heeheehee. One feeder lasted two days. lol. Our winter is gone and we are so thrilled. However we are having that cool snap we always have right close to Easter. Today it is raining just a slow drawn out drizzle and it is only 51º. But the weather has been in the high sixties and one day in the lower seventies. Nights in the 40's for the last couple of nights but is warming up tonight and Saturaday our temps are to be in the middle 70's. that is close to summer. Our spring does not last long here, but we enjoy it while it does. I feel acolder than it is, I know it is because it is damp. Girl I hope you are doing pretty good. You are about as tough as anyone I have ever seen. Tougher than most. Just keep trucking my friend, and I know you will. You are in Roy and my prayers every day. Take care until next time my sweet friend. I feel so privileged to know you and to be your friend Katie, and for this I am the better for it. Hugs my friend, annie
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Here is a little History for you.
St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is one of Christianity's most widely known figures. But for all his celebrity, his life remains somewhat of a mystery.
Taken Prisoner By Irish Raiders. It is known that St. Patrick was born in Britain to wealthy parents near the end of the fourth century. He is believed to have died on March 17, around 460 A.D. At the age of sixteen, Patrick was taken prisoner by a group of Irish raiders who were attacking his family's estate. They transported him to Ireland where he spent six years in captivity. During this time, he worked as a shepherd, outdoors and away from people. Lonely and afraid, he turned to his religion for solace, becoming a devout Christian. (It is also believed that Patrick first began to dream of converting the Irish people to Christianity during his captivity.) After more than six years as a prisoner, Patrick escaped. According to his writing, God's-spoke to him in a dream, telling him it was time to leave Ireland.
To do so, Patrick walked nearly 200 miles from County Mayo, where it is believed he was held, to the Irish coast. After escaping to Britain, Patrick reported that he experienced a second revelation-an angel in a dream tells him to return to Ireland as a missionary. Soon after, Patrick began religious training, a course of study that lasted more than fifteen years. After his ordination as a priest, he was sent to Ireland with a dual mission-to minister to Christians already living in Ireland and to begin to convert the Irish. Familiar with the Irish language and culture, Patrick like many before him including Christ, chose to incorporate traditional ritual into his lessons of Christianity. Rather than of attempting to eradicate native Irish beliefs he would give them new meaning. For instance, he used bonfires to celebrate Easter since the Irish were used to honoring their gods with fire. He also superimposed a sun, a powerful Irish symbol, onto the Christian cross to create what is now called a Celtic cross, so that veneration of the symbol would seem more natural to the Irish. Although there were a small number of Christians on the island when Patrick arrived, most Irish practiced a nature-based pagan religion. So for the most part St. Patrick did indeed Christianize Ireland.
Did St. Patrick remove the snakes from Ireland. Well some contend there were never were any physical snakes there to begin with. But in a symbolic way he did indeed remove the snakes from Ireland in the hearts of the Irish people. The "banishing of the snakes" was really a metaphor for the eradication of pagan ideology from Ireland and the triumph of Christianity. Within 200 years of Patrick's arrival, Ireland was completely Christianized.
The first St. Patrick's Day parades were in not in Ireland but in NYC staring March 17, 1762.
For symbols and recipes and more fun facts click the link below from the History Channel.
I wanted to stop by and thank you the Congratulations. Being nominated Feature Member was completely unexpected. It has been a very special occasion for me.
I appreciate it very much, including your time and attention in the midst of your own hectic schedule.
HEY! LADY! WHAT A VERY, VERY.... DID I SAY "VERY"?... SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS. I WILL DEFINITELY KEEP IT CLOSE TO MY HEART. THANK YOU SO, SO MUCH FOR SENDING ME THE CONGRATS... LUVS YA... ALWAYS... HUGS AND SMILES.. SUNNY!
WooHooo! look at this, Featured all the way, right from my heart to yours, from my house to yours, so happy to see you stand out, luv ya sunshine and congrats!
Katie
Carolyn
WooHooo! look at this, Featured all the way, right from my heart to yours, from my house to yours, so happy to see you stand out, luv ya sunshine and congrats!