Friday, December 21, 2012

"Christmas Bells," by Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Story Round-Up

Christmas Bells by Alfred, Lord Tennyson



The time draws near the birth of Christ:

The moon is hid, the night is still;

The Christmas bells from hill to hill

Answer each other in the mist.

 

Four voices of four hamlets round,

From far and near, on mead and moor,

Swell out and fail, as if a door

Were shut between me and the sound;

 

Each voice four changes on the wind,

That now dilate, and now decrease;

Peace and good will, good will and peace;

Peace and good will, to all mankind
 
 
 
 
Artist's religious paintings known around the world
 
The art--as well as the theology--behind many of Lillian Brulc's paintings provided a focus for reflection and basic catechism.
 
 
 
Pets have Christmas lists, too
 
Angry bird catnip toys, flavored treats, and a racetrack top the list.
 
 
 
A no-excuses philosophy
 
Primary lymphedema hasn't prevented this dentist and oral surgeon from delivering compassionate, excellent care.
 
 
 
Raising hope, awareness
 
A Celebrate Recovery leader is on a mission to pre-sell 1000 tickets to a new movie addressing the complexities of addiction and recovery.
 
 
 
Keeping characters alive
 
In the late 1980's, Baen Books published Andrea Alton's Demon of Undoing. The rights have now reverted back to her, and she now writing its long-awaited sequel.
 
 
 
From deep sorrow, spectacular holiday tradition is born.
 
Two neighbors united in tragedy. One recently lost her father; the second has a father battling cancer. Both want their three-year-old children to know the magic and joy of Christmas in the midst of sorrow. So they collaborated to create a Christmas light show.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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