I've always liked to mix up potions and collect herbs. One year, back in the 1980's I bought some frankincense for...
I wish I had grown up celebrating some Jewish holidays, but we didn't have that custom of special Feast Days. As I...
The Feast of Tabernacles or Sukkot -- is the 15th day of Tishri. Sukkot continues to the 21st day of Tishri -- about...
I was listening to Hugh Nibley's lecture on 3 Nephi 9-10 about the day Jesus appeared to Mary. There had been a big...
Passover. Moses and Easter. I remember the day I finally put it together -- the meaning of the word Passover -- how...
I like to revisit some of my thoughts and posts from years gone by. Hence, this one. And it is Christmas time. I am...
I have fond memories of Halloween -- costumes, trick-or-treating, and giant candy bars -- not those tiny "fun-sized"...
Rosh Hashanah is a two-day celebration, which begins at sunset on the first day of Tishrei which is the first month of...
July 4th has become an American holiday celebrating independence. However, John Adams thought it would be July 2nd. In...
Good Friday is one of those holidays that change dates every year -- like Passover and Easter. While I accept this, I...
There's always been some conflict about the date of Christ's birth. In fact, as a "Mormon," I thought He was born in...
We never told our kids that Santa Claus was real. No north pole, reindeer flying through the air, he slides down the...
Christmas in the past is visually recorded in these vintage Christmas photos: "Nation's Christmas tree ready to be...
I've got my favorite Christmas movies that we watch every year. But sometimes a I need a new one. Back in the day...
We buy a live, potted pine for our Christmas tree. We started this tradition the first year we were married -- 1977....
There are three events to celebrate in April 2015 -- Passover, Good Friday, the blood moon. Good Friday on April 3,...
My favorite Christmas story is the Ghost story of Jacob Marley. We never pair ghosts with Christmas, that's more of a...
I was curious about how the candy cane became a Christmas tradition. Turns out that a long time ago -- in 1670 -- in a...
I promise, I'm not Jewish, but I just have to mention that at sundown on October 8, 2014, is the beginning of...
I wish we had more traditions in my faith. This year, I'm interested in doing something for Lent. You may wonder why,...
OK, so some of you are going to be all mad at me and think I'm ridiculous. That's fine. I really don't care if you...
I've never thought of eating carp for Christmas dinner. But I guess that's because I was raised in the U.S. and my mom...
1861 1890 1911 (for the woman who juggles more than one heart?) 1914 1914 Cupid -- "I'm doing...
