Tag Archives: Christmas

The Mary Window

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Joanna M. Weston

It’s not just Mary that we remember during these days, there’s Joseph too though he gets very little attention. But anyway today, it’s Mary … THE MARY WINDOW she’s held                                     in stained glass young woman captivated by wide-winged angel head … Continue reading →

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Advent Candles

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Joanna M. Weston

The time to listen, to be aware, that it’s not simply Christmas with all its busyness but the coming of a Child … ADVENT  CANDLES listen to the prophets speaking              speaking of a child to come Child to … Continue reading →

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Not to Hurry

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Joanna M. Weston

Three weeks to Christmas and I’m trying to get ahead of myself and the season … NOT TO HURRY the house smells of baking                    shortbread in the oven mince pies to be made I try to make cookies early    seal … Continue reading →

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On Going for a Walk

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Joanna M. Weston

Christmas shopping anyone? I plan to be organized this year, get everything done in plenty of time, then relax. It’s not going to happen that way … ON GOING FOR A WALK shoelaces neatly tied                     fall into tangles as I … Continue reading →

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This Long Week

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Joanna M. Weston

Christmas lasts for a full twelve days, but there’s just one week between Christmas and New Year and I’m never sure whether I should be watching Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, or playing party games … THIS LONG WEEK Christmas bells still … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Joanna M. Weston

Christmas is just over the horizon and, of course, all shopping is done, baking finished … hopefully! But the celebration is coming, complete with solstice, new baby, angels and shepherds. What more can one ask?… CHRISTMAS EVE   (Triolet) joyous stars … Continue reading →

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No Hurries

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Joanna M. Weston

I’ve given up on Christmas shopping … too hectic, and too stressful. So, in this time of looking for peace and quiet, I’m doing the simple thing … NO HURRIES no inching through long lines of traffic                             no worried look … Continue reading →

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Christmas on the Run

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Joanna M. Weston

Christmas goes so quickly. We prepare for weeks and it’s gone, all the excitement, the joy, the sharing, the calm centre, gone in a blink, at least, that’s how I find it … A A CHRISTMAS ON THE RUN I … Continue reading →

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Blessed

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Joanna M. Weston

Everything that was ever made, from stars, planets, oceans, insects, and humans, are blessed by the birth at Christmas, the time when we pause to consider light and darkness, the turn of the earth, and the wonder of how things … Continue reading →

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Advent Journey

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Joanna M. Weston

Advent is, for me, a time of inward looking, not just shopping and decorating, but checking on my inward state of being. Am I in touch with my deepest thoughts and feelings? Do I have any idea of where I’m … Continue reading →

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