Category Archives: Quotes

2018: A Calendar Year

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Virginia

It’s a new year! Today! 2018! HaPpY HaPpY New Year! Enough already with the !!!!s, Virginia, we get it (you’re muttering.)  🙂 But, how grand is it, out with the old, in with the new!?! A chance to start afresh. … Continue reading →

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Never, Never, Never Give Up!!

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Virginia

Betwixt Christmas and New Year’s, hope everyone is having a blessed holiday week, or at least indulging in a little hot chocolate. It’s birizzy cold in these parts and will get even colder New Year’s Eve. (14F =  -10C) My … Continue reading →

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Santa Maria @ The Hospital

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Virginia

“…and Mary pondered these things in her heart…” As a bed-fast quadriplegic my Papa was well looked after by the medical mafia of Williamsburg, dedicated doctors who regularly came by the house to check him over. But there were numerous … Continue reading →

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Quickie Advent Quote: Lanterns of Light!!

Posted on December 16, 2017 by Virginia

On this Advent Saturday, here’s a brief (but challenging) quote for our minds and hearts to contemplate: “Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the Light.” Helen Keller May faith strengthen our hope to let … Continue reading →

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Have a Cuppa (celebratory) Tea

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Virginia

There are many ways to celebrate Advent, but a dear friend gifted me with a new way this year: an Advent Calendar filled with TEA! Traveling to Germany she brought this unique gift home that has been such a joyful … Continue reading →

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Evicting Extra Baggage @ Advent

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Virginia

As we travel to the Inn of Bethlehem on our Advent journey, are we carrying too much baggage? Do we need to empty our pockets of resentments and heavy fears bogging us down? Can we order up a heavenly dump … Continue reading →

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Advent Snapshot & Whatnot: Perseverance

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Virginia

Another quickie post here @Roses in the Rubble’s Advent post-a-day gig. Christmas is 12 days away. Yikes! SNAPSHOT: Spring flowers on Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, VA & WHATNOT: You may be thinking, what is Virginia thinking posting a picture … Continue reading →

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A Quickie Quote of Advent HOPE : )

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Virginia

A very quickie thought for our minds &  hearts to ponder today. But first, here’s a pic of an open arms kinda snowman sharing holiday cheer (& love) @ Walt Disney’s Epcot park in sunny Florida. “My idea of Christmas, … Continue reading →

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10 December: Human Rights for ALLLLLLLLLL!!

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Virginia

It’s December 10th, the day the world sets aside to highlight human rights. Once again, here’s Virginia’s Advent post-a-day Human Rights blog. We often think of the lack of human rights in faraway places, but this year there are many … Continue reading →

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…no Bah-Humbugging around…

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Virginia

For neophyte Bah Humbuggers out there, “Bah Humbug” is an attitude espoused by Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, a book written by Charles Dickens in the 19th century that is still relevant today. Scrooge is not the nicest character (to … Continue reading →

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