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Blessing Okagbare has just added the 200m Commonwealth Title to the 100m she had already won at these Games. Strangely she has also won an Olympic Bronze Medal in Beijing for the long jump.
Today, January 6, was a major religious festival in Greece and other orthodox countries, the feast of Epiphany (Theofania in Greek). It commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan.
After the Divine Liturgy in Church, the priests and congregation proceed to the nearest body of water, in this case Glyfada Beach, and proceed to bless the waters, finishing off by casting a cross into the water which is retrieved by swimmers who brave the cold waters. The one who retrieves the cross is especially blessed. Large numbers of people gather to witness the event, which is usually followed by a leisurely seafood meal in a nearby fish taverna.
Today, January 6, was a major religious festival in Greece and other orthodox countries, the feast of Epiphany (Theofania in Greek). It commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan.
After the Divine Liturgy in Church, the priests and congregation proceed to the nearest body of water, in this case Glyfada Beach, and proceed to bless the waters, finishing off by casting a cross into the water which is retrieved by swimmers who brave the cold waters. The one who retrieves the cross is especially blessed. Large numbers of people gather to witness the event, which is usually followed by a leisurely seafood meal in a nearby fish taverna.
An old nun at an Angkor temple giving blessings to those who stop to chat ...the only common language is shared joy & respect. Original shot with no cropping or editing of any kind.
Celtic Marriage Blessing
Two lines, entwined in a Celtic Heart and circle weave, symbolize the protective circle of love and the continuity of marriage. The flower of intertwined hearts represent the culmination of shared passions.
Two entwined as one
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Rev. Dick Reed of St. James Church blesses the foxhounds and fox hunters during the start of the fox hunting season at Middleton Place plantation in Charleston, South Carolina. The hunt is a drag hunt where a scented cloth is used instead of live fox.
One of my favorite hymns, Count Your Blessing, has been weighing heavily on my heart the past few days. Count your blessings, name them one by one. Count your blessings, see what God has done. Count your blessings, name them one by one. Count your many blessings see what God has done.
My son, Eli, attends preschool at Notre Dame Elementary in Portsmouth, Ohio. This past Thursday, as the morning school day unfolded, NDE became the scene of the unimaginable. A gunman entered the school and stabbed and shot a teacher. This scene is one we read about happening in Colorado, Kentucky. Not Notre Dame Elementary. As a parent, aunt and friend of students attending NDE, disbelief was replaced by horror. The unimaginable suddenly real.
You may be wondering why this hymn is on my heart... out of this tragic day are many blessings. The biggest blessing to me as a parent is that Eli did not attend school that morning. I so wanted him to go because class pictures were being taken that day. He had been sick the day before and still did not look like he felt well. Because of that motherly (or something greater) nagging, I decided not to send him. Not only is this a blessing because he wasn't there, but I would have never gotten him back there had he experienced this tragedy. Eli has not been wanting to attend school lately. He has cried and it has taken everything in me to get him to go. As his teacher told me on the phone, "thank God Eli was not in school." Doesn't God work in mysterious ways?
The second and great blessing of the day is that no student was hurt. Do I need to say more?
The third blessing is for the staff at NDE. (Note... Eli is pictured with his teacher, Mrs. Smith) What courage and poise they displayed in a situation that had never before been tested in their professional lives. I can not say enough about the teachers, principal and staff at NDE. They are truly heroes.
A fourth blessing is that the teacher attacked is going to survive and is expected to make a full recovery.
Another blessing bestowed upon our community that day is our law enforcement. I truly feel safe because of the actions of our local heroes.
So... out of this tragedy are blessings abundent. A long journey of healing lie ahead for the NDE community. God will shine his blessings upon this great group. Indeed, he already has.
A second Blessing of the Hands for nurses took place on May 7 in the late afternoon. The blessing is a traditional part of Nurses Week.
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
Count your blessings, see what God hath done!
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.
Have a wonderful and blessed day, everyone!
Today, January 6, was a major religious festival in Greece and other orthodox countries, the feast of Epiphany (Theofania in Greek). It commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan.
After the Divine Liturgy in Church, the priests and congregation proceed to the nearest body of water, in this case Glyfada Beach, and proceed to bless the waters, finishing off by casting a cross into the water which is retrieved by swimmers who brave the cold waters. The one who retrieves the cross is especially blessed. Large numbers of people gather to witness the event, which is usually followed by a leisurely seafood meal in a nearby fish taverna.
Got this at the gift shop while touring Duke Gardens on Duke University yesterday. i love angels too! lol. Thanks for taking the time to comment and view my photos! I truly appreciate it and will do my best to catch up with y'all soon!
A second Blessing of the Hands for nurses took place on May 7 in the late afternoon. The blessing is a traditional part of Nurses Week.
A pretty pillow that I made from a vintage linen from 1971. I love the graphics--and the colors are so bright and pretty!