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In the first years of the 20th century, Jonathan Pierce filed a deed with the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad (Southern Pacific) to lay out a town along the rail line at the junction of two major roads. He named the community Blessing, and a second rail company soon built additional tracks through town.
In 1912, concerned about the educational and cultural needs of the community, local women established the Blessing Library Association. Edna Woodruff served as the group's first president. Two years later, the association joined the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs, assisting in the organization of the Matagorda County Federation of Women's Clubs in 1916.
In 1917, prominent rancher and businessman A.B. Pierce, son of the town founder, donated a former ranch building that had also served as an office and bank. The association converted it to library facilities. Under the direction of Pierce's wife, Adelaide, who also served as president of the county federation, the association funded construction of a community house in 1921. It became a social and cultural center for the town, and was the scene of dances, movies, vaudeville performances, plays, graduations, concerts, immunization programs and many important activities.
In the 1950s, the association reorganized as a non-profit charitable corporation, thus ending its longtime partnership with the women's club. The new group continued to offer the community house for events, meetings and services. In 1991, the facilities transferred to Matagorda County, which maintains the property as a social and activity center for Blessing-area residents. (2005) (Marker No. 13257)
The 2012 Blessing of the pets -- held on our front lawn after a pet-friendly worship service. [photo by Bruce]
Blessing Okagbare cools off after training at the Abuja national stadium for the 2009 CAA Abuja Grand Prix event.
Photo: Yomi Omogbeja/YSMedia 2009
Members of the Knox College student club Blessings in a Backpack assemble free meals for students at a grade school in Galesburg.
St Andrew, Kilverstone, Norfolk
Pretty and deceptively rural church on the outskirts of the awful town of Thetford.
I stamped the damask with Versamark ink and then heat embossed with white embossing powder. Then I rubbed brown stamping ink over the whole card. A slightly damp paper towel will take most of the brown ink off of the embossed image. If you painted the background instead of using stamping ink, you could obtain a much softer feel. I just thought I'd try this for a warm, fall card.
Translation from Spanish into English:
"YHVH (God) bless each corner of this house"
HalleluYAH! = Praise be to YAH!
The 2012 Blessing of the pets -- held on our front lawn after a pet-friendly worship service. [photo by Bruce]
Perhaps a local belief, candles of every shape and colour each representing a change of luck in money, health, love and career respectively are sold outside this church.
Quaipo Church, Quaipo, Manila, The Philippines
A cookie production
After giving offerings to the mahout a woman and child is blessed by the temple elephant. Ganesh, the elephant god is much revered by Hindus.
Blessing of the foundations of a new six floor apartment building in Chiang Mai Thailand by Brahmin priest. Buddhism exists side-by-side with, and to some extent intermingles with, pre-Buddhist animism and Brahman practices. Most Thais, whether or not they profess to be Buddhists, believe in a rich supernatural world. When ill, or at other times of crisis, or to seek supernatural help, Thais may enlist the aid of a practitioner who is believed to be able to propitiate or obtain help from various spirits. Local spirits are believed to inhabit a variety of objects, and shrines to them may be found in houses, businesses in Buddhist temples, along roads, and in forests. Blessing ceremonies to ward off evil spirits and bad luck are carried out both by Buddhist monks and Brahmins.
Blessing of the foundations of a new six floor apartment building in Chiang Mai Thailand by Brahmin priest. Buddhism exists side-by-side with, and to some extent intermingles with, pre-Buddhist animism and Brahman practices. Most Thais, whether or not they profess to be Buddhists, believe in a rich supernatural world. When ill, or at other times of crisis, or to seek supernatural help, Thais may enlist the aid of a practitioner who is believed to be able to propitiate or obtain help from various spirits. Local spirits are believed to inhabit a variety of objects, and shrines to them may be found in houses, businesses in Buddhist temples, along roads, and in forests. Blessing ceremonies to ward off evil spirits and bad luck are carried out both by Buddhist monks and Brahmins.
2009-10-17: Deepavali 2009 Photo Walk in K.L.
Temple priest offering ritual blessing at the Sri Dhandayuthapani Temple, Jalan Ipoh
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This was the whole team for enacting "Ram Lila" from the Delhi Public School, Sector 45 Gurgaon.
Something was very wrong with RAM. The play was over and the actors just came out to bid farewell to the audience. Ram was initially fine with that. But suddenly got back into the blessing mode and lifted his hand with that awesome pose.
Seems like we are going to have a super blessed future!! :-D
The final word of the October photo challenge was BLESSING. And what better equine blessing have I ever witnessed than the story of Guinevere, whose dam was one step away from the slaughter pipeline before she was purchased by the proprietor of Camelot Auction and foaled Guin at the auction? Guin is now six months old and spends her days at Helping Hearts Equine Rescue, romping with Indigo, her Friesian playmate.