Do you find yourself pondering a lot, at this time of year, about Jesus and his family ?
Many of my thoughts are about Mary, how she gave birth to Jesus, and also raised him. I think of her as she fed him, watched him learn to walk, washed his clothes, and did all the things that moms do for their children.
As a grandmother, I also remember that Jesus had grandparents. Mary’s parents were Ann and Joachim. Most protestant Christians are not familiar with them, but they are part of Catholic tradition. We remember that tradition transmitted the faith long before the Bible was written.
I was reading a very interesting post the other day about the book of Hebrews, and I remembered that this book of the Bible narrowly escaped being removed from the Bible by Martin Luther, who discarded other parts of the traditional Catholic Bible.
It has been 12 months since I started blogging.
It has been very satisfying, especially reading your inspirational posts.
I hope you have enjoyed learning a bit about Newfoundland, surely one of the friendliest places on the planet !
It is also my prayer that perhaps I have helped to create a bit more unity amongst everyone.
This is my last blog post of the year.
I wish you all a blessed and holy Christmas Season.

Wishing you a blessed Christmas, Sally!
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Hello! Sally π€
Life of Jesus and Mary is discussed so vividly in Holy Qur’an.
And it mentions that Jesus had grand parents. Chapter #4 of Holy Qur’an tells us about the lives of Mary and Jesus in much detail.
God bless you!
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O, I am very happy to hear this ! I have a family member who is a follower of Islam, and I try very hard to bring unity to people. Thanks for sharing this. π€
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God bless you Sally.
Have a blessed time π€π€
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Chapter #19
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Sally, I think you did your part in helping to create unity. Have a very Merry Christmas.
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O thanks so much, Perry ! That means so much to me. God bless you, your family, and your ministry. π€
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Merry Christmas π
Don’t stay away too long π
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Merry Christmas Matt ! God bless you ! π€
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I too have enjoyed learning about Newfoundland as well as sharing the love of Jesus with those of like minds. Have a marvelous Christmas and hoping your new year is grand.
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Thanks so much ! God bless you.π€
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Have a beautiful, joyful, peaceful Christmas!!!πβ€
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Hope you have a wonderful blessed Christmas season and a happy New Year! π€β€οΈ
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Thanks so much, Marjorie ! You will enjoy the season with your new kitty. They are funny and entertaining. π€
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I love St Anne! Nothing in the world like a Jewish grandmother!
Merry Christmas, darling.
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Hi Randy! Yes, I love her too. Merry Christmas ! π€
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Hi miss Sally, thank you for your kindness that you show to your friends here on WordPress.
I just now read an article, and I thought that it might be a blessing to you. π
https://myflorals.wordpress.com/2019/12/17/ten-falsehoods-about-mary/
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Thanks for your kindness too, Lee. Merry Christmas to you and your family. π€
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Good post. Actually, I read it for technical reasons. I think you are a good technical writing\spiritual writer and I wanted to learn from it. So in reading it, I got the added bonus of your spiritual impartations. Thanks again.
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Thanks very much ! π€
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Hi Sally, Merry Christmas! Thank you for such a thought provoking post about Jesus. We think of Him as a baby at Christmas and of his death at Easter, but not about his childhood and the years before His ministry. I also like to think of what it must have been like with his sibling interactions. Thank you for reminding us He had grandparents too!
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Hi Rachel ! Thanks for these comments. I was just now thinking of how difficult it was for Mary and Joseph to flee with Jesus to Egypt after his birth because King Herod was after him. π€
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Hope you had a wonderful Christmas Sally!
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And you as well, Dawn. Just on time, we had a bit of snow for Christmas. π€
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A white Christmas is so pretty. I know it gets cold in Canada. βοΈ
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Hello my grandma-friend, I nominated you for the sunshine blogger award. You truly bring sunshine to the blogging community π I am sure you had a great Christmas!
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Hi Temi ! Thank you so much for the award ! Thanks, Temi, it was a blessed Christmas here at the edge of North America . Happy New Year !
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My pleasure. I also nominated you for the Barnabas encouragement award. You volunteered to pray for me as I go through my doctoral studies. It means a lot to me. Your posts encourage me to keep believing. You model what the love of Christ can do to the human spirit, soul, and body. Thank you for your obedience. May the good father continue to strengthen youπβ₯οΈ
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Thanks, Temi, and I will continue to pray. You will do well ! Prayer is essential, since completing doctoral studies is a challenging process that only someone who has completed the process can fully understand. This comment was very encouraging to me and it is wonderful to end the year on such a wonderful note. Let us continue to be people of prayer and encouragement. π€
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My pleasure. Amenβ₯οΈ
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My pleasure. Amenβ₯οΈ
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