Special Words for Christmas
Sharing the love you feel for others will keep Christmas alive in your heart.
Sharing the love you feel for others will keep Christmas alive in your heart.
This year, Mother’s Day in the UK will be celebrated on the 14th March. As with most of our celebrations, Mother’s Day can be traced back to Greek and Roman times. The Greeks used their annual spring festival to honour Rhea, the wife of Cronus and the mother of many heroes of Greek myth. The Roman Spring festival of Hilaria was held to celebrate Cybele, a mother goddess. Offerings, games and parades began on the Ides of March and lasted for three days. Those Romans knew how to celebrate… In early Christianity, the fourth Sunday of Lent was chosen to…
St Valentine’s Day has its origins in a number of different legends that have been passed down to us through the ages. One of the earliest popular symbols of Valentine’s Day is Cupid, the Roman god of love, represented by a young boy with a bow and arrow. One of the first mentions of ‘Valentine’ was in Ancient Roman times when everyone was expected to worship the many Roman Gods. Valentine, a Christian priest, was thrown into prison because of his beliefs. On February 14th he was put to death, not only for his Christianity, but because he was said…
It is my pleasure to bring you a discount for the book A Light in the Darkness by Lisa Sniderman aka Aoede. On Monday, September 21st – September 26th, it will be on sale through Kindle. Get it here: http://mybook.to/ALightintheDarkness Here’s a short description and some applause: What can we do when we struggle with an illness that doesn’t go away? An inspirational story of the healing power of music, creativity, following your dreams and finding your true purpose. In 2008, singer-songwriter Lisa Sniderman was living the dream in California. As Aoede, the Muse of Song, her star as a…