Tip of the Month |
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Holiday History |
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 Filled with hearts, chocolates and romantic cards, Valentine's Day as we know it today draws from two separate traditions. February 15th was the day of an annual feast in the Roman Empire called Lupercalia, which honored the Roman god Lupercus. One custom practiced during this festival was a name drawing. The names of all the unmarried girls were written down and placed in a jar. Each young man would pick a name from the jar and the two would be partners for the duration of the festival. Later, during Christianity's early days, Emerporer Claudius II didn't allow his soldiers to marry. He felt that the men would be less inclined to fight battles if they had families at home. However, a priest named Valentine continued to secretly marry couples despite this decree. Valentine, later named a saint, was put to death on February 14th for defying the Emperor. As Christianity became more widespread, the mid-February holiday was moved to February 14th to honor Saint Valentine instead of Lupercus.
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Sayings for Scrapbooks |
Cleaning a home while children are growing is like shoveling snow while it is snowing
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Poem of the Month |
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How Do I Love Thee?
How do I love thee?
Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints - I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life!
-and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
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