Music for Christmas Eve

Thought for Today

“I sometimes think we expect too much of Christmas Day. We try to crowd into it the long arrears of kindliness and humanity of the whole year. As for me, I like to take my Christmas a little at a time, all through the year. And thus I drift along into the holidays-let them overtake me unexpectedly-waking up some fine morning and suddenly saying to myself: “Why this is Christmas Day!””
— David Grayson

Thought for Today

Copyright 2015 by R,.A. Robbins
Copyright 2015 by R,.A. Robbins

“It is Christmas time, a halting of hate time. On this platform of peace, we can create a language to translate ourselves to ourselves and to each other”. – excerpt from “Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem” By Dr. Maya Angelou

Thought for Today

“To attain inner peace you must actually give your life, not just your possessions. When you at last give your life – bringing into alignment your beliefs and the way you live then, and only then, can you begin to find inner peace.” — Peace Pilgrim

 Peace Pilgrim quotes 

We are the Light of the World — Hymn Video

 

Holiday Special

Image copyright 2010 by R.O. and R.A. Robbins
Image copyright 2010 by R.O. and R.A. Robbins

 

Today we are beginning a Holiday special on my Kindle book Have Yourself a Healthy Little Holiday.

This is a Kindle Countdown deal and it will proceed like this.

Beginning December 19 (that’s TODAY) at 1 AM PST the price of this book will be 99 centsThat’s a 67% discount!

Then on December 22 at 1AM PST the price will go up to $1.99This is still a 34% discount.

                    At 11 PM PST on Christmas Eve, December 24 the price will return to the full price of $2.99.

This is just in time for any last minute Christmas gifts you may still want to buy.  The recipes in this book have gluten free, dairy free and low fat options, but the recipes and celebration ideas may be used by anyone wanting healthier versions of h0liday favorites.

So how do you give a Kindle book as a gift?  It’s easy.  Go to Amazon and find Have Yourself  Healthy Little Holiday. Click the “Give as Gift” button.  You may then e-mail the e-book gift to the recipient with a future delivery date, or print out a voucher which you may present in a holiday card.

Why do we sell books on Espirational? 

  • First we are writers (as well as readers) who just love books.  You should see the size of our personal library.
  • We use our books and bookstore as a way to share our knowledge and skills with others.
  • And finally we do need to eat.  Proceeds from the sale of our books and those of others in our bookstore, Espirational Books and Gifts help to support the ministry of Espirational.com and Espirational.org and to help supplement our fixed retirement income.

You can show your support of our work by buying Have Yourself a Happy Little Holiday, any of our other works or any book from our bookstore.  Thank you for your support.

Thought for Today

Cloudy Sunrise #6 Copyright 2016 by R.A. Robbins
Cloudy Sunrise #6
Copyright 2016 by R.A. Robbins

“Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations.”

Paramahansa Yogananda

A Vintage Christmas

When we lived in Omaha part of our holiday celebration was to visit the large gingerbread house display at the Mormon Trail Center.  Since moving to the lake we have enjoyed the yearly Christmas on Main Street at Har-ber Village Musem Local businesses and civic groups decorate selected buildings in the Main Street section of the Museum and visitors vote for their favorite entries.  After learning this would be the final year for this fun event, I decided to take the camera and see what I could get.  Since many of the photos were taken through glass it was hard to get good ones, but I do have a few to share with your today.

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Now, I saved the best for last — the Jail Birds entry from the local Audubon Society.

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What are some of your holiday traditions?  Please share.