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Christmas traditions practiced across the world

Do You Know at LibrarySpot.com, more than 160 countries celebrate Christmas? A few countries refer to the holiday as Family Day, including Angola and Uruguay. Some countries – like Jordan and Pakistan – designate Dec. 25 as an official holiday only for Christians.There are a myriad of ...

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

I’ve recently identified a flaw in my plan to be a stay-at-home, empty-nester grandad. My little, tiny, COVID-downsized desk sits in front of a window that is not close to a heating duct, and when the wind and snow blows, it gets cold there. Consequently, if I plan to spend the winter tucked ...

Faith that runs deep

We all recognize that believing in God is easy when things are going OK in our lives and that commitment that requires no sacrifice may not actually be commitment but tolerance instead. How many of us have said that we would do whatever God asks us to do and follow but close off our spiritual ...

Thoughts from the heart

There is a common refrain expressed when something bad happens to us along the lines of, “Well, it could be worse.” Not that what has happened isn’t bad, but it could have been even worse than the existing bad. Such as: You lost a finger but at least you didn’t lose your hand. You lost ...

This Thanksgiving, choose love

Thanksgiving is my favorite day of the year.ItĢƵ a holiday with none of the pressures of Christmas. I cook a lot of food and give a lot of hugs. Nothing makes me happier than our house full of the people I love.This preamble is brought to you by a columnist who wants you and those you love to ...

State budget surrounded with anxiety

The fiscal time bomb challenging the best budget instincts of the Pennsylvania General Assembly keeps getting closer to exploding.The important question that should be on the minds of state taxpayers is whether lawmakers really have enough time between now and Nov. 30 to fashion a realistic ...