Embracing the Darkness at the Winter Solstice

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Things you may not know about Papa Noel, Santa or St. Nick…

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You think you know me, but you do not.  You make up stories about me and believe they are true, but they are not.  You mold me into what you wish me to be but I tell you, you know me not.  You give me names that suit you, suit your fiction and your beliefs, but do you ever wonder who I truly am?  Do you ask yourself what I am?

Humans are funny creatures, thinking that believing makes it so.  I can assure you that nothing is farther from the truth.  Outside of your slanted and tiny belief system are wonders untold.  Layers of life you are blind to, by choice and by circumstance.  You turn away from the things that do not fit into your story but those things do not disappear, they live on without your consent or acknowledgement.

Names have power, I will…

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Yule Desserts Recipes

      Rum-Vanilla Bean Bundt Cake Ingredients 3/4 cup butter 2 eggs 1 egg yolk 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 cup milk 1/4 cup light rum 2 vanilla beans, split lengthwise 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup packed brown sugar Powdered sugar Directions Allow butter, eggs, and egg yolk … Continue reading Yule Desserts Recipes

Yule Bread Recipes

  Sweet Potato and Carrot Spoon Bread Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces 1 pound carrots (about 6 medium), peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces 2 cups milk 1/4 cup yellow cornmeal 2 tablespoons butter, cut up 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 … Continue reading Yule Bread Recipes

Celebrating the Winter Solstice….