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THREE KINGS DAY

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Three Kings day is a celebration that is very similar to Christmas.....but instead of Santa bringing presents it is the Three Kings that went to visit baby Jesus. This holiday is celebrated on the 6th of January every year. It is widely celebrated in Spain and Latin American countries. My parents are from the Caribbean, where this holiday is popular. We currently live in the United States where this holiday is not as popular or well known. So to get back to our roots I suggested last year that we celebrate this holiday. Since my family does celebrate Christmas our Three Kings Day gifts are exchanged at a much smaller scale than Christmas. This year I received a couple of items that I am so excited about.... The first being a ring/jewelry organizer. It is the elephant from Horton hears a who! He is in a lake and his nose is sticking out from the water. It is perfect to put all my rings on. Second I got a Christmas mug! The mug is in the shape of Santa's face. If you didn...

NEW YEAR, NEW GOALS

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2015 had it's share of high points and low points but I am so glad to have a fresh start at a new year. Every year around this time people set resolutions for themselves, something cliché like eating healthier and working out more. Although some people have good intentions, the vast majority of people that set resolutions fail within the first couple of weeks in the year and fall into old habits. So in spite of all of that I have a list of goals that I want to accomplish before the new year ends. 1. HAVE A STRONGER RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD I am a christian. I am of the Pentecostal denomination and I serve Christ. In the Christian religion we view Christ as more of a personal figure than some distant almighty being. Although his powers are great having a daily connection through prayer really helps to strengthen the spiritual relationship. this year I am going to start a Prayer Journal . I've done these in the past and find that they are so helpful ...