Santa and Kangaroos
Christmas fun fact for the day: not really anything earth-shattering, but did you ever stop and think that in Australia, Christmas is in the middle of their summer? So kids are on summer break during Christmas, they probably go to…
Christmas Traditions
Merry Christmas my friends. Thank you for spending time with us here each day. It means a lot to have you with me on this journey. Christmas is a time for traditions in many houses. Did you know that in…
Christmas Eve Spirit & Joy
It’s Christmas Eve, time to be done with the shopping and preparations. It’s time to settle back and enjoy things. Okay, so you may not have to do much shopping and all that, and maybe you’ve already been enjoying Christmas…
Advent
Do you know what Advent is? You maybe heard it in church, or you may have an advent calendar (so you may think Advent= candy). Advent means arrival, as in waiting for Jesus’ coming. It also marks the beginning of…
Winter Solstice
Today is Winter Solstice, which is when the North Pole is farthest from the sun and the amount of sunlight is shortest. That is, if you live in the northern half of the globe–if you live south like in Australia–it’s…
December 19, 2019
On this day in the year 1958, the first broadcast from space was made by radio. The president at the time, President Dwight D. Eisenhower read a Christmas message, telling everyone “to all mankind, America’s wish for peace on Earth…
