Friday, December 28, 2018

Loki’s Animal Stories: Margie the Scaredydog Fights Her Shadow

Today in Loki’s Animal Stories, author Toi Thomas recounts a true animal adventure as told from the perspective of Loki, the Small Gang of Authors mascot. So, it’s a fake true story. Enjoy!

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As the new year draws near, I thought it would be fun to revisit one of the new friends I’ve made this year. So, I decided to have a chat with Margie the Scaredydog to learn more about her transition into her forever home. I was delighted to learn about her trials in getting used to daily walks.

Margie told me how much she loves to run and sniff, and chase birds, but for some reason, she’s not allowed to run and chase birds all the time. Plus, where she lives seems to have more cars than trees. At least that’s what she thought until she went for her first long walk. She started down the sidewalk as usual but after a while, all the houses were gone and there were trees everywhere. It was wonderful and she got to run and run and run. 

Margie didn’t think she and her human mom had been out that long, but on the way back to the neighborhood, the sky turned all red and purple, at least that’s what her mom said. All Margie saw were shades of grey, until… she looked down… and there was... something huge and black coming at her. Her mommy squatted down and assured her it was nothing to worry about, but Margie knew something was off. She had seen that thing before and never liked the look of it. Plus, that thing doesn't even have a smell. 


Later that night, Margie saw the black thing again, following her around the room. That’s when her mommy said the word “shadow” and laughed. Margie decided then that her shadow was nothing to worry about.
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Find out more about Toi Thomas, her work, and her inspiration at the following links:
Amazon | Goodreads The ToiBox of Words | YouTube | See a list of Toi's other posts here.

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Tricia Drammeh

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Fun story from Loki and Margie!
 
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Ruth de Jauregui via Google+

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Meet Margie the Scaredydog on #OurAuthorGang. (Story told by Loki - via Toinette Thomas​)

And friends, if you're thinking of adding a new furry family member, think shelters and rescues. There's plenty of wonderful animals who will fill your life with joy and more adorable dog (or cat) tales.
 
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Ruth de Jauregui

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Awwww! Margie is adorable. Thank you Toi!
 
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Today, Loki shares a Margie the Scardydog story involving shadows. #OurAuthorGang
 
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Cindy Smith

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cute
 
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Thank you.

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Margie and the shadows. Cute story :)
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Thank you.

Thursday, December 27, 2018

Savor the Season


Savor the Season

Christina Weigand



Hi all. Just popping in between the Christmas festivities to wish you all a Blessed Christmas season and a grace filled New Year.
As you read this I will be driving to Vermont for my third Christmas celebration. The season started a little early for us this year as we gathered on Saturday December 22 to celebrate with my brother, sisters and their families. They continued on December 24 when we attended 10:00 p.m. mass. On December 25 we woke up early exchanged gifts between the three of us and then waited for the madness to start. Most of my husband’s family along with our second oldest son arrived at our house between 3:00 and 4:00. There was a wonderful dinner, with everybody contributing something so no one would be overly burdened. After dinner we exchanged gifts, played a game and had some lively discussions.

Now after a day of cleaning, tying up loose ends and resting a little we are traveling to Vermont to visit our oldest son and his family.



For most people December 26 or at the latest December 27 signals the end of the Christmas season. All the stores are having huge Christmas sales to clean out the Christmas merchandise just in time for the swimsuit season. Radio stations have stopped playing Christmas music and television programming has returned to its usual fare. It seems like no more Christmas cards arrive and all the beautiful Christmas lights are turned off.

I believe that the Christmas season begins on December 25 or in this case the 20th and not the day after Halloween or Thanksgiving. The months of November and December are a time to prepare our hearts and spirits; to take time and be thankful for all our gifts and to show others that they are appreciated.



In Erika’s post the other day you saw a list of all the holidays in the month of December. All of these holidays had a common theme of celebration and gift giving. So my suggestion for you no matter what your celebration; take time to enjoy it, share with family and friends. Mostly give yourself and the holiday its due. Don’t let it end after the meal is finished and the wrapping paper scattered about. Savor the season, be infused with all that the season is meant to be. I know I certainly intend to.

Happy Winter Holidays.

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Chris Weigand​ reminds us to take time to enjoy the holidays on #OurAuthorGang.
 
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Ruth de Jauregui

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I so agree! One of our customers reminded me that there's 12 days of Christmas, so there's still time to get a gift out to a loved one by January 6th. Savor the season, it will be gone in a few short days.
 
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Today, Christina Weigand reminds us to savor the season. #OurAuthorGang
 
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