October Light

Some of my family who live in the warmer climes have often spoken about how they could never live in the Northeast. There are all sorts of reasons, but mostly it is the cold that frightens people. I felt the same way for a long time. Slowly though, it grew on [...]

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Today I blogged over at Tumblr

I blogged at Tumblr to see how easy it was. It was easy.
http://crestaola.tumblr.com

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Praying every day

I pray every day because my stakes are so high. I have six kids, a husband who is an entrepreneur, and old house and a large extended family and an even larger group of friends. Many of these friends ask for prayers, many are religious, many are not.
It gives me great comfort to know that [...]

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October Tuesday

While Southeast Asia and places dear to me recover from the floods and landslides, my life goes on here in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Yesterday was Columbus Day and the peak day for pilgrims seeking the sacrament of autumn. Our part of the world is just beginning to turn golden. We went to Cambridge yesterday, sneaking [...]

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Auntie Mary Anne writes from Cresta: The Typhoon

Guest Blogger: Mary Anne Joaquin

Hello Everybody!

Finally we have power again.  We were still reeling from Typhoon Ondoy when super  typhoon Pepeng came crashing through. Pepeng was supposed to exit through Laoag but it decided to turn around — something called the Fujiwara effect.  We had continuous rain for more than 2 days.  But, I wasn’t [...]

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