I’d admit, this is one of my favorite times of the year! There’s something about the decorations, the music and the memories that make me smile. While many people dream of a white Christmas, I personally prefer the warm glow of a cacti dressed up in holiday lights.
While the holidays for many are celebrated with football, food, family, friends and faith. For many other’s this festive season is a difficult reminder of loss and loneliness. My hope this Christmas is as you’re preparing for your holiday gatherings, you won’t forget to keep an eye out for those who might need an extra dose of encouragement, or an invitation to celebrate with your family and friends.
Regardless of what your holidays look like, I hope you enjoy each moment by focusing on what you have—not what you don’t. Also, if you’re looking for last minute gifts, please support the advertisers who make each issue of The Grand Season possible.
Melissa Whitton Editor/Associate Publisher
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1. Which group released “Best of My Love”? (Hint: It was on their “On the Border” album.)
2. Name the first artist to release “Misty Blue.”
3. Who was the first to release “Put Your Hand in the Hand”?
4. Which singersongwriter released “Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)”?
5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “All my life was a paper, once plain, pure and white.
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FLASHBACK
Answers from pg. 11
1. The Eagles, in 1974. In 1975, Billboard rated it at No. 12 of all the songs for the year.
2. Wilma Burgess, in 1966. Months later the song was covered by Eddy Arnold. It had been penned specifically for Brenda Lee, but she said no to recording it.
3. Anne Murray, in 1970. The following year the Canadian group Ocean released the song on their debut album. A dozen others followed over the years with their own covers, including Joan Baez, Elvis Presley and Tennessee Ernie Ford.
4. Roy Orbison, in 1960. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.
5. “You Decorated My Life,” by Kenny Rogers, in 1979. The next year it won the Grammy for Best Country Song.
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Years ago, I volunteered for hospice and knew immediately that helping seniors was my calling. I was soon employed by hospice but I felt something was missing. I realized it was the limited time I was able to spend with my clients. Having my own business allows me to provide the intimate hands on service needed in our community. I am committed to our seniors throughout their lives and I thank the community for the opportunity to serve.”
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INSPIRE BELIEVE
Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
A. A. Milne
Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.
Saint Augustine
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.
Norman Vincent Peale
I believe if you keep your faith, you keep your trust, you keep the right attitude, if you’re grateful, you’ll see God open up new doors.
Joel Osteen
Don’t let fear or insecurity stop you from trying new things. Believe in yourself. Do what you love. And most importantly, be kind to others, even if you don’t like them.
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I believe that the greatest gift you can give your family and the world is a healthy you.
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Follow your dreams, believe in yourself and don’t give up.
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Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.
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HEATING & COOLING
THE GREATEST GIFT
It’s that time of the season when the pressure is on to buy the perfect gift for your better half. This year, rather than wrapping up something to collect dust, consider learning to speak a new language—your partner’s love language.
The 5 Love Languages theorizes people tend to give love in the way they prefer to receive love. By understanding our partners’ inherent love language, we can express our love to our partners more effectively—visit 5lovelangueages.com to learn more.
1. Words of affirmation
This language uses words to affirm other people. For those who prefer the words of affirmation language, hearing “I love you” and other compliments are what they value the most.
2. Quality time
This language is about giving the other person your undivided attention. Distractions, postponed dates, or the failure to listen can be especially hurtful to these individuals.
3. Receiving gifts
What makes this group feel most loved is to receive a tangible gift. This doesn’t necessarily mean the person is materialistic, but a meaningful or thoughtful present it was makes them feel appreciated.
4. Acts of service
For these people, actions speak louder than words—lending a helping hand shows you really care.
5. Physical touch
To this person, nothing speaks more deeply than appropriate touch. That doesn’t mean only in the bedroom —everyday physical connections, like handholding, kissing, or any type of re-affirming physical contact is greatly appreciated.
Hockey pucks are frozen before each game to prevent bouncing in and out of play and other potentially dangerous and uncontrolled movements.
STRANGE BUT TRUE
One spark of static electricity can generate as much as 3,000 volts.
The phrase “United States of America” was first published anonymously in the Virginia Gazette newspaper in Williamsburg, Virginia, on April 6, 1776.
The Atlantic is the saltiest of Earth’s five major oceans, primarily due to the Antarctic ice sheet and global mountain ranges.
Muhammad Ali started boxing at age 12 after someone stole his bike. The tearful boy told police officer Joe Martin that he wanted to pummel the culprit, and Martin, who was a boxing instructor at a local gym, advised him to learn how to fight.
Helium was the first chemical element not initially discovered on Earth.
On average, Google.com processes about 63,000 search queries every second, or more than 5.5 billion searches per day, and 2 trillion per year.
A common garden spider can produce as many as seven types of silk, each made up of a different sequence of proteins.
