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The power of gathering during the holidays is beautiful, as time stops during those special days and it is important to me to capture those moments. Lately, it has become evident to me how valuable it is to take mental photos not just of the picture-perfect moments with my family, but also the normal, everyday experiences that eventually become the most vivid memories. I want my children to experience a piece of the legacy of those who have come before them in each holiday season through our traditions, and while life is ever-changing, those memories will stand the test of time.
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Like most families, our family truly looks forward to the holidays and our time to be together as a family. Each holiday has its own traditions and holds special memories for me and Mark, as well as our children, and now our grandchildren.Whatwehope to achieve now is a combination of blending the old with the new, honoring our family traditions while embracing and creating new ones as our family grows. We are fortunate there is something we can celebrate which bring us together every month—whether it’s a birthday or a holiday.
My parents were responsible for many of the traditions that we follow in our home now—some traditions began when my brother, sister, and I were children. Many have now been shared with our children and their spouses as well as our grandchildren. My parents lived their lives loving God, family, and friends in this order. They set the pattern for us to follow—
My dad (who my children called “Honey”) wrote poems or special notes to each of us at holidays. He always signed them with “E Love” or “eternal love” and that still has its place in every card, letter, email or text that we write to one another. My hope is that these special moments will be handed down from generation to generation and continued as a part of our heritage.
Things that my children remember about our holiday celebrations include: spending every holiday with the entire family; scavenger hunts with handwritten clues; cakes that
special decorations with homemade signs hung throughout the kitchen, and always the annual birthday picture displaying your age with your fingers and sometimes, this takes more than two hands. Each birthday is special and is an opportunity for us to be together and share the things that mean the most to us.
Birthdays have always had a special place in our family, with the birthday celebration encompassing a family party with the honoree’s favorite foods,
encouraging us to express our gratitude for all we have been given as we acknowledge the role that our Christian faith and love for God plays in our daily lives.
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Most significant of all, though, at any holiday or special occasion, is the time it offers us to come together as a family.
My mom reminded each of us as we became parents ourselves just how important it was to spend time with our children and, as she said, “M.A.M.” (make a memory) because these moments are life-long blessings to cherish for many years to come.
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added new traditions, especially at Christmas. Those include special themes for each day of Christmas week. Santa has visited us at our home and all of us have worn matching Christmas pajamas on Christmas Eve. We’ve all sported ugly Christmas sweaters, awarding the most original. We have taken pictures with all of us wearing antlers or Rudolph’s red nose. We have game nights that might include Left-RightCenter (played for real money), WaHoo, and card games, board games, and Bunco. Our family enjoys music and our favorite Christmas songs fill our home throughout the holidays. We all love cooking together (even the men in the family) and eating delicious foods. Special appetizers always make an appearance as do special theme drinks. Each of our homes includes beautiful flower arrangements during the holidays, too—probably because my grandmother, D.D., was a florist and taught us to love fresh flowers and to enjoy the gifts of nature.
sometimes fall flat in the oven, but were still delicious; favorite “Mom meals” by request (cashew chicken, lasagna, chicken enchiladas and homemade pizza); trying out (sometimes, too ambitious) new recipes together; the Thanksgiving that I got a migraine and the kids had to prepare the food; going to the tree farm in Quitman for each family to select and then, cut down the tree for their own home; sharing hot cider while on the hayrides through the tree farm; decorating my parents’ home and their tree for the holidays; Poppie’s delicious cornbread dressing and her famous homemade macaroni and cheese; the Greenburg turkey; ornament exchanges between the cousins; reading special books together like the “Polar Express”; Easter baskets, Peeps and marshmallow eggs at Easter; fireworks and homemade ice cream for the Fourth of July.
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moments because they chose education as a career. He holds himself to that standard as well, and it helps him to maintain a healthy work-life balance. His favorite date nights with his wife are when they are able to try new things, specifically when traveling. Clint values spontaneous adventures, and is a certified scuba diver, making sure to make time in his life to pursue personal goals and hobbies. The Glaesmann home is filled with laughter, smiles, play, and dance, and they consider themselves rich, in love and support. He works each day to spread this wealth to each person he comes across in his day-to-day life, whether it be at home or in the classroom.
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Clint Glaesmann is the principal of Castleman Creek Professional Development School. He was inspired to pursue this career throughout his life, specifically by the family of educators he comes from. Two key teachers in his life also instilled in him the desire to want to change students’ lives the way they changed his, showing him he was an important individual and not just a number in a classroom. Clint references a quote that changed his perspective, “As a teacher, your influence is limited to the size of your classroom, but as a teacher of teachers, your influence is limitless.” This led him to pursue the job of principal. He describes teaching as a profession that allows all other
professions to exist, and school as a place where magic is happening and lives are being transformed. Every day he is able to connect with kids and push them to do and achieve more than they ever thought possible. It is hard work, but there is not a day that goes by where Clint does not feel fulfilled by the work he does. His wife Joy and their two young children are at the center of his life. He extends this prioritization of his family into his work as an administrator, stressing to his staff that they should prioritize their family over their work. He works hard to support his teachers in being present for the big moments in their lives and their kids’ lives, saying that they should not have to sacrifice witnessing those
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I like to serve my macaroon turkey with my favorite fall treats such as maple cookies, pumpkin Madeline’s, candy apples, and candied nuts.
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This Thanksgiving, make a turkey that doesn’t require hours of baking. To begin, set a brie cheese wheel on a board or plate. Add candy eyes on top. Next, cut a candy corn in half and add it onto the brie for the nose. I cut mine between the orange and yellow layers. Lastly, trim a piece of twizzler into a cobbler. Simply place macaroons around the brie to look like feathers.
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tie pretty yarn or ribbon onto the top for hanging on your tree. Each year when we’re decorating the tree we get out our little time capsules and pull out the papers reading them aloud together. It’s a fun trip down memory lane and something the whole family looks forward to each year.
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Chief Sheryl D. Victorian, Ph.D. is a native Texan with a special love for her family, two dogs, and the Wizard of Oz. She is the first female and African American police chief in Waco. While she has only been with the Waco community for
Chief Victorian’s best advice for the Waco community is to “continue to work together to identify and solve problems within our communities.” The safety of Waco depends on the community and police partnering to solve crime. It is vital to share any information related to criminal activity.
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While on duty, she carries her handgun, and off-duty, Chief Victorian can be seen sporting her classy handbag. We took a peek into her purse and found that her most-used items are her reading glasses, lip moisturizer, and her wallet. But among the wipes, lipstick, and earphones, she notes that her purse is full of items that can be used as weapons to help women protect themselves, like pens, keys, and tweezers.
a year and a half, she has nearly 30 years of prior experience. Her dream to enter the police force began with the airing of the television show Miami Vice.
“Attackers do not fight fair, and I do not expect any woman who is being victimized to either. Use the items on the most sensitive areas of the attacker, beginning with the eyes, and other places on the face, chest, and of course, the groin.” While it is never a bad idea to carry mace, be sure to use it downwind as to not immobilize yourself.
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I did get to watch kindergarten graduation. I did get to walk them into school for the start of 3rd grade. I did get to wave from the car as my oldest left me behind for 6th grade.
by Julie Hays
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With each new school year comes children starting kindergarten, some driving themselves to school for the first time, and others heading off to college leaving their parents empty nesters. The older I get, the more quickly time seems to pass. I got married at 27, started having babies at 30, and the last 11 years almost seem like they happened in months. I looked up and my newborns were walking, my toddlers were starting school, and my first kindergarten grad was marching into junior high. I am very familiar with the feeling of wanting time to stop. But, my perspective shifted when I developed a deep friendship with Lorna Hering, a local high school teacher who lost her son Rhett in a UTV accident near her driveway in 2015. He was only 15 years old.
She said something that made me pause, and I’ve never forgotten it. She expressed to me how much it frustrated her to hear parents complain how milestones were sad to experience, because Lorna would never have those milestone opportunities with her son. I can’t say what it’s like to walk in Lorna’s shoes, but I can say that what she said to me that day changed my perspective forever. Time marches on, no matter what, and it didn’t stop on December 28 when she lost her beloved middle child; however, the memories she’d be able to make with Rhett did. She will not get to watch Rhett go to prom, graduate from high school, or move off to college. Those big moments will never happen, so I always think of Rhett Hering when I feel sad about time. I may still cry, but those tears now tend to be tears of gratitude and thanksgiving that I was able to experience that moment with my child.
I have learned so much from Lorna about life, loss and hope. She has taken her shattered heart and helped create two nonprofits including The Rhett Revolution, to spread acts of kindness, and Archway of Hope, to assist those who have lost someone too early. Lorna has taken the difficulty she has been through to give others perspective, including me. Because of Lorna, today I’m thankful for graduations, new school years, maturity, changes, and the greatest gift I can ever have with my family - time.
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INGREDIENTS
1 cup Quartered Artichoke Hearts canned
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¼ cup Sour Cream
DIRECTIONS
8 ounces Cream Cheese room temperature
1 cup Parmesan Cheese
¼ teaspoon Ground Pepper
¼ cup Mayonnaise
½ cup Frozen Spinach thawed and drained
1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Add in the parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, garlic powder and pepper and mix until fully combined.
Pour the creamy dip into a baking dish and cover the top with crushed ritz crackers.
Grilled Bread
In a large bowl, combine the softened cream cheese, sour cream and mayonnaise; mix until smooth and creamy.
Bake for 25-30 minutes until the edges are starting to bubble
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½ cup Mozzarella Cheese
Remove the Spinach Artichoke Dip from the oven and serve immediately with grilled bread or your favorite chips or
½ cup Ritz Cracker crushed
Mix in the quartered artichoke hearts and drained spinach
Apples, Fresh Thyme Springs & Cinnamon
In a small saucepan, combine the granulated sugar, water and the scraped vanilla beans and pod.
Serve Immediately! Enjoy!
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Vanilla Bean Simple Syrup
by Kristen Massad | Joy + Oliver
4 ounces Spiced Apple Cider
Sticks Garnish
Sparkling Water
DIRECTIONS
½ ounce Lemon Juice
Remove the syrup from the heat, remove the vanilla bean pod and allow the syrup to cool completely before using.
Bring the syrup to a simmer until the sugar is dissolved.
Store the remaining simple syrup in a jar for later use.
Bourbon Apple Cider Fizz
2 ounces Bourbon
Vanilla Bean Simple Syrup
INGREDIENTS
½ cup Water
Fill the remainder of the glass with sparkling water.
½ cup Granulated Sugar
1 Vanilla Bean scraped
Garnish with apple slices, fresh thyme sprigs and a cinnamon stick.
Spiced Simple Syrup
1 ounce Vanilla Bean Simple Syrup (Recipe Below)
Fill a cocktail glass with ice and add the bourbon, vanilla bean simple syrup, lemon juice and apple cider and gently stir to combine.
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Place one puff pastry sheet on a baking sheet and sprinkle the shredded parmesan to cover one side of the puff pastry sheet.
Garnish:ProsciuttoFreshRosemary Fresh Thyme
Lay the prosciutto over the parmesan to evenly cover the top.
Bake the Prosciutto Parmesan Puff Pastry Tree for 25 minutes or until the dough is light golden brown and baked Removethroughout.from the oven, garnish with fresh thyme and rosemary and serve
INGREDIENTS
¼ cup Olive Oil
Twist each piece to create a tree and press the ends together to prevent the puff pastry from separating.
Cut the layered puff pastry into a triangle and cut strips on each side of the triangle, leaving the center attached.
Lay 2 defrosted squares of puff pastry on the counter and using a pastry brush, brush each side with a light coating of olive oil.
Place the second sheet of puff pastry on top of the prosciutto.
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DIRECTIONS
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¼ cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2 sheets Puff Pastry 10” square
6 slices
DIRECTIONS
1 Vanilla Bean split open
Bring the simple syrup to a boil and continue boiling until the sugar is dissolved.
1 ounce Fresh Lime Juice
Spiced Simple Syrup
Garnish with a sprig of rosemary, sugared cranberries and dried grapefruit slices (optional) Garnish with apple slices, fresh thyme sprigs and a cinnamon stick.
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INGREDIENTS
IceSparklingTequilaWater
2 Cinnamon Sticks whole
Serve Immediately! Enjoy!
½ cup Water
2 whole Cloves
1 ounce Fresh Grapefruit Juice
1 ½ ounce Spiced Simple Syrup
2 ounces
Spiced Cranberry Paloma Cocktail
2 ounces Cranberry Juice
In a small saucepan combine the granulated sugar, water, cinnamon sticks, cloves, anise and vanilla bean.
Remove the spices from the syrup and pour the syrup in a jar and store in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Using a cocktail shaker, combine the cranberry juice, grapefruit juice, lime juice, simple syrup and tequila and shake.
Spiced Simple Syrup
by Kristen Massad Joy + Oliver
Spiced Cranberry Paloma
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Pour the cranberry cocktail into a glass, fill the glass with ice and top off the remainder of the glass with sparkling water.
½ cup granulated Sugar
2 Star Anise whole
Once the sugar is dissolved, remove the syrup from the stove but keep the spices in the syrup to allow them infuse for 10 minutes while the syrup is cooling.
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Lost Creek Gallery opened its doors on September 26, 2019.
Quality Artwork in Historic Calvert, Texas
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Quality Artwork in Historic Calvert, Texas
Lost Creek Gallery opened its doors on September 26, 2019.
Step into the gallery and feel welcomed and comfortable while enjoying walls
hung with fantastic original artwork and sculptures sitting elegantly on pedestals. Upon entering, visitors are pleasantly surprised at the quality of artwork in the gallery of small historic Calvert.
As a bonus, owner/ artist, June Cates, may be seated at her easel creating another work of art.
As a bonus, owner/ artist, June Cates, may be seated at her easel creating another work of art.
Lost Creek Gallery has made its home in the quaint little town of Calvert, 60 miles South of Waco and 35 miles North of Bryan College Station. In this lovingly restored 1878 building you will find artwork of award-winning artRepresentationalartists.istheirstyle.
and sculptures sitting elegantly on pedestals. Upon entering, visitors are pleasantly surprised at the historic Calvert.
Step into the gallery and feel welcomed and comfortable, while enjoying walls
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Why do people plan ahead before taking a long trip? It’s simple They understand that they’ll never arrive at their destination without planning And when you plan a journey carefully, you tend to know intuitively when you’re off course The same can be said for your financial journey
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