Byline: Jonathan WalkerA Midland MP has welcomed the passing of a new law which would guarantee shopworkers at least one day off at Christmas.The Christmas Day (Trading) Bill, which is co-sponsored by Tom Watson (Lab West Bromwich East) passed its final stage in Parliament yesterday and ...
Blaze is a dragon shifter who tends to stick his foot in his mouth—and some other parts in other places—when he really shouldn’t. His brother’s the king, and his sister-in-law is scary. Blaze’s last screw-up got him grounded, unable to shift into his dragon form. His punishmen...
When I was about twelve years old, my mother told us that we would not be ___1___ Christmas gifts for lack of money.I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d ___2___?” Then,three women ___3___ at our house with gifts for all of ...
we can be rewarded with His gift of grace if we continue to strive to avoid sin and ask for forgiveness when we fall, as we all will. (Romans 3:23 –“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”) This somber season ends in victory. Victory over death...
Not reading the previous books I gleaned from this one that both her husband and her brother-in-law were in dire situations before. I could see those times strengthened Minka’s relationships with both. Cael, her brother-in-law trusts her and they know each other’s strengths and ...
Mum-of-one, Kiran tells us; "I just think of what would have got me in trouble when I was younger and make the elf do that. Lipstick on their dads nose was a great idea." Once you've planned all of your naughty Elf on the Shelf ideas, next up is Christmas jumpers for kids ...
, people are always leaving keys laying around, pros and cons of the FBI taking this case off our hands, law enforcement power struggles, awesome tattoo ideas, trying to pay for lunch, Hero Arsonist of the Week: Firefighters dine on pigs they saved in fire, TFBOTG: mobile mechanic is ...
For a few years, until he died last Summer, my father-in-law came and had supper with us regularly, sometimes nearly every night (he lived next door). And contrary to my mother, he was very easy to please food-wise. Only there were certain things he preferred, which is normal and ...
It’s easy to imagine the Apostles and the Blessed Mother in that upper room. Missing the daily presence of the Lord. Fearful of the authorities. Praying as Jesus taught them. Hoping in their seeming abandonment for the promised Holy Spirit…even though they weren’t quite sure what to expe...
Those words reminded me there was a wedding happening that very evening that my mother in law had told me about. Before I had the opportunity to say what I was thinking – is it a vow renewal or a wedding – my husband snapped. “You just ruined the surprise buddy,” he took me by...