Category: Writing
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At The Temple With The Old Folks
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navigation: Intro,Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11,Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22969 – 1046 Here’s the haps: As you wend your way to the temple, you find it hard to believe that the forty-four days of Mary’s purifying have passed already. You must go up to…
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The Name
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navigation: Intro,Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11,Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22968 – 1045 Here’s the haps: The next several days are filled with strangeness and wonder. Curiosity seekers, the humble and reverent, even those who scoffed and disbelieved the shepherds all come to see the…
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Worshippers Arrive
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navigation: Intro,Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11,Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22967 – 1044 Here’s the haps: How the innkeeper’s wife has gotten the place so immaculately clean escapes you, but it is astonishing. As you think on it, it is better than a room, being…
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No Vacancy!
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navigation: Intro,Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11,Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22966 – 1043 Here’s the haps: Bethlehem is very small and David was very prolific. Even on feast days in Jerusalem itself, you do not think you have ever seen so many people. You have…
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Preparing For The trip
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navigation: Intro,Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11,Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22965 – 1042 Here’s the haps: You can’t try to wait to see if she has the baby because she would still have the purification rituals to complete and be just as incapable of travel…
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A Herald Arrives!
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navigation: Intro, Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11,Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22964 – 1041 Here’s the haps: After the initial commotion at Mary’s house, wedding preparations begin. She travels to see her elderly cousin and after three months returns with more stories of angels and…
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Straight Talk
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navigation: Intro,Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11,Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22963 – 1040 Here’s the haps: You make your way to the house of Mary’s parents as quickly as you can and knock on the door. The door is opened by a very angry-looking woman,…
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Conflicting Thoughts And Worries Answered
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navigation: Intro,Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11,Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22962 – 1039 Here’s the haps: You meet a young girl with whom you are greatly enamored and since you are a tradesman, it is no problem arranging a betrothal, especially since she really seems…
