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    Our Lady of Guadalupe

    Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe To those who say Mary is not important.  Mary is certainly important because she is Jesus’ mother. They give that old, tired argument without bothering to investigate whether it’s true or false. Catholics honor Mary. We do not worship her. We worship God. Jesus said as he was dying on the Cross “Behold your Mother.” John 19: 26-27. He said that for all of us! Here’s a reply I made to a friend from my church back in Indiana after she shared this image.   When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here…

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    Christmas Sale and Giveaway

    Hi Everyone! I write a variety of things-novels, short stories, poetry, blog posts, essays, family narratives and more.  I’m featuring my novel Emmie of Indianapolis on sale for 99c at Amazon. I also have a special holiday gift for you if you visit my blog and sign up for my monthly newsletter. I’ll send you a free short story. You’ll find  information for authors and readers on my blog plus news about my Work in Progress. I’m sure you’ll want to learn about what Emmie does next in this series.  I also do book reviews and author interviews so check it out.  https://bookplaces.blog/ ***Giveaway alert!  I will enter your name in the contest I’m sponsoring.…

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    Meet the Authors Christmas Fair

    Hi!  Thanks for visiting Meet the Authors Christmas Fair. https://www.facebook.com/events/856494308361014/?active_tab=discussion I’m Kay Castaneda. I write a variety of things-novels, short stories, poetry, blog posts, essays, family narratives and more. Today I am featuring my novel Emmie of Indianapolis on sale for 99c at Amazon. I have a special holiday gift for you if you visit my blog and sign up for my monthly newsletter. I will send you a free short story about my family which I use as the basis for my fiction. There is lots of information for authors and readers on my blog plus news about my Work in Progress. I’m sure you’ll want to learn about…