The Snowflake Chronicles

Oct 18, 2023 Spiritual Newsletter Deadline: Mon Oct 16, 2023

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Editor's Picks

1. God's Ways
2. How Can It Be?
3. understand what we need to do
4. The dream that wasn't - Contest
5. No Way Out
6. God's Messenger
7. Potency Conception: Variable Certainty
8. The Greatest Fish Story Ever Told
9. Helping Hands

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Remembering and Honoring the Dead

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Do you have a special day in the year to remember the dead?

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How do you honor the dead?

About This Newsletter

It is October. The season that Dia de los Muertos, Samhain, and All Hallows Eve occur. Days that are especially suited to remembering and honoring the dead. How do we go about remembering and honoring those who have departed this material life?

Letter From the Editor

How do you honor the dead? Many people want to remember and honor their departed family and friends. Some of us do it by placing flowers on their graves. Other people donate to their loved ones' favorite charity or religious organization in the name of the departed. As long as we remember them in a respectful manner, it does not matter how we remember and honor them.

Do you have a special day in the year to remember the dead? Sometimes we remember them on their birthdays, the day they died, when their bodies were buried, or on some other day that was significant to both. You can remember and celebrate their lives the departed ever year everyday of the year if you want.

My mother was born in March of 1921, her soul departed this life in November of 2012. I have set aside two days each year to honor her. On her birthday and the day she died, I say a prayer for the advancement of her soul in the spiritual world. When the opportunity presents itself, I write a poem or story about her.

Do you have a special day to honor the departed? Do you have a special way to honor them? Let me know.

Editors Picks

GOD’S WAYS:tsunami-sonnet, winner   (13+) God brings change in ways unknown. Our logic may fail; our faith should not. #951997 by Dr M C Gupta

How Can It Be?  (E) C.S. Lewis said Jesus was what he said he was or a madman. #870773 by Kenzie

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The Dream that wasn't- Contest  (E) Going through personal trials to be ready for what is to come. #2305400 by Jtpete 1986

No Way Out  (E) Still too many words. #2305274 by Adherennium - Maybe Writing?

God's Messenger  (E) A story about the first fruit of the Rosary--A second prize winner! #2301912 by Weirdone-Back in the games

Potency Conception: Viable Certainty  (E) A powerful interlude - a worthy adjustment to the Great One’s gift - a poem. #2304086 by Tim Chiu

The Greatest Fish Story Ever Told  (ASR) Be among the first to discover how it really happened. #2304271 by Bobby Lou Stevenson

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Helping Hands  (E) Size really doesn't matter #2285052 by AmyJo-Thankful in heart

Activities, Groups, and Contests

FORUM

Honoring the Dead  (13+) Reopens October 2024 #2128802 by Warped Sanity

Feedback "Spiritual Newsletter (September 20, 2023)" 

Nobody’s Home writes: Amazing how you managed to not mention the the queer community's relationship with the rainbow colors and the rainbow flag. Yet you say the symbolism of the rainbow crosses both cultural and religious boundaries..."the unity of all races." Hmm. Does it really, though?

Nobody’s Home , I apologize for not mentioning the queer community. The rainbow is a symbol of unity and covers the entire human race, no matter what their color, gender, or gender preference (I hope that is the proper phrase.) are.
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