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"What Can I Do This Day?" copyright 2005 John J. Rigo "Roses Amidst Thorns" with Commentary on Dealing with Depression at Christmas
Posted in Giving Ourselves to Others This Christmas by John J. Rigo, Helping Others to Overcome Depression in 2015, tagged Christmas, Christmas and holiday season, Christmas Holidays Depression, Depression, Gift, Helping Others Overcome Depression, Holiday, Jesus, Opinions, Religion and Spirituality, Texas on January 7, 2015| Leave a Comment »
“Relative” copyright 2012 John J. Rigo, upcoming poetry book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”
Posted in Do we have souls?, Poetry Sharing at Christmas by a Who's Who Poet in Texas, The Gift of Our Souls, tagged A Sharing of Poetry at Christmas by a Texas' Poet, Christmas, Forgiveness, Google Image, Holiday, Jesus, Poem Sharing at Christmas, Savannah Georgia, Texas, texas poetry, Winner of Collin County Poetry Award on December 11, 2014| Leave a Comment »
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“A Christmas Message to my WordPress Family” copyright 2013 John J. Rigo, Texas’ Commentator and Published Poet
Posted in 45000 hits as of Christmas Day on Texas' Poetry Site, A Christmas Message to WordPress Family from John and Linda Stewart-Rigo, tagged 45000 hits on Texas Poetry site, A Christmas Message to WordPress Family, Christmas, Commentary (magazine), Holiday, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Lord, Silver Star, Texas, WordPress on December 24, 2013| 1 Comment »
Silver Star Winery of Texas
Silver Star Farm and Ranch of Texas
It is here, Christmas Day, another counting of our lives on this earth. Over the last year my WordPress family of now a little over 300 followers, and now at 45,000 hits as of today, December 25th, 2013, have become more important in my life, than ever. Within that select group is another special group of individuals, that I wish where with me this day, sitting at our dining room table this Christmas afternoon.
To each of you I render a special hug, and a heartfelt thanks for the many sharings via comments on my poetry work and personal view comments. When the quality of your friends become many steps above the folks that you call you friend that are your reality friends, one truly knows then, they found the right place to be. That place for me in my heart, is with my WordPress Family. Blessings and peace to each of you in your future and our eternal lives together, with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
John J. Rigo and Linda Stewart-Rigo Silver Star Winery of Texas Silver Star Farm and Ranch of Texas Eustace, Texas 75124“Relative” copyright 2012 John J. Rigo, upcoming poetry book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”
Posted in Do we have souls?, The Gift of Our Souls, tagged Christmas, Forgiveness, Google Image, Holiday, Jesus, Savannah Georgia, Texas on December 23, 2013| 2 Comments »
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"The Magic Christmas Bells of Florence Street" copyright 2008 John J. Rigo, upcoming book, "Passion Amidst Apathy"
Posted in upcoming book "Passion Amidst Apathy", tagged Christianity, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Dallas, Holiday, Religion and Spirituality, Stepfamily, Texas on December 20, 2013| Leave a Comment »
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"I Remember Fondly Christmas’ Past" copyright 2005 by John J. Rigo, selection from "Rainbows Amidst Storms"
Posted in A Remembrance of Christmas by John J. Rigo, christmas Poems by John J. Rigo, dojinvest18443tracking, Selection from "Roses Amidst Thorns" published in 2005, tagged Child Jesus, Christmas, cyber_unit_henderson_county, Holiday, Jesus, Religion and Spirituality, Steel, Texas, Toy on December 17, 2013| Leave a Comment »
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(The little boy’s story in the poem is true and a time from my own past.) This Christmas Season of 2013, I was thinking of my Father. This poem mentions him several times. I remember how dirty he was when he came home from work when I was a little boy. My Father was an iron and steel worker. After he came home and took a bath, my Mother would then attempt to clean the ring out of the bathtub from his bath. Many times with close to a half hour of scrubbing, she still could not get it out. In those days, my Father made about a hundred dollars a week. He worked very hard for that money.
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I remember fondly Christmas’ past our first tree alive with lights before it caught fire later that week. I remember fondly the Christmas with toys. Never before had my brother and I received toys. How angry my Father became when we broke several toys after a few hours of play. It was my Father’s first Christmas bonus as a steel worker. He spent that bonus on toys for us that Christmas. He thought those toys would never break. I remember fondly a special Christmas as a kid when no money was available whatsoever for toys. We found a punch-out cardboard castle in a department store window. One dollar and ninety-eight cents was the price of that castle. My young brother and I played with it for days. A punch-out castle was the best toy we ever had. I remember fondly Christmas past, acting in the church Christmas pageant. I was a little child with the beard of a prophet shaking in a spotlight in the church play. It snowed that night. My best friend and I asked permission to keep wearing the beards. A most beautiful snow floated through the air as we walked home together. The dirty streets of the city were made clean and white with heavy, swirling snow flakes. We sang church carols walking home our arms around each other’s shoulder. How close to baby Jesus we were back then. I remember fondly Christmas’ past when life seemed so much simpler. Joys more easily shared with laughter much deeper than now. Still I thank God that I had those Christmas’ past even to this special day of a new Christmas. Another December which will also will soon be gone into the misty memory of another Christmas’ past."What Can I Do This Day?" copyright 2005 John J. Rigo "Roses Amidst Thorns" with Commentary on Dealing with Depression at Christmas
Posted in Giving Ourselves to Others This Christmas by John J. Rigo, tagged Christmas, Christmas and holiday season, Gift, Holiday, Jesus, Opinions, Religion and Spirituality, Texas on December 7, 2013| 1 Comment »
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“A Christmas Message to my WordPress Family” copyright 2014, John J. Rigo, Texas’ Commentator and Published Poet
Posted in 45000 hits as of Christmas Day on Texas' Poetry Site, A 2014 Christmas Message from a Texas' Poet, A Christmas Message to WordPress Family from John and Linda Stewart-Rigo, tagged A Christmas Message from a Texas' Poet, A Christmas Message to WordPress Family, Christmas, Commentary (magazine), Holiday, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Lord, Silver Star, Texas, WordPress on December 4, 2014| 3 Comments »
Silver Star Winery of Texas
Silver Star Farm and Ranch of Texas
It is here before us, Christmas Day, another counting of our lives on this earth. Over the last year my WordPress family of now a little over 449 followers, and now at 63,000 plus hits as of today, November 4th, 2014, have become more important in my life, than ever. Within that select group is another special group of individuals, that I wish where with me this day, sitting at our dining room table this Christmas season.
To each of you I render a special hug, and a heartfelt thanks for the many sharings via comments on my poetry work and personal view comments. When the quality of your friends become many steps above the folks that you call you friend that are your reality friends, one truly knows then, they found the right place to be. That place for me in my heart, is with my WordPress Family. Blessings and peace to each of you in your future and our eternal lives together, with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
John J. Rigo and Linda Stewart-Rigo Stewart-Rigo Winery formerly Silver Star Winery of Texas Silver Star Farm and Ranch of Texas 12551 FM 2709 Eustace, Texas 75124Share this:
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