by Paulette Williams | Dec 20, 2021 | NSA Meditations Blog
Caesar Augustus, emperor of Rome, called for a census of the entire Roman empire. To be counted in the census, persons had to travel to their ancestral hometowns. David, a shepherd who became Israel’s greatest king, was Joseph’s ancestor, and so Joseph and his fiancé,...
by Paulette Williams | Dec 13, 2021 | NSA Meditations Blog
In Charles Dickens’ novel, A Christmas Carol, the notoriously tight-fisted Ebeneezer Scrooge meets the second of three ghosts that the spirit of his deceased partner, Marley, had said would come to him on Christmas Eve. In the room were turkeys, geese, game, poultry,...
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by Paulette Williams | Dec 6, 2021 | NSA Meditations Blog
Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanza, and New Year’s Day—these holidays are upon us. We are frenzied. Check your mail, there might be donation requests from organizations that assist the poor. Note the brown bags in your supermarket; they hold the contents for a...
by Paulette Williams | Nov 28, 2021 | NSA Meditations Blog
There are 574 Native American nations (referred to as tribes, nations, bands, pueblos, communities, and native villages) that are recognized by the government of the United States. They were present in this land as early as 1500 years ago. Each nation is culturally...
by Paulette Williams | Nov 28, 2021 | NSA Meditations Blog
Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year’s Day are annual holidays at the end and beginning of the year. In preparation for these celebrations, we overschedule and overwhelm ourselves in a frenzied pace. By the time we complete the tasks for one holiday, the...
by Paulette Williams | Nov 15, 2021 | NSA Meditations Blog
Once upon an afternoon in the twenty-first century, a demanding business schedule dictated that the normal routine for five girls was going to be slightly different. Business necessitated their parents being out of town, and their Nana had meetings throughout the day...
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