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Hi there, my name is Tony Burgess (my friends call me T-Bird) from Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. I am a believer, bleeding heart, idealist, and blogger. I'm married to Laura the Soup Diva and a dog dad to Frankie, Cody, and Mikey. Daily I work for a blood bank recruiting donors. My blog is where I chronicle and curate the sacred, serious, and silly things in my life. I am a member of The Episcopal Church. Thank you for connecting with me. Grace, peace, and love!

Quote Of The Day

When you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go. Carol Burnett

Something About Christmas Spirit

The Christmas spirit is about helping others, giving your time and loving your neighbors as yourself. All of this comes from a youngster from Bethlehem who came to give His life to humanity.

Nutella Truffles

I love these truffles. They rock and they can help you get through the season.

Laura B's avatarThe Soup Diva

  • 1/2 cup Nutella spread
  • 1/2 stick butter, softened
  • 2 1/2 cups finely crushed graham cracker crumbs
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • Up to 1/2 cup Frangelico liqueur
  • Sugar sprinkles

Combine Nutella, butter, and salt in large bowl. Add crumbs, cocoa powder and 1/4 cup of the liqueur, and stir until fully incorporated. Let stand for 1 hour (the crumbs will absorb the liqueur and the mixture will become dry and crumbly). Add more liqueur, one tablespoon at a time, until mixture will form balls that are moist but still hold their shape. Roll into balls about 1″ in diameter, then roll each ball in sprinkles. Store at room temperature in airtight container for up to two weeks.

This recipe was created for a cookie swap with the theme “Santa’s Little Helper” (as in, every submission was required to have alcohol of some kind). They were a pretty big…

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Advent Begins Today At St. Peter’s Episcopal Church

The first Sunday of Advent at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Chattanooga.

Advent Word 2017 – #Awaken #AdventWord

Today begins the season of Advent. This will be my version of Blogmas.

Today’s word is Awaken.