"When all the fields around lay bound and hoar
Beneath a thick integument of snow. So by God's cheap economy made rich To go upon my winter's task again." — Winter Memories, Henry David Thoreau

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Ordinary Time briefly touches the winter season right after Christmas from the Baptism of the Lord to Ash Wednesday. We have just celebrated the birth of Our Savior and now, just as everything is dead and dormant, we are looking toward our Lord's Passion and death on the cross.

As the evenings grow longer and we are forced by the weather to stay indoors we can use this time to grow closer to our family. Depending on taste and talent you can choose to have family entertainment nights. If anyone can play an instrument or can sing you can have your own show. Group singing is also fun and no one has to have a great voice to participate. Reading aloud to children (even older ones) can provide an evening of pleasure. Be sure to pick a book that you like to read. And if all else fails don't forget the practice of story-telling. Children enjoy this activity immensely.

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