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Lorraine Evanoff's avatar

What a beautiful gift, the piano and your playing, Manuel!

Manuel A Garcia's avatar

Thank you, Lorraine. It is my grandson who plays. The best I can do is to jam with him on my quinto or bongos.

Dawn Smith's avatar

So important to have traditions, to share ways of being. May we all find strength in ours for the work ahead of us.

Manuel A Garcia's avatar

Our longing will birth our dream, Dawn. Thanks for weighing in.

Dave Conant - MO's avatar

Beautifully written Manuel and the piano is beautiful on its own. I can only imagine the added grace of the Nativity tableau.

Manuel A Garcia's avatar

Thanks, Dave. Next year it will stay up until Candlemas.

Kathleen Hobbs's avatar

Manuel, I love putting up my nativity, set up on the mantle above the fireplace every year, putting the baby Jesus last in the manger. And then wrapping it up and putting it away till next year, look forward to it every year.

Manuel A Garcia's avatar

Thanks for sharing, Kathleen. Wholesome traditions can be very reassuring.

Marisol Muñoz-Kiehne's avatar

Resistance, grounded

on love of we-world, wounded.

On faith in goodness.

Manuel A Garcia's avatar

Faith & hope— two sides of the coin of goodness.