Holly'sWorld2.0

    January

    Psalm 59:10
    (1599 Geneva Bible)
    My merciful God will prevent me:
    God will let me see my desire upon mine enemies    .
    (He will not fail to succor me when need requireth.)

    ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

    ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

    January
    a month for dreaming

    In the spring, I plan on putting to posts in the ground with two cross boards and the words “welcome to Holly’s World”. When the project is completed, I will replace the photo above.


    ~ January is the first month on the Gregorian calendar
    ~ has 31 days
    ~ Zodiac Signs: Capricorn
    (Dec 22 – Jan 19), Aquarius (Jan 20 – Feb 18)
    ~ Season: Winter in Northern Hemisphere,
    Summer in Southern Hemisphere
    ~ Notable Holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day (US)
    ~ January is named after Janus, the Roman god of doors, gates, and transitions
    ~ In the ancient Roman calendar, January was not always the first month of the year.
    ~ January 1st became the official start of the new year in 45 BC when Julius Caesar introduced the Julian calendar.
    ~ The Anglo-Saxons called January “Wulfmonath” meaning “wolf month.”
    ~ In Tudor England, January 1st gifts were called “handsel,” which refers to a gift given to mark a first occasion or new beginning.
    ~ Orthodox Christmas is celebrated on January 7th in many Eastern Orthodox countries.
    ~ Burns Night, celebrating Scottish poet Robert Burns, is held on January 25th.
    ~ Chinese New Year often falls in late January or early February.
    50 Fun Facts About January: A Frosty Start to the New Year

    ~ birthstones: garnet
    ~ colors: white, light blue, lavender, and lilac
    ~ Birth Flowers: carnation and the snowdrop
    ~ full moon: the Wolf Moon, will occur on January 3 at 10:03 AM GMT
    ~ Native American names for this moon include:
    – alamikos (Abenaki/greetings maker moon)
    – squochee kesos (Algonquin/sun has not strength to thaw)
    – wolves run together (Souix)
    – ha’kwi kiishthwa (Shawnee/severe moon)
    – unolvtana (cold moon/Cherokee)
    ~ Birch Moon: December 24 – January 20 (Celtic)
    ~ Human trafficking prevention month
    ~ International creativity month
    ~ National Hot Tea Month

    I’m not anti-social
    I’m pro-solitude

    Made in USA

    America

    (Facebook screenshot)

    (images are from Pinterest
    unless otherwise noted)

    “We’re lost, aren’t we?”

    “Quite saying that, we’re exactly where we’re supposed to be.”
    “…wherever that is.”

    (pinterest)

    It might take a year, it might take a day
    but what’s meant to be will always find a way.

    I am not crazy
    I prefer the term
    mentally hilarious

    would you still love me if I were a worm?