Shea Family

09/25/2026

Beautiful Alexandrite Glassware 💜 Moser Glassworks: Leo Moser pioneered the commercial use of purified neodymium for glass coloration in November 1927, naming the signature shade "Alexandrite" after the color-shifting gemstone.

08/09/2026

Our Sunday Morning

Mittens, the helper of our household 🐾
Keeps our pantry neat to the fold 🥫✨
A whiskered pantry champion we simply adore 😺❤️

08/03/2026

07/13/2026

Interesting Bible Study

Book of Judith is a short story in the Old Testament about a daring Jewish widow who saves her people by killing an enemy general.

Here are the key facts:

· 📜 Canon Status: It's deuterocanonical—meaning it's in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox Bibles, but excluded from the Hebrew Bible and placed in the Apocrypha by Protestants.
· 📖 The Plot: When the Assyrian general Holofernes besieges the Jewish city of Bethulia, Judith leaves the city, charms him, and decapitates him in his drunken sleep. She returns with his head, and the leaderless Assyrian army is routed.
· ⏳ Historical Context: Likely written around 100 B.C., scholars view it as historical fiction due to deliberate historical inaccuracies (e.g., calling Nebuchadnezzar king of Assyria).
· ✝️ Themes & Purpose: It's a powerful story of faith and courage, showing deliverance through a faithful woman ("by the hand of a female"). Written to encourage Jews during the Second Temple period, it parallels stories like Jael and Deborah.

Bottom line: It's a dramatic, faith-filled tale of bravery—whether you read it as scripture or inspiring historical fiction.

06/22/2026

35th Wedding Anniversary
Daniel Shea Susan Shea

06/01/2026

I asked AI to improve this photo of our front door. I like it !

02/17/2026

Very Good 👍

Hubig’s Pies will change wrapper for 1st time ever for this New Orleans Mardi Gras parade https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/eat-drink/hubigs-wrapper-mardi-gras/article_35e58848-6d96-42b4-8fb4-efb5ecf7ffc7.html?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

The New Orleans-made desserts will forego their classic blue, yellow and red packaging for the first time in history. Here's how to get one.

02/17/2026

Awe.