3RD DAY OF CHRISTMAS MORNING BREAKFAST / BRUNCH WITH THE DAHLBERGS...........

Ted and Irene Dahlberg phoned just after 9 a.m., on this Feast of St. John the Evangelist, the 3rd Day of Christmas 2012-13, and asked if I  would like to go out with them a mid morning breakfast / brunch.  I happily said yes, and was ready for them when they arrived at 10:30 a.m., to whisk us off to the Black Bear Restaurant in Natomas.  It was great !  And besides the wonderfully exhilarating chance to spend a couple of hours this week with longtime cherished friends and fellow believers, it also let me incorporate two more of my customary Christmas food favorites into this year's celebration of the season  - having a prime rib sandwich for lunch; "I Carnivore...Beef is Meat"... meeting the inclusion of my 3 fav holiday meats, roast turkey, baked ham, and prime rib; and the happy surprise of some of Irene's mother's homemade Sanchez Family tamales !!  For this this Irish-Portuguese American, Christmas is not complete without a few delicious homemade tamales.  And to round out the tamales and seasonal feast meat, some of Irene's fantastic baked goods were brought along in their Christmas gift care package.  Like with so many in my circle of friends, the Dahlbergs and Sanchez Family's generosity is awe-inspiring.  As we commemorate the Holy Birth of Jesus as the Messiah of our Redemption, "The Word Made Flesh Who Dwells Among Us", in the Holy Spirit inspired words of St. John the Evangelist, Apostle of Christ, and author of the fourth canonical Gospel in the Christian Scriptures, whose Feast Day we celebrate on December 27th, may the Blessings of Family, Friends, Neighbors, Loved Ones, and Fellow Believers, continue to brighten your lives in the Nativity of the World's Ultimate Light............Fr.  Troy