A beautiful message to remember from our dear friend Murron:
HE CHRISTMAS WISH
Christmas should not represent a time of dread This season means time to celebrate But most of all, HE would wish you to celebrate HIS LOVE
If wishes linger on alone, then so be it But, what a shame to miss the sharing of such a moment
Soft warmth of arms, on starlit nights To trim the tree and share a kiss, to create sweet memories
Angel goes on last; as we top the tree to represent some credence for the season Then muffle up __ go walk the crisped snow; that crunches on cold December nights
Northern lights provide illuminations; illustrations of GODs etchings in the sky Soft falling flakes alight our face and rose our cheeks To play as children we once were; to giggle and laugh _ make funny faces
A sparkle or even a hint, a glimmer of love can elate the moment to heights that we have never been; with a touch __ a kiss
Rush indoors __ chase away the chill of Old Man Winter Light the tree, play favourite melodies to suit the mood __ the time Maybe Brenda will delight us, rockin round the tree in song
When the night calls sleep our way , there well cuddle till the dawn Feel the warmth of morning __ but still well lay; in awe of seasons gifts, scent of pine But dearest to the heart, we would share; GOD's truest gift
A beautiful message to remember from our dear friend Murron:
Did I miss something?
BTW Merry Christmas.
Do you still have guests or did they go home?
Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
They left on Friday morning. Clifford has Adenoidal Cancer. He will need chemo and once the cells are killed, they will remove the mass. He is not too happy with that feeding tube, as you can imagine. He misses eating real food.
No! Far as I know, Murron is still with us. Not well, last I knew. She had posted this lovely poem once and I remembered it. I dug it out of the archives!
Thank you. The latest one (granddaughter) was born Monday at 1302hrs right at 7lbs, will get to see her tomorrow. This now makes 2 in the family born on 22 Dec.
Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
Ok I was going to say is my memory getting that bad, I just know I hadn't seen a post of hers in awhile.
Sorry to hear she isn't doing so hot, hopefully she will get better soon.
Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
He is not too happy with that feeding tube, as you can imagine. He misses eating real food.
Can't say I blame him in the least.
I like variety in my diet so that is why I do most of the cooking. The wife on the other hand could eat chicken everyday, I'm surprised she doesn't have tail feathers!
Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
Here's a Christmas Sermon that was delivered by St. Gregory Nazianus in the 4th Century AD
"Christ is born, glorify Him. Christ from heaven, go out to meet Him. Christ on earth, be exalted. Sing to the Lord all the whole earth; and that I may join both in one word, let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad, for Him who is of heaven and then of earth. Christ in the flesh, rejoice with trembling and with joy; with trembling because of your sins, with joy because of your hope.
Again, the darkness is past; again Light is made; again Egypt is punished with darkness; again Israel is enlightened by a pillar. The people who sat in the darkness of ignorance, let them see the great Light full of knowledge. Old things have passed away, behold all things have become new. The letter gives way, the Spirit comes to the front. The shadows flee away, the truth comes in on them. Melchizedek is concluded. He who was without Mother becomes without Father (without mother of His former state, without father of His second). The laws of nature are upset; the world above must be filled. Christ commands it, let us not set ourselves against Him. O clap your hands together all you people, because unto us a Child is born, and a Son given unto us, whose government is upon His shoulder (for with the cross it is raised up), and His name is called The Angel of the Great Counsel of the Father. Let John cry, prepare the way of the Lord; I too will cry the power of this Day. He who is not carnal is Incarnate; the Son of God becomes the Son of Man, Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever. Let the Jews be offended, let the Greeks deride; let heretics talk until their tongues ache. Then shall they believe, when they see Him ascending into heaven; and if not then, yet when they see Him coming out of heaven and sitting as Judge.
This is our present Festival; it is this which we are celebrating today, the Coming of God to Man, that we might go forth, or rather (for this is the more proper expression) that we might go back to God - that putting off of the old man, we might put on the new; and that as we died in Adam, so we might live in Christ, being born with Christ and crucified with Him and buried with Him and rising with Him. For I must undergo the beautiful conversion, and as the painful succeeded the more blissful, so must the more blissful come out of the painful. For where sin abounded grace did much more abound; and if a taste condemned us, how much more does the passion of Christ justify us? Therefore let us keep the Feast, not after the manner of a heathen festival, but after a godly sort; not after the way of the world, but in a fashion above the world; not as our own, but as belonging to Him who is ours, or rather as our master's; not as of weakness, but as of healing; not as of creation, but of re-creation."
Thank you. Even at 7 lbs I had forgotten just how small they are.
She was also pretty quiet but imagine that won't last for long when she figures out what her lungs are for. :)
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