Tuesday, December 26, 2006

CHAPTER 12, PAGE 26

Christmas is more than a day at the end of the year,

More than a season of joy and good cheer,

Christmas is really God's pattern for living

To be followed all year by unselfish giving.

Helen Steiner Rice

I give thee thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart . . . for thou hast exalted above everything thy name and thy word.

Psalm 138:1, 2

GOOD MORNING !

We are now in the Season of Christmas which is Christmas Day to the start of Epiphany. Epiphany is a Christian feast intended to celebrate the 'shining forth' or revelation of God to mankind in human form, in the person of Jesus. and includes the birth of Jesus; the visit of the Magi, or Wise Men who arrived in Bethlehem; and all of Jesus' childhood events, up to his baptism in the Jordan by John the Baptist. The date of the feast was fixed on January 6.

 Many end their festivities with Christmas Day and yes, after tomorrow I’ll go back to work, but I’ll still be enjoying Christmas for a few more days and of course sharing it with all of you too !

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope;

the spirit of Christmas which is peace;

the heart of Christmas which is love.

Ada V. Hendricks

May your day be blessed with a few SMILES and lots of SUNSHINE to warm your heart !

Peace, dear friends,

Christmas love without end.

MA

 

 

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Lovely pictures of your family ,enjoy the rest of Christmas ,with love Jan xx

Anonymous said...

Have a great day. Loved the pictures, as always.
penny

Anonymous said...

Lovely family. I can see why you call them sunshine boys. : )

Have a wonderful day,
Angela

Anonymous said...

love the pictures and happy you had a great day.

Anonymous said...

Loved your pictures.  The kids are so beautiful!  Have a good day.
Pam

Anonymous said...

ah the shopping festivities were heavy today. many many returns. adn walmart was emptied of so many shelves.