Christmas Thoughts....

Poem
We are celebrating Christ's birth this day!
We remember those who can not be with us as we pray.
Thank you Lord for those we miss,
And for those we spend time with.
Merry, Merry Christmas!

Phunny (is that a word??)
~One of our favorite Christmas movies is "White Christmas"
Last year a friend of ours showed us this cute animated cartoon.....
If you have a few minutes check out,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooc5eJc5SHAalt

~Somebody emailed this to us this week....Something to
Ponder
From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were
not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone
during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics.
It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning
plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church. Each
element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality
which the children could remember.

-The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.
-Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.
-Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.
-The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John .
-The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament.
-The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.
-Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit- Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership, and Mercy.
-The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes.
-Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit--Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness,Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self Control.
-The ten lords a-leaping were the ten commandments.
-The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples.
-The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in the
Apostles' Creed.


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Merry Christmas!