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Morning Devotional...


Blessed be the Lord, that hath given rest unto His people Israel, according to all that He promised: there hath not failed one word of all His good promise, which He promised.
1 Kings 8:56


So many promises are made and broken.

Hearts are devastated, relationships are severed and hurts are deep. Is this your experience today?

Then rest on the many promises given to you and me.

We have eternal salvation.

We have the promise that He is with us all through life's journey.

We have the promise that He will never leave us or forsake us.

We have the promise that He will meet every need.

We have the promise of Heaven and "Home."

Claim these promises. Lean hard upon them. Not one of them can fail.
--James Comte


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Thank you for the wonderful Welcome messages! I see this as a great opportunity to see and share photographs with others of like Faith. We are so blessed by our Savoir to be able to share images with eachother. I have seen some of the work you are doing and am impressed and inspired.

I am an old time wet process photographer that has changed over to digital and I love it!

Great to see you finally posting, Darryl!  We're always so happy to see someone new here.

I know that many are waiting eagerly to hear from you.

Talk to you tomorrow!

Hi Darryl, I am very happy to see you posting.  I was wondering what you looked like.  Mullet will be pleased to see you have posted.  He has been talking about you every time he sees you online.  You must be another night owl.  ;D

I am going to make this short.  I am a bit tired.  I will talk with you all tomorrow.

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Nice devotional Pat.  Sorry that you are not feeling well.  The virus this year is like that energizer bunny....keeps on keeping on...

The work is developing at the suite...Lots of stress and problems.  Mostly for Wendy, since I am not there.  Certain things will turn out ok...Simply have to keep our cool!

At Christmas
  (Edgar A. Guest, 1881-1959)

A man is his finest towards the finish of the year;
He is almost what he should be when the Christmas season's here;
Then he's thinking more of others than he's thought the months before,
And the laughter of his children is a joy worth toiling for.
He is less a selfish creature than at any other time;
When the Christmas spirit rules him he comes close to the sublime.

When it's Christmas man is bigger and is better in his part;
He is keener for the service that is prompted by the heart.
All the petty thoughts and narrow seem to vanish for awhile
And the true reward he's seeking is the glory of a smile.
Then for others he is toiling and somehow it seems to me
That at Christmas he is almost what God wanted him to be.

If I had to paint a picture of a man I think I'd wait
Till he'd fought his selfish battles and had put aside his hate.
I'd not catch him at his labors when his thoughts are all of self,
On the long days and the dreary when he's striving for himself.
I'd not take him when he's sneering, when he's scornful or depressed,
But I'd look for him at Christmas when he's shining at his best.

Man is ever in a struggle and he's oft misunderstood;
There are days the worst that's in him is the master of the good,
But at Christmas kindness rules him and he puts himself aside
And his petty hates are vanquished and his heart is opened wide.
Oh, I don't know how to say it, but somehow it seems to me
That at Christmas man is almost what God sent him here to be.


Enjoyed all the posts.  Wish I knew how to do graphics.  They sure are cute.

Glad you have the car windows fixed Marilyn.  Now your Christmas will be without stress....

Pleasant dreams all and God Bless.
Liz.

 ;D Hi Ms PAT  :P
Hahahaha, it is a VERY BIG MIEKA.  8) it is funny for me to see it. Today I can see the pictures and everything. It is SO wonderful to come here today.

I love you and I wish for you a very happy Christmas.

I wish for you all my friends a most wonderful week.  8)

Hi Mr Darryl Cox, I am Mieka Choy  ;D It is most wonderful to see you are here. I hope you will find it a place of love and of friends. It is for me a wonderful time here to learn about God.

HI MS JANE  ;D 8) ;D
HI Ms LIZ

AND HI MS SONI !!!!!!
Ms Soni I hope to be at the Park City for some time in the Utah soon, is it a far place from you at your home? I do not remember if it is far from the Sundance too???

I do hope it is a MOST WONDERFUL Christmas for everyone. It is to me a very special day soon. The birthday for Jesus on the earth. It is my wonder if it is a holiday event in the Heaven too?? Mr Moak??? do they have a holidays in the Heaven ever? I pray you will love your new home Mr Moak. I pray it is a place where God will be with you and your family each time you are there.  :)

I have SO much I wish to share and it is take me so long to type here. I hope you will forgive me it is not much to say when so much of my heart is here and it is my wish to see everyone. I love you all, and I love you God.

~mi

Oh, Mieka, I'm so happy to see you posting tonight.  I've been feeling  a little sick and you've brightened my day!

MIEKA!!  I came online just in time ;D  I am so happy to see you here.  I wish for you a very blessed holiday season, too, my dear friend.

PAT I'm so sorry you have been feeling "under the weather" ... I pray for your quick and complete recovery.

MEIKA:  Hi - remember Me? I am so happy to see you online!

I'm only up 'cause I can'tsleep!

Love... Judy .

    PATZI....CHECK YOUR IM'S...

Love.,    
                   JUDY

Hahahaha HI MS McKenna  ;D How fun to see you are here.

I am sad you can not get to asleep, but it is only 1:00 PM in the afternoon silly!  :P

I hope you are well Ms McKenna and I hope you can get a good rest soon.  :)

WOO HOO finally off work it's only been an 18 hour day. started at 8 got off at 2 am (the time right now!) well i'm just saying that i'm home agian going to sleep most of the morning away because i'm tired and don't feel extremely well!
TTYL
Sarah

9.30 a.m. England.

Mieka Oh how lovely to come in here and see you this morning dear one.  I love you and pray you come back soon when I am on line..I will look for you.

Jesus said "I am come that you may have life and have it more abundantly"....

God Bless everyone...
and get well soon dear Pat.

Jenny

What a wonderful surprise to se MEIKA here! :)

I do hope that you feel better, Pat.  It makes me sooo sad  :'( when you are under the weather.  

God bless all today.  I have been working late every day, then trying to clean house, bake some cookies, practice the music at church (we're through! with both musicals....adults & children).

My New Year's resolution...try to get on-line for at least 30 min each day! (without falling asleep)

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It is good to see you posting.  I have missed you so much!  

:'(  Sundance is not near Utah.  I am a bit bummed, but I will get over it.  :)  I guess we will have to find another time to meet.  

I am happy ;D that you are coming home for Christmas  so you can be with your family.  I wish you a very Merry Christmas and your family too.  ;D

Liz~Wonderful poem you posted.  It is true that everyone seems to drop their burdens, hatred, and they are more forgiving at this time.  I even see it in the stores as I shop.  There are more people smiling and talking in the isles.  It is the greatest holiday.  I pray that all will see the love of Jesus the Christmas holiday.

Kathy! 30 minutes a day is a lot for someone who doesn't get on much.  I hope you can fullfill your resolution. Sounds like you have been a busy lady.  Hope your day goes well. (((hug)))

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Jesus said "I am come that you may have life and have it more abundantly"....

Amen!  Thanks for the wonderful verse! God bless you, sister.

Awww...Sarah!  You had a long day.  Sorry to hear that you aren't feeling good. You better gets some rest before Christmas gets here so you are in tip top shape to open presents.  ;D

Hi Judy and Jane~ What's up, girls?  Are you being good?  ;) ;D

Hello Pat!  I hope you are feeling better.  Did you know you must sleep to keep your body in good working order?   :D  Take a nap today!  Mum says!

Darryl~ Sorry to run out on you last night.  I hope to hear more about you.  What type of photography did you do? Like portrait, landscape??

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My Egenda for the Day:

1) Clean house

2) Laundry

3) Send off Christmas cards and packages.
I know they will all be late.  I will plan a little ahead of time next year.

My husband is so busy this time of year that I feel so lonely sometimes, so if you see me posting alot, you'll know it is me wanting some adult interaction.   ;D

Love you all!
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BLESS THE LORD, O' MY SOUL
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I bless our Lord to see MIEKA here!!!!!  Dear Mieka - no holidays in heaven, because it is ALL holiday!!  It is the GREAT holiday!  And YOU will be there to FULLY enjoy it!!!  And so will each and every one who trusts Jesus to save him/her from sin and guilt.

Good Morning, Thank you Pat for the devotion. It is good tosee Mieka has been here and also Brother aL. We don't often see you Al so early in the morning posting in NEM.

I am working both jobs today, doing some grocery shopping, picking up my medecation at the drugstore. Two more gifts to wrap for Gilbert and Sarah. The dogs willb e staying in the house while I am gone, it is expected to rain and the wind has been blowing a lot most of the night.

So I am off the computer now to get ready for work
TTYL

Hi everyone - just a few lines to say that i hope everyone has a happy and peace filled christmas, wherever in the world they may be.
Also a poem by G.A. Studdert Kennedy (woodbine willy) which i thought was quite nice for this time of year -

CHRISTMAS CAROL.
Come worship the King,
That little white thing,
Asleep on his mother's soft breast.
Ye bright stars, bow down,
Weave for him a crown,
Christ Jesus by angels confessed.

Come, children, and peep,
But hush ye, and creep
On tiptoe to where the Babe lies;
Then whisper his name
And lo! like a flame
The Glory light shines in his eyes.

Come, strong men, and see
This high mystery,
Tread firm where the shepherds have trod,
And watch, 'mid the hair
Of the Maiden so fair,
The five little fingers of God.

Come, old men and grey,
The star leads the way,
It halts, and your wanderings cease;
Look down on His Face,
Then, filled with His Grace,
Depart ye, God's servants, in Peace.

Love to you all from chris.
England.

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goodmorning all!!!

Hello Mieka, how are you?
It is good to get to be able to talk to you.

Hi! Darryl!
it is good to finaly get to talk to you too.



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Good morning.  I will break my silence because of Mieka's message.  It is so nice to see you Miss Mieka!  Do I understand from your message that you are back or that you will be back in America soon?

Luke 2:10-11  But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy[/b] that will be for all the people.  Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. (NIV)

I think during this season of the good news.  There are so many things we hear about which are not good news but bad.  However the "good news of great joy"  out weighs all the bad news.  If a package under the Christmas tree makes one happy, how much greater happiness the present in the manger.

--- Papa John    ;D          <:))))><<

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Good Morning Everyone and Papa John...

Now, PJ, do I understand that if Mieka hadn't posted you wouldn't have either?? :'( :'( :'( :'(  I sure hope not.

Thanks for your scriptural message for all of us.  I'll share about Mieka.  She's still over the Pacific Ocean and was in a hotel when she paged me.  She's maybe going to be in the USA for a short Christmas vacation and then going back to Tibet.  She's just waiting to see about whether she can do this.  Let's all pray for journeying mercies for our girl.

Chris~I hadn't heard the carol/poem before.  Thanks for sharing that.  Merry Christmas to you too.

Papa John!  Good to see you posting.  I agree with you, Jesus is the best present ever.  Have a great day!

Hi  Mullet ;D, don't you have chores to be doing?  ;) :D

Hi Marilyn!  Glad to hear your car got fixed.  Praise God!

Hi Etta Sue.   How was your visit with your family?  How is your arm feeling?  You are in my thoughts and prayers.

I see no one is going to talk to me, so I am out of here for a few hours. Not sure when I will be back.

Have a good day!
Soni

If anyone here has been sending me email to my hotmail address I cn't get into the hotmail site. My computer will read about 1/2 way and then stop. I don't know what the problem is. But I will post a different email address in my profile that you can use.  

Well, I went and made a cup of tea and came back and see Soni leaving for a few hours!  Don't work too hard, Sonja!

I just read three days of posts!  Whew!  You guys have been gabby!

Judy ~ To make a degree symbol, type ALT + 0176.  Like this...°.  

So glad to know that Mieka has been online and is coming HOME for Christmas!

Good to see Papa John and Al posting!

I KNOW this hurting arm is from sitting here at the computer.  If I 'recline' and look at the monitor, it doesn't hurt.  But If I raise my head, it does hurt.  So I am trying to keep my chin to my chest!!!!  

I went to my Urologists.  For those who don't know, I have bladder cancer.  Now I don't want a pity party!  It is 100% controllable.  Thank God for that!!!  But I have to have cystoscopies about every 3-months.  Yesterday, was the best report for months.  I had surgery two years ago next month...last of 6 surgeries so far.  That tumor was totally different from any before.  Flat like a paint splash.  It took quite a bit of scraping to remove it.  This was the first cystoscopy that didn't show redness in that area.  Dr. Beam was very pleased as I was, also.   ;D The receptionist gave me a paper to update if needed.  One of the questions was how I felt that day.  Welllllllll, I told them about my arm.  I tried to call my Family Practioner before going to Dr. Beam but he is out of the office until after the Holidays.  So Dr. Beam gave me some Celebrex.  That is helping but I still have pain.  I think I will go to my Pharmicist and see what they can tell me to do!

Just an inconvenience at this time of year and makes me angry that it won't go away!!!!

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"Christmas Love:  He came to pay a debt He didn't owe because we owed a debt we couldn't pay."

I'm so sorry you're suffering with this arm, Etta Sue.  Great news though in the other department.  That's terrific to find out.

I think that over the next few days, you might find celebrex to work.  It won't work immediately.  It has to build up.  I take it twice a day.

Pat I have Vioxx that I take once a day when I need it. Doc says I should take it every day but I don't. I only take it when I hurt.

Also As far as my hotmail goes, I have fixed it so it will go to my microsoft outlook mail box and I will get it anyway.

It appears it is going to be a chatty day here in CP today.  That's good!

MIEKA, how wonderful to see you have been here!  I miss you SO much, my little sister.  And I pray you do get to be here in the US for the holidays and can come online more.  Blessings to you, dear one!

Liz, that is a really good poem you posted.

Pat and Etta Sue, hope you both feel much better and that right soon!

Papa John, please don't take a vow of silence here---we all love to read your encouraging posts.  Merry Christmas to you and Cornelia! :)

Chris, good to hear from you today, too!

Hi Soni!  Hi Mullet!  Hi Darryl!  Hi Kathy!  Hi Marilyn! Hi Jenny!  Hi Ria!  Hello Larry!

I love all the nice graphics all you smart people are posting!  Brightens up the place!

See you later!

Cheerfulness gives elasticity to the spirit.

I will write a few lines while eating my lunch and listening to the wonderful Christmas music from Moody Broadcasting.  I went to coffee this morning and then to the "Y" and walked two miles.  My leg muscles are beginning to tell me about all this walking.  It is going to take awhile to build back the muscle tone.  I walked 30 laps of the gym.  In a few minutes I will go to the church to sing with the folks at Calvin Cove.  This will be our last day to sing Christmas songs and hymns this year.  They will not be there next week as the adult day-care center will be closed all week.

Mieka, sure good to see your posting and am looking forward to hearing more from you after you get to the USA.  My son is making a business trip to China right after the first of the year.  He is very excited about having the opportunity to make the trip.  They are staying a couple of days extra to do some sight seeing after their business is concluded.

Pat, was sorry to read that you hadn't been feeling well.  Also Etta Sue, you had good news but also some not so good in that you are still in pain.  Hopefully the medication will soon begin to relieve the pain.  

Mullet, sorry to have to tell you that you didn't decipher my little riddle.  What it says is "As I was going around my cornfield, I met a cow, I called my dog to get that cow out of my cornfield."  It is a silly little story but one I have remembered all my life.

Marilyn, sure glad you got your car fixed and know you are relieved not to have a large labor bill for the repair.  Glad you have found someone to come and stay at your place and take care of your dogs.

Papa John, good to see your postings.  Don't be a stranger as we all look forward to seeing your postings.

I guess it's time to wake up since it's 11:30. i'm still exhausted might take a nap sometime today but if i sleep too much then i'll be getting to sleep at 2 everynight during this break until it comes to state youth convention in kansas city then i won't be able to! well i need to get up i guess and start cleaning house ttyl
Sarah

Good morning, Sarah! (just barely morning!) ;)  Hope you have a great day.

Pat thank you for the devotional this morning


ETTA SUE  i pray for you i also have Celebrex for when i have pain in my back. Very nice pictures can you make you are awesome.

Marylin I also have Vioxx also when i have pain

But now i use ACTONEL now i need not more such a lot painkillers there is also an other woman on CP
they also have osteoporosis and she also use ACTONEL
but i don't no or i may call her name

I have still watering eyes and a little bit red i use no more salve i have an allergy for the salve. But it is the
retinitus what is doing that. Not the cataract
My son has vacance i am so happy that he is home but now he use sometimes also my computer and his own
together and my husband use now also the computer
not when he is at work then he is the hole day busy on the computer then he want no more in the evening
but when he is home then he also use this computer.

Bye Love RIA

Hi Ria...   Sounds like you have the same midications over there as we have.   I am so happy that your eyes are a little bit better.  It will be nice when they are completely better.  Love you!

Mullet -- sounds like you got busted on the chores thing!  8) ;)

Hi Papa John.  It's good to see your "green" self again.

Sorry I missed you Mieka.  It is great to "read" from you again.

Etta, sorry about your arm.  That has got to be annoying.  I hope it gets better soon (I'm wanting to see pics of that baby ;D)

I hope everyone is prepared to have your bestest CHRISTmas ever.  Here at the Shuford house we have told the CHRISTmas story (birth of Christ) probably a dozen or so times, because Travis likes to look at the picture (in his toddler Bible) of "Baby JEEshus," "Mareee," and "Jostheth."  On Christmas morning, each of the grandkids memorizes part of the story from Luke and they recite it at mom's.  Travis (23 months), Sawyer (4 years) and Brooks (25 months) are sharing the verse "Glory to God in the highest and on Earth peace, Good will to men."  Travis has to say the last four words.  He's got the "to men" part pretty good, but "goodwill" sounds kinda funny still.

Oh well, guess I've chatted enough.  My prayers are for each of you to have the most spirit-filled Christmas you have ever had!

love
karmat

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Pat, so sorry to hear that you're not feeling so good these days. I wish I could send some of my wife's homemade Chicken/rice soup through the E-MAIL.

Here is a chuckle-for-health Story:   my wife had to take me to the hospital emergency room for sever knee pain.  When we got home and looked at the discharge papers from the hospital, we noticed that in the "patience description" area they had described me as "A WELL NURISHED MALE"  - hhmm, I guess that's one way of saying it!  ::)
Take Care
Tom

Darryl

Glad you are here, hope your having fun using digital. (I have not used chemical development since 1975, much prefer the software post processing).   Looking forward to your postings.
Tom

Home from work now. Went shopping for both of my clients today.  Now I am waiting for AirBorne express to pick up my PSP 8 to sent it back to Dell. Not much to say for now so I will talk to y-all later.

Good afternoon everyone.  My absence is attributed to my living at the computer deeply entrenched in writing my book.  In quickly scanning past posts I see that Pat has been under the weather.  Unable to find a post giving the cause, but pray she will recover soon.  With pat being absent is like an ice cream sunday without the goodies.

I sincerely wish everyone a glorious Christ centered Christmas celebration.



SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.........

I would like to address the Real reason for Christmas.  Yes, we all celebrate the Christmas of our youth by sharing gifts with friends and loved ones, and it's always a pleasure to participate in this memorable occasion in our homes.  However, the true meaning of Christmas for "Born Again" Christians is the celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  Here's something we can all share with our unbelieving friends, another perspective of Christ.   His birth was prophesied 735-years before His birth, and this prophecy states He would be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2), of a virgin 685-years before He was born (Isaiah 7:14), at the time specified; 530-years before His birth (Daniel 9:25), He would go down to Egypt and would return (When His family fled king Herod's sword) (Hosea 11:1) 752-years before His birth, His triumphal entry into Jerusalem on a colt (Zechariah 9:9) 520-years before His birth, His betrayal for 30 pieces of silver (Zechariah 11:12-13) 520-years before His death, and king David prophesied He would die by crucifixion approximately 900-years before crucifixion was invented by the Romans (Psalm 22).  There are just over 300 Biblical prophecies regarding Jesus Christ, and every one of them that have been fulfilled have been fulfilled to the very letter.  No errors.  There are more to come, but they will not be good news to those who have not accepted Him as Lord. When God created man He gave them "Free will", and we have the right to exercise our "Free will" as we please and accepting Christ as our Savior is a matter of personal choice.  That baby born in Bethlehem, was, is, and will always be, the Lord God Almighty.

Amen and Amen Lee..Thank-You dear brother...We have a wonderful Saviour and our dearest friend...He is "Immanuel" God with us...
Have a wonderful Christmas everyone. The Lord Bless you all.

Jenny

I got the cards and packages sent off.  I got the house semi clean, and oops I forgot to do the laundry.  

Back I go.  See you all later.

I know everyone is busy today and probably will be the next few days.

I just wanted to share a little card I made for all my friends online.  

Soni's Christmas card to you! (http://www.sonifopictures.com/xmascard)

Click on the link and follow the directions.

Sonja, that's lovely.  What a wonderful job you did!

Thanks Pat!

Nice card if i was good with graphics and computers i do those too but i'm totally lost when it comes to stuff like that i'm doing good to get on here and post a lot of the time i don't use the net i just use my messenger! well i have gifts to wrap and stuff to clean before thursday and tomorrow i'll be busy trying to get ready to go to grandmas house. ttyl
Sarah

Soni~That is a beautiful card ... and so are all the others!  You have a very special family and I know you are a wonderful mother ... such love shows in each one!  

Sonja that was a beautiful card. When you posted the link on the yahoo, it froze my yahoo window up and I had to shup down my computer. Weird things going on with the computer and it is new!!! DRAT!!

WooHoo I dont have to go back to work until Monday and I still get paid for  Yesterday,and now through Saturday. WooHoo nice Christmas present from my clients.

However I am going to stop by Bea's house on Christmas on my way back home from Eureka,. so she will get to see someone on Christmas Day if her son doesn't show up.

Well, I did it again.  :(  Not only did I take Sunday off from any "computering" but I didn't get online yesterday, either.  And today I had to go in to work for half a day.  So it took almost an hour and a half to just read what I've missed in NEM.  I haven't been anywhere else yet.

Janet, that story about the mother with four young children was a real hoot!  I've printed it out - Gene had to find out what I was making me laugh so hard. ;D  And I'm going to give a copy to our pastor.  I know he and his wife will enjoy it.  (He told Gene and me, when his three were all in their teens "You don't know what it's like!" - forgetting that Gene got six through that stage and I managed to let all three of mine survive.)

I got word from the hearing aid people this afternoon that my mother's hearing aids are ready.  Praise the Lord.  They weren't sure they'd be able to have them before Christmas.  Now it's just a matter of the nursing home being able to get her there to get them.  

When we were at the eye doctor's last week we asked if they could possibly move his cataract surgery up so it could be done before the first of the year.  The co-pay on our insurance will be soaring after January 1.  Praise God they've moved him up to December 30 instead of January 13.   It meant a couple of changes in his driving schedule and my work schedule, but no problems there.  So next week at this time he'll be watching TV with a patch on his eye.   ;D  He's so anxious to get it done.

Sonja, thanks so much for the beautiful family card.

Guess I'd better check out some other places here.  

Lots to read and all of it good!  So nice to hear from Mieka and also Papa John.  I miss your daily posts Papa John...

Sonja, thank you for the lovely Christmas Greetings.  It makes my heart smile when I see your wonderful family.  

Today, I went to the Senior Centre and only six of us were there to carpet bowl.  It is my last time to do so at the Centre.  Moving day is next Tuesday.  Then Allen drove me over to visit with Al for awhile.  He is weak but in good spirits.  His bed looks out over the street and the window has a lovely nativity scene for him to enjoy.  The grandkids even strung lights on the medical pole and across the window.  He is well loved and cared for by both friends and family.  

Tomorrow Wendy comes to take me to their home for a couple of days.  Will come back on Boxing Day as much still needs doing here.  We are going to have something or other delivered for dinner and go to the Carol Sing at the Alliance Church.  Christmas Day, Ralph is giving Wendy & I a break from the usual all day cooking of turkey.  He is taking us to a especially nice place in Victoria for an expecially nice dinner.  Wow!  So I am also well loved and cared for.....

The suite is coming along well.  It won't be finished before New Year as the fellow doing the work is stopping for the holidays...as of tomorrow.  That is okay.  Just wish it wasn't creating so much stress and work for my little daughter.  

I am going to close this post and do another one with the words to a song that talks about how Mary felt when she was expecting the birth of Jesus.  It is a haunting song and Amy Grant sings it on a Christmas album 'Home For Christmas.'  Someone commented on the subject one time so this will be continued....

Good night all!  Would love to stay and chat, but I've got to go wrap presents.

Loveyouns
karmat

Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)
     by Chris Eaton/Amy Grant

I have traveled many moonless nights.  Cold and weary with a babe inside and I wonder what I've done.  Holy Father you have come and chosen me
now to carry your son.
I am waiting in a silent prayer.  I am frightened by the load I bear.  In a world as cold as stone, must I walk this path alone.  Be with me now.  Be with me now.
Chorus:
Breath of Heaven.  Hold me together.  Be forever near me.  Breath of Heaven.  Breath of Heaven.  Lighten my darkness.  Pour over me your Holiness.  Pour over me your Holiness.  For you are Holy.  Breath of Heaven.

Do you wonder as you watch my face if a wiser one should have had my place.  But I offer all I am.  For the mercy of your plan. Help me be strong.  Help me be.  Help me.
Repeat the chorus twice.

I am always thrilled and chilled by the beauty of this music.  One can only realize how young and frightened Mary must have been.

Have a Blessed and Wonderful Christmas everyone.
God Bless,
Liz.

Liz.............

Sorry I didn't know where you live when we visited Victoria this summer.

Like Karmat, I am going to bed.  Have been here just catching up on NEM.

Thanks for the beautiful pictures and Christmas wishe from you and your family, Sonifo

Liz, I have printed out the Breath of Heaven for me to learn the words.  I hear the song so often and am glad to get the words.

Better hurry before Pat closes the door.  

Love to all.  

WOWZER!  Lots of posts to read.  I agree.....when you take a day off the computer it takes a long time to catch up. :)  Did I read where someone called "you" gabby?? ;D

I'm just cheking in, and now am checking out.  I'm tired tonight.....but I'm completely ready for Christmas.  YES!

Tomorrow we have our Christmas Eve brunch....and that will be at my house, so I'll see Jane tomorrow too.  :)

God bless you.   love,nita

Good Night Everyone!

What a wonderful devotional we have by our very own Iain for the morning.  I've so enjoyed it.

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