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Monthly Archives: December 2012
O Holy Night
Twelve Days of Favourite Christmas Quotes: Quote #12 “Truly He taught us to love one another;/ His law is love and His gospel is peace./ Chains shall He break, for the slave is our brother,/And in His name all oppression … Continue reading
‘Christmas 1863’
Twelve Days of Favourite Christmas Quotes: – Quote #11 In this poem Henry Wadsworth Longfellow writes about the Civil War but its message is timeless. These are a few of the final lines. “And in despair I bowed my head,/ … Continue reading
And they shall call His name Immanuel
Twelve Days of Favourite Christmas Quotes – Quote #10 “When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother and fell down … Continue reading
Things, things and more things…..
Twelve Days of Christmas Quotes – Quote #9 “If, as Herod, we fill our lives with things, and again with things; if we consider ourselves so unimportant that we must fill every moment of our lives with action, when will … Continue reading
‘On top of the world looking down on creation’….
12 Days of Christmas Quotes – Quote #8 …”And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called He seas; and God saw that it was good. And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close … Continue reading
Here Comes the Sun…..
Today, December 21st, is the longest night of the year for us……but, at long last, starting tomorrow each day will be lighter longer and in just three more days it will be Christmas. Presents are but a small part of … Continue reading
You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch….
Twelve Days of Favourite Christmas Quotes – Quote #6 “Maybe Christmas,” he thought, “doesn’t come from a store….Maybe Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more.” – Dr. Seuss – How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1991) was an American writer and cartoonist … Continue reading
Festival of Lights
Image from Wikipedia And for those who celebrate Hanukkah – the festival of lights – December 8-16th: “Still ours the dance, the feast, the glorious Psalm, the mystic lights of emblem, and the Word.” “Kindle the taper like the steadfast star/ … Continue reading
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“Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus”
Twelve days of Favourite Christmas Quotes – Quote #5 Editor Francis P. Church of the New York Sun answered the letter of 8 year old Virginia O’Hanlon who asked if there really was a Santa Claus? The letter and its … Continue reading
Cloudy but beautiful
We woke on the weekend to see the trees, shrubs and evergreens covered as though painted overnight with a magical brush dipped in frosty shades of silver and white and today snowflakes drift and fall slowly, here and there, only to land … Continue reading
whimsy and wit 
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