Only Three Words

If we could condense all the truths of Christmas

into only three words,

 

 

these would be the words:

 

 

"God with us." ...

 

 

Then the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary,

for you have found favor with God.  And behold, you

will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son,

and shall call His name Jesus.

Luke 1:30-31

 

Merry Christmas

 

 

 

 



Golden Anniversary

Once upon a time there was a little boy named Dean
and a little girl named Mary..

 

They grew up to be

 

Dean and Mary

 

 

 

Mr D and I are celebrating 50 years together!

 

On December 21, 1962
We said 'I do'

 

Join me as we travel through the years.

If I survey all the good things that come to me from above
If I count all the blessings from the storehouse of love
I'd simply ask for the favor of him beyond mortal king
And I'm sure he would grant it again

 

 

So many places of beauty we long to see here below
But time and treasures have kept us from making plans
as you know
But come the morning of rapture together we'll stand anew
While I stroll over Heaven with you

 

 

 

I want to stroll over Heaven with you some glad day
When all our troubles and heartaches are vanished away
Then we'll enjoy the beauty where all things are new
I want to stroll over Heaven with you

 

 

Together we've endured the bad times

and

together we've enjoyed the good times.

 

 

Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

 

 Merry Christmas

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 





It's 8am on SonDay morning and I can hear the bells of

St. John's Episcopal Church ringing out joyous tones to start a

day of praise and worship.

 

It's such a beautiful sound.

 

 

 

God walked down the stairs of heaven

with a Baby in His arms.

 

Last Friday I know God walked up the stairs of

heaven carrying 20 babies in His arms.

 

 

Christmas is reassurance that God keeps His promises,

then and now.

 

Psalm 139 tells us

 "..I knew you before I formed you in your mothers womb.."

 

He knows each child, He formed them in their mother's womb.

They are with Him in heaven and He loves them.

 

 

It is my prayer that the Lord will bless each victim's family with

comfort, that He will give them peace beyond our understanding and hold them close to His heart.

 

 Peggy told me when her little Marcus went home to the Lord,

"All angels must return to God, we rejoice in our sadness."

 

Such a tragic thing to happen, and so sad to think of

the loss of so many Moms and Dads.  And yet

through it all, we must take comfort knowing these

precious little angels are in the arms of God.

 

I'm leaving you with Merry Christmas,

not in the secular way, but because

of His birth there is everlasting life.