Where Does Christmas Live?

He who has not Christmas in his heart 

will never find it under a tree.

Roy L Smith

In the smallest of sighs

In the flakes of some snow

In the star up above

And the silence below

In the touch of a hand

 

 

In the knock at the door

When Christmas lives in our heart

                                                                 It will live evermore

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                                     But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.

Luke 2:19

He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.
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I (do not) regret to inform you

Self pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it

we can never do anything wise in the world

Helen Keller

We all get a lot of invitations this time of the year

Office parties

Friend's parties

Big parties

Small parties

Go and have fun!

But there is one invitation you should always turn down

Send your regrets with no regrets!

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Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

I Thessalonians 5:18

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.
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Grace, Gadgets, and Real Hot Chocolate

You cannot get grace from gadgets

J B Priestley

It is the season of the infomercial

All those things that will make our life better

Make jobs go faster

Not to mention immediately dispose of the effects of a year of cheeseburgers and fries...

Fair enough....

But let's also make it a season 

when we make a real cup of cocoa

and share it with a friend

When we write a note to someone far away

When we bring the light back to a child's eyes

Then it is a season filled with grace

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 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthian 1:3

The future of giving

Real generosity toward the future means giving all to the present

Albert Camus

It is the season of giving

Gifts

Money

Time

But don't let it stop on January 2!

Keep on giving!

Give your best to every moment

Give you strength to every deed

Give the future all you have

By giving today all you can

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"'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"

Luke 10:27

No Substitute for Substance

If you can dream it, you can do it

Walt Disney

A dream is more than a fleeting thought

It has substance 

It has depth

It has color

It has life

It has your name on it!

that's how Walt did it...
Give your dreams some substance
and watch them light up!

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I can do all things through him who strengthens me. 

Philippians 4:13

got the time?

 Kind words do not cost much

yet they accomplish much

Blaise Pascal

It only takes a word or two

if they are sincere

if they are not just in passing

if they come from your heart

to make another person feel

real

Just think!

You can make someone feel real today!

Just by taking the time to say something kind!

That is amazing

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Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land

Proverbs 25:25

Haste and Hassle and Finding Your Way

   Take time for all things

   Great haste makes great waste

   Benjamin Franklin

Instant relationships

Microwaved meals

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 Insta- photos

Makes you wonder what we are doing with 

all that left over time....

oh....I see

Maybe we should take the time

to get to know someone

or learn how to cook a meal....

or even paint a picture

Yes...

that all takes time

But you will learn so much more along the way!

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Desire without knowledge is not good- 

how much more will hasty feet miss the way!

Proverbs 19:2