A Very Merry Holiday

For  a deep freezer effect come to New Jersey.  It was 5°F this morning.

We had snow over night into Monday but just a dusting.    Winter came barreling in and autumn has beaten a hasty retreat until next year.

If you have not joined with me in praying for missing and murdered indigenous women it's never too late to join with us.  Our sisters need our prayers.  For thousands of years women and children have been the target of evil (read Genesis).   Of all the picked on and mistreated groups women are at the top.  If we do not stand with one another  God will one day ask you why!  Go here for more info but do not sit idle.  Pray for women around the world who are daily treated like trash.  If we do not stand up for one another who will? My prayer list of women in peril is way too long.

It is Christmas Eve.    Where will Christmas Eve find you?

 

1. If you have a tree up what is on the top?

 an old fashioned  mercury glass spiral topper. For thousands of years  their special job was to point northward to heaven. "Don't stop here, look further up!"

2. White lights or multi colored?   I am a fan of both.

3. Church service? Candlelight service, bell choir?  Candlelight is always nice but hand bells are just awesome too.

4. What is on the Christmas Eve menu?   Lasagna, Caesar Salad, Apple Puffs.

Happy Holidays

Rainy Friday here on the coast.   It rained most of yesterday and will continue on through most of today.  We sure needed rain. 

 From the archives: Happy Holidays from Saturday 9

1. As you can see, when Sam Winters was a little girl, she loved giving her annual wish list to Santa. If you could ask Santa for anything at all, right now, what would it be?

 I would ask for a normal world. Now I realize it's never been normal since  Eden but, it doesn't hurt to try does it?

2. Are you currently on the Naughty or Nice list? How did you get there?

I am on the nice list.  I got there because I try to be nice and avoid being naughty.

3. Are you traveling this Christmas? If so, are you going by car, plane or train?

I  only traveled for holidays when I was at university and that was to come home. It was either by car or student pilot.  My mother said of me that the only way I didn't come home was by dog sled.

4. Did you ship any gifts to friends and family this year? If yes, which one traveled the farthest?

No everyone on the list is nearby.

5. Did you buy yourself a gift this year?  Not really no.

6. Which do you prefer: candy canes or gingerbread?  I love box mix gingerbread with tons of whipped cream.

7. Close your eyes and tell us the first carol that comes to mind.  Silver Bells 

8. What's your favorite winter beverage?  I enjoy hot tea or hot coffee in winter.  I also love egg nog.

9. Share a memory from last Christmas:   It snowed a little during that week.

I made my famous Chinese Spring Rolls and we watched some movies.

Chanukah Sameach and Merry Christmas. (Hanukah Sa-may-awk)

All That Hath Life and Breath!

I made this little meme a few years back and it just makes me smile every time I see it.

"Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!". 

So, are the animals able to praise God?     Yes I believe so.

 In the temple in Jerusalem, there were three sacrifices in a day. Schacharit, Mincha, and Maariv. Morning, afternoon and night. 

Birds sing together 3 times a day just as Daniel faced Jerusalem and prayed three times a day and as the Orthodox do to this very day. Pay attention to when birds are most vocal.

"Wild animals and all cattle, small creatures and flying birds, kings of the earth and all nations, you princes and all rulers on earth, young men and maidens, old men and children. Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his splendor is above the earth and the heavens"  Psalm 148

Almost every culture has an oral history of  a time when animals could talk.  After all, God told Adam to choose a companion from among them. before Eve was created.    I believe it is true.