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Merry Christmas, God bless you, I pray your day is filled with lots of God's Love, and you have the sweet peace only Christ can give, may the joy of Christmas be in your heart and fill the places you visit, again have a very blessed day.
Merry Christmas from my house to yours.
Wow we have so very much to be thankful for, so thankful for God who sent his only begotten son to be born of woman, in a lowly manger, so not to give the wrong message, if he had been born in a fabulous Hilton, some may think of him as unreachable, but he was born a humble birth, and he grew in a small town, with a carpenter earthly father, such humble beginnings for the King of Kings, but, the lowest sinner in the world knows he can come to Jesus, he is approachable, to this very day. Yes I indeed am happy that Christ was born in the manger, grew up to be the God Man, all God, all man, then died on that old rugged cross, but that is not the end, the most important part is he rose that 3 day, and he is sitting on the right hand of God the Father making intercessions for you and for me, oh thank you Lord Jesus, Happy birthday; and I am so thankful that you come to seek and save that which was lost, Thank you from the bottom of my heart, let us all give honor and glory to our wonderful Saviour Jesus Christ, the most wonderful gift from heaven. Happy Thankful Thursday, and have a very Merry Christmas.
The Way You Planned
Once there were three trees on a hill in the woods.
They were discussing their hopes and dreams when the first tree said, 'Someday I hope to be a great treasure chest. I could be filled with gold, silver and precious gems. I could be decorated with an intricate carving and everyone would see the beauty.'
Then the second tree said, 'Someday I will be a mighty ship. I will take Kings and Queens across the waters and sail to the corners of the world. People will feel safe in me because of the strength of my hull.'
Finally the third tree said, 'I want to grow to be the tallest and straightest tree in the forest. People will see me on top of the hill, look up to my branches, and think of the heavens and God and how close to them I am reaching. I will be the greatest tree of all time and people will always remember me.'
After a few years of praying that their dreams would come true, a group of woodsmen came upon the trees. When one came to the first tree he said, 'This looks like a strong tree, I think I should be able to sell the wood to a carpenter, and he began cutting it down.. The tree was happy, because he knew the carpenter would make him into a treasure chest.
At the second tree the woodsman said, 'This looks like a strong tree. I will be able to sell it to the shipyard.' The second tree was happy because he knew he was on his way to becoming a mighty ship.
When the woodsmen came upon the third tree, the tree was frightened because he knew that if they cut him down his dreams would not come true. One of the men said,'I don't need anything special from my tree, I'll take this one,' and he cut it down.
When the first tree arrived at the carpenters, he was made into a feed box for animals. He was then placed in a barn and filled with hay. This was not at all what he had prayed for.
The second tree was cut and made into a small fishing boat. His dreams of being a mighty ship and carrying Kings had come to an end.
The third tree was cut into large pieces, and left alone in the dark.
The years went by, and the trees forgot about their dreams.
Then one day, a man and woman came to the barn. She gave birth and they placed the baby in the hay in the feed box that was made from the first tree. The man wished that he could have made a crib for the baby, but this manger would have to do. The tree could feel the importance of this event and knew that it had held the greatest treasure of all time.
Years later, a group of men got in the fishing boat made from the second tree. One of them was tired and went to sleep. While they were out on the water, a great storm arose and the tree didn't think it was strong enough to keep the men safe. The men woke the sleeping man, and he stood and said 'Peace' and the storm stopped. At this time,the tree knew that it had carried the King of Kings in its boat.
Finally, someone came and got the third tree. It was carried through the streets as the people mocked the man who was carrying it.. When they came to a stop, the man was nailed to the tree and raised in the air to die at the top of a hill. When Sunday came, the tree came to realize that it was strong enough to stand at the top of the hill and be as close to God as was possible, because Jesus had been crucified on it..
The moral of this story is that when things don't seem to be going your way, always know that God has a plan for you. If you place your trust in Him, God will give you great gifts.
Each of the trees got what they wanted, just not in the way they had imagined...
We don't always know what God's plans are for us. We just know that His Ways are not our ways, but His ways are always best.
♥ I say Merry Christmas ♥
It is a busy time for most, and especially those that have young children, we are busier just going here and there than actually getting ready for Christmas, we are very active in Church activities, and been invited to several homes for dinner since the starting of this holiday season, We have opened our home to others too, my friends are all Godly Christians and we have a blessed time in celebrating the birth of our Saviour.
Jesus is the light of my life, without him and serving him I do not have a clue of what or where I would be. This season is the time to celebrate his birth, although we know this is not the actual time of his birth. We are busy with trying to make others happy, and show the world the light that shines in us, we do not buy gifts, we give of ourself, to our friends and family, this is the time to spend with them, and to let them all know how much you love them, and if any of them are lost, a good time to share the gospel of Jesus Christ, but we must first show them Jesus in our life, or they will never hear a word we say. God bless you all in this holiday season, and I pray that your loved ones know Christ as Saviour, and can celebrate with you.
This Is A Place Called Dillard House The food is just unreal, this amount was for only two people, can you imagine a family of 4
This is a small Soda Fountain in a little town up by Dillard
Like going back in time, I used to sit and sip sodas with my hubby in high school at a soda fountain much like this one.
