Merry Christmas,A few of us went to the tree farm today-about 20.We let the kids do the work.:)Baby G is just over a year old.He no likie Santa and Santa’s beard was half way off.Also Santa’s pants were way too short and he had no socks-hehehehehe
Merry Christmas, TCMS7!
And a very, Merry Christmas to you, Brad’s Gramma. May your family be safe and warm this Christmas season.
Thank You!
Merry Christmas Brad’s Gramma and FReepers!
Merry Christmas to All - I know this is long, but just wanted to share this jewel that was published in our local paper.
Christmas is that special time of year when our thoughts turn to being a better citizen. Thoughts of gift giving, feeding the hungry, giving to the poor or those less fortunate than us, making connections with those we have lost touch, making amends with others who we have wronged or those that have wronged us. Have you ever considered what our Country would be like if we all treated every day like Christmas? Why do we wait until Christmas to gather coats and mittens for the needy, food for the hungry, or send cards to friends and relatives? Imagine how much more pleasant our communities would be if we were a little more helpful, caring, considerate and giving to our fellow man every day of the year. Is that not what we image when we allow our minds to drift back to a simpler time. Images of horse drawn sleighs parked in front of illuminated store windows on brightly decorated small town streets. Families, Christmas shopping, going from store to store with old fashion decorated bags, smiling and greeting everyone they meet. Cheerful carolers are heard singing Chrismas songs on street corners filling the air with that wonderful Christmas spirit. The joy of Christmas is spread by the exchange of baked goods, home-made gifts, or modest gifts purchased from the local “five and dime”, and pleasantries and well wishes. Gathering with relatives and old friends, sharing timeless stories over food and spirits was all that was needed to make Christmas complete, along with the Christmas church service. Wouldn’t it be more pleasant if we didn’t have such high expectations, such an emphasis on getting the best deal or latest gadget, no matter how far or how late we have to go to buy it? Do we really remember the meaning of Christmas and what matters in our lives? How would you celebrate the holiday if you knew this would be your last Christmas? Think about it for a minute - Where, How and With whom would you spend the Holy day? Then as you enjoy Christmas, doing as planned, try to imagine a simpler Christmas with renewed significance on the true meaning of Christmas.
Published by Ace Hardware of Adams Friendship Wisconsin
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Thanks and Merry Christmas to all.
And a Very Merry Christmas to you and all my FReeper friends as well and a blessed and happy New Year
Merry Christmas from the great White North.
Mr. and Mrs. D-Man
Merry Christmas and Peace to Jim and the FReeper team that keeps things moving!
Merry Christmas! I always loved the poem One Solitary Life by Dr. James Allan.
Here is a man who was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in another village. He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty. Then for three years He was an itinerant preacher.
He never owned a home. He never wrote a book. He never held an office. He never had a family. He never went to college. He never put His foot inside a big city. He never traveled two hundred miles from the place He was born. He never did one of the things that usually accompany greatness. He had no credentials but Himself...
While still a young man, the tide of popular opinion turned against him. His friends ran away. One of them denied Him. He was turned over to His enemies. He went through the mockery of a trial. He was nailed upon a cross between two thieves. While He was dying His executioners gambled for the only piece of property He had on earth – His coat. When He was dead, He was laid in a borrowed grave through the pity of a friend.
Nineteen long centuries have come and gone, and today He is a centerpiece of the human race and leader of the column of progress.
I am far within the mark when I say that all the armies that ever marched, all the navies that were ever built; all the parliaments that ever sat and all the kings that ever reigned, put together, have not affected the life of man upon this earth as powerfully as has that one solitary life.
