A Few of FR's Finest ... Every Day ... Christmas Poetry and Potpourri .... 12/20/05

12-20-05 | JustAmy

[JustAmy]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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~ Billie, Dutchess, DollyCali, Mama_Bear ~

To Be Our King

As shepherds watching flocks just saw,
And stilled their fears to stand in awe,
While miracles rained down again,
The Son of God has come to men.

The wise men of a distant land,
Have journeyed far to be at hand,
To witness what has been foretold,
By prophecies in days of old.

The age of Love and Peace thus starts,
With a Child’s sweet smile to melt our hearts.
And softly all the voices pray,
God’s Will be done on this Thy day.

God’s will be done. God’s will be done.
For we have seen His promised Son!
God’s will be done. Oh, let us pray!
God’s will be done, on this Thy day!

A Babe has come to be our King,
A gentle, humble offering,
The Angels have borne tidings of,
A gift of God to show His Love.

And what a gift He lets us see,
Example of what we should be,
A child in heart, and innocence,
And thus our lives for him commence.

Let us surrender what we seek,
And bow to Him as children meek,
For God loves children, it is shown,
By Sacrifice that you have known.

God’s will be done. God’s will be done.
For we have seen His promised Son!
God’s will be done. Oh, let us pray!
God’s will be done, on this Thy day!

NicknamedBob . . . . . December 16, 2005







The Star and a Humble Cowboy

Lord, you cared so much for the shepherds,
you sent the glad news first to them --
Before the kings and the wise men,
so you might just speak again

To some other humble herdsman
out here on the range abiding --
A brilliant star, an angel choir
proclaiming "Peace! Glad tidings!"

The shepherds were common people
who slept in the fields near their flocks;
Their clothes might be dirty and ragged
and rugged and rough their talk.

So, Lord, I needn't apologize
for my appearance or my words.
I know you're right here beside me,
and it seems that I've just heard

The shepherds hastening, excited,
Extolling the star they had seen,
A baby born in a manger;
Not to some great king and queen,

But to people who do the menial tasks
That housewives and carpenters do,
And farmers and desk clerks and waitresses --
Just people like me and you.

But famous rich men brought presents,
Which should prove what I know to be true --
Christ came for shepherds and wise men
And kings and cowboys too.

Dee Strickland Johnson ...... © 1996







Hickory Nut Pound Cake

1 2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 stick margarine
6 eggs
2 cups plain flour
1/2 to 1 cup hickory nuts

Cream butter, sugar and shortening together with electric mixer. Beat in eggs with mixer one at a time, add vanilla. Fold in flour then fold in lightly floured nuts. Grease and flour tube or bundt pan and pour in batter. Bake at 350 degress for 1 hour. Check at 50 minutes.


Cream Cheese Frosting
1 8 oz pkg cream cheese
1 stick butter
1/3 c. hickory nuts
1 box of powdered sugar (4 cups)
1 tsp vanilla flavoring

09-27-05 ~ Hall of Fame #13

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 12-19-05 Military Monday

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

[Billie]

What a beautiful Christmas Card from wolfie! Thank you - your present is in the mail. :)

[DollyCali]

This is so sweet

[DollyCali]

This is fun

[DollyCali]

shoot. I note it is "down".. it is amazing. It is a simon sez santa.. so cool.

[GodBlessUSA]

This is lovely! Thank you so very much!
Merry Christmas!

[silent_jonny]

Merry Christmas :)

Nice to meet you, too!

(I hope I didn't give the impression that I was disparaging the poundcake recipe)

[DollyCali]

SANTA DEALS WITH POLITICAL CORRECTNESS

'Twas the night before Christmas and Santa's a wreck... How to live in a world that's politically correct? His workers no longer would answer to "Elves", "Vertically Challenged" they were calling themselves.

And labour conditions at the North Pole were alleged by the union to stifle the soul. Four reindeer had vanished, without much propriety, released to the wilds by the Humane Society.

And equal employment had made it quite clear that Santa had better not use just reindeer. So Dancer and Donner, Comet and Cupid, were replaced with 4 pigs, and you know that looked stupid!

The runners had been removed from his sleigh; the ruts were termed dangerous by the E.P.A. and people had started to call for the cops when they heard sled noises on their roof-tops.

Second-hand smoke from his pipe had his workers quite frightened. His fur trimmed red suit was called "Unenlightened."

And to show you the strangeness of life's ebbs and flows, Rudolf was suing over unauthorized use of his nose and had gone on Geraldo, in front of the nation, demanding millions in over-due compensation.

So, half of the reindeer were gone; and his wife, who suddenly said she'd enough of this life, joined a self-help group, packed, and left in a whiz, Demanding from now on her title was Ms.

And as for the gifts, why, he'd never had a notion that making a choice could cause so much commotion. Nothing of leather, nothing of fur, which meant nothing for him. And nothing for her.

Nothing that might be construed to pollute. Nothing to aim. Nothing to shoot. Nothing that clamoured or made lots of noise. Nothing for just girls. Or just for the boys.

Nothing that claimed to be gender specific. Nothing that's warlike or non-pacific. No candy or sweets... they were bad for the tooth. Nothing that seemed to embellish a truth. And fairy tales, while not yet forbidden, were like Ken and Barbie, better off hidden. For they raised the hackles of those psychological who claimed the only good gift was one ecological.

No baseball, no football... someone could get hurt; besides, playing sports exposed kids to dirt. Dolls were said to be sexist, and should be passe; and Nintendo would rot your entire brain away.

So Santa just stood there, dishevelled, perplexed; he just could not figure out what to do next. He tried to be merry, tried to be gay, but you've got to be careful with that word today.

His sack was quite empty, limp to the ground; nothing fully acceptable was to be found. Something special was needed, a gift that he might give to all without angering the left or the right.

A gift that would satisfy, with no indecision, each group of people, every religion; every ethnicity, every hue, everyone, everywhere... even you. So here is that gift, it's price beyond worth... "May you and your loved ones enjoy peace on earth."

[La Enchiladita]

My favorite post of the day! Woo hoo!
BTW, I didn't forward because I take the bus and we don't have ice storms in southern California.
Heehee.

[La Enchiladita]

This is great stuff! ROFL!!!

[DollyCali]

Be afraid. Be VERY afraid. The ACLU has an ice storm machine, I understand.

:-)

[La Enchiladita]

They're coming after me, I'm sure, since I had the temerity to send them a CHRISTmas card...!!

[La Enchiladita]

A Christmas Rose

Each December near my home
There blooms a Christmas rose
Unharmed by snow or bitter cold
This lovely blossom grows

I know not why it does not die
When wintery breezes press
I only know a brighter world
Comes from its loveliness

A legend says that Christmas rose
Came that first Christmas day
So that a child might have a gift
Before her Lord to lay

May God’s rich gifts be yours today
His blessings fall anew
And whether skies be dark or fair
May roses bloom for you . . .

[JustAmy]

Thank you for the beautiful poem, La Enchiladita.

Merry Christmas to you and yours.

[DollyCali]

I like that... and it is so familiar.. was it a song or adapted to a song.?no, I am not confusing w/Bette Middler's Rose.. My mind is getting more and more fuzzy/cloudy. It is so much fun getting old

NOT

Well, turned down two dinner invites, a call a few minutes ago to go to nearby community for a last minute/throw togther remembrance/celebration of life of a freind who died yesterday & Mom wants me to come up & watch Barbra Walter's with her at 9.. but party animal that I am of late, I am going to try to catch a few Zzzzss while I am tired. An I am drained.

Night all...

[JustAmy]

Beautiful card, Lori. Thank you.

See you in a couple of hours.

[JustAmy]

Thank you, Mrs Nooseman.

Merry Christmas to you and yours.

[Pistov Elf]

[JustAmy]

Thank you, Proud.
It is nice to meet you.

Merry Christmas to you and yours.

[luvie]

Oh...Louiebo...you are looking extremely handsome tonight in your winter coat!

[Victoria Delsoul]

Howdy AC. Haven't seen you for awhile. I've been buying and wrapping presents – something I'm not crazy about.