FReeper Canteen ~ Merry CHRISTmas, Troops!! ~ 25 December 2014

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[Kathy in Alaska]

For Unto You Is Born This Day...
A Savior...Christ The Lord

Merry CHRISTmas!!

LUKE 2:1-20
King James Version (KJV)

1..And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.

2..(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)

3..And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.

4..And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

5..To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.

6..And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.

7..And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

8..And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

9..And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

10..And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

11..For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.

12..And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

13..And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

14..Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

15..And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

16..And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

17..And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.

18..And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

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

20..And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

[radu]

She did have your piggy with her! LOL!
Guess MoJo’s piggy is next for delivery.

[Kathy in Alaska]

MERRY CHRISTMAS, CC...((HUGS))

[radu]

Just wait until the lil critter squeals loudly. The kitties will disappear from the room in a flash. All curiosity out the window just like that. LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

wh!!

Thanks, unique, for Santa!

radu.....#50!!
ML.....#100!!

[radu]

Dang! And I wasn’t even trying! LOL!

[Jet Jaguar]

All the cats are hiding upstairs. Lil piggy is running around downstairs. She knocked down the tree.

The tree lights short circuited.

The power is out all over the neigborhood.

It’s gonna be a great Christmas!

[left that other site]

Woo Hoo!

[Kathy in Alaska]

I was watching Yukon Vet the other night and she was doing their annual checks on their own pets. The minute she picked up their baby pot bellied pig the squealing started as if she was killing it....and it never stopped. She never did anything but pick it up. LOL!

[Jet Jaguar]

I will have to check out the show.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hope all the neighbors have generators.

You are going to be popular.

[caww]

With warm thoughts for our troops....especially those out in the unkown tonight....may they know the love and protection of God this night!

[Soaring Feather]

Darn Santa, he did a U-TURN and headed South - rain we have lots of wind and rain.

Tomorrow is Great grand daughter’s #1 first BD. She is adorable, charming and so entertaining. She is walking now and had everyone in stitches. Should had seen her with the 11 day old, sweet.

Ma does not have to wrap anything for me, my kids were so good to me. I received fancy soaps, wedding pictures on and on. We all brought a food - seafood, sliced cold cuts, hot meats, just so much to eat.

Wonderful time for all = there were 17 of us.

[luvie]

Cool yule, y'all! :)

[radu]

Gee, that sounds just like our house and we don’t even let our piggy inside. The cats do the job quite well without his help. LOL!

Since Ma won’t give her one, you can let MoJo have your piggy. She AND your kitties will love you for it.

[left that other site]

mmmmmmm mmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmm!

[morphing libertarian]

Bkmrk

[Jet Jaguar]

MoJo,

The piggie is on her way to you.

Ma,

Thanks! The entire North Pole power is out.

The neighbors have the generators running.

Wait...

The power has been restored!

Merry Christmas!

[The Mayor]

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The Smells Of The Stable

December 25, 2014

Read: Luke 2:15-20

They shall call His name Immanuel, which is translated, “God with us.” —Matthew 1:23

Bible in a Year:
Zephaniah 1-3; Revelation 16

A stable? What a place to give birth to the Messiah! The smells and sounds of a barnyard were our Savior’s first human experience. Like other babies, He may even have cried at the sounds of the animals and the strangers parading around His temporary crib.

If so, they would have been the first of many tears. Jesus would come to know human loss and sorrow, the doubts his brothers and family had about Him, and the pain His mother experienced as she saw Him tortured and killed.

All these hardships—and so much more—awaited the baby trying to sleep that first night. Yet from His very first moments, Jesus was “God with us” (Matt. 1:23), and He knew what it meant to be human. This would continue for over three decades, ending at His death on the cross.

Because of His love for you and me, Jesus became fully human. And being human allows Him to identify with us. Never again can we say that no one understands us. Jesus does.

May the Light that entered the world that night cast its brilliance into the deepest corners of our souls this Christmas, giving us the peace on Earth of which the angels spoke so long ago.

Father, help our hearts to know the
love of Christ and to honor Him
with our unyielding devotion in
this and every season. We love You.

Jesus understands.

Insight

The role of shepherd is one of the oldest occupations named in the Bible (Gen. 4:2). Shepherds were deemed irreligious and irreverent, because in taking their flock into the wilderness to find pasture, they could not perform their religious duties at the temple. And being in contact with animals (and dead sheep), they were considered “unclean.” That God would announce the birth of the Savior of the world to a group of shepherds is consistent with Jesus’ mission to save the poor and exalt the lowly (Luke 1:51-53; 4:18). It is interesting that Jesus is both the Lamb of God (John 1:29) and the Good Shepherd (10:11).

[radu]

I haven’t heard about that show.

Yeah, piglets will squeal bloody murder when they’re picked up. ‘Bout scared me to death the first time I picked one up and it did that. I almost dropped the poor lil critter.

Wilbur was way past the stage of being picked up when we got him. He was a rescue by a friend who brought him to us because we had room for him. Best we can do is scratch his back, which he loves.

[Soaring Feather]

Sheer joy Ma, holding the little ones. :=)