A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....12-25-02....Christmas Day

Billie and daisyscarlett

[daisyscarlett]

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THE CHRSTMAS STORY
As told by Matthew

THE NATIVITY

This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.

But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."

All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"--which means, "God with us."

When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.

WISE MEN

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him."

When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people's chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born. "In Bethlehem in Judea," they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written: "'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.'" Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him."

After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.

GIFTS

On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him."

FLEEING TO EGYPT

So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: "Out of Egypt I called my son."

When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi. Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: "A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more."

After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child's life are dead."

So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene."

--Matthew 1:18 - 2:23 New International Version

JESUS IS THE REASON
FOR THE SEASON

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS

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[Libertina]

Well, the people who passed away were all friends of my parents. Sometimes a bit upsetting to them because they are the same age... Take care now LadyX, with your insulin and medications, glad you're here. Night Mama_Bear and see you tomorow. Sweet dreams, all. :)

[Mama_Bear]

See you tomorrow. :-)

[Pippin]

GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY!!!

TOMKOW WAKE UP!!!!!!!

Another day the Lord has made! Let us rejoice and be glad in it!

Did everyone have a great Christmas?

Was Santa good to you?

Well, now get ready for a new year!

My ten hopes for 2003 and my promises to myself for the new year are:

1. I hope for peace in 2003

2. I pray for health in 2003

3. I will try not to let my liberal coworkers upset me this year.

4. I'll try to be less selfcentered and more self giving.

5. I'll go to more freeps in DC.

6. LOOSE WEIGHT!

7. Pray harder for my country nad for the President and his family and cabinet.

8. Pray harder for my family and friends.

9. Get on a budget and stick to it so I can buy a new computer and maybe a DVD player.

10. Thank God every day I wake up in 2003.

May God Bless You All now and forever!

God Bless America!

[firewalk]

Good morning everyone (-:

[Pippin]

GOOD MORNING, BIS!

[firewalk]

Good morning Pippin. Hope you have an excellent day (-:

[Pippin]

Thanks, You too! :^)

[Libertina]

It's tommorrow already? Ok Ok I'm awake! Morning Pip!

[Pippin]

Howdy, Libby!

Hey! were's everybody?

[daisyscarlett]

And thank you for the link to the unspun Christmas thread.... Unspun Christmas

[MeekOneGOP]

Air Force will pay $12,000 for bomb damage to home
Associated Press ^ | December 28, 2002 | Associated Press Staff

Posted on 12/28/2002 5:35 AM CST by MeeknMing

Air Force will pay $12,000 for bomb damage to home

12/28/2002

Associated Press

EL PASO - Gloria Aker got a late Christmas present this week when the U.S. Air Force agreed to settle a claim for damage it caused when it accidentally bombed her Monahans home in July.

Ms. Aker's home was hit by a dummy bomb accidentally dropped from an Air Force F-177A Nighthawk on a practice run from Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico.

Although the dummy didn't contain explosives, it pierced the roof of Ms. Aker's home, flew across a bathroom, slammed through a wall into a closet and then plowed 6 feet into the ground.

On top of that, a device used to locate the bomb discharged smoke throughout the house.

Ms. Aker was at home with her two children when the bomb hit. Her daughter was at her side, but her son was in his bedroom, and she frantically called through the smoke for him. All three were shaken but unharmed.

Ms. Aker has been living with her parents while her house, 200 miles east of El Paso, is repaired. There are still a few things to be done, such as replacing carpet that the Air Force ripped up when it retrieved the bomb, but she is preparing to move back.

But the children don't have the same comfort level they once did in the house, she said.

"My kids are having a hard time. My son and my daughter have nightmares. They're not too excited about going home," said Ms. Aker, who said she also has bad dreams of something falling from the sky and triggering flames that engulf her home.

Click HERE for the rest of the article

[MeekOneGOP]

Here's a picture of the aircraft that dropped those.....

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[Libertina]

I liked Unspun Christmas too!

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody !! Happy Sunday !

My good buddy got back from Illinois yesterday from visiting family and friends for Christmas. He is still moving stuff back to Texas, and his trailer wheel/tire had a problem and he had to leave it in Oklahoma yesterday. We're going up there today to fix the trailer OR unload it to get his stuff to his house. So I'll be out for most of the day since I gotta be at his place around 9 a.m.

Ya'll have a GREAT day !

Have a cup while you FReep !

For those who prefer hot chocolate.....

[MeekOneGOP]

Oops! I used the wrong list there. I knew I'd do that one day.....

See my post #454....

...and here's an EARLY Happy New Years for ya !

[JohnHuang2]

Morning, all! =^)

[MeekOneGOP]

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[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', my FRiend !