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December 21, 2012 · by · Leave a Comment
Greetings to you this morning from my warm cozy kitchen. It is very cold and windy here today. We have a kitchen rocking chair right next to an antique wood burning cookstove that is mostly for looks but we do use it when it gets cold enough. That is where I am parked this morning as I organize my day and make plans to remodel the other half of the kitchen. I love this spot. It is quite cozy .My youngest daughter just put a small pot of simmering cinnamon and cloves on the woodstove.
.My youngest daughter just put a small pot of simmering cinnamon and cloves on the woodstove.
We don’t really do much as far as celebrating Christmas. We celebrate Jesus everyday and that is our focus. I don’t have a problem with folks who do celebrate it but since we don’t I get a different point of view. I took my grandchildren and 2 of my children to the local superstore yesterday to get a couple things for a fun day at Grandmas house. We were in no hurry, and had lots of fun. It put me in a very good mood. Would you like to know why? Because I was not bound by obligations. I bought a couple things, even ventured into the toy isle because I wanted to buy my granddaughter an etch a sketch like I told her I loved when I was her age. I noticed all the folks in the toy isle were tired and weary looking. Not grouchy but just tired. This was pretty early in the day, so I bet the later crowd was tired and grouchy. But I was not. I got to buy what I wanted for who I wanted with no calendar governing my purchases. I got to do what the Lord led, just because I love someone.
I encourage you to set all man made obligations aside and just do what is motivated by His love.
Today is going to be a very wonderful day, I can feel it already.
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In America Christmas is one of the biggest holidays celebrated. The economy is even dependent on it. If you ask folks what the Holiday is they will tell you the celebration of Christ’s birth, yet 99% of the activities have nothing to do with Jesus. There are even mock holidays now coinciding with the Christmas season so that everyone can celebrate together even if they don’t want to admit Jesus exists. Christmas is an American tradition plain and simple. The month of December revolves around it. As Christians we should not get caught up in the commercialism of the event but remember that it is the one time of year more than any other when folks who are not even believers are open to hearing about Jesus. Even folks who have never submitted will get teary eyed at an inspirational movie or a beautiful manger scene. Since the Lord has truly gone before us and tenderized hearts, and opened doors this time of year it is up to us to take advantage of the opportunities. Before we can begin to share the love of Jesus with a lost and dying community we must first focus on Him ourselves. It is my prayer that with the help of this book, Christmas not only becomes a Christ honoring time of year but a fruitful one. That you are able to witness the true gifts of love and salvation in your family and community.
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* Introduction * History of Christmas * No room at the Inn * Is there room in your inn? * Coloring page * Supernatural Birth of Jesus * Printable picture * Memorization project * The Greatest Gift of All Is Jesus * Tell it on the Mountain * Christmas wish list for Jesus * Make your own wish list * Word search * Fill in the blanks * Family talk and prayer * Bonus pages and answer keys
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menu Plan Monday December 17
December 18, 2012 · by · Leave a Comment
Well here we go. The weather has been really nice, then a few cold days then really nice again. It always feels like a gamble in TN this time of year, it can be really comfortable and you think maybe we will get away with an easy season then WHAM, an ice storm or something. Keeps us on our toes I guess. Anyway I like to keep the freezer and pantry well stocked for such occasions. Farm families were the original hoarders with good reason. How many turkeys are in your freezer? 
I think I need a couple more. About the end of February I feel like I can breath again in this respect. Well, have a blessing of a week. Next week is Mexican week.
For my Menu Plan Monday post December 17 .
I have lots more recipes posted at my recipe site and I am trying to study up on a new plug in that will enable you to easily print the ones I have on there.
Monday- chicken and noodles
Tuesday- Italian Pasta bake with homemade sauce and veggie rotini pasta
Wednesday- fajitas made with venison
Thursday- stuffed quesadillas
Friday – more southern chicken and dumplins my favorite
Saturday – venison tacos
prayer in school?
December 15, 2012 · by · Leave a Comment
Trying to stop prayer from happening in school is impossible.
When things get hard folks pray. And they pray and they pray.
I used to have a friend that would say, “don’t wait until you are hungry to plant your garden”. He was referring to prayer. Don’t wait for hard times to do what is right. Pray today.
No matter who says what. Be respectful, think of others, be humble. But always, always pray. Lives depend on it.
Find encouragement daily in God’s Word. Live it like it is your very air to breath and water to drink.
That is what gets us through hard times. And makes hard times bearable, when they seem unbearable.
what does Jesus want for Christmas?
December 14, 2012 · by · Leave a Comment
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Christmas wish list
This is actually an excerpt from our ministry newsletter I wrote and printed in 2000, but I hunted it down for you because it is worth repeating. ~~~~
As we are now into the busiest time of the year for most people, I urge you to stop, take a moment,(or 5 or 60) and spend some time with Jesus. What does Christmas mean to you? Is it about Jesus, or tradition of man? For most of you, you’ll answer, “it’s about Jesus”, yet we can get so busy we forget all about Him. Have you spent more time wrapping presents than you have in prayer? Have you spent more time shopping than witnessing? Have you decorated your house but forgotten to put the “garment of praise” on yourself? Have you bought presents for everyone but the one whose birthday it is supposed to be? Is it time for a change? Am I really starting to get to you? To begin with Christmas really has nothing to do with the Lord, and if the original apostles were still around they would not distract from the Lord’s work to celebrate it. Most theologians will tell you Jesus was probably born in the fall not winter, but the time is not told us exactly in scripture for the very reason that we would make it the event it has now become. But, since in America we are already distracted, and have already made an “event” out of it, let’s use it to His advantage! This is one of the few times of the year people will listen about Jesus. Here is my year 2000 suggestion list for gifts for Jesus,
- Our favorite!! Write a love letter to Jesus, keep them until Christmas day then read them as a family
- give a Jesus video to each of your neighbors and family members
- Find a busy shopping corner, get the children singing carols, read the Christmas story from scripture and then keep reading, go right through the crucifixion then ask the crowd if there are any questions or prayer requests, all this should be done loud enough to hear from a distance, but not obnoxiously
- invite a few ‘lonesome friends” for supper and share the love of Jesus with them
- write down your testimony, the whole story, then give it to your parents, grown children, and any unsaved familymembers
- give a monetary gift (sacrifice, make it hurt) to a ministry, missionary, or homeless mission that really shares the gospel, not toys to needy children, but to somewhere that shares JESUS to the broken ones
- give your time at a mission or other place that shares the gospel
- spend a day fasting and praying for your community
- write a love song to Jesus and teach it to your family
- have tracts printed and pass them out
- give the Lord that one thing He keeps asking you for (time, chocolate, cigarettes, t.v., your new truck,) whatever is getting between you and Him, your idols
- buy bibles instead of other gifts
- all of these ideas require some prayer before hand, that is giving Jesus the gift He most desires,
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menu plan Monday Dec 10
December 10, 2012 · by · Leave a Comment
Well we had the nicest warmest weather last week. But just as it goes in TN there is a cold front right behind it, bbbbrrrrr. So, here we go … yummy warm foods this week.
For my Menu Plan Monday post December 10 .
I have lots more recipes posted at my recipe site and I am trying to study up on a new plug in that will enable you to easily print the ones I have on there.
Monday- pizza party 
Tuesday- Italian Pasta bake with homemade sauce and veggie rotini pasta
Wednesday- more southern chicken and dumplins my favorite
Thursday- easy chili for a crowd
Friday – chicken fajitas
Saturday – burritos supreme
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