Magical leaves hang from above
Drawing in lovers below
Gathering hearts for one more kiss
Beneath the mistletoe
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Beneath the Mistletoe
21 Sunday Dec 2014
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Poinsettia
16 Tuesday Dec 2014
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Flora of red and pink and white
Warming the halls on a cold winter’s night
Blossoming merrily throughout the rooms
Dazzling everyone with beautiful blooms
You gladden our home and lighten our hearts
As you decorate our lives with your living art
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The Glory of Christmas
15 Monday Dec 2014
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The Glory of Christmas
Can be Seen all Around you
With Houses Adorned
In Lights that Astound you
Children in Awe
Of all Magical Things
Of Santa, and Reindeer
What Joy it does Bring
Carolers Singing
On Cold Winter Nights
Warming your Heart
By Shining their Light
The Season of Love
And Spreading Good Cheer
The Birth of our Savior
We Celebrate Here
With Family all gathered
Hands Clasped as we Pray
Giving Thanks to the Lord
For the Glory of His day
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The Easter Bunny
18 Friday Apr 2014
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Someone please explain to me
About the Easter Bunny
I’ve never seen a rabbit lay eggs
I find that rather funny
Yet every year it happens
They’re colorful and bright
A basket full of Easter eggs
That used to be just white
I tried myself to make the eggs
As pretty as can be
But somehow all the colors
Wound up all over me!
So, I’ll leave it to the bunny
As he goes his merry way
And hope he stops at your front door
This blessed Easter day.
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Photo via Pixabay CC0
The Twelve Days of Christmas
05 Thursday Dec 2013
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On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me…..
Do you know when the first day of Christmas really is? In America, people believe the first day is December 14th and count up to Christmas. They’re wrong. Retailers looking to make their mark during the Christmas season will use these days to push sales, as Christmas Day ends their holiday marketing season. Actually, the twelve days of Christmas begin on Christmas Day, December 25th and continue through to January 5th, the Twelfth Night, and finally end on January 6th or the Feast of the Epiphany.
There was even a story about a priest who claimed the song was intended as a catechism song to help young Catholics learn their faith, at a time when practicing Catholicism was criminalized in England (1558 until 1829).1 This was later debunked.
For some, Twelfth Night remains the biggest night for parties and gift-giving. Some households exchange gifts on the first (25 December) and last (5 January) days of the season. As in olden days, Twelfth Night to Epiphany morning is then the traditional time to take down the Christmas tree and decorations.2 My mom calls January 6th “Little Christmas”.
Again we find that the United States has all but forgotten these traditions. We look at Christmas Day as a day of celebration, followed by planning for the next, New Year’s Day. It would appear the meaning of Christmas all but gets lost in the party planning of our time.
Different cultures celebrate this time with feasts or with fasts. There is no one way that is correct. Many still follow the ways of Eastern Christianity, siting the twelve days as a time for celebration, a no fasting period, followed by fasting on January 5th until the first star is seen in the night sky.
No matter how you celebrate this Christmas season, always remember the real meaning behind the celebration. We are celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Not the birth of the latest ipad. Put Christ back in Christmas. The world needs Him.
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Days_of_Christmas_%28song%29
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Days_of_Christmas
Related stories: What Is Christmas Really About?
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