Posted in attitude, baby, birthday, Celebration, Christmas, emotions, Faith, family, fathers, joy, life, love, meaning of life, miracles, mom, mother, news, service, worship, tagged babies, baby, Bible, birthday, Celebration, change, Christmas, Faith, family, father, gift, Holiday, Jesus, life, love, mother, New Year, service, spirits, teaches, world, worship on December 26, 2008|
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Have you ever noticed how a baby can change the whole environment of a room? You can be standing in line somewhere thinking that you would rather be anywhere else in the world…frustrated beyond belief; and, a mother or father can walk in with a baby and people just seem to smile a little more. Babies have the ability to change the world.
If the baby is old enough to interact with those around them…they can lift the spirits of the grumpiest person nearby. Everyone is that baby’s friend and while they may not want to leave the safe and secure arms of mom or dad to let a stranger hold them…they will generally smile, coo and try to engage those around them. That baby has already changed everything about life for both mom and dad; as well as those in the life of mom and dad.
Every baby is special. But there is one baby that is even more so; it is baby Jesus. Today is his birthday and he changed the world more than any other child born. He was born to bring life and love everlasting to the world. He loves everyone and wishes for them to live in heaven. For this to happen…we must accept him as our savior; and, live a life that is worthy of being saved-the bible is our road map…it teaches us the way to live. We live to be of service to others and to worship God.
Babies are a gift from God…just as baby Jesus was a gift. So this Christmas, please remember him in your celebration. He is the reason for the whole holiday…celebrating Christmas without celebrating Christ Jesus seems like an empty holiday to me. May you be blessed this Christmas and in this New Year! Happy Birthday Jesus! How do you plan on celebrating Christmas?
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Posted in anger, attitude, Celebration, Christmas, divorce, emotions, family, Holiday, Holiday Blues, holidays, joy, life, sadness, well-being, tagged angry, argues, attitude, avoidance, behavior, Celebration, cheer, controlling, disposition, divorce, family, gas station, get-together, grumbles, Holiday, indulge, invite, joy, moody, morose, move, party, polite, saboteur, state, stealing, store clerk, you on December 14, 2008|
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Do you know a holiday saboteur? You know who I’m talking about don’t you? It is the person who agitates others during holidays. It is the person who argues with everyone…about everything. It is the person who has a permanently unhappy disposition in life. It is the person who grumbles about things that really don’t matter in the larger scheme of things.. It may even be the person who checks you out, as you hum a little holiday cheer, while you purchase your gifts. Bah Humbug!
Why, for goodness sake…this holiday saboteur may even be a member of your own family! Egads…what are you going to do? Uninvite them immediately…move out of state…get divorced so you don’t have to deal with them anymore? Surely, you aren’t going to take it that far to avoid the holiday saboteur?
Assure me that you aren’t going to let them do it this year; don’t let them steal your joy. Not at the office, not at the local gas station, not in the llllllllllloooooonggg line in the post office, not on the highway…not on the subway, not at the Christmas/New Year’s eve party………most certainly tell me that you aren’t going to let them get to you when you visit them….and definately, don’t let them bring you down in your own home! Why, that is your happy, safe place…or it should be.
Instead, might i suggest a little something- something to change it up a bit? Why not, throw them off balance with a holiday super charged, joyful, in your face celebration?
Maybe they will do one of two things…perhaps they will get so shocked by such a display of holiday cheer that they will come over to the dark side and actually CELEBRATE; or, they will get totally annoyed at the lack of indulgence of their perpetually bad behavior; they will get up and leave, when no-one feeds the flames of discontent by politely listening to their moody, morose …angry and controlling ways!
Either way…you are free to have a happy holiday get-together any way you choose to celebrate it! Unless the holiday saboteur lives inside of you….egads…I hadn’t even thought of that…did you?
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Posted in accomplishments, armed forces, birthday, commitment, courage, family, Honor, life, military, Patriotism, respect, service, support, well-being, tagged action, armed forces, bravery, civilians, commitment, courage, danger, family, fire, heros, Holiday, Marine, Marine Corps Birthday, men, military, respect, risk, sacrifice, safety, Semper Fi, serve, service, support, well-being, willingness, women on November 11, 2008|
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Today is the Marine Corps birthday…hope it is a great one for all of our men and women in the Corps. God bless you for all of your sacrifices for us civilians. For those serving overseas we thank you and we appreciate you. To all of the Marines who serve here at home on U.S. soil…your sacrifice is also appreciated. May you have safety and well-being till you are stateside and home again with your family & loved ones!
Quite often on the news, all we hear about is those who dishonor the Corps or who choose to perpetrate violence outside of war. Those stories put a black mark on the minds of people who don’t have personal knowledge of the quality of most Marines. I want to acknowledge the fact that there are more men and women who serve the United States in good standing; than there are who fail to act honorably. Just by living their lives decently and serving when called upon to do so…they are heros. It takes courage & commitment to serve in the armed forces. They risk life and limb and deserve respect for what they give during their time in the military. We need to honor them and support them; not just at the holiday time…but, year round. Support their family members who sacrifice alot as well…by being seperated from their service person.
This week, several Marines made the news with their heroic actions by saving many people staying in a hotel when they discovered that the hotel was on fire. They immediately went into action and alerted the hotel guests to the fire and told them to evacuate. One Marine said…this is what we are trained to do…when there is danger we are trained to go in…not run away! The williness to serve, that the Corps instills in it’s personel, is nothing less than admirable. God bless each and every one. So, for those who are serving in the Corps today; or, those who have formerly served in the Corps…thank you. If you see a Marine today…tell them thank you for serving and wish them a Happy Birthday! Semper Fi
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Posted in armed forces, Celebration, charitable organizations, children, emotions, family, fathers, Fourth of July, grandchildren, Heart, help, Holiday, home, Honor, husband, Impact, inspiration, kids, life, loneliness, love, mental and physical health, military, mom, mother, news, Patriotism, Remembering, service, support, Time, well-being, writing for children, writing project, tagged Afghanistan, America, armed services, brothers, card making, cards, celebrate, children, country, craft projects, daughters, emotions, encouragement, family, fathers, first time, fourth of july, freedoms, friends, Holiday, honored, husband, Iraq, lonely, loved ones, make 2 tell 2, Marine Corps, military, mother, mothers, Nebraska, need, non-profit, overseas, parades, patiotism, picnics, pictures, roomate, sacrifice, Sad, school, scrapbooking, sisters, sons, support, Time, veterans on June 27, 2008|
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The countdown has begun, we have an 8 measly days to prepare for the fourth of July. How do you plan to celebrate the freedoms that you have, that were purchased by the men and women of our country’s military? All branches of the armed forces deserve to be honored. How about along with those picnics and parades, you carve out a litle time to make and send a card to thank them for their sacrifice?
Did you know that there are many service people who don’t get words of encouragement or support from anyone? Oh, alot of our military men and women have their own friends and family who are strong in their support…but some really and truly don’t. Some are lonely or sad; some are on their own, away from home for the first time. When my husband was in the Marine Corps years ago; he was blessed to have a mother who wrote to him daily, all four years of his service. My husband had a roomate who never received any cards or letters. Out of compassion, my mother-in-law sent him a letter; it moved that roomate to tears. He said to my husband…you do not know how much this means to mean to get this. It was a moment of support that that young man desperately needed. Here is a program that i heard about and loved the idea of from the very moment I heard about it. It is a non-profit organization called, Make 2 Tell 2.
The whole idea behind make2tell2 is to make two cards of encouragement, good wishes or support; and then, telling two others about the program and getting them to do the same. The organization will collect the cards and then send them on to our military personel in Afghanistan and Iraq. There isn’t much time left, we only have 8 days including today! Can you help? These are our sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, fathers and mothers…they are sacrificing time away from their own support systems to serve our country.
How about sitting down the children who are out of school; let them unleash their creativity. By this point, the newness of being out of school for the summer has set in and they are complaining of having nothing to do. This is a great craft project for them. Once they get started they won’t want to stop. Or, do you know someone who is a scrap booker and loves to use their skills to make their own cards and such? This is a perfect project for them. Use your imagination as far as who would be willing to help…this really is a wonderful way to celebrate the fourth of July and celebrate all that we are blessed with here in America.
For those service people who are overseas…this will help them to feel appreciated and a little less alone. Here is the contact information for the program. Feel free to include your contact information, on those cards and letters if you feel led. Or if you are uncomfortable with that…make them, and just sign your name; either way, this is a great way of serving your country. It is such a small sacrifice of your time but it can have an amazing impact on someone. Make 2 Tell 2
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I am doing this myself, with my children today…and I am asking you to do the same. Make a little time to give back to the greatest country in the world. Celebrate the veterans of yesterday, today and tomorrow…who knows…they just might be one of your very own loved ones!
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