Le'ts ALL Say It Together....

CHRISTMAS Some 2000 years ago a baby was born, just not any baby...
But the SON OF GOD, and he was named Jesus because that is the name the angel told his young mother to use. (St. Luke 1:31)

was he born on December 25th....most likely not...because we know that the Shepard's were in their fields with their flocks of lambs (Spring time)the date doesn't matter, but somewhere in the 1800's the United States started to celebrate Christmas....with the Christ Child, Nativity sets, Family and Food.

and for me...it is a special time to remember a different time in our Saviors life...not just the 2 years that he went about doing "His Father's work", but as a little boy, who loved his mother and father, and was a beautiful baby.

Now, don't get me wrong...I LOVE SANTA!!! I believe in Santa...I enjoy all the fun that comes to little children because of Santa.

Are you kidding...I wave at every Santa in the stores..."You never know which one of them is the "REAL" one.

I love celebrating "the holiday of Lights"

Hanukkah and lighting my Menorah

(Dec. 11-19, 2009)

yes, I know a Mormon with a Menorah

Let the real meaning for the season ring in our hearts...

a Miracle...

the birth of a Child

and Magic!

Let is not forget to leave Christ in CHRISTmas...

prints from calendars I have purchased over the years from: Liz Lemon Swindle & Del Parson

Happy Hanukkah

Hanukkah or the "Festival of Lights" began last night at sundown. This holiday is also referred to as the Feast of the Dedication.

I love the account of the festival of lights. It again shows the heaven's are not closed. That our Father in heaven still performs miracles. When the Maccabee family was hiding from the Syrian army in about 165 BC they found just enough oil to light the lamp for 1 day, but the lamp burned for 8 days, until more oil could be located.

Being that I am not Jewish, I do not know what all the Torah teaches of this special day.

Several years back I decided in January we were going to celebrate as many different holidays as possible in the upcoming year.

My kids and I had a ball!

We learned the dreidel game.

and had lattes (potato pancakes)

We celebrated with food, games and stories of why this was a holiday.

Most of them came from our family blood line:

Sweden, German, English, Irish, Cree Indian

We love it in March for "Waffle Day" How cool is that!

or

1st and 2nd Day of Christmas!

or

St. Patrick's Day

or

well, lets be real here in the States just about any day of the week is a holiday.

So, why is CHRISTmas more than just a holiday?

It comes back to...

Jesus Christ was born, the Savior of the world, our Redeemer.

No matter our religious backgrounds or what we do or do not celebrate.

We ALL celebrate a MIRACLE.