Bring on 2009-errr…10
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I think the hardest part of ringing in the New Year is remembering to change the date on things I write for about 3 weeks. LOL!
So Christmas has come and gone…there are few remnants around my house that it was ever here…with the exception of some BLING, electronics, video games and the like. The tree is down…the lights haven’t been lit on the front porch since Christmas and to avoid being like Gretchen Wilson they will come down on Saturday (cuz for any Gretchen fans you know that she leaves her Christmas lights on on her front porch all year long!).
This past year really seems to have flown by. Maybe it’s all the life change…the love…the peace in my life. 2010 brings a whole new chapter and well…I’m really looking forward to it and with the new chapter comes a whole lot of planning.
Oh yeah- and for any Spiked peeps out there - there’s going to be some bangin’ changes at Spiked starting somewhere near the end of January. And if you haven’t been paying attention…do NOT report to Spiked until you have received notice to do so. That means check your mail, the blog, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace for word that it’s safe to come back. Ha ha!
Well I don’t know what everyone will be doing tonight to ring in the New Year…but I’ll be working. Hopefully people having New Year’s bashes will keep their biting dogs locked away from company, people on the road will watch for animals running out in front of them and bats will stay out of people’s houses so I won’t have to go out much. Wish me luck.
Whatever you are doing tonight at 1200Midnight…stop and say a a Prayer for God to rock your world in a good way in 2010. Happy New Year!!!
The Candy Cane Story
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A candymaker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that would remind people of the true meaning of Christmas; so he made the candy cane to incorporate several symbols for the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus Christ. He began with a stick of pure white, hard candy. White to symbolize the Virgin Birth and the sinless nature of Jesus, and hard to symbolize the Solid Rock, the foundation of the Church, and the firmness of the promises of God.
The candymaker then shaped his cane into the form of a “J” to represent the precious name of Jesus, who came to the earth as Savior. It could also represent the staff of the “Good Shepherd” with which He reaches down to to reclaim the fallen lambs who, like sheep, have gone astray.
Thinking that the candy was somewhat plain, the candymaker stained it with red stripes. He used three small stripes to show the stripes of the scourging Jesus received. The large red stripe was for the blood shed by Christ on the cross so that we could have the promise of eternal life.
Sooo…as you are munching on these sweet peppermint treats this holiday season…take a minute to see what they really mean.
Holiday Eating Tips
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Got this from a friend in an e-mail today and just couldn’t resist sharing!
SOME “TRIED AND TRUE” HOLIDAY EATING TIPS
1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they’re serving rum balls.
2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. It’s rare. You cannot find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It’s not as if you’re going to turn into an eggnog-alcoholic or something. It’s a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me. Have two. It’s later than you think. It’s Christmas!
3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That’s the whole point of gravy. Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.
4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they’re made with skim milk or whole milk. If it’s skim, pass. Why bother? It’s like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission.
5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is to eat other people’s food for free. Lots of it. Hello?!
6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year’s. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you’ll need after circling the buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.
7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position yourself near them and don’t budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention. They’re like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave them behind, you’re never going to see them again.
8. Same for pies. Apple, Pumpkin, Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or if you don’t like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day?
9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it’s loaded with the mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have some standards! To be perfectly honest, the only fruitcake you should even consider eating is the one where the fruit sits & ferments for a month before baked in the cakes or cup cakes & topped with homemade cream cheese frosting! Just talking about it I gain 5 lbs.
10. One final tip: If you don’t feel terrible when you leave the party or get up from the table, you haven’t been paying attention. Re-read tips; start over, but hurry, January is just around the corner. Remember this motto to live by:
“Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in Heavan in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, a big ice cream cone dripping with hot fudge in the other….body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming “YAAAAA HOO WEEEE DOGGY….What a ride!”
XMas is still CHRISTmas!
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That’s right. People think that replacing CHRIST with X before mas (ha ha ha that sounded funny to me) means that we’re taking the CHRIST out of Christmas. But guess what….that’s not the case.
It is said that when the Emperor Constantine had his great vision that caused him to convert to Christianity, he saw the Greek letters Chi and Rho intertwined. Chi is written as an ‘X’ and Rho is written as a ‘P’, but they are the first two letters of the Greek word Christ ’savior’. ‘XP’ is sometimes used to stand for Christ. Sometimes X is used alone. This is the case in the Chi (X) abbreviation for Christ in Xmas. Thus, Xmas is not directly a way of secularizing the holiday, but since ‘X’ is not Chi in English, we read the word as X-mas and see no connection with Christ.
So if you’re just too lazy to write out the whole word, you can shorten Christmas with Xmas and you are still acknowledging (now that you know what you are doing) CHRIST in the word. Did you know that? Learn something new every day. But let me ask you this…was Jesus Christ being lazy when he gave himself on the cross to save us from our sins? So don’t you think you should take the time to write out the word C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S???
Now for those who want to remove CHRIST from Christmas- you can say Happy Holidays all you want….but it’s still CHRISTMAS to me. Which holidays are you referring to anyway? I can’t assume you mean CHRISTMAS when there are so many other holidays you may be wishing happy! HA HA HA!
Whatcha doin’ tonight? How about a date?
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It’s Friday night…you’ve got the kids
You wish that you could date tonight
But sitters cost and cash is low
Cuz time’s are tough (we know dat’s right)
Well there’s a place where you can go
And get some child care for FREE
A chance for you to realize
How fun a date night used to be
There will be snacks and lots of friends
Lots to do, like real fun games
They’ll even watch a movie, too
Your children will be entertained
They will be in loving hands
With adults who treat them as their own
While you go out without a care
About what’s going on at home
So bring the kids to New Horizon
Church tonight from 6 to 9
They’ll be safe and you and yours
Can have yourselves quality time!!!
SEE YA THERE! (Well your kids!)
I’m still here…HI!
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And that’s almost all I have time to say except - my boo is takin’ me to the Tarheels game this Saturday. Don’t tell Taira….sssshhhh! Someone had tickets but they only had two. I promise we will bring her something back though.
Headin’ tonight to go see one of our NHC youth sing at Orange High School. Come help support.
Big changes coming to Spiked Student Ministries. Stay tuned within the next few weeks. The leadership of the church had recognized it’s time to take teenage relationships with God to a whole nubba lebel. I’m excited…
I finally broke down and READ Twighlight. Guess I better read New Moon now and then the third so I’ll be ahead for the third movie.
On that note - gotta roll up outta here so more later. Stay tuned.
LOVE YA!!...