CHRISTMAS IS CELEBRATION!
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Copyright, 2003 Jan McCracken http://www.lowcarbcookin.com
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CHRISTMAS IS CELEBRATION!
Ah, Christmas - what a Celebration! And do you know what
celebration is? It is an instinct of the heart! Christmas with
red ribbons galore, the aroma of fresh pine, gifts from the
heart, feasting together in merriment with music abounding and
so the list goes on.
Stop and think with me a moment - think about all the centuries
that we have celebrated Christmas even with threatening
circumstances around the world and in the face of adversity!
Christmas has been celebrated since that cry came ringing down
through the ages, "Fear not, for behold I bring you good tidings
of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born
this day in the City of David a aviour, which is Christ the
Lord."
Traditions sweetly cluster around this season of celebration
with the ignificance of the heart's intentions - the yearning of
our spirit to express hope, faith and love.
Take away this "intention" and the gift is BARE. It becomes just
a touch of tinsel and a time with no meaning.
Faith, hope and love cannot be bought or sold but only given
away. These are the wellsprings deep of Christmas celebration.
These gifts have no price tags. The ornaments cannot be imitated
but are a unique discovery within one's self.
These special and wonderful gifts are not always easy to come by
yet are unlimited in supply and within the reach of all of us!
This Christmas change your "shopping list"! Have a look at this
list and see if there is anything here that will fill your heart
with celebration and touch your very soul - not just for
Christmas but all year 'round!
*Mend a quarrel *Think first of someone else *Find the TIME -
then TAKE the TIME! *Apologize if you were wrong *SMILE! Did you
know that a smile is a universal language? *Seek out a friend
who has been forgotten *Encourage youth and manifest hope
*Forgive an enemy - let go of a grudge *Try to understand - TRY!
*Be kind - Be gentle - Express your love *Make a child's heart
glad *Soak up the beauty and wonderment of the earth - TAKE
time! *Laugh - Laugh a little - Laugh a little more *Speak your
love - Speak it AGAIN - Speak it "one more time"!
You have heard these all before and this list is so small. Make
your own list or ADD to this one.
Christmas IS a celebration - a celebration with a stirring of
the heart that extends towards the very core of life itself!
This Christmas, let's together try to grasp an inkling of the
significance of that very first Christmas that changed the world
forever!
I wish you faith, hope and love this Christmas and always. May
your Christmas Celebration be within your heart.
May you have a Merry and Blessed Christmas, Jan McCracken
http://www.LowCarbcookin.com Home site of Low Carb Christmas
Cookin' The FIRST Low Carb Christmas Cookbook! Low Carb
Christmas Cookin'- with an Old-Fashioned Cook! 224
fun-filled,sometimes hysterical pages!
About the author: Jan McCracken is author & self-publisher of 39
gift books & cookbooks. Laugh & cook with this fun-loving,
old-fashioned cook who insists that food taste like