What Can Shatter Your Christmas?

December 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment

 

Screen Shot 2015-12-13 at 1.18.10 PM“Dear Child,
The joy of the season is found in relationships not in things!
Firstly a restored relationship with Me, and then the grace that I give that you may restore broken relationships with others. Love cannot be displayed without relationships. In loving you find the meaning for living.
Love is only love when you give it away, and in order to give you must have someone to give it to. Therefore you must invest in relationships. If you are giving with the right motivation you will have joy for it is more blessed to give than to receive. If you don’t have joy in giving, look inside and check the motivation.”
Thus saith Papa.
Nothing is more of a joy breaker than broken relationships at the holidays.
They can shatter your Christmas!

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It’s A Wonderful Life!

December 12, 2015 by Leave a Comment

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What would this world be like without you?

Happy birthday to a mighty handmaiden of the Lord! It is always so good to celebrate each other on these very special occasions and partake in their joy.

We celebrate you today, Mo, for blessing others with your precious servant’s heart.

Matthew 23:11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

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Merry Christmas From Rockefeller Center

December 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment

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Taking a day to just enjoy Christmas in New York City with the smell of chestnuts and pretzels wafting in the air to the backdrop of the sound of Christmas carols everywhere and the Salvation Army ringing bells collecting for the less fortunate. After enjoying lunch at Saks, we spent the afternoon leisurely strolling down Fifth Avenue taking in the Christmas sounds and scenes as we stop to admire the decor and window displays from Saks,  Bergdorf Goodmans, Lord & Taylor and many other stores all with their own unique style. Although the avenue was packed with the usual hustle and bustle of busy Christmas shoppers, many were taking the time to flock into the beautiful old Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church to hear Handles Messiah. Even though the weather was not seasonable for Christmas in New York with a high of 60 degrees we still felt the wonder of Christmas. I may appreciate the peace and quiet of living out in the country but sometimes I just love the quote from the old TV show Green Acres. “Darling I love you but give me Fifth Avenue!”

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Unraveling the Stress of the Christmas Season

November 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment

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As we head into heat of the Christmas season with the frustrating lines in the stores, the tangled lights that don’t work after hours of decorating, the strained relationships especially within families, the baking that was a flop, the stress to fit all the activities into your calendar are only examples of  the pressure cooker we make of the season as we blow our tops and lose the joy of the season, I am cautioned by this word my heavenly Papa dropped into my heart.

Dear Child,

The pressure and stress that robs you of the joy of this season has been manufactured by man and led man into slavery when this season was to set man free from the bondage of this world. The angels cry “Joy to the world” not “Stress to the world”.

Do not try to package my gift in wrapping paper of stress tied up with a bow of pressure!

My gift came wrapped in joy and tied with love.

May the joy of the season overflow from your hearts as you extend your arms as ribbons of love to others.

Thus saith Papa

Luke 2:10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

Luke 2:14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. 

CHALLENGE: Do not let the world pour you into its mold of stress during this season of joy.

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Great Is Thy Faithfulness

November 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment

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Thanking God for His blessings on the lives of these three little girls who grew up to love the Lord and are serving Him faithfully in various ministries around the USA, in Nashville TN, Austin TX and Charlotte NC. 

My young daughters, Kathleen, Patsy and Angela during their first Thanksgiving in the USA  after immigrating from the UK in 1972.

Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go:and when he is old, he will not depart from it

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