Started the morning at Walmart with Kath at 6am; then a mile on the treadmill before work. Barry at the Jeannette store (and his wife Pam) gave me 2 Snoopy glasses and the cutest card! Thank you! Joe at Greensburg bought lunch for the staff, and also shared a very special ‘card’ – thanks, Joe! And also, thanks for the yummy lunch from Bubba’s.
I got tired of Hallmark movies (no, really!) so I watched the old version of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Autmn, on her way to Florida with her mom/family, sent me photos going into North Carolina. Sending prayers for a safe trip and lots of fun in the sun! Miss you, sweetie!
Today I will share Bram’s message of peace. Joy should be for all people, as the angel said to the shepherds: I bring you the most joyful news, and it’s for EVERYONE! The shepherds were common folks, living in the fields with smelly sheep, alone and cold and dark and away from everyone. SUDDENLY — ANGELS! Good news, great joy. It’s a message for each of us. Their message really was FEAR NOT. We live in an age of anxiety, so many fears. We need to remember that NOTHING can separate us from the love of God; Jesus has brought us eternal joy. Sometimes we can’t tell the difference between joy and happiness. Happiness is temporary, but joy is eternal. Jesus is our gift; thanks be to God!
On this day in 1877 Thomas Edison’s phonograph was announced by Scientific America, and in 1882 the first string of Christmas lights was created by Thomas Edison. He’s my hero! What would Christmas be with LIGHTS?? In 1932 “The Mummy” directed by Karl Freund and starring Boris Karloff was released in the US – 1st Mummy horror film. In 1967 The Graduate was released. Maurice and Robin Gibb (Bee Gees) were born in 1949. George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) died on her 61st birthday in 1880, and Beatrix Potter (Tale of Peter Rabbit) died at age 77 in 1943.
TOMORROW December 23 is:
- National Pfeffernusse Day (It’s a spicy cookie)
- National Roots Day
- Festivus (Check out the Seinfeld episode)
Two more days! Eat a Pfeffernusse, do something nice for someone, and pray for the family that we won’t see over Christmas. God bless — love to all…
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