This has been a good – but busy – day! We left for Smicksburg about 9am – Kath and Deb and I. Sad to say a lot of the shops are closing, decreasing inventory, or having limited hours. Our first stop was Donna’s Country store, and we got the double dipped chocolate covered peanuts that we wanted and a few other things. She always has a few trees up in her shop. When we crossed the street to the next place we met a buggy coming up main street.
Once we got back home, I took Autmn to her friend’s in Scottdale. It’s such a lovely, back-country roads drive. Now that I know the way and am not afraid of getting lost in the middle of nowhere, I enjoy going. Came home and did two loads of laundry, mixed up scones to ‘rest’ overnight and bake in the morning, then did cinnamon rolls. I will ice those in the morning. I’ll grab a light supper and be done!
I’m sharing Mike’s message from Hempfield about Zacchaeus. We might not consider Zacchaeus a Christmas message, but Jesus did come to seek and save the lost, and Zacchaeus was definitely in need of saving! 1) He was a sinner – morally, intellectually, and socially lost. 2) He was a seeker; wanted to see who Jesus was, so was aware of Him. He was continually seeking, not just once. He didn’t let anything stand in his way! 3) He was sought. Jesus sought Zacchaeus and called him by name. God calls sinners to come home… even though none of us deserve that. Jesus seeks us! Zacchaeus repented and received grace and truth. 4) He is saved. We are all called to repentance, but how do we respond? Christianity changes us to our core. If he’s not Lord of all, he’s not Lord AT all. Zacchaeus went from being a ‘getter’ to a giver. Jesus uses US to seek others and lead them to Him. Jesus came to seek and to save. That’s why he was born.
On this day in 1799 George Washington’s body was interred at Mt. Vernon, and in 1963 The Pink Panther premiered (totally funny movie!). Dr Seuss’s HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS first aired on CBS in 1996. YOU’VE GOT MAIL premiered in 1998 (I love that movie!) Steven Spielberg was born in 1946, Brad Pitt in 1963, and Christina Aguilera in 1980. Zsa Zsa Gabor died at age 99 in 2016.
TOMORROW December 19 is:
Countdown: Less than a week before Christmas! Hope you have the important things done! Have a great weekend. God bless…
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