Posted: December 18, 2009
Subject: Excerpts from Live Out Loud by Steven Curtis Chapman
...Well, I've been given more than Regis ever gave away
I was a dead man who was called to come out of my grave
I think it's time for makin' some noise
~~~
Wake the neighbors!
Get the word out
Come on, crank up the music, climb a mountain and shout
This is life we've been given, made to be lived out
So, la, la, la, la, live out loud
~~~
Every corner of creation is a living declaration
Come join the song we were made to sing
~~~
Wake the neighbors
Get the word out
Come on, crank up the music, climb a mountain and shout
This is life we've been given, made to be lived out
So, la, la, la, la, live out loud
Posted: December 17, 2009
Subject: Do You See What I See?
I was putting some laundry in the washer in our *NEW* laundry room (YAY!) and lifted my head and saw this:
Posted: Dec. 17, 2009
Subject: It's Snowing on Global Warming Advocates...
I wonder how Global Warming advocates feel about snow. Do they enjoy the sight of it, and the fact that it defies their apocalyptic theory? Or do they hate the sight of it, for the same reason? If I were a Global Warming advocate, I would be in quite a quandry.
Anyhow, snow is exactly what Global Warming leaders are going to face in Denmark, as they go to discuss a solution for their interesting problem.
I'll let you read the short article yourself, but I want to direct you to one final curiosity in the post. At the very bottom it specifically defines what a "White Christmas" is. I had no idea that it was so exact!
Blizzard Dumps Snow on Copenhagen as Leaders Battle Warming
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Posted: December 17, 2009
Subject: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
O ye beneath life's crushing load,
Whose forms are bending low,
Who toil along the climbing way
With painful steps and slow;
Look now, for glad and golden hours
Come swiftly on the wing;
Oh rest beside the weary road
And hear the angels sing.
For lo! the days are hastening on,
By prophets seen of old,
When with the ever-circling years
Shall come the time foretold,
When the new heaven and earth shall own
The Prince of Peace, their King,
And the whole world send back the song
Which now the angels sing.
Posted: December 16, 2009
Subject: Check this out...
I am a huge fan of these patterns,
http://fashionablymodestpatterns.blogspot.com/2009/12/pattern-giveaway.html
I pay to use her patterns for most of my swimsuits.
Posted: Dec. 16, 2009
Subject: A Homemade Christmas ~ Slippers, Gloves, & Scarves
Since I was away from internet access this time last year, I missed participating in Miss Emily Rose's Homemade Christmas. So, it was extra exciting for me this year, knowing that I would be able to take part!
Then...I tried to come up with something to post about for A Homemade Christmas, only to keep running into brick walls. I wanted to use red felt for something (I don't remember what now!), but what I had thought was felt, wasn't. Toss that idea!
I suppose that I could have thought and worked a little harder at it, but this post is to make up for that, since I'm going to include not one, not two, but three fabulous ideas to make your loved ones for the Holidays.
Tea Scarf
I had the several balls of the most beautiful colored acrylic yarns, just waiting to be worked up into a scarf, and I finally did so, after finding the recipe for The Tea Scarf. Now, I completely and totally agree that the original is far more romantic, luxiourious, and feminine than the one that I created, but mine does have a personality all of it's own.
This scarf is super quick and easy, will work up with a fairly small amount of yarn, and look wonderful.
The pattern is called Intercostal Mitts, but I regret to announce that you can only get this free pattern if you have a Ravelry account. Seriously, you poor knitting and crocheting people without an account are missing out.
On to the pictures!
Knitted Moccasin Slippers
For this third, and final Homemade Christmas suggestion, I will simply redirect you to a previous post. The question of the pom-pom is old news, so just ignore that, but pictures, and a link to the pattern are still there.
If you would like to read more Homemade Christmas ideas, or if you would like to particpate, skip on over to SimplyVintagegirl.
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Posted: December 16, 2009
Subject: Wordless Wednesday: My Little Boy Blue
Posted: December 14, 2009
Subject: "And Oh, the Glory of the Cross!"
(Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question 27)
Posted: Dec. 14, 2009
Subject: Multitude Mondady ~ 31 - 40
I am Thankful For...
31. My Daddy
32. My Daddy's birthday!
33. Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake with Chocolate Chip Frosting!
34. Christmas presents in front of the fireplace
35. My Grammy
36. Spaghetti Sauce
37. Leggings
38. My Canon Powershot SX10 IS
39. The Bible
40. Pillows
What are you Thankful for?
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Posted: Dec. 15, 2009
Subject: Why is the Cup Always Gone?
I don't know about your family, but my family has a great irresponsibility about cups. It is extremely annoying, and it seems, to our great misfortune, that it is incurable.
Some members of the family have Any-Old-Cup-Will-Do Syndrome, and if they happen to be thirsty, they look around for the closest designated drinking container.
I have diagnosed other people with A-New-Cup-For-Everything-Itis. People with this disease get new cups for any number of reasons, including but not limited to, getting a completely different beverage, and inablity to locate the old cup due to short-term memory loss or carelessness.
It is rare to have more than one or two clean cups sitting in the cupboard. More often than not you can find three or four scattered on the table, and another three or four hidden in little corners in an attempt to keep them separate.
So, is this the great unanswered question of our age? Why are the clean cups always gone? Is this a great mystery like that of the Disappearing Pencil, or Bigfoot, or the Bermuda Triangle? Will it ever be answered? Can this plight be remedied? Perhaps we shall never know.
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