Christmas message

"And there were in the same country shepherds living in the fields keeping watch over their flocks...and the Glory of the Lord shone all around them..."

The angels did not take their message to Caesar's court or to the religious leaders or to key influential people. Instead, they went to the lowest of the low on the cultural ladder of the day. Shepherds were despised – so much so that the testimony of a shepherd was not even allowed in a court of law. The only people lower than the shepherds at this particular time in Jewish history were those with leprosy. Yet the shepherds were the people to whom the angels delivered their message of joy.

"Do not be afraid! I bring you joyful news that you have not imagined. God Himself has come to dwell among men."

Let us end the year full of Gratitude that "Unto us is born this day a Savior who is Christ the Lord."

Love to all

countering myth with truth

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/sowell122308.php3

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZWJjYzgzNjIwMGU
wNzdmNTJkYjcyYmYyNzIzMTY4ZTY=

Tis the season to Come Home

FOUND

you were lost

wandered away

into the luring night

without Me

you chose to stay

alone and out of sight

anguishing

in pain to find

I knew what I must do

leave My other 99

to run and rescue you

This Christmas, let's remember who we are

Excellent article by Star Parker, one of my favorites. And I would add to the title, Let's remember Whose we are.

http://worldnetdaily.com/index.
php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=84057

Vegas turned Winter Wonderland

It snowed more than three inches in Las Vegas today! Aaron and I celebrated the cold weather with chili, corn bread and by making a rather attractive snow-woman. The weather man said, “This is the most snow we’ve had in Las Vegas in almost 30 years. It’s a significant historical event.”
If you want to see the Las Vegas Strip under snow, visit www.lvrj.com.

worth reading

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/sowell111108.php3

Everyone remembers their First Christmas as a newlywed. Glorious...

And the kids at the Monterey Aquarium over Thanksgiving.

My wife's a world record holder

Aaron is telling everyone that his wife is a world record holder and when they ask, "What's the record," he says, "It was a running event." It is a major record: 8000 santas running in full regalia down the Vegas strip! Danielle participated and here are her comments:

The first photos are of me before the Santa Run. I was one of 8,000 Santas to do the run. The high was 70 degrees on Saturday so the suits and beard got toasty by mile three. But we broke the Guinness Book of World Records. I 'spose there are not many places that can convince 8,000 people to fight for parking just to run through downtown. The run benefited Opportunity Village, a nonprofit that provides paid work for developmentally disabled adults ... so it was all worth it.

short but sweet

The centerpiece of Danielle's Thanksgiving was a 40 mile ride before feasting.
Lucky girl to live where one can work it off before devouring. Although I can't complain, I did get a ride in Wednesday before Thanksgiving.

Danielle is helping Aaron's mama, Debbie, take the photo. Just hearing Dan0's voice is exhilarating!

See you two lovebirds in 3 weeks!!!!!