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How Was Your Christmas?

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<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-AAVxTEt9DaE/VJ3jVKii4uI/AAAAAAAAIsQ/GaFUC4iWqH0/s1600-h/NEWChristmasTree%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><imgalt="NEWChristmasTree" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-A5etCgUDZyU/VJ3jVqnCAsI/AAAAAAAAIsU/Mzh5FAdKijg/NEWChristmasTree_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="NEWChristmasTree" width="184" /></a><br />Just a few questions – and don’t expect much in the way of answers, for it’s very personal. How was your Christmas?<br /><br />Not just the actual day but also what went in to preparing for Christmas?<br /><br />Did you shop a lot? That’s something that concerns our government just as it concerts economists and vendors. Christmas shoppers keep the wheels of commerce moving. Is that a bad thing?<br /><br />Did you overspend? No, please don’t answer here – that’s VERY personal and I don’t need to know that at all. But, you do, as part of budgeting.<br /><br />Did you have a tree? The graphic is one of my daughter’s&nbsp; - a nod to the expected traditional ostentatious display of a ceiling tall tree covered with costly decorations. I didn’t do that much this year.<br /><br />Did you have a nativity set? If so, did it have wise men? Angels? I covered that in Christmas Day’s post. The shepherds who answered the news from the angels would not have met wise men at the manger.<br /><br />Did you attend a church service dedicated to Christmas? More than one? If so, was the full gospel given, or just His birth?<br /><br />Did you overeat? We certainly did. What was your menu? Ours began with Caprese appetizers led through Italian Wedding Soup across pesto/garlic/cheese bread into a variety of pasta to be covered with Alfredo or red sauce then topped with meatballs or chicken or any combination of the above. Oh, yes – we did overeat! Did the food get blessed before eaten? Absolutely.<br /><br />Did you have guests who do not believe Jesus is the Christ, the son of God, savior? Many hosted those – and some of those hosted guests who do love and serve Him.<br /><br />Did you sing carols that celebrated His birth – or songs of chestnuts roasting while a ruby-nosed reindeer frolics with a frosty snowman before heading out with eight others in a flying sleigh with a fat man first described in the 19th century?<br /><br />There’s a great diversity among those who celebrate December 25. As for me and my house, it is celebrated as the birth of God’s great promise to mankind. From the fall of Adam and Eve, it was woman’s seed at enmity with the tempter:<br /><br /><em><span style="color: #004000;">And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. (Genesis 3:15 KJV)</span></em><br /><br />Later, the promise was more specific. Childless Abram was told:<br /><br /><em><span style="color: #004000;">And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: (Genesis 12:2 KJV)</span></em><br /><br />There is neither time nor space here to look at all the prophecies, but they do culminate in:<br /><br /><em><span style="color: #004000;">And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, (Matthew 2:4-5 KJV)</span></em><br /><br />Did that get covered with your family on Christmas Day? Only on that day? Or was the birthday boy forgotten among the wrapping paper and boxes that headed for the trash bin? Or, was there gratitude:<br /><br /><em><span style="color: #004000;">Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. (2 Corinthians 9:15 KJV)</span></em>

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   The Lord became flesh and dwelt among us for his time as a human.

In all things that I do and speak and teach and preach, that fact is alive

...every day.

 

   Celebrating his life as a member of mankind is a clearly biblical thing.

   

   Christmas is not 'celebrated' in our life, yet we still enjoy that fact of him

becoming human: but becoming human to fulfill his sacrifice for the sins

of all mankind.

 

   So, in the vernacular of the 'normal' Christian, our "Christmas" went

just fine and dandy. Our company is in shut-down, so our family is enjoying

a much needed break.

 

   Happy holidays to all at OB.

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Why is the Charlie Brown song runnng through my head now?

 

As for the days, my wife worked 12 hour night shifts and the rehab center she works in, and then slept for the days, so she ddn't do much.  I just visited with my parents, had chicken-fried steak and taters for dinner, then visited with my kids. My daughter bought me an old slouchy hat from the thrift store-suits me about perfectly. Otherwise just drove my wife to work, brought her back to sleep at the parent's place, then went home each morning to see to the animals and the farm, feed and water, then back to Reno, and do it all again.

 

Needless to say, I'm ready to go back to work, because I need the rest!

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Did 12 hour night shifts- 1st night had 67 patients! (the 24th to the morning of 25th). Feet hurt so bad. slept all day- no time to visit with family. Tried to eat rubbery chicken fried steak- gave to husband- opinion of chix fried steak not improved from this experience. McDonald's breakfast ran through me unabsorbed. 12 hour shifts next 2 nights- exhausted. Finally slept well last day with benadryl. But couldn't quite come out of the grogginess as I didn't get a full 8 hrs.

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Did 12 hour night shifts- 1st night had 67 patients! (the 24th to the morning of 25th). Feet hurt so bad. slept all day- no time to visit with family. Tried to eat rubbery chicken fried steak- gave to husband- opinion of chix fried steak not improved from this experience. McDonald's breakfast ran through me unabsorbed. 12 hour shifts next 2 nights- exhausted. Finally slept well last day with benadryl. But couldn't quite come out of the grogginess as I didn't get a full 8 hrs.

Ah, that's why you didn't want me to see this post while you put it up: dissing my mama's chicken fried steak, eh?

 

Yeah, she had a rough, very long three days, but I supposed the financial rewards reaped, between overtime all three nights, and one holiday, should about double her pay. The goats will eat well. And I, I will eat rubbery chicken fried steak.

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My wife bounces between 8's and 12's, which can be tough at times.

I imagine! Fresh out of high school I worked in a factory on a rotating swing shift which made it impossible to have any regular sleep pattern. Being young it wasn't that bad but I would hate to even think of such now!

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I imagine! Fresh out of high school I worked in a factory on a rotating swing shift which made it impossible to have any regular sleep pattern. Being young it wasn't that bad but I would hate to even think of such now!

Yes, she's in her 50's and doesn't sleep well during the day as it is.

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