Bob Hope once cracked--“Virus is a Latin word used by
doctors to mean, ‘Your guess is as good as mine’.” Soooo when we are having a serious health
issue, many times we are advised to get a second opinion. Why?
If you are talking to a captive agent of some kind (i.e. who only has their
product to sell and they are making money off of it), they might not be selling
you the best product at the best price (i.e. you might want to get a second opinion—unless
you have complete trust in them). Soooo
folks, get a second opinion about what Christmas is all about; some folks
might think it’s a crap shoot and they like to shoot crap.
This opinion is not a deception,
but it could be because it’s an opinion (i.e. opinions
aren’t facts folks). ANYWAY, I think a
thank you note of some kind (i.e. a written note is the best, my opinion)
to someone for something they did for you or toooo you during the year is a
very nice Christmas gift.
A
friend walks past our house almost every day no matter what the weather is; she
is very religious. Folks are very religious in stopping for a beer every night
after work, doing the same commercial traditions of Christmas every year,
watching the Green Bay Packers all the time, going to the Christmas Eve
service, etc. Soooo is there a difference between being religious and believing
in Jesus? GeorgeTheCrook says—Sometimes
I deceive folks by my words and actions (i.e. I’m really good at it)!
Christmas
doesn’t look the same for all folks; no, it doesn’t (i.e. maybe to some it’s a
deception). My heart hurts for some
folks (i.e. maybe for some of you).
Christmas might be a tough time for some of you. And some of you celebrate Christmas way
different. Some of you have no choice as
some of you don’t know any different; it’s the way you have always done it
(i.e. your past environment). You just don’t
know any different. But some folks do
have options and have been exposed to the Christian meaning of Christmas but
have separated themselves from it (i.e. I think that is a crying shame). I really don’t understand them. I must be way
out in left field or they are or we both are (i.e. it might just be guesswork
folks—I have no idea).
I was in the waiting area while our car was being
serviced. A gal who was about 30 came in
and smiled at me. I asked her if she
likes Christmas. She said—For the most
part; I like to give gifts; I have spent about $1,000 soooo far and I’m not
done yet. End of conversation. Well deck
the halls!
WorldClassLarry says--Your mind is a special gift from God
(i.e. fact or opinion). It’s capable of storing more than 100 trillion
thoughts (i.e. fact or opinion). It can handle
enormous amounts of information (i.e. probably fact). God has given you the
freedom to choose what you think about, from among all of that information
(i.e. fact or opinion). Saturday question—What do you think about
Christmas?
I ran into a friend
down town or was it up town the other day.
I asked about her husband. I
said—he surely seems to enjoy doing his interest which is cattle—that’s all it
is! I assumed she meant that he didn’t
make as much money as she would have liked him to make. ha ha I talked by text with another friend
who had a medical procedure done—he said—I’m a wimp; I have no idea how those
old folks get through it. Now those
statements both made me laugh—no deception in their conversations (i.e. they
were soooooo real but funny.
No
deception folks! The Old Testament
prophets said God would become incarnate on earth. In other words, if Jesus had
not been born as a Messiah-Man, the prophets would have been wrong. There are
hundreds of predictions in the Old Testament concerning the first advent of
Jesus of Nazareth, all fulfilled by Him. In fact, Jesus Himself told His
disciples that the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms all spoke of His coming.
And they were right. Why did Jesus come as a man? To keep God’s prophesied
promises to send a Savior into the world (Isaiah 9:6-7). TheSoupLady gave
Arlene this great Christmas CD; a great gift from a great lady at a great time
of the year. Soooooo many of you have
such great hearts; you got Christmas figured out (i.e. I applaud you—clap clap).
A friend stopped by
and gave us some Christmas goodies.
Yummy! ANYWAY, she told me that she told her kids to not buy her
anything for her for Christmas; I have enough.
She said that at Thanksgiving her kids and grand kids were playing hide
and seek when on the of the grand kids hid in her closet and her son went to
find them. He said to his Mom—Mom you
don’t need any more cloths that is for sure!
MissPerfect says--Some folks
are easier to fool than others. Oh ya[Satan]
was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because
there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own
resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. John 8:44 Did you know
that Pat Sajak is bald? Yes he is; he
wears a hair piece. He fooled me. I’m easy to fool; I really think sooooo. I think Satan has me in his cross hairs! But I’m warning you Satan, my Mom, Anna,
warned me about you. Yes she did (i.e.
as sweet and kind as she was, she was a tough cookie and had you figured
out)! Yes she did.
Christmas can be a lot of hoopla a.k.a. a
deception! It is hard to know what
Christmas means to many (i.e. they are deceptive with their actions sometimes—it
appears--my opinion). A lot of folks go to church Christmas Eve but
don’t seem to believe or in some cases profess not to believe in Jesus (i.e.
maybe go just to please their mother-in-laws). BUT maybe they are searching and
it’s a great opportunity to be evangelized tooooo. It could be. I read this while
eating my oatmeal with a half of banana on it--Two similar English words are
often confused: sympathize and empathize. Sympathize means to express sympathy
based on agreement; empathize means to express understanding based on
experience. You can sympathize with someone without having personal experience
with their plight. But empathy is stronger—it means, “I understand because I’ve
been there myself.” I have had several
ladies empathize with me recently; you gals have been caregivers to someone
with dementia and your husbands have died; you know exactly what I’m dealing
with. It really is appreciated. And many
of you sympathize with me; I appreciate that tooooo and hope you never will be able
to empathize. Do you think Christmas
makes your heart more tender?
Merry Christmas to all of you from Arlene and me. We
really hope that all of you will enjoy Christmas in a special way. It is soooo
special. You guys are sooo special to us in soooo many ways. We just say thank you. We appreciate your love and friendship.
Soooo
Deck the Halls! Talking about being real—I asked a onesmartfriend (i.e. is it “a”
or “an”—a sounds better but…) if I should say from Arlene and I or Arlene and
me? I think I know which way is right but also which one sounds the best from growing
up a mile and a fourth south of Roseland, MN.
You all know I don’t spell well, and grammar is not my specialty. His response was--But really...is anyone
expecting you to be grammatically correct?? 😂
Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:
erv
MyFriendJean says—Ideas a.k.a. opinions are a
dime a dozen, people who put them into action are priceless.
P.S. Arlene and I sure enjoy all
your Christmas greetings in the cards and pictures you sent. Thanksamillion.
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