Autumn’s golden days are spent and the Winter Solstice has come. And so now as the year draws to an end, the days that have grown shorter and shorter will again begin to lengthen a wee measure at a time.

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Mary, when you kiss your little baby, you kiss the face of God! Would that I could too!!!

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Interestingly, A. A. Milne didn’t write the Winnie-the-Pooh stories and poems for children but instead intended them for the child within all of us which as I’ve written before must continue to be nurtured and kept alive. They were written by a British author almost a hundred years ago, and yet the characters remain endearing and teach profoundly important life lessons. I read these stories over and over again to my daughter until she was long past the age most children want to read children’s books, and I did the same with my grandchildren. But ya know, it could well be said that I read them as much for my pleasure as theirs.

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I know this is a bit premature, but the thrill of hope is already beating in my heart for I know that our Savior was born and what and who He is changed everything!!!

Throughout His life, Jesus…
had no servants, yet He was called Master.
had no learning degree, yet He was called Teacher.
had no medicines, yet He was called Healer.
had no army, yet Kings feared Him.
won no military battles, yet He conquered the world.
committed no crime; yet He was crucified.
was buried in a tomb, yet He lives today.
Emmanuel cannot be dismissed nor denied!
Hallelujah!

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