Mixed Nuts: Advent Day Twenty

Quotes

"There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark." - Helen Keller
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck
You may never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.- Unknown
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow' ~Helen Keller
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."- Dr. Seuss
"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it."
"God doesn't give children with disabilities to strong people: He gives them to ordinary, everyday people, then He helps the parents to grow stronger through the journey. Raising a child with special needs doesn't TAKE a special family, it MAKES a special family."Author Unknown
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go – Abraham Lincoln
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~ Benjamin Franklin
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein
The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step
Sometimes in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives you a fairy tale
Where there is great love, there are always miracles - Willa Cather
The Difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.
Be the change you want to see in the world
Don't tell God how big the storm is, tell the storm how big Your God is..........
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
Fall down seven times - get up eight - unknown
Despite our differences, we sink or swim together
Life may not be the party we expected, but while we are here, we might as well dance
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -Confucius

Friday, December 16, 2011

Advent Day Twenty

We are almost done with our tour of ornaments. We will be finishing up before Christmas because apparently the Jessee Advent Tree only goes for 25 days, which means you TECHNICALLY shouldn't start on the first day of advent (as we did), but the first day of December. We will know better next year.

Moving on.

Today's ornament: A fiery furnace

This is as close as I could get. A fireplace. I like this ornament. It is from Hallmark.

This story was about Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego

"Do not be afraid of their faces, for I am with thee to deliver thee." Jeremiah 1:8

Today, I learned a valuable lesson. Never go shopping after 5pm on the weekend before Christmas. You may not survive to tell the tale. Or deliver presents to your loved ones. Which ever you find more important.

The mall was crazy. Target was crazy. Why was I out, do you say? Santa needed to shop for Mat. Plus - Target was offering a $10 gift card for every $75 you spent. I was in. Plus.....we needed groceries so we wouldn't starve.

But holy cow - the whole world was there. I had to park further away today then I did on Black Friday. And the store clerks are really over the holiday season at this point. Especially when the lady in front of me made the girl pull out the weekly flier and search for the 50 cents she was supposed to be saving on her item. Yepper. I switched lines.

The mall wasn't much better. I won't complain because I can be rather patient when I shop. I know the sales people are doing the best they can, and people don't mean to bump into you 50 million times while they walk by you with their packages. But did you know that Friday night at the mall is also teenager night? It has been awhile since I was a teenager. They were everywhere. It made me shop faster.

For the love of all that is Christmas, why did I just not stick with Amazon.