Merry Christmas to All C/C FANS

Saw this on a E-Mail and thought I would share

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

I was listening to Limbaugh, Beck, or Reagan last week and one of them said you just say "Feliz Navidad" and you're in the clear. So Merry Christmas...I mean "Feliz Navidad".

   Amen, Boat doc.

   MERRY CHRISTMAS!

   Mike

Boat Dr
        I like it, all the money in my pocket has In GOD We Trust on it. And I sure don't want to step on anyone's feelings.

     MERRY CHRISTMAS to you Boat Dr & Everyone else - like it or not - !!!
                         - waterdog -   

Dear Children,

It has come to my attention that many of you are upset that folks are taking my name out of the season. Maybe you've forgotten that I wasn't actually born during this time of the year and that it was some of your predecessors who decided to celebrate my birthday on what was actually a time of pagan festival. Although I do appreciate being remembered anytime.   

How I personally feel about this celebration can probably be most easily understood by those of you who have been blessed with children of your own. I don't care what you call the day. If you want to celebrate my birth, just GET ALONG AND LOVE ONE ANOTHER. Now, having said that, let me go on.   

If it bothers you that the town in which you live
doesn't allow a scene depicting my birth, then just
get rid of a couple of Santa's and snowmen, and put
in a small Nativity scene on your own front lawn. If
all my followers did that, there wouldn't be any need for such a scene on the town square because there would be many of them all around town.

Stop worrying about the fact that people are calling the tree a holiday tree, instead of a Christmas tree. It was I who made all trees. You can, and may remember me any time you see any tree. Decorate a grape vine if you wish: I actually spoke of that one in a teaching explaining who I am in relation to you and what each
of our tasks were. If you have forgot that one, look up John 15: 1 - 8.

If you want to give me a present in remembrance of my birth, here is my wish list. Choose something from it.

1. Instead of writing protest letters objecting to the way my birthday is being celebrated, write letters of love and hope to soldiers away from home. They are terribly afraid and lonely this time of year. I know, they tell me all the time.

2. Visit someone in a nursing home. You don't have
to know them personally. They just need to know that someone cares about them.

3. Instead of writing George complaining about the wording on the cards his staff sent out this year, why don't you write and tell him that you'll be praying for him and his family this year. Then follow up with, "It will be nice hearing from you again."

4. Instead of giving your children a lot of gifts you can't afford and they don't need, spend time with them. Tell them the story of my birth, and why I came to live with you down here. Hold them in your arms and remind them that I love them.   

5. Pick someone that has hurt you in the past and forgive him or her.

6. Did you know that someone in your town will attempt to take their own life this season because they feel so alone and hopeless? Since you don't know who that person is, try giving everyone you meet a warm smile -- it could make the difference. Also, you might consider supporting the local Hot-Line: they talk with people like that every day.

7. Instead of nit-picking about what the retailer in your town calls the holiday, be patient with the people who work there. Give them a warm smile and a kind word. Even if they aren't allowed to wish you a "Merry Christmas," that doesn't keep you from wishing them one. Then stop shopping there on Sunday. If the store didn't make so much money on that day, they'd close and let their employees spend the day at home with their families.   

8. If you really want to make a difference, support a missionary, especially one who takes my love and good news to those who have never heard my name. You may already know someone like that.

9. Here's a good one. There are individuals and
whole families in your town who not only will have no "Christmas" tree, but neither will they have any presents to give or receive. If you don't know them (and I suspect you don't), buy some food and a few gifts and give them to the Marines, the Salvation Army or some other charity which believes in me and they will make the delivery for you.   

10. Finally if you want to make a statement about
your belief in and loyalty to me, then behave like a Christian. Don't do things in secret that you wouldn't do in my presence. Let people know by your actions that you are one of mine.

     

P.S Don't forget:   I am God and can take care of myself. Just love me and do what I have told you to do. I'll take care of all the rest. Check out the list
above and get to work -- time is short. I'll help you,
but the ball is now in your court. And do have a most blessed Christmas with all those whom you love and remember,


I LOVE YOU,
Jesus

Morfoot have it, more people need to climb on that soap box. To many people are affraid others with shun them for their beliefs. That is why this country is going the way it is. I say merry christma$$ to all, if they don't like OH WELL!!! They don't have to say it back.

l'chaim to that! hahahha...

boat dr's, post from Dec. 4 quotes "Jusus" as saying not to support stores that are open on Christmas.
Well in persuing what makes me happy and wanting to share it with my kids, I work part-time as a ski patroller at the local ski hill so my kids get free lift pa$$es. The owners of the area have decided to be open on Christmas day for the last few years. They demand that any regularly scheduled employees work the holiday. With the commute time involved these emplotees miss the entire day with family.
If any of you know of for profit businesses open on Christmas let them know how lame it is.

Oh by the way. The owners of the resort are Mormons and do not show up on Christmas or Sundays.

Yeh, I understand that line of thinking, but this seems to be a theme in our society, gradually the money becomes more important than people. I did'nt always feel this way but now days I really strive to work to live not live to work. I make a lot less money but I'm much happier. Seeing how my kid's faces light up when we put up a Christmas tree and then how bumbed they would be if I was not there on Christmas.Makes a days pay seem worthless. It's one thing if you can't put food on the table, but most of us can. I just like to remember that if you patronize a business on Christmas you are telling management it's profitable to keep employees from there families on the holiday.

Mike,

I can't see you turning wrenches on Christmas. Something tells me that you'd have a thing or two to tell your boss.

Ken

I agree with the no working on Christmas. Any business willing to squeeze those extra dollars is just taking advantage of their employees. Ok...what if your wife forgot to get the cranberry sauce? Does that count? I think it does. You can't have it both ways.

For the "Happy Holiday" greetings at various stores....We live in America (greatest country on Earth) so that we can have diversiy, including freedom of religion. I am a devout Christian, but I don't go around with my nose up at people of other faiths. Christmas is not the only holiday celebrated in December. Why not be polite to all religions? That said, I greet people with Merry Christmas, because I want them to know that what I'm celebrating and hopefully they are/or someday will be too.

Merry Christmas.

-John

AbunDiga909.....Nice to see you took BKH's advice on the Descartes quote. Cla$$y touch. How could anyone not take his advice anyway?