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A Blog Isn't Just For Christmas
I was watching the news on TV last night and there was a warning about buying puppies as Christmas presents. There's nothing worse than visiting the kennels in the new year and seeing all those unwanted dogs that were chosen as presents because...
Christmas Recipes: Cakes & Tarts. No.1 of 7 - Mincemeat & Marzipan Tart
Christmas recipe serves: 8
calories per serving: 780
preparation time: 1 hour and chilling
cooking time: 45 minutes
suitable for freezing after step 4
Christmas recipe ingredients:
* white flour, plain 225 g (8 oz)
* salt, a pinch...
Christmas Recipes: Edible Gifts. No.2 of 8 - Shortbread
Traditional Scottish produce and ideal in a box or tin for a
christmas gift.
Christmas recipe makes: 2 to 3 dozen
Calories per biscuit: 180-270
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Not suitable for...
Christmas Trimmings TURKEY and a SUN TAN
Why Benidorm for Christmas Dinner? Why not
What is so special about being abroad on Christmas day? What
can you get abroad that you can not get in the UK or countries
with the same climate at this time of year, a sun tan?
Things to do...
The Best Blue Christmas
It’s hard to believe that Christmas is just a few days away, isn’t it? Santa will soon be making his yearly run around the globe, delighting both children and adults alike. Christmas is the most magical holiday of them all, and it holds very deep...
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Where Have All The Wise Men Gone? Jesus Is Not Acceptable For Christmas!
It's CHRISTmas!
Where are the wise men?
WOW - The wise men are MISSING! What kind of Christmas is this anyway?
Are you caught up in the "season" with this Christmas thing? Do YOU know where the wise men are?
For over 200 years we have celebrated Christmas and all of the joys and festivities that go with the "holidays" in this great country of ours. Christmas was declared a federal holiday in 1870 by President Ulysses S. Grant for the purpose of celebrating the "philosophy of good will toward men." What's changed?
And, where are those wise men?
The Associated Press reported last Christmas that in New Jersey the sixth-grade class of the South Orange Middle School planned a field trip to see the play, "A Christmas Carol." However, due to pressure from some of the parents the field trip was "re-routed" to a show, "The Great Railroad Race"!
Why? Because of the concerns from parents that the play, "A Christmas Carol" might have something to do with CHRISTMAS! The school principal told the AP, "There is a great sensitivity to putting students in awkward situations."
Jesus is just not acceptable! Nice...
The school board in Covington, GA last year voted to "remove" the word Christmas from the school calendar!
Hundreds of towns across the US have banned placing nativity scenes and even poinsettias on public property. It seems that the ACLU as well as other organizations have threatened lawsuits and instilled the fear of God, uh, that would be the fear of "a greater power" because we have these "sensitivity concerns" and need to suppress any kind of religious display!
Why? Because Jesus Christ is involved in Christmas. Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus. Jesus Christ, the great philosopher who believed that all men should love one another!
DOWN with all the happiness this national holiday brings to old and young alike. DOWN with tradition. DOWN with peace on earth and good will towards men. OH, and forget about that love one another stuff! Our
world is in such GREAT shape this Christmas that we really don't need any of that LOVE stuff, right?
And just how do we take Christ out of this season, out of Christmas? And WHY would we want to?
Our founding forefathers saw fit to utilize much of Christ's philosophy in drafting the Constitution of the United States, a document that is the rock of this country reads..."One nation under God..."
Where are the wise men? We need them and I hope they show up pronto and start hanging out with us. This US would be WE, mis-guided and very confused Americans!
In the precious name of Christmas and all the wonder, magic, peace and love that it holds, please whisper a prayer that the "wise men" will show up in the nick of time for the world!
Wishing you all the love and happiness of this great Christmas season and abundant blessings of peace,
Copyright 2003, Jan McCracken
http://www.LowCarbcookin.com
Home site of Low Carb Christmas Cookin'
The FIRST Low Carb Christmas Cookbook!
Low Carb Christmas Cookin'- with an
Old-Fashioned Cook!
224 fun-filled, sometimes hysterical pages!
About the author: Jan McCracken is author and self-publisher of 39 gift books and cookbooks. Born in the Midwest and former owner/innkeeper of a country bed and breakfast in Branson, MO, she has been cooking since she was seventeen years old (she won’t tell us how many years that is!
Jan has been living the low carb lifestyle for almost eight years. Her long-term goal is helping people understand that food is truly the great medicine, prevention and healer of disease.
jan@lowcarbcookin.com
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