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Posted on December 15, 2009 - by coachrj
On the Sixth Day of Christmas My True Love Gave to Me Six Geese A Laying
On the Sixth Day of Christmas My True Love Gave to Me Six Geese A Laying…
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Welcome back! Just five days ago we celebrated the birth of Christ and I bet many of you are already back into the swing of your normal day and have already forgotten that we are still in celebration!
Actually, every day should be a day to celebrate, however, we often get hung up in our daily routine that we forget to be thankful for all that has been provided to us. I know how guilty I am of this!
Just this morning I was having a “moment” because I focused on all the things that were going wrong rather than all the things in my life that are great.
As Maltbie D. Babcock said:
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“Better to lose count while naming your blessings than to lose your blessings to counting your troubles”.
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It is so easy to get caught up in our life’s troubles on a typical day.
I challenge you, and myself, to wake up tomorrow with the feeling that, it “is” Christmas Day and carry with you that magical feeling of appreciation in all you do.
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Wake up tomorrow and give thanks to our Lord for this is the day that the Lord has made!!
In our Twelve Days of Christmas song today we will give thanks today for Six Geese A Laying. “This is not referencing six geese laying eggs”!
This is referring to the six days of Creation!
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The first day: Gen. 1:1-5 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. … And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. … And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.
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The second day: Gen. 1:6-8 And God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” And God made the expanse and separated the waters… And it was so.
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The third day: Gen. 1:9-13 And God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.”… And the earth brought forth vegetation… plants… and trees.
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The fourth day: Gen. 1:14-19 Then God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years, and let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,”’ and it was so. God made the two great lights, the greater light to govern the day, and the lesser light to govern the night; He made the stars also.
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The fifth day: Gen. 1:20-23 And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let the birds fly above the earth”… so God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves with which the waters swarm… according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind.
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The sixth day: Gen. 1:24-31 And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so… Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness… So God created man in his own image…
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There is absolutely “nothing” to add to this…”you” are here!
See you on the “Seventh Day of Christmas” tomorrow… “Seven Swans A Swimming”
Wishing you a wonderful and blessed day!
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Posted on March 9, 2009 - by coachrj
Blessings of the Irish
Blessings of the Irish
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“A blessing upon your home
A blessing upon your hearth
A blessing upon your dwelling
And upon your warming fire
A blessing upon your animals
and land
A blessing upon your kith
and kin
A blessing upon you in
dark or light
Each day and night of your
living.”
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A Blessing for Lovers
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May the blessing of light be with you always,
light without and light within,
and may the sun shine upon you and warm your heart,
until it grows like a great fire so that others may feel
the warmth of your love for one another.
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“This day I call to me:
God’s strength to direct me,
God’s power to sustain me,
God’s wisdom to guide me,
God’s vision to light me,
God’s ear to my hearing,
God’s word to my speaking,
God’s hand to uphold me,
God’s pathway before me,
God’s shield to protect me,
God’s legions to save me.”
From A Retreat With St. Patrick
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May God grant you always…A sunbeam to warm you, a moonbeam to charm you, a sheltering Angel so nothing can harm you. Laughter to cheer you. Faithful friends near you. And whenever you pray, Heaven to hear you.
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May your joys be as bright as the morning, and your sorrows merely be shadows that fade in the sunlight of love. May you have enough happiness to keep you sweet, enough trials to keep you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to keep you happy, enough failure to keep you humble, enough success to keep you eager, enough friends to give you comfort, enough faith and courage in yourself to banish sadness, enough wealth to meet your needs and one thing more; enough determination to make each day a wonderful day than the one before.
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“May the Good Lord take a liking to you… but not too soon!”
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May the strength of God pilot us, may the wisdom of God instruct us, may the hand of God protect us, may the word of God direct us. Be always ours this day and for evermore. – St. Patrick
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A Blessing for going out and about ~~~The belt of Christ about you on your going out and your coming in And God be on your road every way you go.
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May God give you…
For every storm, a rainbow,
For every tear, a smile,
For every care, a promise,
And a blessing in each trial.
For every problem life sends,
A faithful friend to share,
For every sigh, a sweet song,
And an answer for each prayer.
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Posted on February 19, 2009 - by coachrj
Irish Proverbs
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~ There is no strength with out unity ~
Irish Proverb
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Posted on February 14, 2009 - by Daina
Valentine’s Day Quotes ~ Always I Love You
Always I Love You!
Just remember this….
I love you
When you ever doubt
Remember
I love you
When you feel sad
Remember
I love you
When you feel depressed
Remember
I love you
When you feel lonely
Remember
I love you
When you feel tired
Remember
I love you
When you feel ashamed
Remember
I love you
When you feel pain
Remember
I love you
When you remember
That I love you
You won’t feel
Doubt
Sadness
Depressed
Lonely
Tired
Shameful
Pain
You will feel joy because you will know in your heart that I am with you always
Always
I will say it again
Always
Always
Will I love you
~ Daina ~
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* For You My Love *
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Posted on February 11, 2009 - by coachrj
Love Quotations
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Sometimes we make love with our eyes. Sometimes we make love with our hands. Sometimes we make love with our bodies. Always we make love with our hearts. ~Author Unknown~
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Posted on February 10, 2009 - by coachrj
Quotes to Husband
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I am blessed to have a husband that is so positive and full of life and faith. All I can do is breathe in his blessings and ask for His guidance. ~ Daina ~
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Posted on February 8, 2009 - by coachrj
Commitment Quotes
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~ I committed to you, and to God, to love you through everything and I will never fall back on my word. ~
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Posted on January 2, 2009 - by Daina
On the Fifth Day of Christmas My True Love Gave to Me Five Golden Rings
On the Fifth Day of Christmas My True love Gave to Me Five Golden Rings…
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God gives us the first Five Books of the Old Testament, known as the Torah or the Pentateuch: 1) Genesis, 2) Exodus, 3) Leviticus, 4) Numbers, and 5) Deuteronomy.
These are the five gold rings.
These first five books of the Old Testament represent the history of mans fall from grace. These books are written by Moses and are his instructions or teachings. The term Torah refers to the entirety of Judaism’s founding legal and ethical religious texts. A Torah scroll refers to writings on parchment in a formal, traditional manner by a specially trained scribe under very strict requirements.
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In Luke 24:44 Jesus said:
“These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”
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See how this ties in with the gift of the Old and New Testament where we need both to see how what is prophesied in the Old is fulfilled in the New?
These Twelve Days of Christmas sure gets deeper and deeper as I learn more and more about this song. I so encourage you to study more about the Twelve Days of Christmas and the meanings behind each of God’s gift.
It is truly amazing to learn about the Bible starting with a song instead of opening the Bible and just reading. It puts it all in perspective how all of God’s gifts are all a part of our daily life. It didn’t start the day “we” were born. It started in the beginning….
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Genesis 1:1… God knew on this day His plan.
He even knew someone would write this song!
Mathew 10:30… And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
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And with that I will leave you until tomorrow. I pray that in knowing that God does have a plan for your life that you would entrust your life to Him.
See you on the “Sixth Day of Christmas” tomorrow… “Six Geese A Laying”.
Blessings
Posted on December 31, 2008 - by Daina
On the Fourth Day of Christmas My True Love Gave to Me Four “Colly” Birds
On the Fourth Day of Christmas My True Love Gave to Me Four Colly birds… No, this is not a typo. Originally the song was written to say “Colly Birds”.
Google… “free stock photographs”
Colly meaning black birds. Colly means “black as coal”, in old English, as in “colliery”, which is a coal mine and its connected buildings dated back to 1635 according to Webster’s Dictionary. Not the most attractive representation.
Since the song was written, the word Colly had been changed to Calling Birds as we know it today.
This is one of the best illustration and representation pictures… You can get it at Google.. “free stock photographs”
The four calling birds were meant to represent The Four Gospels: 1) Matthew, 2) Mark, 3) Luke, and 4) John, which proclaim the Good News of God’s reconciliation of the world to Himself in Jesus Christ.
They are typically portrayed as an Angel, Lion, Ox, and an Eagle… not quite sure how they became “Calling Birds”. However I have a feeling it had to do with the memory version, of the song, for the kids.
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These gospels are telling us the story of Jesus from His birth through the Virgin Mary to His death.
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Jesus was “perfect” and never needed to be punished, however, He took the punishment for the entire world through His crucifixion.
So, after Christmas is over and you have headed back to work or are preparing for the New Year keep this quote in mind…
“There is a fountain filled with blood drawn from Immanuel’s veins;
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and sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty stains”~~ William Cowper
It isn’t just on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day that we should be thanking and praising Jesus for all He has done for us through his birth and existence. It should be every day, every minute, and every breath we take as we receive these things from Him who gives us all we need.
Merry Christmas and may the Blessings continue!
See you on the “Fifth Day of Christmas” tomorrow… “Five Golden Rings”.
Posted on December 27, 2008 - by Daina
On the Third Day of Christmas My True Love Gave Me Three French Hens
~On the Third Day of Christmas My True Love Gave to Me Three French Hens~
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The Three French Hens represent 1) Faith, 2) Hope, and 3) Love.
I don’t know about you but when I struggle with something, whether it is for a short time or long time, what I end up doing is saying or thinking “I just need to have faith”.
Faith is what should automatically be there in the first place. If that came first then all else would fall into place without going through all that anxiety and worry. A great quote which reminds me of these times when I turn to faith as a last option is written by Zig Ziglar:
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“When you turn to God you discover He has been facing you all the time”.
Can you just imagine fretting and fretting and then you remember “Oh yeah… I need to have faith.” And then you turn around and God is right there before you and has been the entire time!!! How embarrassing!
I have a lot of Hope!
This is a word we freely use from childhood. I hope this and I hope that. One thing that I tend to hope for a lot this time of year is warm weather. I’m not much of a snow fan so starting around October, sad to say, I start saying things like… I hope the winter isn’t bad or I hope we don’t get a lot of snow. While Rick is saying…
“I hope we have a white Christmas.”
I’m thinking, I hope people in the South realize how fortunate they are! I think this is kind of a funny quote written by Bern Williams:
“The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring”!
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I put the exclamation point on the end!! If you have lived through a Minnesnowta winter you can relate to the quote.
And then there is Love.
Love can be shown in so many different ways. We all have our own love language and the people in our lives that know what our love language is and fulfill those needs are the people that truly love us. That is why I know that Rick truly loves me. When we take “me” out of the picture you can find yourself so open to being a wonderfully loving person.
God is love.
It’s that simple.
I think that Corrie Ten Boom said it best. “There is no darkness that Satan can create that can shut the love of God out”.
No darkness! None.!
So on the third day of Christmas God gave us what we can read in 1 Corinthians 13:13…
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“Right now three things remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love”.
Merry Christmas and may the Blessings continue!
See you on the “Fourth Day of Christmas” tomorrow… “Four ‘Colly’ Birds”.
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