FrBrGr Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I just wanted to wish everyone a very Merry and Blessed Christmas! . . . as well as Happy Hannukah and Happy Kwanzaa . . . [image]http://thefurden.com/cpgfd/albums/userpics/10003/normal_Merry_Christmas.jpg[/image] To many of us today, Christmas is just a holiday – a stressful one at that. It’s a time for buying gifts that didn’t need to be bought out of a budget that couldn’t afford them. It’s a time for squeezing parties and extra events into a schedule that was already too full. It’s a time in which many feel rushed and overcommitted when what they really need is to slow down and enjoy the season. Christmas should be a time of peace, not of fear and unrest. We fear we may overlook someone on our gift list, or maybe they won’t like what we bought them, or perhaps they will think our gift too cheap. For some, Christmas brings the added tension of bringing fractured families together. Instead of peace, they dread the inevitable conflicts. Yet, Christmas should be a time of peace. Christmas should be a time of hope. Think about this: Christmas is poised at the end of one year and the beginning of the next – at the crossroads of the past and the future. A previous year, with its blessings and its trials, is gone. A new year looms ahead, full of uncertainty. Yet, here is Christmas – the celebration of a birth that took place over 2000 years ago, a perennial bright spot on our calendars – because God has given us hope, Christmas should be a time of hope. Christmas should be a time of love - centered around the greatest love story ever told. The story of God, who so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son. Christmas is the story of God’s greatest gift given to meet our greatest need. Because God is Love, Christmas should be a time of love. The Christmas story – a tale retold year after year, yet it never loses its majesty; it never ceases to fill our hearts with wonder. I wish all of you a Christmas filled with peace, hope and love! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Fox Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Pretty hard to add anything to that! Happy Holidays one and all! W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelley and kevin Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Very well said and can't think of much to say above what was said by FrBrGr. Shelley and I hope that eveyrone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furcrazy Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I wish everyone the same. May everyone have a wonderful furry xmas. Furry Dreams Furcrazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ew19975 Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 A Merry Christmas to all (please substitute appropriate holiday if you celebrate something else)!!! To any and all traveling this holiday season- have a safe journey to wherever you may be going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 We're enjoying a furry holiday here in the upper lefthand corner with all our snow this season. May it be as fine where you are. OFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auzmink Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Just my 10c, Happy Xmas to all from the Deep Southern Hemisphere where the improving fur-climate in the North will hopefully reach in the next 6 months..... Auzmink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReFur Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Beautiful Christmas card FrBrGr! A very happy holiday from Orlando, FL! Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FurLoverinFL Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Thank you, FrBrGR! And a Merry Christmas to all! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Fox Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 angel11 angel11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Joe Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Your warm wishes are echoed from my neck of the woods! Happy Chanukah and Kwanzaa (and a belated Happy Yule...), too! ciaociao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandy-uk Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 What an absolutely wonderful post by FrBrGr.. I hope we all have a prosperous new year and get out of this credit situation.. kisses brandy xxxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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