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Another View of Christmas

Christmas is a blessed time and one when we honor the birth of our Savior. We often have warm fuzzy feelings when we look at the nativity scene. I think we need to take a closer look. Mary, the mother of Jesus, gave birth in a cave with animals all around her and really no privacy. Can you imagine the smell in the cave? She certainly did not have any drugs to relieve the pain of childbirth.

Some Bible scholars believe Mary was 14 years old. Picture being 14 and giving birth in a cave. All she had was Joseph to be with her, no mother or sisters to comfort her. She was very alone. Yet, she was not alone ? God was with her.Mary was trying to recover from childbirth and had to worry about clothes to wrap the Son of God in and keep him warm.

Mary was exhausted, but greeted by shepherds and angels. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart ? Luke 2:19. When Jesus was 8 days old he was circumcised and taken to the temple. Listen to what Simeon said to a very young mother still recovering from childbirth "This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too." Luke 2:34-35.

Wow, a sword will pierce your soul. We are not told how Mary reacted, but can only imagine. Often when our children are born it is a very happy time, but Mary was already hearing and knowing what would happen to her son. The lesson I think we can learn from taking a different look at the Christmas story is this; God is always with us no matter what. We can trust him to provide and take care of us now and in the future.

He may not take care of us the way we expect, but he will provide and it will be best. I pray you trust God this Christmas season for every area of your life and celebrate the gift of our Savior and Redeemer.I think it is increasingly hard to remind and keep in the forefront of our children's minds the true meaning of Christmas. Find some small way to reach out to others in your community or church to show God's love. Children can bake cookies and give to others. You can buy toys for a family that does not have much for Christmas.

We have done Operation Shoebox with Franklin Graham's Samaritan's Purse organization for a few years and my children love picking items for the box. May our children learn from us through our actions and word the true meaning of Christmas..

Teens Deck Their Cell Phones with Sounds of Christmas

Brittany Komisar, 15, likes Christmas music, but only a few weeks before Christmas.
And, she doesn't like hearing it in stores or on TV commercials; she only likes it on her?cell phone.Brittany is like many teens that are as likely to enjoy listening to Christmas carols as much as they would enjoy listening to disco.
That is, until her phone rings.
"Most of them (Christmas carols) are just plain boring.
A ringtone makes it more upbeat.

No lyrics to listen to.
So you get the whole tune out of it without the annoying words," said the Guilford, Connecticut ninth grade student.Seasonal ringtones are part of a big business in an industry that is ringing up profits for many companies across the United States.
Independent ringtone operators are earning $300 million per year from the sale of ringtones and some industry analysts estimate that carriers are deriving five percent of their annual revenues from data applications, the biggest...

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Traditional English Christmas Package Gives Your Family Christmas an English Twist

(ContentDesk) December 8, 2005 -- Imagine: The aroma of Wassail fills the air and a crackling "SIZZLE" is heard as the Wassail is branded during the Christmas party.Children perform their Pantomime and "Father Christmas" prepares to fill the stockings laid out on each child's bed.
There is ONE prezzie (present) to be opened right before midnight.
Though the Christmas Eve prezzie is wrapped in handmade paper the secret is out and everyone knows what the gift is.This is the scene of a Traditional English Christmas.
English Traditions handed down over generations are now being enjoyed all over America thanks to a new CD and a creative Computer Software program just released by
http://www.TraditionalEnglishChristmas.com"Everyone enjoys adding an English twist to their Christmas celebrations," says Joan Harper of Traditional English Christmas Package Gives Your Family Christmas an English Twist
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Will the Aviator Leonardo DiCaprio, the ex Bennifer, Ben Affleck, or the "Hustler" Larry Flynt have what it takes to place at the top of the historic poker finals coming up this May in Las Vegas?Drawn to the growing enthusiasm that poker has created during the past year, www.partypoker.ph anticipates more than 20 celebrities are expected to play in the prestigious no-limits Texas Hold'em series, where finalists pay $10,000 for...

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How Credit Scoring Works

The all important credit score! It determines the amount of loan you can get, it determines the interest rate at which you are charged for a loan, etc. Your credit score plays an important figure in your financial life. So what goes into making that all important score of yours? How does it increase, how does it decrease and what are the factors that go into its calculation?Your credit score is a number that reflects on the likelihood at which you will pay back a loan. Scores range from 350 (high...

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Laser Therapy: An Effective Method to Get Rid of Your Facial and Body Hair

Laser hair removal of unwanted facial and body hair hasproved to be quite popular. Unwanted hair on the face orbody afflicts both men and women. It is an embarrassment ina largely fuzz-free society. We are constantly bombarded with advertisements and mediasnippets of beautiful women with silky smooth skin and barechest men. The pressure is tremendous to present a well-groomed look.

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Plaintiffs Have Legal Help – What They Need Is A Lawsuit Cash Advance

(ContentDesk) December 21, 2005 -- With over 11,000,000 lawsuits in the legal system at any one time, legal help is readily available. However, plaintiffs in personal injury lawsuits also have a significant need for immediate financial help while they wait for their settlement. Here is when a Another View of Christmas
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