Holiday Inspirations

On the First day of Christmas, My true love said to me..
*Somehow not only at Christmas but all the long year through... the joy that you give to others is the joy that comes back to you.

On the Second day of Christmas, My true love said to me.
*The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.

On the Third day of Christmas, My true love said to me.
To my enemy, forgiveness. To my opponent, tolerance. To a friend, my heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To myself, respect.

On the Fourth day of Christmas, My true love said to me.
Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.

On the Fifth day of Christmas, My true love said to me.
Christmas...is not an eternal even at all, but a piece of one's home that one carries in one's heart...

On the Sixth day of Christmas, My true love said to me.
Best of all, Christmas means a spirit of love, a time when the love of God and the love of our fellow men should prevail over all hatred and bitterness, a time when our thoughts and deeds and the spirit of our lives manifest the presence of God.

On the Seventh day of Christmas, My true love said to me.
I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. (Charles Dickens)

On the Eight day of Christmas, My true love said to me.
Probably the reason we all go so haywire at Christmas time with the endless unrestrained and often silly buying of gifts is that we don't quite know how to put our love into words.

On the Ninth day of Christmas, My true love said to me.
This is Christmas: not the tinsel, not the giving and receiving, not even the carols, but the humble heart that receives a new the wondrous gift, the Christ.

On the Tenth day of Christmas, My true love said to me.
Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won't make it "while". (Bing Cosby)

On the Eleventh day of Christmas, My true love said to me.
It's the warmth that comes to the hearts of men when the Christmas spirit retuns again.

On the Twelvth day of Christmas, My true love said to me.
A Savior to watch and guide and love me through all eternity.


Happy Holidays & Warmest Wishes....