Thanks Tom, i think i am going to really like here!

December 25 is the day that the lord has made. The Pagans did not make the day the celebrate, God made the day. Saturn didn’t made the Day, God did. I for one will no longer stand idly by and let the Pagans take one more December 25 for their own. December 25 is the Day that the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it. And I will NOT be scared off by some ancient Pagan tradition!

*stands up and claps!* you go ahead with your bad- err, i mean good self! My mom would love that!

Well, In REAL LIFE I want to lose weight

I'll take that one, too!

Kidding aside, my hope and prayer for Christmas is that we have a peaceful time with my Father-in-law and girlfriend, with whom we have had many disagreements. That my husband and i can be compassionate towards them, loving, and understanding. He has brain and lung cancer, and is not looking too good. but most of all, i pray that even tho he believes in Jesus and God, that he would come to the full knowledge of Christ's love for him, and that he will become saved. Thank you Jesus for your mercy and love. Amen

Oh my goodness! i never knew facts about butter and margerine could be so entertaining! I am a butter person. nothing tastes better on fresh home made bread. and baked potatoes, and veggies, and mashed potatoes, and toast, and lobster... *drool* sorry, i digress! have you guys ever tried honey butter? mix honey and butter and put it on warm bread, biscuits, rolls, toast...
*adds honey and butter to shopping list*

Good idea, how about April 1st

 

Hello Everyone, as you can see i am new. I have known for a long time that The Catholic church adopted pagan celebtrations, to bring pagans in to the church and possibly covert them. as i understand it , the Catholic church thought it was  a good idea to do this, so it would ease their transition (as misguided as it is)  I understand this. I have to agree with those that say that it is our intentions, what is in our hearts that matters. God knows my heart, my beginning and end. So He knows that even tho i charish every day that He gives me, i also revere the day Jesus was born, because it is important to me. I know that there is no actual record of the exact day of His birth. But i choose to honor this day, like the day He died. As i watched a Christain video about Christmas last night with my 2 1/2 year old daughter and my husband, a thought dawned on me. He chose to come, to be born- knowing that He would have to not only suffer death for us, but knowing that He would have to suffer the indignities of having a diaper change, learning how to walk and talk. The Son of God!The fact that He chose to be born is an awesome thing to me. tho i can find no scripture saying that i should celebrate this day, it is my choice to honor Him in His birth as i do everyday, and especially His death. We do sing Happy Birthday (i hope that doesn't sound cheesey) to Jesus before we open presents, and take time to note that Jesus is the Reason for the season. My family views Christmas as a time to give to each other, not only material things, but love and honor and forgivness. This year , all of my family are a little short in the wallet, so we are giving the latter, lol. we try not to view it as a ritual, but as something we want to do. But please, let us use this forum to encourage each other, not to tear each other down. There are plenty of other places to do that. I joined last night because i truly wanted to find a place for Christians to fellowhip. I hope that this is the place. anyway, thanks for taking the time to read my views.
Hugs in Christ, Mary

  Thanks Everyone! I am really Glad to be here! I hope everyone has a blessed day today!

Hugs in Christ, Mary

Hi, my name is Mary. i have been a member of a few forums, but mostly for the PC game The Sims. I recently found out that a lot of the members at one my forums are agnostic/atheist. I was shocked! I was told by the Lord tonight that i am not allowed to go back there. i am a stay at home mom, keeping in touch with people is important to me. Sooo... i no longer have an excuse to be sinful under the guise of "chatting with people", i have no reason to go back, especially since the Boss said so. I hope to find a home here, i am looking for an all Christian forum. i did find another forum that looked appealing, but didn't notice that it contained 10% Christian only areas until i joined and logged in to chat. Boy was i surprised . nevermind. anyway, i live in Iowa, i have been married for 14 years, and have one "miracle" that was born in 2001, when we had given up all hope 10 years before.