The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 25th- A few of my favorite things...
~Ornaments brought out from storage and carefully unpacked
~Music to set the mood for decorating the tree
~A lovely tree and creche decorated by little elves

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 29th- A few of my favorite things...
~A blue tarp protecting a steeple replacement
~A blue curl in the sky and ripply clouds
~A blue blankie donated by Linus, er...I mean Lissie for Charlie Brown's Tree

Winslow's Advent Musings: Occupy Advent- Day 7

Winslow thinks that Charles Schulz 

got it right nearly

50 years ago 

when he wrote

A Charlie Brown Christmas.

Schultz thought that true meaning of Christmas 

was getting lost in the 

busyness ....

and business

of Christmas.

He used Linus to set the record straight....

Charlie Brown: Isn't there anyone, who knows what Christmas is all about?!

Linus: Sure Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about. Lights please?

And there were in the same country shepherds, abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them! And they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, “Fear not! For, behold, I bring you tidings o great joy, which shall be to all my people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ, the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.” And suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the Heavenly Host praising God, and saying, “Glory to God in the Highest, and on Earth peace, and good will toward men.

That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.

#occupyadvent