Odd Facts Known By Few

In Australia, Santa's sleigh is pulled by kangaroos, not reindeer.

Odd Facts Known By Few

A Japanese company has invented training wheels for high heels.

Chocolate-covered Anything Day

The only question I can think of here is...ANYTHING?

4Him

As we enter into the holiday season, you will undoubtedly hear many different songs related to Christmas and the birth of Jesus Christ. I really love the song by 4Him entitled "A Strange Way to Save the World." If you haven't heard it yet, take a minute to listen to it down in the playlist in the sidebar.

Written back in 1993, this song describes the questions that must have been running through Joseph's mind while he sat in the stable and watched the infant Christ in the manger. As the song continues, we get a vision of how the birth of Christ might have been different "if Jesus had come as He deserved." Born into a palace rather than a manger; surrounded by kings and royalty, not shepherds and livestock. Looking at His humble beginnings, one would never be able to comprehend that this baby would become of the Savior of the world. Yet God's plans are always far better than ours.

Accompanying "A Strange Way to Save the World" is a variety of other Christmas songs to fill your hearts and homes during the rest of the Christmas season.
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To view the complete lyrics to "A Strange Way to Save the World", click here.

Odd Facts Known By Few

Ancient Egyptian children played with toy hedgehogs, like the one pictured above.

Christmas Card Day

This day was created to honor the creator/inventor of Christmas cards, Sir Henry Cole. He produced the first commercial Christmas card in 1843, making the holiday tradition of sending Christmas greetings through the mail 166 years old.

If you haven't finished sending out your Christmas cards, by now, why not use today as an incentive to wrap this segment of the Christmas season.

Odd Facts Known By Few

The average wink lasts 0.1 second.

National Fritters Day

What is a fritter? It is pretty much anything that is coated in batter and then deep fried. It could be served for dessert, as a side dish, and sometimes even as a main course. The two most popular types of fritters in America are apple fritters and corn fritters. They may not look like much, but when you try them, you'll see they're good enough to warrant their own holiday.

December Newsletter

Children have some of the biggest imaginations. I have learned this firsthand through our daughter, Caroline. Whether she is “cooking” food in her kitchen or talking on the phone to a pretend friend, her life is probably a lot like your children’s: filled with creativity and wild imaginative ideas.

I am reminded of where Paul attests to the Lord’s power in Ephesians 3:20 – “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think…” He can do more than we ask for in prayer, and He can do far more than anything we could ever think up. Every imaginative thought or plan that enters our minds, God has the power to bring to fruition. That’s the strength of our sovereign God! That’s why Paul continues on in verse 21 of that chapter with the words, “to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” That’s why He is worthy of our worship and praise.

This is the last newsletter of 2009. I will spare you the cliques of not believing how fast the year has gone by. But these twelve months have brought many blessings to me and my family, the most recent of which is our new son, Carter. No doubt, you as well can look back and see the Lord God providing for you and your family throughout this last year. As we wait expectantly to see His hand in the year to come, continue to put your faith into practice and trust in Him for everything.

Our youth group Christmas party will be on December 11 at our new house. We will head to Macon after Christmas for the Youth Evangelism Conference on December 28-29. For more details on these two events, see the youth bulletin board.