Here are a few pictures that were taken on Christmas Eve at Allen's parents' house.

Nate (Allen's brother) and Isaac

Coty and the blanket Lydia made him.

Levi with his new guitar

Cousins

Mamaw with Charity,Grace,and Lydia

Thank you!

Here is my gift and card from my Secret Sister.

Thank you so much!

Christmas Is-

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The sweetest carol ever sung

Proclaimed my Saviour's birth,

As hosts of angels hovered o'er

The Lord of Heaven and earth.

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It matters not the month He came,

Nor yet the day nor hour;

The glorious truth is that this babe

Was God in all His power.

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I cannot comprehend, I'm sure,

That mother's pondered thought,

As she in silence gazed upon

This Son her labour brought.

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And then a song burst from her heart

In praise to God above

That of all maidens He chose her

To bear this Son of love.

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There is no voice of mortal tongue

That can express the joy

That then was show'red upon the world

In that wee Baby Boy.

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But baby boys will soon grow up,

And hers was no exception.

As years flew by she was amazed

At His all-wise perception.

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How sacrilegious seems to be

This crass commercial din

The world has stooped to thus employ

To honour such a King!

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The love of God for sinful man-

Oh, hear the clarion call!

Gift giving's but a symbol of

The greatest Gift of all!

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In silence let me bow my knees

And bare my heart to Heaven

To say I want no other gift

Than what to me's been given

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He is my King! My holy King!

I'm in His family.

Yet I'm a princess of no worth

Beyond His love for me.

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This fact is such a precious truth,

I've scarcely breath to tell,

That He would go to such great length

To rescue me from Hell.

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No wonder songs and praise break forth;

To Him 'tis more than due!

Tongues cannot find words to proclaim

His love for me-AND you!

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Marea Jones Raley

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Merry Christmas!

Look what came in the mail today!The giveaway presents I won over at Melissa's blog.

Thank you so much, Melissa!

I really, really like the gifts!

Tonight was our Christmas service at Shady Rest Home. We had a really good service. Afterwards, everyone who came from the Church came to our house for refreshments. I

made some Dreamsicle Fudge, Chocolate Fudge, and Cherry Yum-Yum. The Dreamsicle Fudge was a favorite. Here are some pictures from tonight.

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Nancy and I

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The True Cost Of Christmas

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It cost Mary and Joseph the comforts of home during a long period of exile in Egypt to protect the little Babe.

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It cost mothers, in and around Bethlehem, the massacre of their babies by the cruel order of Herod.

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It cost the shepherds the complacency of their shepherd's life, with the call of the manger and to tell the Good News.

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It cost the wise men a long journey and expensive gifts and changed lives.

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It cost the early Apostles and the early church persecution and sometimes death.

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It cost missionaries of Christ untold suffering and privation to spread the Good News.

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It cost Christian martyrs in all ages their lives for Christ's sake.

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More than all this, it cost God the Father His own Son-He sent Him to the earth to save men.

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It cost Jesus a life of sacrifice and service, a death cruel and unmatched in history.

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Secret Sister

I just received a beautiful card from my secret sister today.

Thank you so much!