The name has been announced....
The next James Bond movie 22 ( 23 * ) will be named
Quantum of Solice.

Here is a sneak preview of the new movie poster.

Can't wait !!!

313 days

*= by my count it will be Bond 23 but officially they don't count
Never Say Never Again since it was made by a rival production company

The verdict is in ....

Here is one of my " rewards "

Try as I may I could not get a good scan of the coal shaped and colored 'stuff' inside.

Very funny ...SIS

Hope you are having a good time today... look at the rain !!!!

Samantha, the little girl from our homegroup that was having her tonsils removed is back home and recovering. Thanks for remembering her.

We are having a great Christmas so far. Every one is healthy, happy (and well fed) .

And we still have several family get togethers to go.

I would like to repeat this request Please remember in prayer Samantha the little girl from my home group who is having her tonsils removed this morning.

I hope everyone is having Merry Christmas

My Top 10 Christmas movies:
(In no special order )

* A Christmas Story (1983) -- All Ralphie wants for Christmas is a Red Ryder BB gun.
* Christmas with the Kranks (2004) -- With daughter away, parents decide to skip Christmas.
* Elf (2003) -- A human, raised at the North Pole, searches for his family in New York.
* The Grinch (2000) -- Furry green creature wants to ruin the holidays.
* The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) -- Jim Henson's creations tackle Charles Dickens' festive favourite
* The Santa Clause (1994) -- When Santa falls off his roof, a harried ad exec is required to assume the mantle.
* Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) -- Martians kidnap Santa Claus because there is nobody on Mars to give their children presents.
* We're No Angels (1955) -- A trio of escaped convicts helps a man and his wife avoid financial ruin and help their daughter find romance on Christmas Eve.
* A Muppet Family Christmas (1988) -- Kermit and his friends spend Christmas staging a surprise visit to Fozzie Bear's mother's farm.
* Die Hard (1988) -- on Christmas Eve, terrorists seize control of an LA skyscrapper.
* Home Alone (1990) -- A little boy is accidentally left at home alone over Christmas, and protects his house against two burglars.


Ok Ok it's eleven but with twelve days that leaves only one day without a movie. On that day I could pick from The Grinch, Frosty, Rudolph, Emmet Otter's Jug Band and Charlie Brown ...

Merry Christmas

God bless you!!



"Therefore the LORD Himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son, and shall call His Name Immanuel" (Isaiah 7:14).

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed... 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) 5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with Child" (Luke 2:1, 4-5).

"6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. 7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn" (Luke 2:6-7).

"8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night... 10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people" (Luke 2:8,10).

"And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger" (Luke 2:12).

"Glory to God in the highest, and on Earth peace, good will toward men" (Luke 2:14).

"15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into Heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the LORD hath made known unto us. 16 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger" (Luke 2:15-16).

and he called His Name JESUS" (Matthew 1:25).

We all sing 'em Know the words by heart. But have we ever really listened to what they say?

I truly heard this one for the first time last week. Such an amazing song of hope. The whole story.

Pay special attention the the blue phrases and the solution in purple.

I HEARD THE BELLS ON CHRISTMAS DAY

(Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

I heard the bells on Christmas day

Their old familiar carols play,

And wild and sweet the words repeat

Of peace on earth, good will to men.

I thought how, as the day had come,

The belfries of all Christendom

Had rolled along th' unbroken song

Of peace on earth, good will to men.

And in despair I bowed my head

"There is no peace on earth," I said,

"For hate is strong and mocks the song

Of peace on earth, good will to men."

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:

"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;

The wrong shall fail, the right prevail

With peace on earth, good will to men."

Till ringing, singing on its way

The world revolved from night to day,

A voice, a chime, a chant sublime

Of peace on earth, good will to men.

Longfellow wrote this song as a poem on Christmas day 1864 in the midst of the Civil War. He still greiving from the death of his wife and had just received the word of the serious wounding of his son in battle. It is filled with near dispair, yet in the end offers the strong hope because "God is not dead." and the promise that someday there will truly be 'Peace on earth, good will to men"

This old hymn now has special meaning to me . I was moved ! From now on you can be sure I will really be listening to what they say.

Merry Christmas

Have you ever wondered how Santa make it to all those parades, and store appearances without wearing out his reindeer completely before the big night?

I may have stumbled on the answer.

Christmas is NOT about Jesus

Life is about Jesus

Why limit him to one day ?

Awesome services in at NewSpring today. The elf in the lobby was fun. The band was wonderful. And I loved the message


I matter to God

For God so loved ME !!! *

He Sent his son ...for ME !! *

That I * could have life with him forever.

John 3:16

I* matter to the Savior. Me* ...God is for everyone.

(Luke 2:10-11)

* = Subsitute your name here.


God is awesome and amazing

Matt 2:1-2

Let it snow Let it snow ....er RAIN

What is that sound I hear. YES it is raining. Thank you God we need it.


I drove by the lake level marker yesterday and not only was the last number visible but the sign was maybe 15 feet from the water standing on dry ground.

It ain't snow .... but we'll take it !!