Did some stretching today, getting ready for the heavy lifting and feeding that starts today.
Get Faith
Luke 2:1-20 This is the story of Christ's birth that you hear read on Christmas Eve and on the Charley Brown Christmas special. The recounting that all Christians hold dear from the time they start reciting it in Sunday School plays from a young age. "In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree...." Read it for yourself today or tonight. Remember the true meaning of Christmas.
On this day
1974 Hectic Christmas Eve - I left my work Christmas party, went to my mom's for dinner and opened gifts, then over to Pete's mom and dad's to open gifts and eat again - fondue, and then to his grandparents - Xana and Kostere to open gifts and drink vodka. Oh to be young again. And to be able to eat that much. And to drink that much and not worry about driving. Times have changed, some for the better. Be careful how much you drink and drive this holiday. Be alive for the next one.
1948 - For the first time ever, a midnight Mass was broadcast on television. It was held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. They didn't have to contend with A Christmas Carol or the Christmas Story, Home Alone, Miracle on 34th st. etc.
Family
On Christmas Eve I like to be home now with people I love around me. I like a nice dinner, this year a standing rib roast and quiet drinks around the table and pleasant conversation. Unless, the kids come over after drinking and the neighbors bring the kids and dog and opening presents makes a mess in the living room - then I like that. Enjoy your evening however it happens and thank God for those around you. Mom will be watching.
Book Club War and Peace by Tolstoy
Ok, I can read this weekend.
Linz Austria Christmas
Austria is a fascinating country to visit at any time of the year. But the weeks from late November to the end of the year hold a special meaning and let you become familiar with some of the most beautiful aspects of the country: deeply-rooted folk traditions come alive in colorful, romantic events.
Advent, the period of preparation for the festival honoring the birth of Christ, begins on a Sunday four weeks before Christmas Eve. This is the day when in living rooms all over the country advent wreaths, woven from evergreen twigs and decorated with ribbons and four candles, are hung or prominently placed. On each of the four Sundays leading up to Christmas, one more candle on the wreath is lit at dinnertime, many families pray, read Christmas stories or sing carols together.
Weihnachtsbaeckerei (Christmas cookies)
4 ½ cups flour
1 ½ cups sugar
Pinch of salt
1/4 cup milk
1 egg yolk
5 eggs
3 tsp. baking powder
1 ½ tsp. vanilla
1 ½ cups butter
Sift flour, baking powder, and salt onto a board. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, vanilla, and milk to butter and sugar. Mix lightly. Pour the moist ingredients into a depression in the flour and work ingredients into a dough with a knife. Divide the dough into 4 parts. Roll out and cut into desired shapes with cookie cutter. Place on a greased baking sheet and brush with egg yolk.
Bake in a moderate oven, at 300-350, until golden brown.
Enjoy the Day! Make it Memorable! Happy Birthday to Pastor Julie!
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