The Day before Christmas

The Day Before Christmas

'Tis the day before Christmas, and all through the house
The puppies are squeaking an old rubber mouse.
The wreath which had merrily hung on the door
Is scattered in pieces all over the floor
.

The stockings that hung in a neat little row,
Now boast a hole in each one of the toes.
The tree was subjected to bright-eyed whims,
And now, although splendid, it's missing some limbs.

I catch them and hold them, be good I insist.
They lick me, then run off to see what they've missed.
And now as I watch them, the thought comes to me,
That theirs is the spirit that Christmas should be.

Should Children and Puppies yet show us the way,
And teach us the joy that should come with this day?
Could they bring the message that's written above,
And tell us that, most of all, Christmas is love!

Author Unknown

Are you all excited....???? :))

Have a wonderful pre-Christmas day - and thanks for all the nice comments!

~Susanne

My CALENDARS 2011 are still available!

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http://tinyurl.com/2wf9qsh (my Calendars 2011 and my Fine Art Photos)

http://tinyurl.com/2bsfvk9 (mygall Germany Kalender 2011 +meine FineArt Fotos)

http://tinyurl.com/37ckddf (MyFine Art Photos + David's paintings)

http://tinyurl.com/37jkbtz (David's Fine Art Paintings on FAA)

Unlighted candles...

Unshared joy is an unlighted candle.

~Spanish Proverb~

Hi my friends,

I like this quote! The candles was sent to me as a nice gift from Marina, my good friend in Germany. Thank you Marina, do you see how beautiful your candles look? :))

Christmas will be here pretty soon. I'm sure, a lot of the kids cannot wait to see their gifts. These are the days I love to remember my own childhood time when I was also waiting impatiently to open that last door with the magic number 24 on my Advent Calendar and then finally could see that big and beautiful decorated Christmas tree with all the - real - candles burning! It was always a BIG moment in my life - and a big joy! All these thoughts are bringing back only good and sweet memories to me.

I wish you a lot of good memories too!
~Susanne



There are still some CALENDARS 2011 left and it's never to late to give an artful gift!

http://tinyurl.com/yatdh5x (Susanne's Photography on FAA)

http://tinyurl.com/2wf9qsh (my Calendars 2011 and my Fine Art Photos)

http://tinyurl.com/2bsfvk9 (mygall Germany Kalender 2011 +meine FineArt Fotos)

http://tinyurl.com/37ckddf (MyFine Art Photos + David's paintings)

http://tinyurl.com/37jkbtz (David's Fine Art Paintings on FAA)

My Wordless Sunday #21

The Christian Cross

The Cross 

captured somewhere on my travels in Wyoming

The Christian cross 

is the main symbol of the Christian religion. 

These crosses are usually found on Christian churches.

Jesus, who Christians believe is God the Son and their messiah, was crucified (nailed to a large wooden cross). This was a commonly used method for killing people in Roman times.

Christians believe that Jesus' death made the sins of all humans who trust in him, go away, and that they are forgiven. They also believe that Jesus was resurrected (came back to life) after three days. Because of this, the cross is a symbol for Jesus' sacrifice and suffering, but also a symbol of hope, forgiveness of sins, and victory over death.

There are several different Christian crosses that are symbols for different Christian groups or persons.

A cross with the body of Jesus on it is called a Crucifix.

The empty cross is usually favored by Protestants, and the symbol reminds them of the resurrection of Jesus, while the crucifix is favored by Catholic and Orthodox churches and is a reminder of Christ's sacrifice.

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Hi my friends,

Tomorrow, the Christian world is celebrating Easter. I wish to you all who celebrate HAPPY EASTER.

Thank you also for all your wonderful comments and compliments to my post yesterday. I'm still thrilled about that honor of the recognition of my blog to get chosen to the list of the 47 BEST PHOTO BLOGS on the web, 

together with other great fellow photo bloggers. 

My congratulations to all the other 46 people!

Have a wonderful day!

Susanne

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