January 8, 2007
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1/8/07 edit: you will notice that bit by bit the Christmas music is being replaced …hope
you enjoy the new as well as you did the old…jim
I know that Christmas-tide is past;
that time of gifts is gone
We’ve celebrated Jesus’ birth
and watched salvation’s dawn.
The gifts and trees are put away
the creche is in the crate.
Our view, like Janus’ gaze, beholds
the new year at the gate.
But still a fragrance lingers on
rekindling that light.
A longing glance the manger t’ward
relives the holy night.
..so just a few days let me have
to nurse the joy within;
the joy that came when one child’s birth
proclaimed the death of sin.
And let me for a few hours more
the old glad tidings ring;
Come join me, friend, recall the day
the babe was born our King.
©copyright Jan, 2007,james a. smallish
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“Finally, dear family, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovable, whatever is of good repute–if there is any virtue or anything deemed worthy of praise–(continue to) nurture and treasure the thought of these things.”
Philippians, 4:8, jimmish heartfelt translation
Comments (40)
Hard to let go of that association and memory of the holiday,huh? Wish we could be like Dickens said, to keep the spirit of Christmas in heart all year long (I’m probably misquoting it, but you get my drift). It’s what Scrooge said Christmas morning, I think. I like your “translation” of the verse:) To nurture and treasure the thought of these things…not just to think on them, but to nurture the thought. I like that! God bless you all through this year, dear brother! in Him, Gerrie
Your poem puts into words my own thoughts! Thank you and God bless…
Yes! Nurture….treasure….they say it is in the heart….thanks for expressing it!
What a beautiful poem. I must admit I had to look up Janus. He’s an intriguing character. I like the way you wove him into the work. Nicely done, sir.
Be His
~ april
Good poem and matching pictures that are neat too…ryc….don’t you love it when the xanga-meister eats your entries…that happens to me every now and then, glad you were able to remember what you were saying…sometimes I forget what I had just typed!
I agree with youi, “Beyond The Sea” is a good classic song by BD.
Be Blessed,
Mike
RYC: Well, I’m not into football, but Dennis’s daughter had the game on after we finished seeing the parade, and I kinda felt sorry for Michigan; USC kinda took over. As for the phrase about Mary, yes, I’ve always been intrigued about that. She must have reflected on all the things in her and Jesus’ life, especially when he died and then rose. I know sometimes I’m in awe of one of my children when they do something really well…Mary must have been in awe of Jesus many times. God bless you this year, Jim, all year long! in Him, Gerrie
Photos! just what this post needed to be perfect
ryc ~ anything else?
Hi Jim,
A belated Happy New Year to you. I recall how I use to feel when I had to return to work after having a few short days off for Christmas at the Blues. It’s different for me now that I am retired. I guess I feel a little guilty for retiring so much earlier than most guys it’s usually not something I talk about much. Is it Biblical to even think of retiring or not? Ahh, I’m not too sure I even want to know the answer to that one. LOL But it’s nice not to have to get up and go to work for a change.
I like your layout here. It looks really good. I also changed mine around, but I’m not too sure I’m going to keep it or not. I don’t see anything that I really like well enough and I’ve always got leaving Xanga on my mind so I’m not sure how much more I can take of …well that’s another subject entirely. Just putting a plug in your ear I guess. Either way, thank you for being friendly enough to stop by when you can, because I know you can’t keep up with all of your subscriptions, because even I can’t do that and I don’t work. What is it that you do anyway? I forgot to look before commenting, because when I comment, I never know for sure what I am going to say. LOL Maybe that’s a bad habit. I never know these days how anyone feels, it seems that the men don’t talk much about “feelings” so it always makes me feel so out of it. I just babble on and on like some ladies I know. LOL OH, God, help me..let me get off this line of thinking…It’s amazing how entertaining I keep myself at times. So God bless you and stop by whenever you can and I’ll do the same. Be blessed!!!
Joe
I sure appreciate your poetry, Jim. Those two children are so precious, too. Have a great weekend. ~ IN Christian love ~ Carolyn
ryc ~ I cried with the love of Christ that came through your words ~ such beautiful encouragement and passion ~ thank you, thank you, thank you ~ I too wish you lived closer my brother because that is exactly the kind of christian love that is not ministered to me here ~ I pray that your prayers for me come to life and that I will finally understand His true love toward me ~ I know He loves me no matter what (in my head) but getting that sunk so very deeply into my heart, despite my actions, is very hard to do ~ and when I feel so driven to anger and to build more walls ~ it is a very hard (and lonely) place to be ~ thank you so much for your openness and compassion ~ I would love to talk more sometime when you are not so incredibly burdened/busy! I do understand that!
excellent! most excellent!
RYC: Thank you. I’ve missed being where it comes from.
“Treasure the thoughts of these things”….I like this interpretation.
As always Jim, Your poetry inspires me
I love the pics of the grandkids too! I just posted a article at LaleoCafe called “What is Church”.If you get the opportunity, I would love to hear your feedback as I respect your opinion very much. May God bless you this year!
Thanks for droppin by my site! RYC That had to have been the worst game I have seen ND play. I grew up less than 2 miles from the campus, so I have seen my fair share of games on TV and in person. Lynette and I both are in the Restaurant business, which working a double is a weekly if not daily occurance. Have a great week and thanks again for stopping by. Peace!
Again ~ thank you ~ and I should have realized that was God but I did not at the time ~ was in too much pain to see it. Thank you for pointing that out!
all it really takes is a scent to bring it back too…
great post! That is one thing I miss about the Catholic Church. The Christmas season continues into mid-January. Good to chat w/ you the other day.
RYC: The only thing I recall about drivers’ ed was that I asked the inst if he was going to teach me to park, and he said “that’s your boyfriend’s job.”
ryc: Hah! Jim, oh my goodness, you do make me laugh out loud. From hence forth, you may address me as…April…for that is the name my mother gave me, and I like it fine.
Great pictures and words. Love the log cabin in your background, too.
Kathi
HOW DID THE SEAN HANNITY THING GO???!!!
WOW, that’s great!
I’ve prayed about it…let us know!
I hope christmas was blessing to you and your family. Happy New Year 2007.
Snow it is! Just a light layer but it did snow! Not enough for my darling children to sled or snowboard though….they are so disappointed this year ~ and they wanted us to buy snowmobiles ~ hmpf.
We are taking down Christmas bit by bit ourselves. I tend not to listen to music. Sometimes I like to listen to Bible teachings when I Xanga and the music kicks me off of the teaching. So I tend to turn sound off.
Heather
I like the pics and the music too. May God bless you my brother! BR
I like that new background. Is that near you? Looks boarded up, or I’d ask if it was your hideaway.
I hope you are having a great week. Peace!
Thanks for taking on my question
two-part answer at my place
When does your son come home?
Can’t imagine how you feel as a dad of a soldier in Iraq…
ryc ~ I did not get any html
try again please? send it in a message maybe?
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Posted 1/11/2007 3:30 PM by tattooedrats5
Hi Jim,
I have a favor to ask you. I haven’t been able to get any information from Ray from (HeDied4U2) to see how he created his music scale which is like the one he fixed up for me. I understand that you have the same kind of music scale that I use to have. Due to the fact that I can’t get any kind of help, I’m wondering if you could tell me how to create a scale for myself. I have a whole lot of music selections stored in my computer and all I need is to know how to fix it so it will work again on my own site. If it’s not too much trouble for you and it’s something that you can explain step by step then I would appreciate knowing how to do it myself. I hate to be so unknowledgable about things like this that I really didn’t know what else to do. I have a scale on my site now, from a website, but you have to manually select each song in order to make any changes. In other words, it doesn’t have a place to shuffle around to all the rest of the songs. Thanks for any help you can give. My email address is joesmith16851@yahoo.com if you are able to help.
God bless you,
Joe
I think you know what I think of the Democratic Party…
Its indeed tough to be in Bush’s shoes…
I just can’t ever be in his shoes, that’s a lot of thick skin that I don’t have, for politics
Hi Jim,
You are such a live saver so please do take as much time as you require on the music scale. I still have a makeshift one loaded, and the new one is there in case you want to see how long in length the scale turned out to be in comparison to yours. I’ve remembered to if you wanted to take a look at the URL’s of each song I placed out there I will give you my username and password to help you to see if I did it correctly or not. That site where I uploaded the music from my own files was http://www.hddweb.com . I don’t mind giving you the password if you need it in an email so whatever you do need just let me know and I’ll provide. I’m soo very sorry to bother you like this on your day off and that’s why I want you to take it as you go, and I do want to give you something in return and won’t take a refusal to do so. Thank you so much for teaching me how it really helps when you know that there’s people out here that really cares. My respect and favor are yours my friend, so thanks so much again.
God bless you,
Joe
I love the cabin on your site. Thanks for your comments and especially for your prayers. I know God is in this move. Take care and come by again soon.
Thanks Jim for your comments – just glad she came all the way downtown to help me!
Have a great day in the Lord….Mike