Gonna sit on the couch and watch some Mythbusters with the family. I’ll need to open the bubbly and the kids’ bubbly (sparkling grape juice) in a while. Just finished our ham dinner. Blackeyed peas will be made on the morrow.
and so, we here at Musing Minds wish you all a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year!
To all those lost to us in 2007
For Silvia and Wilson, for all your personal losses, our prayers.
May The Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you.
May the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.
Below is a partial list of those lost in 2007
Yvonne De Carlo January
Carlo Ponti January
Ron Carey January
Art Buchwald January
Sidney Sheldon January
Molly Ivins January
Barbara McNair February
Lew Burdette February
Frankie Laine February
Anna Nicole Smith February
Ian Richardson February
Buster Keaton Jr. February
Arthur Schlesinger Jr. February
Richard Jeni March
Betty Hutton March
Dr. Harold Lief March
Stuart Rosenberg aka Alan Smithee March
William N. Panzer March
Pascale Dauman March
Bob Woolmer March
David Clarridge March
Calvert DeForest aka Larry “Bud” Melman March
Luther Ingram March
Cathy Seipp March
Johnny Hart April
Barry Nelson April
Roscoe Lee Browne April
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. April
Don Ho April
Kitty Carlisle April
David Halberstam April
Boris Yeltsin April
Roy Jenson April
Bobby Pickett April
Jack Valenti April
Tommy Newsom April
Tom Poston April
Gordon Scott April
Wally Schirra May
Nicholas Worth May
Jerry Falwell May
Yolanda King May
Mala Powers June
Jim Demarest June
Don Herbert aka Mr. Wizard June
Kurt Waldheim June
Claudia Cohen June
Ed Friendly June
Donna King June
Chris Benoit June
Fred Saberhagen June
Joel Siegel June
Beverly Sills July
Bill Pinkney July
Charles Lane July
Doug Marlette July
Lady Bird Johnson July
Tom Snyder July
Ingmar Bergman July
John Gardner August
Lee Hazlewood August
Merv Griffin August
Mrs. Vincent Astor August
Phil Rizzuto August
Joe Van Slyke August
Geoffrey Wilkinson August
Leona Helmsley August
Dr. Toad (Robin Williams’ older brother) August
Max Roach August
Richard Jewell August
Virginia Funicello (Annette’s Mother) September
Carter Albrecht September
Steve Ryan September
Madeleine L’Engle September
Luciano Pavarotti September
Anita Roddick September
Jane Wyman September
Brett Somers September
Alice Ghostley September
Marcel Marceau September
Bill Wirtz September
Charles B. Griffith September
Lois Maxwell September
Deborah Kerr October
Joey Bishop October
Robert Lantz October
Chef Tell October
Porter Wagoner October
Robert Goulet October
George Osmond November
Laraine Day November
Norman Mailer November
Ira Levin November
Dick Wilson November
John Drury November
Sean Taylor November
Henry Hyde November
Ike Turner December
Dan Fogelberg December
Benazir Bhutto December
Rest in peace.
He wubs her, he does.
Duncan and Bitsy. She’s 10-1/2 years old, but the size of a six-month-old kitten. He’ll be three on St. Patrick’s Day.
And that’s my computer chair they’re on. So I’ll have to shoo them away so I can do some work.
You, your family and your country are in our prayers.
May The Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you.
May the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.
Photo credit: Digischool.nl
What Child Is This?
What child is this, who, laid to rest
On Mary’s lap, is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet,
While shepherds watch are keeping?
This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing:
Haste, haste to bring him laud,
The Babe, the Son of Mary!
So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh,
Come peasant king to own Him,
The King of kings, salvation brings,
Let loving hearts enthrone Him.
Raise, raise the song on high,
The Virgin sings her lullaby:
Joy, joy, for Christ is born,
The Babe, the Son of Mary!
Previous: I Saw Three Ships, The Holly and The Ivy, O, Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles), Angels We Have Heard On High, O Holy Night
Other hymns posted in the past:
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Good King Wenceslas
Ding Dong Merrily on High
Luke 2: 10-11
10And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
KJV
Merry Christmas to all!
I posted this a while ago and I’m reposting for Christmas Eve Day.
Mary, did you know
That your baby boy will one day walk on water?
Mary, did you know
That your baby boy will save our sons and daughters?
Did you know
That your baby boy has come to make you new?
This child that you’ve delivered
Will soon deliver you
Mary, did you know
That your baby boy will give sight to a blind man?
Mary, did you know
That your baby boy will calm a storm with his hand?
Did you know
That your baby boy has walked where angels trod?
When you kiss your little baby
You’ve kissed the face of God
Mary, did you know?
The blind will see
The deaf will hear
The dead will live again
The lame will leap
The dumb will speak
The praises of the lamb
Mary, did you know
That your baby boy is Lord of all creation?
Mary, did you know
That your baby boy will one day rule the nations?
Did you know
That your baby boy is heaven’s perfect lamb?
This sleeping child you’re holding
Is the great I AM
(buddy greene, mark lowry)
O Holy Night
video h/t Caoilfhionn
O holy night, the stars are brightly shining;
It is the night of the dear Savior’s birth!
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope, the weary soul rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices!
O night divine, O night when Christ was born!
O night, O holy night, O night divine!
Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming,
Here came the wise men from Orient land.
The King of kings lay thus in lowly manger,
In all our trials born to be our Friend!
He knows our need-to our weakness is no stranger.
Behold your King; before Him lowly bend!
Behold your King; before Him lowly bend!
Truly He taught us to love one another;
His law is love and His Gospel is peace.
Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother
And in His Name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
Let all within us praise His holy Name!
Christ is the Lord! O praise His name forever!
His pow’r and glory evermore proclaim!
His pow’r and glory evermore proclaim!
Previous: I Saw Three Ships, The Holly and The Ivy, O, Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles), Angels We Have Heard On High
Don Surber brings us the story of 171 Texas National Guard soldiers, members of the 436th Chemical Company, whose deployment to Afghanistan was delayed until after the holidays, but those soldiers weren’t home, they were at Ft. Bragg in North Carolina. The Government told them they could go home for Christmas if they returned by New Year’s.
The problem? Airfare.
In steps Southwest Airlines.
Southwest Airlines today announced it will fly more than 170 Texas Army National Guard soldiers from Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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Airline president Colleen Barrett says Southwest is happy to be able to grant this Christmas wish for the troops to reunite with their families.
Don says All the best to Colleen Barrett. I second that motion. Thank you Colleen and Southwest Airlines.
Welcome Don Surber Readers!
While you’re here, please have a look around. We have some Christmas Hymns of the Day (I Saw Three Ships, The Holly and The Ivy, O, Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles), Angels We Have Heard On High), Tracking Santa with NORAD, and it’s time once again for 24 hours of a Christmas Story (it’ll be 25 years old next Christmas!).
