Christmas Time!

The kids have their Christmas program tonight and they're getting excited. Our pastor's wife does an excellent job at writing a new program every year. She weaves the gospel in where it is unmistakeable. Today some dear friends, Ken and Ruth, took us out to eat at Paradise Landing in Balsam Lake, WI. It's a beautiful restaurant and we indulged in an all you can eat lunch. Platters of food were brought to our private room! Ahhhh....the best part about it was that I didn't have to make LUNCH today for 8 people!!! Yesterday we celebrated Christmas at Ed's Aunt Marnie's house. She did a fantastic job and SPOILED us rotten (as usual) with the great meal of Swissy (it's a danish food). Thank you again Aunt Moo for a perfect Christmas!

Let us not forget the reason we celebrate the birth of Jesus. There is a song called Born to Die. The words sum up the reason...

On the night Christ was born
Just before break of morn,
As the stars in the sky were fading,
O'er the place where He lay
Fell a shadow cold and gray
Of a cross that would humble a king.

Born to die upon Calv'ry
Jesus suffered my sin to forgive;
Born to die upon Calv'ry,
He was wounded that I might live.

Jesus knew when He came
He would suffer in shame;
He could feel every pain and sorrow.
But He left Paradise,
With His blood He paid the price-
My redemption to Jesus I owe.

Born to die upon Calv'ry
Jesus suffered my sin to forgive
Born to die upon Calv'ry
He was wounded that I might live.

There are two other verses. The song says it all beautifully. For those of you who don't have a testimony regarding Jesus Christ please go to http://www.livingwaters.com/ and take the "good person" test. I promise that you will fail it! Everybody does! You'll see why you should take the test once you're there.