The Angel's Message

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And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazereth,
To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou art highly favored, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women.
And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favour with God.
And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

~Luke 1:26-33~

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Mary, Did You Know?

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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 delievered,
will soon deliever 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,
and when you kiss your little baby,
you've kissed the face of God,
the blind will see,
the deaf will hear,
and 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 your holding,
is the great I am.

~Mark Lowry~

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O Come, O Come Emmanuel

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O Come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here,
Until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

O Come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
thine own from Satan's tyranny;
From dpeths of hell thy people save, A
nd give them victory o'er the grave.
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

O Come, Thou Day-spring, come and cheer,
Our spirits by thine advent here;
O drive away the shades of night,
and pierce the clouds and bring us light.
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

O Come, Thou Key of David, come,
and open wide our heavenly home
Where all thy saints with thee shall dwell-
O come, O come Emmanuel!
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

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Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat....

Greetings to my friends! I am sorry to have waited so long between posts.

We had a wonderful time with Jonathan home. Always fun to have the family together. The day before he left, actually the night before, Bethany Abler drove all the way up to Sioux Falls after work. We kids, and a bunch of friends hung out at Haugaards house after church as we awaited her arrival. That was fun. Staying up til 4 is not my forte, but I survived.



That next day (Thursday) we celebrated our Thanksgiving, with all the fixings, including my ABSOLUTE favorite, Krem! (This is a Scandinavian grape jello type thing.) Following our big dinner, we gathered for family photos, which is always a fun adventure.


In the evening Jonathan and Bethany left. She would be taking him to the airport in Omaha, so he could get back to work. :(


On Friday Mom and us kids traveled to my Grandpa's house in Minnesota for Thanksgiving there. We also pulled off an awesome surprise party for Grandpa, who turned 70 on the 6th of Nov. He was SOOO surprised!


So I have come to the conclusion, after eating 4 really big meals for Thanksgiving, that thats how it always should be. 3 or more Thanksgiving meals every year. And this actually fits in with the first Thanksgiving meal. When the Pilgrims celebrated their day of Thanksgiving they actually celebrated for 3 days in a row, with feasting, and games and prayers. So thats what we should do, have 3 big meals, with lots of people and play games and have time devoted to prayer. And turkey was actually a side dish for them. They had venison, wild turkey, duck, eel, and lots of fruits and veggies. Can you imagine what eel would be like? Yuck!

And now December has arrived, with all its snow and cold. My mom's 4-H club had their tree decorating and Christmas Caroling "party" already. So we started the month off just right. :)


Tomorrow is our church's Christmas program. I am really excited! We've worked a long time on it. And I am hoping it all turns out wonderful. All the songs are really pretty, and sound great. Especially with Pastor Schuurmans directing us.