Have Your Way With Paper

<compiled from last year, just in one lump>

Christmas debt...

He came to pay a debt
He didn't owe
because we owed a debt
we couldn't pay.

This Christmas,
may you see and know anew
just how great His love is
for you.
~ Unknown

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Jingle bells ringing....

Jingle bells ringing,
Carolers singing,
Everyone’s happy and gay,
Candles are glowing,
Soon it will be snowing,
And then it will be Christmas Day.
~ Peggy L. Brown

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Christmas

Hope you'll be delighted
with all Christmas has in store.
And may you find the New Year
brings all you're hoping for!
These wishes aren't original
But still they're most sincere -
Have a really Merry Christmas
And a wonderful New Year!
~unknown

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A shining star
A stable forlorn
The hope of all
The world was born.
~unknown

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I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet the words repeat
Of peace on Earth, good will to men!
~Longfellow

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A Christmas candle is a lovely thing;
It makes no noise at all,
But softly gives itself away;
While quite unselfish, it grows small.
~Eva K. Logue

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Christmastime

What says it's time for Christmas?
Is it the merry bells?
Or is it when the kitchen
Is sweet with spicy smells?
Or do we know when packages
are hiding in the hall?
Or when the tree, all tinseled,
stands rainbow-bright and tall?
Is it caroling . . . or candy canes
or teddy bears, or drums . . .
Is it dolls, or toys, or puddings,
that tell when Christmas comes?
What says best "It's Christmas!"
Is it all these things?
Or is it when we feel the Love
that Christmas always brings?
~Joan Walsh Anglund

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Do Not Open Till Christmas

I shake-shake
Shake the package well.
But what there is
Inside of it
Shaking will not tell.
~James Tippett

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Babys first christmas
What a wonderful day this will be!
Our family all gathered around
Baby's first Christmas tree!

The lights are lighted
The decorations are hung
The stockings are ready
With one tiny one!

We have lots of tiny packages
With cute little toys
Some are soft and chewy
While others make noise.

We have waited forever
For this day to come
For no Christmas is as special
As a baby's very first one!

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Baby's first visit with Santa.

I met Santa
And sat on his lap
He had a soft belly
A nice place for a nap!

I liked his white beard
And the jolly look on his face
His arm encircle me
Like a grandfatherly embrace.

I liked Santa just fine
And I think he liked me
But my Mommy and Daddy's arms
Are still the best place to be!

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Scared of Santa!!!!

There's a round little ole man
Wearing a funny red suit
Sitting in a fancy chair.
He comes to the mall once a year
And the kids all meet him there!

He calls the kids one by one
To come and sit on his lap.
Well, Mommy said that
It was my turn,
But I really just wanted to nap!

They had me sit on the jolly man's lap
And his beard looked fake to me!
I thought to myself as I spied his elf
''What could the purpose of all this be?''

I really tried so hard to be polite
And not let him know of my fear
But before you could say boo
(or how do you do)
My face was creating a tear!!

Mommy and Daddy
I really tried
But Santa is scary
And I cried and cried!

Maybe someday he and I could be friends
And I won't be afraid of him then
But for now I'd rather stay at home
And order my gifts on eBay or the telephone!!

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Santa and Me

Santa comes to visit
On the night of Christmas Eve
So you have to ask him earlier
For the gifts you will receive.

I am really new at this
You see I am quite small
So it strikes me as very strange
That you tell Santa at the mall!

I huggled up in Santa's lap
But if he heard
The list I had to tell him
Since I can't speak a word!

Perhaps when I am older
I can tell him like I should
But until I learn to speak
I'll just concentrate on being good!

My Christmas wish for you, my friend
Is not a simple one
For I wish you hope and joy and peace
Days filled with warmth and sun

I wish you love and friendship too
Throughout the coming year
Lots of laughter and happiness
To fill your world with cheer

May you count your blessings, one by one
And when totaled by the lot
May you find all you've been given
To be more than what you sought

May your journeys be short, your burdens light
May your spirit never grow old
May all your clouds have silver linings
And your rainbows pots of gold

I wish this all and so much more
May all your dreams come true
May you have a Merry Christmas friend
And a happy New Year, too ..
We wish you a merry Christmas

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I/We wish for you a holiday
That’s better than your dreams,
Filled with peace, good will and hope
And firelight that gleams,
Overflowing with holiday spirit
Good food and holiday laughter;
And when it’s done, I/We hope that you
Live happily ever after!

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Evergreen boughs that fill our homes
With fragrant Christmas scents,
Hearts filled with the loving glow
That Christmas represents;
Christmas cookies, turkeys stuffed,
Festive holly berry,
Little faces bright with joy,
Loved ones being merry;
Parties, songs, beribboned gifts,
Silver bells that tinkle,
Christmas trees and ornaments,
Colorful lights that twinkle;
Relatives waiting with open arms
To smile and hug and kiss us;
These are some of the special joys
That come along with Christmas.

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Take a heap of child-like wonder
That opens up our eyes
To the unexpected gifts in life—
Each day a sweet surprise.
Mix in fond appreciation
For the people whom we know;
Like festive Christmas candles,
Each one has a special glow.
Add some giggles and some laughter,
A dash of Christmas food,
(Amazing how a piece of pie
Improves our attitude!)
Stir it all with human kindness;
Wrap it up in love and peace,
Decorate with optimism, and
Our joy will never cease.
If we use this healthy recipe,
We know we will remember
To be in the Christmas spirit,
Even when it’s not December.

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Sometimes Christmas is just overwhelming, it seems,
As we rush around buying up stuff.
We spend without end, and we rack up those bills,
But it feels like it’s never enough.
So this Christmas, let’s all take a different approach:
Let’s try to be more in accord
With God’s Christmas gift, the best one of all--
Our sweet Jesus, our Savior, our Lord.
We’ll be gentle and patient, and loving and kind,
And we’ll keep our priorities straight;
The gifts of the Spirit, the gifts of the heart
Are the ones that we’ll all celebrate.
And our stress will decrease, and we'll feel more at peace,
As we decorate, package, and trim;
Our new Christmas will be a pure joy and delight,
As we try to be much more like Him.

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Are we too grownup to feel a thrill
As we light the Christmas tree?
Are we immune to cookies,
Christmas cards and Christmas glee?
Are we too adult to "Ooh" and "Aah"
At the Christmas candle's glow?
Are we blasé about our gifts;
Do we shun the mistletoe?
Are we too mature for carols,
For merry or for jolly?
Do the decorations leave us cold,
The ornaments and holly?
Fat chance! We’ll never grow too old
To love the Christmas magic.
A year without a Christmas
Would be boring, even tragic.
So bring it on! The candy canes,
The feasting and good cheer;
O Christmas, lovely Christmas,
You’re the highlight of the year!

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The Christmas season fills our hearts with joy;
Bright, s bring special kinds of pleasure.
We’re wrapped in the excitement of it all—
The sights, the sounds, the smells, the tastes we treasure.
Yet when we have some quiet time to think
About our finest blessings all year through,
We focus on our family and our friends,
And appreciate the gift of knowing you!

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Jesus Is The Reason
In Bethlehem, God gave to us
The source of Christmas joy;
A star shown on a miracle:
The virgin birth of a boy.
He was born both God and man,
A Savior for us all,
The way to get to our heavenly home,
If we just heed His call.
So as we shop and spend and wrap
And enjoy the Christmas season,
Let’s keep in mind the sacred truth:
Jesus is the reason.

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At Christmastime I think of all the gifts
That bring me great delight and sweet surprise,
But nothing in this world can bring such joy
As you do, when you look into my eyes.
And when I contemplate what Christmas means,
The caring and the giving--I confess,
You’ve given me the things I want the most:
Your love, your touch, your kiss, your warm caress.
The Christmas tree reminds me, with its lights
That just the thought of you sets me aglow;
You light me up from deep within my heart,
Because I cherish you, and love you so.
With you it’s Christmas all the time, sweetheart.
I treasure every hour and every minute.
Your love is all I’ll ever want because,
My life is so fulfilling with you in it.