"'Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,"' ~PHILIPPIANS 3:13 (NKJV)

And GOD said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, "‘I AM has sent me to you.’" ~ EXODUS 3:14 (NKJV)

Who is moving on the waters Who is holding up the moon Who is peeling back the darkness With the burning light of noon Who is standing on the mountains Who is on the earth below Who is bigger than the heavens and the lover of my soul. ( http://youtu.be/1lA_-z_DO8Y ) "He Is Yahweh". Written by Dean Salyn. "'I am Yahweh; that is My name ; and I will not give My glory to another, nor My praise to engraved images."' ~ ISAIAH 42:8

"' Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful."' ~ HEBREWS 10:23 (NKJV)

Wishing you and your loved ones peace, health, happiness and prosperity in the coming New Year! '"Submit to GOD and be at peace with Him; in this way prosperity will come to you."' ~ JOB 22:21 (NIV)

"Create in me a clean heart, O GOD, And renew a steadfast spirit within me." ~ PSALM 51:10 (NKJV)

May the closeness of friends, the comfort of home, and the unity of family, renew our spirits this '2013' Happy New Year! "'Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh."' ~ EZEKIEL 36:25-26 (NKJV)

Here we are as in olden days, Happy golden days of yore. Faithful friends who are dear to us Gather near to us once more. Through the years We all will be together, If the Fates allow, Hang a shining star upon the highest bough. And have yourself A merry little CHRISTmas now. http://youtu.be/5g4lY8Y3eoo The heart warming Christmas song "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" was immortalised by Judy Garland when she sang this song to Margaret O'Brien and brought tears to the eyes of the audience. The lyricist for Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas was Ralph Blane and the haunting music was composed by Hugh Martin. The song Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas was first published in 1943. The title of Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas is undoubtedly one of the saddest Christmas songs of the century.

Friends are not always beautiful as they look and they walk as they talk. Friends are beautiful as they are sincere as they care and as they remember. Happy New Year!

May GOD fill your life with love, joy and peace this CHRISTmas Season and throughout the New Year! The Song of the Angels: "Glory to GOD in the highest and on earth, Peace." ~ LUKE 2:14

May we live as GOD intended, in a world at peace and the awareness of His love in every sunset, every flower's unfolding petals, every baby's smile, every lover's kiss, and every wonderful, astonishing, miraculous beat of our heart. Happy New Year to All! ~ "'He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that GOD does from beginning to end."' ~ ECCLESIASTES 3:11 (NKJV)

Do not bring with you the memories of the past. Let them serve as your guide to keep moving on your journey. Happy New Year! ~ "'Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,"' ~ PHILIPPIANS 3:13 (NKJV)

"Behold... I bring you good tidings of great joy." ~ LUKE 2:10 ~ May your heart be lifted in praise this CHRISTmas for the wonderful gift of JESUS and the joy He brings to our lives. Have a wonderful CHRISTmas and a Blessed New Year!

'"Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you: He is CHRIST the LORD."' ~ LUKE 2:11

To a joyful present and a well remembered past; May peace, happiness and goodwill be with you and your family not only on CHRISTmas, but through out the year. Wishing you Merry CHRISTmas Batch'74!

May the good times and treasures of the present become the golden memories of tomorrow. Wishing you lots of love, joy and happiness. Merry CHRISTmas Batch'70!

'"Saying, Where is He that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen His star in the East, and are come to worship Him."' ~ MICAH 5:2 (NKJV) All Hail! LORD, we greet Thee, Born this happy morning, O JESUS! for evermore be Thy name adored. Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing; O come, let us adore Him, CHRIST the LORD. http://youtu.be/XHVXHTsQOis O Come All Ye Faithful The text to the Carol O Come All Ye Faithful was originally written in Latin (Adeste Fideles) and was intended to be a hymn, it is attributed to John Wade, an Englishman. The music to O Come All Ye Faithful was composed by fellow Englishman John Reading in the early 1700s. The tune was first published in a collection known as "Cantus Diversi" in 1751. In 1841 Rev. Frederick Oakley is reputed to have worked on the familiar translation of O Come All Ye Faithful which replaced the older Latin lyrics.

'"And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins."' ~MATTHEW 1:21 (NKJV) "CHRIST birth is the essence of humanity." ~ Bro. Marvin Catanus..FFBC, Toronto. 12-23-12 Sunday Service.

'"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning."' ~ JAMES 1:17 (NKJV)

'"And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as SAVIOR of the world."' ~ 1 JOHN 4:14 (NKJV)

May you and your family cherish the wonderful memories, of love, faith and hope. May you live life in joy and peace. Merry CHRISTmas and a Happy New Year! '"And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love."' ~1 CORINTHIANS 13:13 (NKJV)

May the lovely spirit of CHRISTmas bring you lots of peace, joy and happiness. May it live with you all through the CHRISTmas season. Here's wishing you a Wonderful CHRISTmas and a Blessed New Year! "'Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is CHRIST the LORD."' ~ LUKE 2:10-11 (NKJV)

May this CHRISTmas bring your way plenty of reasons to smile. I wish you and your family a very Happy and Joyous CHRISTmas season! "'Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in GOD my Savior."' - HABAKKUK 3:18

CHRISTmas spells out love, hope and joy. Pass it on to everyone in your life. Have a great CHRISTmas! '“For you shall go out with joy, And be led out with peace; The mountains and the hills Shall break forth into singing before you, And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands."' ~ ISAIAH 55:12 (NKJV)

"The Word Became Flesh" "'In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with GOD, and the Word was GOD."' ~ JOHN 1:1 (NIV)

Merry CHRISTMAS! Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia! CHRIST, the Saviour is born! (http://youtu.be/J6P3fCDQVMI) "Silent Night" The origin of the Christmas carol we know as Silent Night was a poem that was written in 1816 by an Austrian priest called Joseph Mohr. On Christmas Eve in 1818 in the small alpine village called Oberndorf it is reputed that the organ at St. Nicholas Church had broken. Joseph Mohr gave the poem of Silent Night (Stille Nacht) to his friend Franz Xavier Gruber and the melody for Silent Night was composed with this in mind. The music to Silent Night was therefore intended for a guitar and the simple score was finished in time for Midnight Mass. Silent Night is the most famous Christmas carol of all time!

CHRISTmas Eve will find me Where the lovelight gleams I'll be home for CHRISTmas If only in my dreams. (http://youtu.be/WIk7A-mTZZU) The song was written by the American lyricist Kim Gannon, and the Jewish-American composer Walter Kent. Buck Ram, who previously wrote a poem and song with the same title, was credited as a co-writer of the song following a lawsuit. The original 1943 release of the song by Bing Crosby on Decca Records listed only Walter Kent and Kim Gannon as the songwriters on the record label. Later pressings added the name of Buck Ram to the songwriting credit.

I just want you for my own More than you could ever know Make my wish come true All I want for CHRISTmas Is you! (http://youtu.be/RengWX0P5KA) All I Want For Christmas Is You is a song written by Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff. It was released by Columbia Records on November 1, 1994 as the lead single from her fourth studio album, Merry Christmas.

Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices! O night divine, the night when CHRIST was born; O night, O Holy Night , O night divine! (http://youtu.be/-PqvAdz5cYE) The words and lyrics of the old carol 'O Holy Night' were written by Placide Cappeau de Roquemaure in 1847. Cappeau was a wine seller by trade but was asked by the parish priest to write a poem for Christmas. He obliged and wrote the beautiful words of the hymn. He then realised that it should have music to accompany the words and he approached his friend Adolphe Charles Adams(1803-1856).

Why don't you give love On CHRISTmas day (On CHRISTmas day) Oh, even the man Who has everything Would be so happy If you would bring Him love On CHRISTmas day (On CHRISTmas day) No greater gift Is there than love......( http://youtu.be/0ca_0qwObvU)....... "Give Love on Christmas Day" is a Christmas song first recorded by Motown Records' family quintet The Jackson 5. Written by the label's songwriting-producing team, The Corporation (Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Christine Perren, Alphonzo Mizell and Deke Richards),[1] the song was recorded for the Jackson brothers' 1970 seasonal album, entitled The Jackson 5 Christmas Album.

I'm dreaming of a white CHRISTmas With every CHRISTmas card I write May your days be merry and bright And may all your CHRISTmases be white......(http://youtu.be/aShUFAG_WgM)..... "White CHRISTmas" The song White Christmas is undoubtedly the most famous and popular of all the Christmas songs. The music and lyrics for White Christmas were written by Irving Berlin in 1942 and originally featured in the movie Holiday Inn starring Bing Crosby. The lyrics of White Christmas struck a chord with the soldiers fighting in the Second World War and their families who were waiting for them back home. The song and recording of White Christmas by Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter's orchestra and the Ken Darby Singers was so popular that it was later reprised in the movie called after its name - White Christmas.

With the angelic host proclaim: "CHRIST is born in Bethlehem" Hark! The herald angels sing "Glory to the newborn King!....... “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” Christmas Carol was written by Charles Wesley, brother of John Wesley founder of the Methodist church, in 1739.("http://youtu.be/wbdvo019mgM)

And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” ~ EXODUS 33:14 (NKJV)

Always be nice to your children because they are the ones who will choose your rest home. ~ Phyllis Diller ~ "'He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters."' ~ PSALM 23:2 (NKJV)

"'For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light."' ~ PSALM 36:9 (NKJV)

Thus says the LORD: “Stand in the ways and see, And ask for the old paths, where the good way is, And walk in it; Then you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’'' ~ JEREMIAH 6:16 (NKJV)

“Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts.” – Sigmund Freud -- "'Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."' ~ MATTHEW 11:28 (NKJV)

Prayer of Thanks... For each new morning with it's light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food For love and friends, For everything thy goodness sends, Father in heaven, We thank thee. "'And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the LORD JESUS, giving thanks to GOD the Father through Him."' ~ COLOSSIANS 3:17 (NKJV)

"'All Scripture is given by inspiration of GOD, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of GOD may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work."' ~ 2 TIMOTHY 3:16-17 (NKJV)

"Everything you need you already have. You are complete right now, you are a whole, total person, not an apprentice person on the way to someplace else." ~ Wayne Dyer ~ "'and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power."' ~COLOSSIANS 2:10 (NKJV)

"'How precious is Your lovingkindness, O GOD! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings."' ~ PSALM 36:7 (NKJV)

believe...trust...have faith, everything follows! ~ Florabelle L. Barrican '“And now, O LORD GOD, You are GOD, and Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant. Now therefore, let it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue before You forever; for You, O LORD GOD, have spoken it, and with Your blessing let the house of Your servant be blessed forever.”' ~ 2 SAMUEL 7:28-29 (NKJV)

"'Children, obey your parents in the LORD, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth."' ~ EPHESIANS 6:1-3 (NKJV)

"It is not until you have a child you can't love enough that you understand why your parents loved you too much." ~ Robert Brault ~ "'Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one’s youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; They shall not be ashamed, But shall speak with their enemies in the gate."' ~PSALMS 127:3-5 (NKJV)

"The LORD will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands." ~ PSALM 138:8 (NKJV)

“Destiny waits in the hand of GOD, shaping the still unshapen..” ~ T.S. Eliot ~ "'For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come,"' ~ HABAKKUK 2:3 (NKJV)'

"'And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the LORD and not to men, knowing that from the LORD you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the LORD CHRIST."' ~ COLOSSIANS 3:23-24 (NKJV)

"What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner." ~ Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette ~ "'Now may our LORD JESUS CHRIST Himself, and our GOD and FATHER, who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace, comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work."' ~ 2 THESSALONIANS 2:16-17 (NKJV)

"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." ~ 2 TIMOTHY 4:7 (NKJV)

A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding. ~ Douglas MacArthur ~ "'For whatever is born of GOD overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith."' ~ 1 JOHN 5:4 (NKJV)