Pat,

That is so, so true.  Good to see you post here.

Sandy
> On Dec 17, 2014, at 1:40 PM, Pat Ferguson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Christmas Version of 1 Corinthians 13
> 
> If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling
> lights and shiny balls, but do not show love, I'm just another decorator.
> If I slave away in the kitchen, baking dozens of Christmas cookies,
> preparing gourmet meals and arranging a beautifully adorned table at
> mealtime, but do not show love, I'm just another cook.
> If I work at the soup kitchen, carol in the nursing home and give all that I
> have to charity, but do not show love, it profits me nothing.
> If I trim the spruce with shimmering angels and crocheted snowflakes, attend
> a myriad of holiday parties and sing in the choir's cantata but do not focus
> on Christ, I have missed the point.
> Love stops the cooking to hug the child.
> Love sets aside the decorating to kiss the husband.
> Love is kind, though harried and tired.
> Love doesn't envy another's home that has coordinated Christmas china and
> table linens.
> Love doesn't yell at the kids to get out of the way, but is thankful they
> are there to be in the way.
> Love doesn't give only to those who are able to give in return but rejoices
> in giving to those who can't.
> Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all
> things.
> Love never fails.
> Video games will break, pearl necklaces will be lost, golf clubs will rust,
> but giving the gift of love will endure FOREVER!
> 
> 
> Thanks much.
> 
> Many Blessings,
> 
> Pat Ferguson
> "I can Do all Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me" Philippians 4:13.