I tried to download a picture from Puppy's site and failed. Yet the meaning is clear. It showed Santa feeding a small deer and it reminded me that the future belongs to the young and it's our responsibility to make sure they are strong enough to handle it.
Just a quick thought on this eve of Christmas Eve. TS

Here my dear friends is something for the whole family.


The real meaning of Christmas

We are just mortal human beings who some how in our needs
Desire to be a part of something bigger than our finite souls
We put together rituals of celebration to honor various deeds
And in the make up of celebrations are certain kinds of goals

First and foremost is to satisfy personal wants of our own
So we start some sort of ritual that fits our need to show
That we are the caring people and therefore we have sown
The seeds of organization to foster and ever more to grow

The future plans of men and women that make the others note
That some important event that happened and always needs to be
Repeated time and time again to allow the ritual maker’s gloat
With more and more ornamentation and fine cloth don’t you see

It could be a lavish celebration of almost any kind of thing
Like any act in history who’s importance plays it’s part
Or of winter solstice or of tulips in the early part of spring
The only founding needed is that it comes from the heart

So like other celebrations the importance seems to give way
To the acts performed on the anniversary every succeeding year
So the lights go up and parades pass by on that very special day
But the meaning behind the celebration we do not hold so dear

So we celebrate with presents and give Santa Claus his do
Children soon learn that they’ll receive that for which they ask
When Christmas time comes around they will look to you
To do the shopping for the gifts, you can surely do the task

Of bringing Christmas into their lives with gifts they will adore
But do you bring the real reason, the birth of Christ, a baby boy
To take away all your sins and burdens and let your soul restore
Or do you teach your children to settle for just a playful toy

It is our choice you know to give them life’s own precious gift
To teach them of the meaning behind the joy of Christmas day
Or let their souls stay empty in a life that just may go adrift
So when they ask why there’s Christmas, what is it you will say

Written 12/20/2006 by R. B. Jeffrey


TTFN

Beth Meiller

Now I wish I had said these words! So instead I will pass it on in hope of reaching one heart that feels alone.

I must send my thanks to whoever sent me the one about rat poop in the glue on envelopes because I now have to use a wet towel with every envelope that needs sealing.

Also, now I have to scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason.

I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick girl (Penny Brown) who is about to die in the hospital for the 1,387,258th time.

I no longer have any money at all, but that will change once I receive the $15,000 that Bill Gates/Microsoft and AOL are sending me for participating in their special e-mail program.

I no longer worry about my soul because I have 363,214 angels looking out for me, and St. Theresa's novena has granted my every wish.

I no longer eat KFC because their chickens are actually horrible mutant freaks with no eyes or feathers.

I no longer use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like a water buffalo on a hot day

Thanks to you, I have learned that my prayers only get answered if I forward an email to seven of my friends and make a wish within five minutes.

Because of your concern I no longer drink Coca Cola because it can remove toilet stains.

I no longer can buy gasoline without taking a man along to watch the car so a serial killer won't crawl in my back seat when I'm pumping gas.

I no longer use Saran wrap in the microwave because it causes cancer.

And thanks for letting me know I can't boil a cup water in the microwave anymore because it will blow up in my face...disfiguring me for life.

I no longer check the coin return on pay phones because I could be pricked with a needle infected with AIDS.

I no longer go to shopping malls because someone will drug me with a perfume sample and rob me.

I no longer receive packages from UPS or FedEx since they are actually Al Qaeda in disguise.

I no longer shop at Target since they are French and don't support our American troops or the Salvation Army.

I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me to dial a number for which I will get a phone bill with calls to Jamaica, Uganda, Singapore, and Uzbekistan.

I no longer have any sneakers -- but that will change once I receive my free replacement pair from Nike.

I no longer buy expensive cookies from Neiman Marcus since I now have their recipe.

Thanks to you, I can't use anyone's toilet but mine because a big brown African spider is lurking under the seat to cause me instant death when it bites my butt.

Thank you too for all the endless advice Andy Rooney has given us. I can live a better life now because he's told us how to fix everything.

And thanks to your great advice, I can't ever pick up $5.00 I dropped in the parking lot because it probably was placed there by a sex molester waiting underneath my car to grab my leg.

Oh, and don't forget this one either! I can no longer drive my car because I can't buy gas from certain gas companies!

If you don't send this e-mail to at least 144,000 people in the next 70 minutes, a large dove with diarrhea will land on your head at 5:00 PM this afternoon and the fleas from 12 camels will infest your back, causing you to grow a hairy hump. I know this will occur because it actually happened to a friend of my next door neighbor's ex-mother-in-law's second husband's cousin's beautician...

Have a wonderful day....

A South American scientist from Argentina, after a lengthy study, has discovered that people with insufficient brain and sexual activity read their e-mail with their hand on the mouse.

Don't bother taking it off now, it's too late.

Now you tell me after having mailed my Christmas Cards!

THANKS MOM

I found all with no problem.

> This is not a joke... If you can pass, you can safely turn on your
> ignition
>
> key again and cancel your annual eye examination...
>
> Can you find the "C" ??? (Good exercise for the eyes!)
>
>
> OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
> OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
> OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
> OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
> OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
> OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
> OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
> OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
> OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
> OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
> OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC
>
>
> Once you've found the C..........
>
>
>
>
> Find the 6!
>
>
> 9999999999999999999999999999999999
> 9999999999999999999999999999999999
> 9999999999999999999999999999999999
> 9999999999999999999999999999999999
> 9999999999999999999999999999999999
> 9999999999999999999999999999999999
> 9999999999999999999999999999999999
> 9999999999999999999999999999999999
> 9999999999999999999999999999999999
> 9999999999999999999999699999999999
> 9999999999999999999999999999999999
> 9999999999999999999999999999999999
>
>
> Once you've found the 6....
>
>Find the lower case L, this is hard one
>
>11111111111111111111111111111
>11111111111111111111111111111
>11111111111111111111111111111
>11111111111111111111111111111
>111111111111111l1111111111111
>11111111111111111111111111111
>11111111111111111111111111111
>
>

> Find the N! (it's hard!!)
>
> MMMMMMMMMMMMM
> MMMMMMMMMMMMM
> MMMMMMMMMMMMM
> MMMMMMMMMMMMM
> MMMMMMMMMMMMM
> MMMMMMMMMMMMM
> MMMMMMMMMNMMM
> MMMMMMMMMMMMM
> MMMMMMMMMMMMM
> MMMMMMMMMMMMM
>
> Once you've found the N...
> make a wish!
>
>
>
> OK, now that you've made a wish, it will come true.....all you have to
> do
> is send this on saying, "Can you find the C?"

A test from dear ole MOM All together..........."THANKS MOM"