OVERFLOWING

Happiness comes as a result of happenstance, things that happen to us. A new purse, new shoes, vintage car, a promotion, etc. can bring us happiness.  Happiness is as temporal as the things that cause it.

Ever been excited about something? Really looking forward to it? Ever had a thrill?  Certain thoughts or circumstances can exhilarate us to where we can’t contain ourselves. Love can cause us to skip a beat when we walk. Knowing we’ll be seeing a loved one, can thrill us beyond words.

More than happiness, and alongside exhilaration, is joy.  When we have Jesus in our hearts we gain joy within our lives.  Joy is not happiness. Whereas happiness fades, joy remains because it’s God-produced.

From the time of creation till the time of Jesus’ death, the righteous dead, had been waiting for the Redeemer to remove them from Abraham’s Bosom, to Paradise, to be with God’s promised savior, the Anointed One!

Since before the creation of the world, Jesus knew He’d be dying for you and me.  The thrilling joy of seeing you led Him to the cross!  God knows the end from before the beginning of time!  He knew the requirements.  He knew He’d leave behind His powers, His deity, His riches and majesty, and all the glory He shared with the Godhead (John 17:5).  And though He suffered insults and beatings, “for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Hebrews 12:2).

Our Savior underwent disfigurement, torment, open shame, crucifixion and death for us.  His joy extended beyond the cross; to what came next: The Resurrection! 

   Overpowering death and sin, and meeting the Father’s requirement for a perfect sacrifice, Jesus knew that He had sealed the deal!  All that were His, would remain with Him forevermore and no-one or nothing could ever separate them from Him!

Are you overflowing with joy knowing you’re loved?  Is gratitude overflowing from your heart?  No? Get it!  Yes? Share it! 

God Bless!
Sam

Recommended Song: Joy To the World (Unspeakable Joy) [Lyric Video] Chris Tomlin

WINDOWS

Our house has lots of windows.  We have both true-divided and storm-resistant windows. While cleaning them can be a hassle, they serve their functions in shielding out the elements and offering protection.  Looking in allows others to get inside views.  In general, most people don’t want others looking inside their homes. We tend to keep them closed and wave at those outside. Looking through windows to the outside, allows us to choose when to do so and what to look at.  Either way, windows frame views.

Let’s look through some windows. Back on August 5th, 2020, I shared a post, Parts and Pieces, on the life of (the late) Elias.  Later, on August 23rd, 2020, I featured a picture of his sister, Nadia, in Out on the Town.  Great memories.  This week (January 29, 2025), I learned from best-friend Gil, that Nadia went to a hospital last month and died the next day.  So sad!

This same week, I learned from best-friend Ray, that his wife of over 45 years, who I grew up with, and had recently been diagnosed with cancer (November, ‘24), passed away Weds. It’ll be tough on Ray and his three kids.

Since May, 2024, I’ve been writing my young, 47-year-old nephew, Abraham 3rd when he made me aware that he had been diagnosed with cancer.  Numerous trips to the hospital for all types of complications, resulted in both his resilience to go on, and in his early death this morning (Sunday, February 2, 2025).  He leaves behind his wife and three teen/adult daughters, as well his mom.  Abraham, whom we’ve known as Pipo, all his life, had been a NY cop.  Most cops/firefighters originally assigned to NY’s Twin Tower-attacks, contacted various forms of cancer, and have died off.  After retiring, he moved his family to Florida.  Unfortunately, he left us too soon. They’ll all be missed!

These are windows no one is eager to look through.  They offer painful views, sadness, darkness, gloominess, loneliness, and to some, uncertainty.  This is when we need God to peek through the windows of our souls.  He’ll see us for what’s there.  He can wipe clean windows and undo the fogginess, thereby allowing His light to shine through.  Our eyes are windows to our souls, or, “The light of the body” (Matthew 6:22).

When we look out windows we may see good things like rain, snow, birds, animals, acts of kindness, sunshine, rainbows, and other great things.

In this previously used picture, our grandson is looking out to see his grandma leaving his house and bound for a flight home.  While it can be interpreted as sadness in seeing her go, it also reflects hope in seeing her return.

What do you see out your windows?  We can look out by faith and see God’s glory through them.  He’s there holding promises for us.  He’s there with outstretched arms waiting to hug us, to receive us.  He’s there waiting for us to take His hand as He’ll lead us to better things.

God does windows…

Sam

WAITING

My, how hard it is to wait! We’re waiting to move and it’s hard waiting for the Lord’s green light.  Jesus said in Luke 19:13, “Occupy till I come.” Meaning, keep busy while you wait.

When waiting for news from afar, waiting can be trying. If you’re waiting for a loved ones’ return, days can turn into nights and all roll into one.  There’s a heartbreak movie we once saw and didn’t have the heart to watch again-Hachi. Waiting is really tough!  Watch at your own risk!

Maybe you’re waiting for healing.  Or maybe you’re waiting for God to send you that promised loved one.  He tests our mettle!  At this present moment, all of creation awaits God’s full deliverance from the curse of sin and death (Romans 8:19-23).

But, in victory, Jesus knows the time of His return for us is near and close at hand!  He too awaits the day when He’ll have us near Him for all eternity!   Just as we can’t wait to be near our daughters and grandkids, God looks forward to the long-awaited day when all His children will sit at His table!  Can you imagine?!  Sounds incredible, but soon, our waiting will be over!

Don’t despair!  He hasn’t forgotten you! Wait faithfully!

God Bless!

Sam

Recommended songs: Maranatha on High, 1997; Wait for Me Rebecca St. James Singers-I Waited for the Lord

WATERS

Some people are water people. I’m not one.  My wife loves to power wash because she enjoys playing with water. I have to either pry her fingers away from the gun, or turn the machine off on her to get her to stop.  And I’ll get a frown in return.

A Four Tops song titled Still Waters shares how a man’s love for his girl ran deep.  The phrase can mean that on the surface something or someone may seem calm while beneath it, there’s turbulence or complexities. Some people’s lives are like that.

Scripture has lots to say about waters, and there’s one verse however, that today’s generation seems to live by: “Stolen water is sweet; and food eaten in secret is delicious.”

Translation: Stealing, conniving, scamming, engaging, etc. in illicit relationships, events, or acts, seem sweet and enjoyable at the start because one feels you’re getting away with something,  sneaking around or going over someone’s head or behind their backs. Satan uses these opportunities to entice people. The second part of the verse, however, reveals what happens: “But little do they know that the dead are there, that her guest are deep in the realm of the dead” (Proverbs 9:17,18 NIV). The consequences are hidden by Satan through lust, greed or addictions: Basically, you’re good as dead when the results are revealed.

Today’s generation has rebranded old sins.  People “borrow” others’ belongings.  Careers are made from “selling” or even “renting” oneself to others.  Justifications are made, such as to pay off debt, tuition, launch a career, or be financially secured, etc..
But God, knows it all. There’s a 1000% guarantee that it will all crumble and destruction will follow.  Actually, it’s best if it all falls apart here while you’re still alive.  Because afterwards, the punishment will be fixed, eternal; no way to change it.  Jesus put it this way, “The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell- and great was its collapse” (Matthew 7:27 BSB)!  That’s concerning foolish people who build their lives upon the sand (upon me-ism), not upon God, who is solid and stable.  But time’s running out to change your ways!       

Stop drinking stolen waters!  Come to Christ who: leads us to calming, still waters that refresh our souls (Psalms 23:2).  Jesus has promised: “With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation” (Isaiah 12:3).

And: “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you” (Isaiah 43:2a).

Note: “He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters” (2 Samuel 22:17).

Finally, why will He do all these thigs for you?  Simple: “Many waters cannot quench love” (Song of Solomon 8:7).

His love is so great, nothing will stop Him from loving you!

“And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb” (Revelation 22:1).

Go deep for the dive!  Make a splash!

God Bless!

Sam

Recommended Song: Spring Up O Well

THE MAGNET

I think all kids are fascinated by magnets and how they attract and repel each other.  One magnet can chase another one across a table.  A person can do tricks such as placing a magnet under a sheet of paper or cardboard and pull items in various directions.

When I was about 9, my brother and I got Monster Magnet by Wham-O.  We had lots of fun with them! They were red, shaped with two arms and you put your hand through its mouth to use them.  Once they attracted and got stuck, it was very hard to break away.  I sometimes pulled my little brother across the floor with my magnet as we tried to break loose the grip!

Obviously, magnets are fun. People can be like magnets: we can be drawn to them, or they repel us. We say, “I’m drawn to him.”  Jesus had magnetic charm.  Even kids wanted to be around Him.  That can’t be said about a lot of us.  Jesus was genuine.

Besides His charm, healing abilities, and providing for the needs of others, He had a different type of magnetism.  He was God-in-the-flesh!  Almost all of humanity is drawn to God!  We want to be in His favor.  We want to please Him.  We want to imitate His ways.  We want to be in right standings with Him.  And we want to be like Him!  But He had a different way of making sure all mankind could be “attracted” to Him.  Jesus said: “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me” (John 12:32). So, what exactly did He mean?  Would He use a huge, powerful Mega-Monster Magnet?   Would He force men to follow Him? Nope!  He was predicting His death! 

Through crucifixion, He knew He’d be suspended between earth and heaven. He would accomplish the plan He, the Father, and Holy Spirit, had agreed upon BEFORE the foundations of the earth!  

The Father’s wrath is something none of us can take.  Only Jesus, the perfect Lamb, could offer a perfect sacrifice and appease God’s demands (John 1:29).  Therefore, after suffering brutal beatings and a horrendous death in our place, He rose/went to the Father with our redemption, and drew all men to Himself and the Father. That’s Magnetism!

But that’s only the beginning!  Soon to come, Jesus will, like a huge magnet, call all believers home!  “But I would not have you be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.  For this we say unto you by the word of the LORD, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words” (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 underline mine).

That will be an absolute attraction!  We’ll be “beamed up in millionths of microseconds!  *The word Rapture comes from the Greek word, harpazō, meaning to snatch away, or be caught up (underlined above).

Millions of Christians misunderstand the Rapture because they miss the point that when the trumpet sounds, no one will see Him! We’ll be gathered to Him in the air and will stay with Him to celebrate the Marriage Supper of the Lamb just before He returns with us (Revelation 19:7-9) at the Second Coming.  That’s when all eyes will see Him. He’ll return with the armies of heaven (Revelation 19:14), (Jude 1:14), (Zechariah 14:5), which include the saints (the church)!  He can’t show up at the end of time without the saints, and suddenly, we’ll be there.  First, we  have to go to Him!

Be drawn to Him!

 Sam

Recommended Song: Who Is This {Official Lyric Video} Vineyard Worship feat. Wendy O’Connell.

P.S. In the previous post, The Vail Upon Your Heart, the word appears as vail in the Old Testament, and as veil in the New Testament.  For the sake of Scripture, I had to go with vail.

THE VAIL UPON YOUR HEART

After spending forty days in God’s presence when Moses descended the mountain, his face shone so much he placed a vail over his head to keep from scaring away the people (Exodus 34:30, 34); yet, he removed it in the presence of God.  The vail was a shadow of things unfulfilled.  They occurred to draw us closer to God and to remind us of His coming.  But He came and people missed Him!!!  “To wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not reckoning unto them their trespasses, and having committed unto us the word of reconciliation” (2 Corinthians 5:19 ASV).

Even today man will invent ways to show God they’re serious about reaching Him.  They subject themselves to burdens or pledges, even sacrifices. In some countries, people crawl on their bellies or make pilgrimages on their knees to please their god or to appease him.  Again, those things don’t accomplish anything in God’s eyes.  WHY??  Because Jesus offered the ultimate sacrifice: Himself!  He went to the cross so we don’t have to.   

Consider that billions of people live under an invisible vail draped over their eyes/face as well as over their entire lives.  They fail to see God in everyday situations.  When He visits, they attribute His visitation to angels, spirits, inanimate objects, powers that be, to chance, even to aliens.

Meanwhile, you’re not the only one under a vail. To this day God’s chosen people, the Israelites, continue having an invisible vail preventing them from seeing the whole of God’s plan for them. Check it out:
“But their minds were blinded: for unto this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the Old Testament; which vail is done away with in Christ.  But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.  Nevertheless, when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away” (2 Corinthians 3:14-18).

Let’s see it this way:  You’re a young, (OK, older) Indiana Jones  on a quest for a treasure map leading to eternal riches.  You spend hours staring at clues, ancient manuscripts, visiting sites, overturning stones, relics, etc.  Yet staring back at you are the clues.   But vailed, your eyes just can’t grasp it.  You need a breakthrough, something to shed some light.

When we turn to the LORD with a sincere heart in repentance, Jesus, the Light of the world removes the vail and leads us to His Word, which is the treasure map leading to eternal life.  Suddenly, the ancient manuscript (The Old Testament), as well as the New Testament come alive.  Prior to this moment, “You were dead in trespasses and sins” (Ephesians 2:1).

As a nation, Israel’s vail remains until the Time of the Gentiles is over. “Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brother: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles has come in” (Romans 11:25).  The vail shall then be removed and all scriptures shall come alive to them.  And we, the church, His Bride shall have our vail lifted so Jesus can see our face as the Holy Spirit presents us to Him for all eternity! “Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.  And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of the saints.  And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God” (Revelation 19:710).

In the words of Johnny Nash, I Can See Clearly Now (!) How about you?

God Bless!
Sam

Recommended Song: Tim Hughes Here I Am to Worship (Light of the world You stepped down into darkness…)

TAKE TWO TABLETS AND CALL ME IN THE MORNING

We can say two things about Moses: Either he was ready for the headaches the Israelites would bring him, because he had tablets (aspirin)!  Or, he seems to have been the most technically advanced leader in the Bible being that he possessed not one, but two tablets!  (Drumroll)!  Yeah, yeah.

I recently read how an original ten commandment stone tablet was sold for nearly 5 million dollars.  Supposedly, it’s legit, but it weighs 155lbs.  I know Moses was on the extraordinary side with being 80 years old when God called him to deliver Israel from the Egyptians.  But to carry down a mountain two tablets with a combined weight of over 300 lbs., is very difficult. Additionally, when he returned to the camp with the them and saw the people’s great sin of worshipping the golden calf they made, he cast the tablets at them. Must’ve been very strong to lift and cast them.

Here’s the thing, the original tablets were written on both sides (Exodus 32:15) by God’s finger (Exodus 31:18) Plus, Moses carried both tablets in one hand!  Later on, Moses had to replace the tablets by hewing his own and carrying them up the mount to God so He could rewrite them (Exodus 34:1,4).  So, I don’t think the tablet recently sold is legit.

But, as with other things, mankind tends to glorify and idolize things instead of worshipping He who created them or what they represent.  God is not as interested in you locating and buying the ten commandments as He is in you honoring/keeping them.  To avoid idolizing this object, and to emphasize keeping them, He’s made it possible for us to both know and keep them by having written them on the tablets of our hearts (2 Corinthians 3:3)! Meaning, within our hearts we know right from wrong.

See, God wants us to know Him for real, not in theory.  While He wants us to go to church to fellowship with others and to seek His face (Hebrews 10:25), He’s made sure we have access to Him at all hours of the day by making our bodies His temple (church building), and by indwelling us (Ephesians 4:30).  We’re His church, and He lives within us (2 Corinthians 6:16).  That’s why we need to take care of our bodies (1 Corinthians 6:19,20).

So, now that you know where the ten commandment tablets are, call Him in the morning! 

“My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up” (Psalm 5:3).

Up is where God is.  Always on His throne, reigning forever!

God Bless!

Sam

I BEG YOUR PARDON

I never promised you a rose-garden” went the song by Lynn Andersen.  Pardons are great, and most of us see them as worthy when extended to someone deserving one.  Recently, however, our president, Joe Biden, granted pardons to a large number of prisoners; amongst them thieves and murderers, provoking outrage from some families as well as from the public. 

Outrage comes from the fact that some criminals don’t deserve pardons-members of society feel.  Regardless of which side of the fence you sit on with this issue, multitudes against pardons in general, don’t recognize God as a forgiving God.  Hence, “if I’m not forgiven, no one else should,” they say.

Granted, inmates on death row don’t seem like caring and trusting individuals.  Not exactly who you’d like to invite over for a meal. I don’t know specifics in their cases, and I’m not choosing sides.  But I do know that as bad, or horrific some of their crimes may be, you and I have been in bad-standing with God.  We’ve been on His death row all our lives.  In fact, some of us have been so mean and bad that others won’t believe we’ve really come to the Lord.  Some may think it’s a hoax.  Some believe it’s impossible for God to forgive us, because they surely won’t.  Some may say, “I’m glad Jesus forgave him, cause I surely won’t.”

That’s where God draws the line.  He knows NONE of us are worthy of His forgiveness.  That’s what makes grace so special. See, NOT ONE individual in heaven will be able to stand and say he/she deserved forgiveness!  No one can claim they made it to heaven on their own merits. NOT ONE person can claim righteousness without God’s intervention.  Not a single (or married!) person will stand up and say, “It took you long enough!”  “I’ve been here chillin’ wondering when the rest of y’all were gonna get here.”

 God’s the perfect reason why we need to learn to forgive others.  We all deserve death and punishment for our sins against God.  Knowing there was no way anyone could achieve forgiveness on their own, He made a way.  Even before Adam & Eve sinned, He had already established how we’d be forgiven. Jesus would come to earth to die in our place.  Instead of each of us being nailed to a cross carrying our sins, Jesus took our place.  He became the curse that we were and carried, and allowed us to take on His righteousness.

Remember the TV show, Trading Spaces? Think of it as Trading Places.  He became us, and we became Him.  We get to be called children of the Most-High God (Galatians 3:26).

So, although, trials come, just like the song says, “Along with the sunshine there’s gotta be a little rain sometime,” Jesus, who prayed, “Father forgive them” (Luke 23:34), has also promised to “never leave us or forsake us” (Hebrews 13:5).  He’s with us in the dark, dingy days.

“So, what if I don’t forgive?” you might ask.  God’s got that covered as well. The LORD’s prayer ends this way: “For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever, Amen.  For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses” (Matthew 6:13-15).

The only way to receive God’s forgiveness, is to extend forgiveness to others.  This is one of the main reasons He will say to millions of people: “I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness” (Matthew 7:23).  Words we never want to hear!

Even if we choose to forgive a person we feel doesn’t deserve it, God is the judge (Isaiah 33:22), He’ll judge them righteously (Psalm 7:11 NIV).  Leave it to Him! No one will escape Him!

But, if you have a forgiving heart, then you can understand the lyrics to another song that says:

I’m forgiven because you were forsaken and I’m accepted you were condemned I’m alive and well your spirit is within me because you died and rose again

Amazing love how can it be that you my king would die for me”

Amazing Love by Chris Tomlin

Start the year on the right foot.  Forgive others.

God Bless!

Sam

THE CLOAK

It was Thursday, January 19, 1978 when Gil and I went to a Pet Land store somewhere in Far Rockaway on train to buy some fish for my aquarium.  It was 20 degrees out, and as we waited on the El for the train, we saw flurries beginning to fall which suddenly picked up strength.  Soon, we had wipeout conditions.                              

I remember placing my bags of fish inside my army coat to shield them from the cold blasts.  We were amazed at seeing two trains arrive on the opposite platform and as they left, they’d disappear within 40 feet from us into a cloak of white powder.  The entire train seemed to vanish right into thin air!  It snowed all evening and night, giving us 13 inches of snow next day!  What a great and beautiful day that turned out to be!

We live in a world covered beneath cloaks.  Some wear cloaks of make-believe, hiding behind luxury, prosperity and success, when in fact, they’re poor and maybe failing miserably.  Others operate out of cloaks of deception. Their world is a bunch of lies, scams, and what-ifs.

Look around and you’ll see sickness, thefts, attacks, and killings, while others smile, show-off, and spend thousands and millions on everyday trash, sometimes, just to make sure they don’t have to share their wealth with those in despair, or what some consider “low-lives.” A cloak hides their greed and selfish ways. Some cloaks are fashionable, others, eh…

Today’s New Year’s Day!  We dress up, eat, drink, celebrate, and make plans for the coming year.   With God’s help, we’ll survive 2025, and can impact the lives of others in a positive way.

Behind the cloak of life, lies the cloak of suffering and death.  Thousands didn’t make it to this new year.  Their lives were cloaked from tomorrow.  Are you living under a cloak of suffering?  Or hiding under the cloak of worldliness?  Satan is the master at tailoring cloaks.  He knows our size and exactly what he wants us to wear.

My wife’s older sister died at 7 a.m. this morning.  Did so in her sleep.  She suffered from a lot of health issues.  But the one thing that kept her captive for over a decade was the cloak of depression.  She saw the death of her mom, brother, son, nephew, and friends one early January several years ago when her older brother, fearing he wouldn’t inherit anything, invited them over for dinner & then set them afire with matches and gas tanks stashed under the dining table. He killed about six family members and one fiancé who came from the states to meet the family before marrying into it…he operated under cloaks of deception and greed. 

In scripture, the prophet Elijah wore a cloak as a symbol of his prophetic authority.  In 2 Kings 2:8, he rolled up his cloak and struck the Jordan River with it, causing the waters to part.  Almost similar in fashion, a robe of righteousness, covers God’s children (Isaiah 61:10).  Do you have a cloak?   God’s cloak covers His own: “For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God” (Colossians 3:3).

No one knows what lies ahead.  Why not be cloaked with God’s favor?  There are millions of people that die unexpectedly-only to awake and find themselves an eternity away from God, and there’s no redirecting!  They have lost all their opportunities here on earth.  In Christ, we are made alive in 2025 and beyond! Let’s see what lies ahead!  “You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever” (Psalm 30:11,12)!

Happy New Year!

God Bless!
Sam

THE MOUSE IN THE HOUSE

Throughout the late 1980s, and into the late 1990s, we discovered a little mouse in our house.  This particular mouse, dubbed the Christmas Mouse, wore clothing, sneakers, and spoke with a high-pitched squeaky voice.

Christmas Mouse was discovered one year when I commented something like, “We have a lot of gifts under the tree this year.”  Mousy said something like, “Yep! 37, to be exact.”  My wife and I were surprised and asked, “How do you know?” “Oh, I crawl under and around the tree every night to count them,” she squeaked!  “You do?!” we asked.  “Yep! Replied Mousey.  “What if we don’t add anymore on a particular day? I asked.  “That’s why I count them; to make sure the amount is correct.”

Kids will be kids!  I was just telling my mom and wife of some of our tales when growing up.  My brother and I would sneak around everywhere looking for things to discover not just at Christmastime, but all year round!

May you discover the riches of His glory on this day.  Be it snowing, windy, cold, rainy, or as we have it, hot in the Caribbean, His gift to you of ETERNAL LIFE awaits to be opened today!  No one is promised tomorrow!  Sadly, thousands don’t live to see another day.  Stop scurrying around for hidden cheese!  Don’t count the gifts; Visit the gift-giver!  He knows how many Christmases you’ve lived and how many trees you’ve visited, as well as how many gifts you’ve counted when no one was watching!  But He knows!  He’s got His eyes on you!

Unwrap His love and forgiveness now!  Live the best Christmas ever!

Merry Christmas!
Sam

House Mouse