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Welcome to the 2016 edition of Patterson Post. This is our family Christmas newsletter. We do this instead of Christmas cards. I hope you enjoy this edition of Patterson Post, It is hard to believe this Patterson Post is the 16th Edition. God is Good! Amber graduated high school and even began college. Completing already one semster at the time of this newsletter.
Steve still works doing graphic design full time and even delivers pizza part time too. He is still doing the Courageous Christian Father blog ministry where the blog ministry hit a record of one million total page views this year. You can read that blog at www.courageouschristianfather.com. Lilly Bug is still doing good and says Meowy Christmas and went back to taking her nap.
Happy Birthday Jesus Prayer
Father, today I celebrate the reality of Your presence in my life. I celebrate Your birth, Your life, Your death and Your resurrection. And as I celebrate, Lord, help me to be “God with skin on” to those in need around me. Open my eyes and let me see them as You see them! I love You. Happy birthday Jesus! In Jesus name, amen. Written by Mary Southerland, Girlfriends in God
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12 Days of Christmas The Hidden Meaning of the
December
25
December
A Partridge in a Pear Tree
Two Turtledoves
The One true God revealed in the person of Jesus Christ
December
28
The Four Calling Birds Four Gospels
December
31
Seven Swans A-Swimming Sevenfold Gifts of the Spirit
January
3
Ten Lords A-Leaping Ten Commandments
26
The Old and New Testaments
December
29
The Five Gold Rings
Recall the Torah (Law) the First Five Books of the Old Testament
January
1
Eight Maids A-Milking Eight Beatitudes
January
4
Eleven Pipers Piping Eleven Faithful Disciples
December
27
Three French hens Faith, Hope and Love
December
30
Six Geese A-Laying Six Days of Creation
January
2
Nine Ladies Dancing Nine Fruits of the Spirit (See Galatians 5)
January
5
Twelve Drummers Drumming 12 Points of Belief in the Apostles Creed
The 12 days of Christmas are the 12 days that separate Christmas Day on December 25 and ends on January 5, with the next day being Epiphany, which is celebrated January 6. Depending on the church, January 6 may mark Christ’s baptism (in the Catholic tradition), or it may mark the day that the wise men (or the Magi) visited Jesus with their gifts. The Day of Epiphany is when the church celebrates the revelation of Christ as the light of the world and recalls the journey of the Magi. Magi means wise men. From 1558 until 1829 Roman Catholics in England were not allowed to practice their faith openly. During that era someone wrote ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas‘ as a kind of secret catechism that could be sung in public without risk of persecution. The song has two levels of interpretation: the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of the church. Each element in the carol is a code word for a religious reality. Some beliefs believe that the day after Christmas started the 12 Days of Christmas. You also hear some people think its the 12 days that lead up to Christmas. But reality, it starts on December 25, that is the first day. Read more & download your copy: www.courageouschristianfather.com/the-12-days-of-christmas/
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