(~ A Christmas Poem ~)

MERRY CHRISTMAS

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Twas two weeks

before Christmas,

  
When all through our land,
   
 Not a Christian was praying
   
 Nor taking a stand.
   
 Why the PC Police

had taken away.
  

The reason for Christmas -

no one could say.

    
 The children were told

by their schools not to sing.
   
 About Shepherds and Wise Men 

and Angels and things.
   
 It might hurt people's feelings, 

the teachers would say,
   
 December 25th

is just a 'Holiday'.
   
 
 Yet the shoppers 

were ready with cash, 

checks and credit.
   
 Pushing folks down to 

the floor just to get it!
   
 CDs from Madonna, 

an X BOX, an I-Pod.
   
 Something was changing, 

something quite odd!

    
 Retailers promoted

Ramadan and Kwanzaa
   
 In hopes to sell books 

by Franken & Fonda.
   
 As Targets were hanging 

their trees upside down,
  

At Lowe's the word Christmas,

was no where to be  found.
   
 At K-Mart and Staples 

and Penny's and Sears
   

You won't hear

the word Christmas;

it won't touch your ears.
    
 Inclusive, 

sensitive,

Di-ver-is-ty
    
 Are words that were used

to intimidate me.
    
 Now Daschle, Now Darden, 

Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen
    
 On Boxer, on Rather, 

on Kerry, on Clinton!
    
 At the top of the Senate,

there arose such a clatter
    
 To eliminate Jesus,

in all public matter.

     
 And we spoke not a word,

as they took away our faith.
   
 Forbidden to speak

of salvation and grace.
   
 The true Gift of Christmas

was exchanged and discarded
The reason for the season, 

stopped before it started.

    
 So as you celebrate

'Winter Break'

under your 'Dream Tree'
   
 Sipping your Starbucks,

listen to me.
    
 Choose your words carefully, 

choose what you say
   
 Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
not Happy Holiday!

     
 Please, all Christians

join together and
wish everyone you meet a
    
 MERRY CHRISTMAS!
   

    

   
 

 Christ is The Reason 

for the Christ-mas Season!

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After Death Poem

  

Letter From Heaven

by Crystal Baptiste 

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Hey everybody,
I hope this doesn't reach you too late.
I don't want you to worry,
Because life up here is great.

I can't wait for you to see the beauty of heaven,
But I know it's not your time.
I really miss you guys,
But I know you'll be just fine.
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You know I can see you right,
So please stop shedding tears.
You guys, I'm perfectly fine,
So conquer all your fears.

I'll be watching your every move.
Relax! I won't spill your beans.
But stop all those naughty things you do,
Because you know there's nothing He can't see.

I need you to come here to meet me,
But not if you misbehave,
So please keep God in your heart,
And you'll be safe and saved.
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Hey guys I know you miss me.
It's really hard not to.
But please, please stop grieving,
Because you're making me sad too.

You guys have been a great family,
And I am truly blessed.
You've raised me through my earthly life,
Now God will do the rest.

He's really a great person,
And an even better friend,
So I'm in great hands,
And on Him you can also depend.

Oh boy, I'm getting carried away.
I want to say so many things,
But I really have to go now,
Because today I'm getting my wings.
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Bye you guys, 
love you forever and a day!

P.S.: Be good. I'll be watching!
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(~ HAPPY THANKSGIVING ~)

  Hope you have a nice Thanksgiving! 

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"A JEWISH MOTHER"

If ONLY THEY HAD A JEWISH MOTHER

  

  

MONA LISA'S JEWISH MOTHER: 

"After all the money your father and I spent on braces, this you call a smile?"

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS' JEWISH MOTHER:

"I don't care what you've discovered, 

you didn't call, you didn't write."

MICHELANGELO'S JEWISH MOTHER:

"A ceiling you paint?  

Not good enough for you the walls, 

like the other children?

Do you know how hard it is to get that schmutz off the ceiling?"

NAPOLEON'S JEWISH MOTHER:

"You're not hiding your report card? Show me!

Take your hand out of your jacket and show me!"

ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S JEWISH MOTHER:

"Again with that hat!  Why can't you wear a baseball cap like the other kids?"

   

   

THOMAS EDISON'S JEWISH MOTHER:

"Okay, so I'm proud that you invented the electric light bulb.  

Now turn it off already and go to sleep!"

PAUL REVERE'S JEWISH MOTHER:

"I don't care where you think you have to go, 

young man, midnight is long past your bedtime!"

ALBERT EINSTEIN'S JEWISH MOTHER:

"Your senior photograph and you couldn't have done something with your hair?"

MOSES' JEWISH MOTHER:

"Desert, schmesert!  Where have you really been for the last forty years?"

BILL GATES' JEWISH MOTHER:

"It would have killed you to become a doctor?"

   

   

BILL CLINTON'S JEWISH MOTHER:

"Well, at least she was a nice Jewish girl, that Monica.

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(~The Clothesline~)

Ask Your Mom About Clotheslines 

If You Don't Remember Them. 

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Remembering Mom's Clothesline

There is one thing that's left out. We had a long wooden pole (clothes pole) that was used to push 
The clotheslines up so that longer items (sheets/pants/etc.) didn't brush the ground and get dirty.

I can hear my mother now.....

THE BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHESLINES:

(If you don't even know what clotheslines are, better skip this.)
1. You had to hang the socks by the toes... NOT the top.
2. You hung pants by the BOTTOM/cuffs... NOT the waistbands.
3. You had to WASH the clothesline(s) before hanging any clothes - walk the entire length of each line with a damp cloth around the lines.
4. You had to hang the clothes in a certain order, and always hang "whites" with "whites," and hang them first.
5. You NEVER hung a shirt by the shoulders - always by the tail! What would the neighbors think?
6. Wash day on a Monday! NEVER hang clothes on the weekend, or on Sunday, for Heaven's sake!
7. Hang the sheets and towels on the OUTSIDE lines so you could hide your "unmentionables" in the middle (perverts & busybodies, y'know!)
8. It didn't matter if it was sub-zero weather... Clothes would "freeze-dry."
9. ALWAYS gather the clothes pins when taking down dry clothes! Pins left on the lines were "tacky"!
10. If you were efficient, you would line the clothes up so that each item did not need two clothes pins, but shared one of the clothes pins with the next washed item.
11. Clothes off the line before dinner time, neatly folded in the clothes basket, and ready to be ironed.
12. IRONED? Well, that's a whole OTHER subject!
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And now a POEM

A clothesline was a news forecast, to neighbors passing by, there were no secrets you could keep, when clothes were hung to dry. 

It also was a friendly link, for neighbors always knew if company had stopped on by, to spend a night or two.

For then you'd see the "fancy sheets", And towels upon the line; 
You'd see the "company table cloths", With intricate designs. The line announced a baby's birth, From folks who lived inside, As brand new infant clothes were hung, So carefully with pride! The ages of the children could, So readily be known By watching how the sizes changed, You'd know how much they'd grown!
It also told when illness struck, As extra sheets were hung; 
Then nightclothes, and a bathrobe too, Haphazardly were strung. It also said, "On vacation now", When lines hung limp and bare. It told, "We're back!" when full lines sagged, With not an inch to spare! New folks in town were scorned upon, If wash was dingy and gray, As neighbors carefully raised their brows, And looked the other way. But clotheslines now are of the past, For dryers make work much less. Now what goes on inside a home, Is anybody's guess! I really miss that way of life, It was a friendly sign 
When neighbors knew each other best... By what hung out on that line.

   

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' YES '

Here's another trick of Doctor Dementia to test your skills ... 

    

Can you meet this challenge? 

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I've seen this with the letters out of order, but this is the first time I've seen it with numbers. Good example of a Brain Study: If you can read this OUT LOUD you have a strong mind. And better than that: Alzheimer's is a long long, way down the road before it ever gets anywhere near you.

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To my 'selected' strange-minded friends: If you can read the above paragraph, forward it on to your friends with 'yes' in the subject line. Only great minds can read this. This is weird, but interesting!
If you can raed this, you have a sgtrane mnid, too.
Can you raed this? Olny 55 people out of 100 can.
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FORWARD ONLY IF YOU CAN READ IT. Forward it & put 'YES' in the Subject Line.