Glue doesnt fix all

At our church we put out a small nativity scene in the foyer each Christmas. Well last year either putting it out in the morning or putting it back after the service(we have a rental theatre we use for our church) the baby Jesus fell and the head came off. I know at first this sounds bad and the person that dropped it felt really bad but accidents happen.

Well we forgot about it this year and when we put it out the head was still just sitting there loose. Well Bev decided to get some glue and put it back together. It is now complete again. But it got us thinking that everyone seems to expect at Christmas is to concentrate on the baby. But we thought about what if there was no baby anymore . It wasn't that God came to us in a baby that's the important thing , It is that He grew up and became the man Jesus who saved the world from sin by dying on the cross. I know we celebrate that on easter but its something we need to appreciate all year round and especially even at Christmas. When we think of the manger scene , lets remember that the baby there grew and then died for us to save us. Glue fixed the little baby in our scene but only God can fix us . As the bible says

Everyone that calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Merry Christmas. enjoy and celebrate , the baby grew up! Till next entry bye

Something for free for Christmas

My wife and I were out and about town today doing our yearly day of Christmas shopping. I normally take a day off early in December and we spend the whole day Christmas shopping along with a nice lunch out and also a dinner.
Well all went well with lots of gifts bought and two enjoyable meals. The first was lunch at the Ogden point café at the breakwater. A great view and a nice calm day with boats passing by.
But as we went for a short drive after lunch that’s when we decided to check out something we read about a while ago. We drove to Clare st in Oak Bay and yes as the article said was a small glass door cupboard with two shelves filled with books for kids and adults. It is a community free library. What a great idea. The sign said leave a book and enjoy one. So I had a pocket book in the truck that I left and picked up one by Andy Rooney of sixty minutes fame. See in this day of expensive books and gifts, it is nice to see that there is still something worthwhile and exciting for free.
It is said that no one knows who put it up but its been there for quite a while. I’m sure only the person that did it knows and likes the idea of it being still kept a secret. Well that’s it for today, if you get a chance check it out. Clare st just off Oak Bay Ave.

ok catch you another day