C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
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"He answered him to never a word."-Matthew 27:14
    
    He had never been slow of speech when He could bless the sons of men, but He would not say a single word for Himself. "Never man spake like this Man," and never man was silent like Him. Was this singular silence the index of His perfect self-sacrifice? Did it show that He would not utter a word to stay the slaughter of His sacred person, which He had dedicated as an offering for us? Had He so entirely surrendered Himself that He would not interfere in His own behalf, even in the minutest degree, but be bound and slain an unstruggling, uncomplaining victim? Was this silence a type of the defenselessness of sin? Nothing can be said in palliation or excuse of human guilt; and, therefore, He who bore its whole weight stood speechless before His judge. Is not patient silence the best reply to a gainsaying world? Calm endurance answers some questions infinitely more conclusively than the loftiest eloquence. The best apologists for Christianity in the early days were its martyrs. The anvil breaks a host of hammers by quietly bearing their blows. Did not the silent Lamb of God furnish us with a grand example of wisdom? Where every word was occasion for new blasphemy, it was the line of duty to afford no fuel for the flame of sin. The ambiguous and the false, the unworthy and mean, will ere long overthrow and confute themselves, and therefore the true can afford to be quiet, and finds silence to be its wisdom. Evidently our Lord, by His silence, furnished a remarkable fulfillment of prophecy. A long defence of Himself would have been contrary to Isaiah's prediction. "He is led as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so He openeth not His mouth." By His quiet He conclusively proved Himself to be the true Lamb of God. As such we salute Him this morning. Be with us, Jesus, and in the silence of our heart, let us hear the voice of Thy love.
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Thursday, December 19, 2013

Having myself a Merry Little Christmas party!

I received my ...

http://santasackswap.blogspot.com/

package just in time.....it came on Tuesday.  so hard to wait to open the goodies.  My Swap sister was Sherry V from NJ


Today was the day to open our goodies....


though hard I waited til tonight like a good little girl.  and got a nice added surprise.  Inside the bag  some more goodies were tucked in too.


So tonight after work everyone else in the house was at work so I had.....
myself a merry Little Christmas party
I put on the Christmas music and turned on the Christmas lights (turning off all other lights)  and had my party....
SO are you excited to see what I got in the packages?????  I was.


Here are some up close pictures....
love this wallhanger...




made me some mocha....
using my cup, chocolate mix packages and doily...
used the doily as a mug rug at my party

then I had to model both aprons...

I love aprons and need the full bib ones because I'm messy when I cook.  If I use the half aprons I get my top messed up so I just prefer the full ones and love both that were sent.......



these glass mitten ornaments are beautiful.

I can't decide where I want to hang them so they don't get broken....


Loved all the pretties in the package thanks to Sherry my swap partner.   And a big thanks to Cheryll for heading up the Santa Swap.



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8 comments:

  1. CathDecember 19, 2013 at 8:00 PM

    Beautiful gifts for you!

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  2. CheryllDecember 19, 2013 at 8:01 PM

    Gorgeous gifts Abi...and so personal too! I'm so pleased you joined in this swap with us.
    Merry Christmas to you and your family! :)

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  3. JilleDecember 20, 2013 at 2:02 AM

    What lovely gifts. Merry Christmas!
    Jille x

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  4. JeanetteDecember 20, 2013 at 3:34 AM

    Wonderful gifts. Love the aprons. Hugs, xx

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  5. SherryDecember 20, 2013 at 9:50 AM

    I'm glad you liked your gifts. It was a fun swap. I've sent you a thank you email & will get pics up on my blog as soon as I can find one of our cameras (they are in the house somewhere. . . .). Merry Christmas!

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  6. SherryDecember 20, 2013 at 9:57 AM

    I'm glad that you liked the gifts. It was fun getting them together for you. I've sent you a thank you email & will post pictures to my blog as soon as I can find one of our cameras. Merry Christmas!

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  7. SuperMomNoCapeDecember 20, 2013 at 1:24 PM

    Such beautiful gifts you received in the Santa Sack Swap. It's such fun to travel the blogs and see what everyone made for each other.

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  8. MichellDecember 20, 2013 at 9:18 PM

    very nice gifts

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