Mick's up Ideas for Christmas

Are you last-minute shopping?  If so, you're not the only one. 

If you're looking for something extra special, you can make this a most memorable Christmas for someone in need.

Looking back on this year, there are some families that need our help. 

For example, Mick's up on Relief Efforts tells about flooding that hit New York State, Pennsylvania, and surrounding areas.  There are still families without proper heat, finished walls, or even housing.  Let's not forget about them this Christmas.  Read some more at Spreading holiday cheer in Owego.

As we fill our house with more toys and "stuff," we will try to give away things we no longer use, so kidderz who lost toys and other belongings can have some "new" ones.

For more information on how to give, look up Rebuild Owego, read some of the recent posts in Neighbor Helping Neighbors - Greene County, learn from an article such as After the Flood: Prattsville, or contact OwegoAskForHelp@gmail.com

Enjoy this week leading up to Christmas, and think outside the box for a mix of ideas.

“They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’

   “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’

   “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

Matthew 25:44-46 (NIV)

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Mick's up Weather

Here is a view of the road from my parents' driveway during flooding.

Craziness.   There are wild fires in Texas and floods in the Northeast.   Who would have thought there could be such irony in the devastation across the country?

Keep your cool.   Keep your wits about you.   Don't do anything rash.   You know what?   God is still in control.

God does not make mistakes!   Isn't that an amazing and comforting thought?   He is reliable.   He is steady.   He is consistent.   He is unchanging.   He is all-powerful.

When you really realize God doesn't make mistakes, then you can begin to realize you don't need chemicals and medicines to heal you and keep you healthy.   God put an amazing healing power inside you... inside each one of us.   He didn't forget anything.   Living 5 simple essentials will aid you in following a lifestyle to take care of the temple God gave you.

Even when the weather outside or everything inside seems all mixed up, don't get washed away with worry.  Hold onto God!  Hold onto the promises in His word and the hope that we have in His Son.

My family is praying for strength for all those across the country dealing with catastrophes and clean-up!  May God work miracles throughout.