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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Merry Christmas everybody! I love
this time of the year!</span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Let's face it - it's one time when the whole world acknowledges that
our Lord Jesus Christ existed. He was born a baby and the world is almost
forced to recognize the truth.<br>
<br>
We as Christians don't need a holiday to confirm that Jesus came to the earth
in human form, but isn't it nice that the rest of the world agrees with us for
just a short period of time?<br>
<br>
The Christmas season is an exciting time for me; I love being at home and I'm
looking forward to my family coming together and celebrating my favorite day of
the year. It's wonderful to be able to just celebrate the fact that Jesus was
born as a baby, yet He still was truly God. As my grandson would say,
"He's a man and God at the same time." It's neat to hear a 4-year-old
say that; he's saying the truth!<br>
<br>
I want to wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and may God
bless you not only for the rest of this year, but for next year as well. I'm
looking forward to 2010; I hope that you are too.<br>
<br>
God bless you, and thank you for your prayers. Please continue to pray for
myself and my family; selfishly I ask this because I know your petitions are
certainly working. I thank you so much for the fact that you are concerned for
my welfare.<br>
<br>
We reverse that back to you and pray for you all too, saying "Lord, please
bless all these folks that care about someone else besides themselves."<br>
<br>
Until next year!<br>
<br>
<i><span style='font-style:italic'>...John</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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