Why do we celebrate Christmas?

Merry Christmas Eve everyone! Tonight me and my brother might sleep under the Christmas tree! So, I know ya'll have heard many times what Christmas is all about! JESUS! Even though that story never gets old I'm going to talk about something else. Why do we celebrate Christmas! Let me tell you something it's not just because Jesus was born on Christmas day. It's also about this.

1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

This is it! We were dead in our sin. Dirty, poor, gross, and many more things but God saved us! He didn't just want to show his love to the children and preach to the lost. He wanted to die for every single one of us. For by grace we have been saved through faith. This is not our works. But by his gift. That's the real gift. His forgiveness and love is our gift this Christmas and every one. Not just on Christmas day but everyday! I don't know about you but I could maybe die for a friend or relative but I couldn't die for someone who hates me and wants to kill me. But God did! He died for the people who hated him! He forgave them! That's why we celebrate Christmas! Because of God's love for us! 

16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 

So let's not just celebrate Christmas because it's God's birthday but also because of what he did for us! No gift is better than his love! Merry Christmas everyone!

Peace and Love,
                       Bernie;P

2 more days until Christmas

Can you believe it? 2 more days until Christmas! So today I told you I was going to do a Pinterest Christmas! So that's it!

I think I might do this

 This is just a great idea! Everybody has stories to some of their ornaments. Like our first Christmas.

                                                               This is it everyone!

                                                                      This is so bad! ;D

This is melting my heart! it's so sad!

 

There it is! A Pinterest Christmas for ya'll!

 

Peace and Love,

                   Bernie;P

Countdown Till Christmas! 3 more!

3 more days till Christmas! Today I did my play! It was really good and funny! So today I'm doing a useful and hopefully fun post. A last minute Christmas present. YA HEARD IT!

                                     A LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS PRESENT!
I was going to post pictures but I gave the present away already.

Okay, so first we got a cup that had a lid and a straw. Not one of those little and gross McDonalds though a nice one. You could also get a mason jar. Then, we bought a package of their favorite candy. We got Tropical Skittles and Gummy Bears. After that we put the candy in the cups put the lid back on and wala! We decorated it by giving a little quote or whatever your creativity takes you too!;) It was only about 6.00 for this gift. Awesome, right?!

Sorry this post was kind of short. I hope it helped you! Tomorrow I'm doing a fun post that you will enjoy.

Should I tell, Bob?

Why not?

Okay it's a Pinterest filled Christmas!

(Yeah Bob is my friend. He's not real though;( On all of my presents for my family I signed it saying, From Ellie and Bob!)

Peace and Love,
                       Bernie;P

4 more!

4 more days till Christmas! 3 more days till Christmas eve. Today I got a kind of short post. Tomorrow I'm going to be in a Christmas play called David's Dynasty. Yea it's based off Duck Dynasty and yes I resemble Mrs. Kay. It's weird cause today is her birthday. I like the play! So anyway this is what has been happening in my Christmas filled day today.

We went to church like usual. This night we planned to go caroling. We went with my Pastor and his daughter (my best friend) and her friend and my family. We went to a couple assistant living centers. Then we went in a couple neighborhoods. The last one was the best though. Just think of a long street covered with apartments. People walking outside. Their were cool Christmas decorations too! We started walking down the street while singing. There would be people opening up their window and listening. Some would shout a nice thank you! I would just smile! ;) Some kids said hi and bye to us. Then, our pastor said a passage in the bible. It was dead silent then you heard a loud voice proclaiming a passage. It was so happy! So there's your little story for you. Then we came back to our church and ate pizza. We told tons of funny stories and laughed like crazy! Minus the fact, I hurt my ankle by jumping the wrong way down the stairs, it was a blast! Hope you day was like this one too!

Peace and Love,
                          Bernie;P

countdown till Christmas! 5 more!

5 more days! Today I'm doing some Christmas bible verses.

Luke 2:10 "Then the angel said to them, Do not be afraid for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people."

Luke 2:11 "For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord."

Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a son will be given to us, for unto us a child will be born, and the government will rest on his shoulder, and we will call him Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.

Also today we were reading Christmas songs. It's awesome to sing them, but sometimes we need to focus on the words and read them. So, I'm going to copy one here for you.

O Holy Night! The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of the dear Saviour's birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining.
Till He appeared and the Spirit felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices!
O night divine, the night when Christ was born;
O night, O Holy Night , O night divine!
O night, O Holy Night , O night divine!

Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
O'er the world a star is sweetly gleaming,
Now come the wisemen from out of the Orient land.
The King of kings lay thus lowly manger;
In all our trials born to be our friends.
He knows our need, our weakness is no stranger,
Behold your King! Before him lowly bend!
Behold your King! Before him lowly bend!

Truly He taught us to love one another,
His law is love and His gospel is peace.
Chains he shall break, for the slave is our brother.
And in his name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
With all our hearts we praise His holy name.
Christ is the Lord! Then ever, ever praise we,
His power and glory ever more proclaim!
His power and glory ever more proclaim!

 

I was about to just do another post and not post any verses, but my brother helped me. He said, "Sure you might not want to hear it but someone might need it. So this is for you! Please read these verses! I hope this helps your day to be joyful! Remember Jesus is the reason for the season!

 

Peace and Love,

                  Bernie;P

Countdown till Christmas. 6 more!

6 more days! Getting closer every day! Ahh! Yesterday I went shopping for my siblings and friends. I've been really busy because I'm actually helping at a Christmas camp and we got to work all day today and tomorrow. Anyway, today I'm going to post some of my favorite Christmas songs. Soon I'll a DIY Christmas present post for you. Some of the videos will include Christmas specials. Like q&a or gift exchange. Cause I love 1 girl nation and they're posting a lot of those. I just got their Christmas album for an early present. I got Cimorelli's too! Go check those out! There awesome!

I just love this whole song! Kari's voice is just so soft and lovely. I absolutely love the first verse.

This song is just............JOOOOYY!

 

I love how they change up the tune to this song.

I love this song!

This has always been my favorite Christmas song. I love their version.

Gotta love this song!

This song is SO TRUE!!!

Have yourself a merry little Christmas ya'll!

 

Peace and Love,

                       Bernie;P

7 more days until Christmas! Countdown till Christmas.

7 more days! Can you believe it! One week until Jesus's birth! One thing that you've probably heard so many times is God is the gift. When we hear it they say Oh yeah I'd rather have Jesus than presents, but really in their heart they don't always really feel like that. While I was reading this video of some people singing a Christmas song I really though about it. God is my gift. He is the gift. I don't want anything but him! Nothing, but him. Presents are nice. So are family!;) And food! He is the gift. Let us adore him! Cause he is our gift!
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only song, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
His only son. To save the world. Oh how he loves us!

Please check out my sister Sarah's Christmas paper. It has such a great meaning! If you want to see it click here.

Thanks for reading! Stay tuned for tomorrows post. It's going to be fun!

Peace and Love,
                       Bernie;P

Countdown till Christmas #2 post

8 more days till Christmas! Sorry I skipped a day. I will try very hard and do my best not to skip another day. Sorry.

Today marks 8 till Christmas. So, I'm back at it again. Today I'm doing.....

 

 

10 Reasons why I love Christmas

1.  Jesus birth. It's all about him and how came into the world to save us from our sins.                                                                                                                                            

2.   The spirit. The joy, craziness in town, loving care, the thankfulness. It's all happy!                                                                                                                                                  

3. The lights. Lit houses with Christmas trees along with their ornaments that take them back to that day.

4.  The gifts. Not just the ones you receive but the ones you give. The smile you see when you give your sibling or parent something they've always wanted.

5. Your family. It that time when you hang out and laugh with your family.

6. The food. Yeah you get fatter but you good food.

7. The music. "All I want for Christmas is you" "Away in a manger no crib for a bed"

8. The plays. The little tiny cute kids that sing loud and look at you like they're having the best time.

9. The cards. The beautiful pictures of you awesome friends with their awesome family. Getting to see their face again just makes me smile.

10. The book and movies. The movies and books about Jesus and many other creative stuff.

 

So, I hope you like it! 1# is the most important thing about Christmas. Jesus. So, stay and I might give my opinion about what Christmas is all about. Thanks for reading!

 

Peace and Love,

                     Bernie;P

Countdown till Christmas sereis and Christmas Tag;)

It's the Christmas season! So, I'm going to write in red! Yay! If anybody didn't realize today marks 10......10 days until Christmas day! I'm so excited! So, in honor of Christmas I'm going to do a Christmas series I guess you could say. Every day until Christmas I'm going to do a Christmas themed post! So today I'm doing a Christmas tag!;)



What's your favorite Christmas film?
The Christmas miracle, Little Women (I think that counts right) and Journey to the Star (I just watched it for the first time couple weeks ago!)  Have you ever had a white Christmas?
Not that I remember but probably when I was little. 
 Where do you usually spend your holiday?
With my family about 30 minutes away from my house.
What's your favorite Christmas song?
 Let it go (that counts) Christmas is, The first Noel, O holy night, Emanuel, and Joy.
Do you open any presents on Christmas Eve?
 No. 
Can you name all of Santa's reindeer?
 Rudolph and I know there's more but I never knew until couple weeks ago
What holiday traditions are you looking forward to this year?
 You know just reading the Christmas story with my family then opening presents and going to my relatives house and opening more presents and loving each other. Then eating! 
Is your tree real or fake?
 Real
What is your all time favorite holiday food / treat?
 Hot chocolate, does Ham count? And of course cookies.
Be honest - do you like receiving or giving gifts better?
 It's the same. I love giving presents and picking them out but I love receiving they too! What is the best gift you've ever received?
 My converse! I know I have more but I don't remember all of them.
What would be your dream place to visit for the holiday season?
 New York by Niagara Falls or Washington (not Washington D.C.)
Are you a pro-present wrapper, or do you fail miserably?
 I'm neither. I'm average. 
Most memorable holiday moment?
 Getting up and reading the Christmas story with my family;) Can't beat it! 
When did you find out that Santa wasn't real? (Sorry to crush anyone's dreams.)
 I've never believed in Santa.
 Do you make New Year's resolutions? Do you stick to them?
 Yeah I did one for this year. I only accomplished maybe one or two.
What makes the holidays special for you?
 The spirit and the time you get with your family! 
Describe your ideal Christmas Day.
 Christmas for a week so I could see all my friends and family on different days and eat and talk.

Thanks everyone for reading! If you want to do this tag you can! I nominate everyone! Merry Christmas and a happy new year! ;)

Peace and Love,
                         Bernie;P