Black Friday...Cyber Monday?

What ever happened to Worshipful Sunday? And that after Thanksgiving Thursday! The older I grow the more persuaded I am that "a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth" - Luke 12:15. I recall Thanksgiving 1945 in the Pacific aboard the transport bringing our troops home from the Phillipines. World War II was over!...we were going HOME!...the Navy chow (even with a printed menu) was not fancy but traditional and I'm sure there were many grateful soldiers and sailors sharing that day...and...believe it or not, the USS President Jackson had a "gee-dunk" counter ... that's "ice cream" for all you landlubbers! Mamaw (Mary K.) and I will celebrate our 60th anniversary on December 18 ... we look back on the faithfulness of God over the years, especially as we served first in Germany. The first year was spent in a simple 2-room apartment in Frankfurt, and the first Christmas with 1-year-old Judy was marked by seeing her awe when lighting our "Adventskranz" candles each Sunday before Christmas. The fuel was rationed, but we kept cozy warm ... and full of solid German Brot! Well, in our retirement from retirement we are back in a small apartment here in Crawfordsville ... we have a lighted Christmas tree on our balcony wall and lighted garland above our balcony door and have already received this year's first greeting card! We'll be sharing the Bible record of our Saviour's birth with folks here in the building in the weeks ahead...and thinking of all our family, friends and coworkers literally around the world ... God grant you each and all a Blessed Christmas ... and..."THANKS be unto God for His unspeakable GIFT!" - II Corinthians 9:15.