Monthly Archives: November 2011

Tis the season.

And many are thankful.  Today one person talked about how the songs get into your head.  They begin to be on the back of our tongues, just waiting to come forward.

With the evident impact of carols and songs, I’m certainly enjoying getting a start on the season.  Of course, I’ve also been asked to sing a few times over the next few weeks – all the more reason to start listening and enjoying.

What are my favorite Christmas songs?  I love the old standard carols – Joy to the world; O Come, all ye faithful; Silent Night . . . and many more.  I enjoy some newer songs like Birthday of a King, and Oh, Holy Night.  And even more contemporary are songs like Hope is Born and Are you Listening.

Not that you know all these songs! 

So, what are the songs that you enjoy in this season?

So, I’m listening to a forecast of the top 20 trends of 2011 (a video done in 2010).

Amidst the top 20 was one that struck me.  In the last while I’ve worn clothes that are ‘retro’, according to some of our teens.  And to them the term retro was not derogatory!  The first time I heard the whispers about my clothes, I just though my fashion sense was being questioned.  Of course, many have been doing that for years. 

Instead, the youth were surveying what I was wearing to see if the fit could be theirs!  Totally disconcerting.  I wear my father’s sweater because it feels comfortable.  They want to wear a geriatric sweater because the trend is sliding in that direction.

So, old people, open your closets! 

You have the clothes of tomorrow sitting on yesterday’s pile!!

The last minute is on us!  Looks like BC will win the Grey Cup.  But there could be one last go for Winnipeg.  I expect a short kick.

Yes – and no!  Short kick but maybe not 10 yards.  That could be it.  But you never know.

That’s the story of life.  Never give up!  Have faith!!

I awoke this morning and checked our weather forecast.

That’s not out of the ordinary.  What is??

We have had some very cold days lately, and lots of snow.  By very cold, I mean down into the -30’s Celcius with the wind chill.  The last few days have crept up to the freezing mark.  And now . . .

Sunday is expected to be 12 degrees above zero!  That is like a warmish spring day.  That’s like a nice fall afternoon.  That’s like unbelievable.

Our streets will run with water for the day.  Snow packs will diminish to snow puddles.  Our cars will be wet with salt and dirt.  Children will splash in puddles and adults will sit and watch.

The best part of it all?  This is a foretaste of spring!  One last day to retain the memory before the chill of winter completely sets in. 

To think – Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent in which we think of “hope”.  The coming again of Jesus.  Perhaps the weather will remind us that we will have hope of a coming again!