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Nan’s News
Joy is in the air...it’s December...Christmas will soon be here...the excited anticipation of
watching children is joy within itself... I love to watch their faces and wish I could know what is pass-
ing through their minds. I suspect the expressions are pretty close to the thoughts. My friend told me
the other day that her three year old was so excited to know that Christmas was Jesus’ birthday that
she could not wait to go to ―school‖ and tell her teacher...now to just remember that is what the joy is
all about.

Gee what an interesting year 2010 has been, one filled with many changes, some great, and
others I could have done without, but as I walked through those valleys with my brightly tabbed
Bible leading me immediately to verses of healing and hope, I captured incredible peace. Therefore, I
had a swift recovery from chest surgery to remove a mass from behind my breastbone and one in my
lung. Credit for my swift recovery is also attributed to my prayer warriors—and to my wonderful
nurse— Jack took such good care of me. In fact, I thought I was ready to go after about 10 days—but
the nursing police, as I lovingly dubbed my care-giver, reigned me in. He was right...as he always is.

In anticipation of a new year and new beginnings , I’m giving life to an old dream that I put
on a shelf a couple years ago. It will take me a while to get all my thoughts back together, but it is
worth the commitment to use my creative energies to accomplish. Do you have a dream that you let
go by the wayside for one reason or another? I encourage you to rekindle the desire. I’m believing
―it can happen‖. I’m going to live LARGE….join me...

May the spirit of Christmas bring you peace, The gladness of Christmas give you hope, the warmth
of Christmas grant you love...Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

Nan

Happy Anniversary
To You!
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Don & Carol Stewart
Michael & Cindy Boecking
Todd & Ronda Little
Congratulations!!!
National Tie Month. Celebrate
the necktie, especially because 20
percent of all neckties are purchased
in December, presumably as holi-
day gifts. Fashion tip, from proto-
col expert Nemo Turner: The
proper length for wearing the every-
day ―long tie,‖ whether it is for
business or social events, is that it
must go just to the bottom of the
belt, and NEVER above or below
the belt. (www.protocolpower.com)
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“An apple a day…” may be true, but
some health lore isn’t
Everyone knows that you shouldn’t swim within an
hour after eating, a glass of warm milk helps you
fall asleep, and doctors always save the patient right
before the last commercial. Right?
Maybe, but you’re right to be skeptical.
Many common beliefs about health don’t hold up to
clinical research (and once in a while a TV patient
dies). In the winter months, although you do need to
dress warmly, you don’t need to worry about these
often repeated words of advice:
 Don’t go outside with damp hair. Your head
will get chilly, but chances are you won’t catch a
cold. Colds are caused by viruses (over 200),
and most people contract them by coming into
contact with someone who already has a cold
People may tend to catch cold more readily dur-
ing the winter because they’re inside more, and
closer to other people who may carry the virus–
not simply because the weather is cold.
 Feed a cold, starve a fever. Or is it the other
way around? Whatever the saying is, you don’t
want to avoid eating when you’re sick (even if
you don’t feel much like it) because your body
needs the nutrients to fight infection. Drinking
plenty of fluids and getting lots of rest are the
most dependable ways to get well quickly.
 You lose 75 percent of your body heat
through your head. You’ll lose heat through
whatever part of your body is exposed to cold
temperatures—head, hands, arms, legs, etc.
Yes, keep your head covered when outdoors in
the winter, but keep the rest of your body warm
as well.
“Keeping your body healthy is an expression of grati-
tude to the whole cosmos—the trees, the clouds,
everything.” — Thich Nhat Hanh
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Welcome to Our World
Gibson Jones
(Proud Parents are Bob & Heather) Christmas Trivia
Abigail McDonald
(Proud Parents are Albert & Cherice) 1. Which company was the first to use Santa Clause
Carter Robinson in an advertisement?
(Proud Parents are Kyle & Allyson) 2. Which president was the first to decorate the
White House Christmas tree?
3. Which country did the gingerbread house come
New Employment from?
Paula Robinson 4. What kind of Christmas does Elvis Presley sing
Matt Mullican & Erin McAnear about?
Tink McGathy 5. In what year was ―A Christmas Carol‖, by Charles
Dickens, published?
6. What is athe name of the Grinch’s dog in the
Graduation movie ―How the Grinch Stole Christmas‖?
Guy Boye 7. Where was ―A Christmas Carol‖ written?
Stephanie Anderson 8. Which reindeer helps Rudolph fly at the reindeer
games?
9. Which reindeer is Rudolph’s dad?
Congratulations!!!! 10. Which Christmas movie has been played more
than any other?

We hear the beating of wings over Bethlehem

and a light that is not of the sun or of the stars
10. It’s a Wonderful Life.
9. Donner
shines in the midnight sky. Let the beauty of 8. Clarice
the story take away all narrowness, all thought 7. United Kingdom
of formal creeds. Let it be remembered as a 6. Max
story that has happened again and again, to men 5. 1843
of many different races, that has been expressed
4. Blue
through many religions, that has been called by
3. Germany
2. Franklin Pierce
many different names. Time and space and lan- 1. Coca-Cola
guage lay no limitations upon human brother- Answers:
hood.— New York Times, 25 December 1937.
HUMMMM….Xmas or Christmas?
Food for thought…….
Contrary to many Christian’s belief (and mine), the word
Xmas is not sacrilegious or irreverent. The letter ―X‖ is the first letter
of Christ’s name in Greek and has often been used as a holy symbol.
―Xmas‖, this abbreviation of Christmas is of Greek origin. The
Word for Christ in Greek is ―Xristos‖. The ―X‖ is the Greek letter Chi
(sounds like ‖ki‖) which has a ―k‖ sound. Hence Xristos is pro-
nounced ―Christ‖ in modern English. During the 16th century,
Europeans began using the first initial of Christ’s name, ―X‖ in place
of the word Christ in Christmas as a shorthand form of the word.
Although the early Christians understood that X stood for Christ’s
name, later Christians who did not understand the Greek language
mistook ―Xmas‖ as a sign of disrespect...as many do today.

The history of Christmas customs
What are the original means of some of our most
beloved Christmas customs? Many of these customs
originated in older pagan traditions, rather than in the
Christian tradition in which they are celebrated.
The celebration of Christmas on Dec. 25 was not
regulated to that date until the fourth century by Pope
Saint Julius I. The Pope, it seems, was trying to round
up a passel of pagan festivities into one date and took the
opportunity to turn them into a Christian celebration.
Dec. 25 previously had marked the Roman Saturnalia
(the day when the sun ebbed lowest in the year). Mithra,
the Persian Sun god, had his birthday then, too. And
Odin, a Norse god, also appeared to the world on that
day.
Overeating and drinking are related to the Satur-
nalia. Saturn, an agriculture god, was related to feasting
in tahe winter, a practice that in ancient times would
have been important to help people survive the long,
sometimes famine-ridden winters.
Today’s Christmas pudding has a long history
going all the way back to the Celts, who celebrated their
god of the harvest by making a pot of porridge and stir-
ring it for him. Later plum pudding was made by adding
prunes to the porridge, and that evolved into what we
now know as Christmas pudding. Tradition says that
each member of the family should stir the pot in an east-
west manner (as the sun moves across the sky). Flaming
brandy poured onto the pudding is also a symbol of the
sun’s energy.
The first Christmas stocking was derived from
the charity of a kindly Turkish bishop, who slipped a bag
of gold into the stocking of a girl in need of a dowry.
And it’s true that Santa never wore red and white
until he was popularized by the Coca-Cola Company
wearing the company colors.
Decorating Christmas trees has its origins in the
Dark Ages of Germany, the idea being to encourage tree
spirits, who deserted the forests during the winter, to
want to return to the trees to reawaken them again in the
spring. This originally focused on oak trees, but later
came to be associated with fir trees by the Christians,
because they likened the triangle outline of the firs with
that of the Holy Trinity.—- adapted from the New
Statesman

December History: 1. In Montgomery, Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to give up her
seat in the front section of a bus (1955). 7. Martin Van Buren becomes the 8th President of the
United States, and the first president to be born in this country. 7. Thomas Edison exhibited the
phonograph in 1877. 10. Wyoming, a territory of the U.S, allowed women to vote and hold of-
fice (1869). 15. Gone With the Wind premiered in where else, but Atlanta, Georgia (1939). 19.
Charles Dickens publishes A Christmas Carol (1843). 24. Franz Joseph Gruber composed
―Silent Night‖ (1818). 25. Jesus Christ is born in a little town in Bethlehem (0).
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 If I Were Santa Claus

IF I WERE SANTA CLAUS, THIS IS WHAT I WOULD DO

I'D BRING THE GIFT OF LAUGHTER TO EVERYONE -- AND THIS INCLUDES YOU
BUT CHRISTMAS DAY IS ALL ABOUT JOY
AND THE CELEBRATION IS ALL ABOUT THAT LITTLE BABY BOY

SO IF YOUR STOCKING IS NOT FULL AND YOUR DINNER IS A FEAST

BELIEVE -- BELIEVE IN JESUS AND BE FILLED WITH PEACE
LOVE MAKES EACH YEAR A LITTLE BETTER THAN THE ONE JUST BEFORE
AND WITH JESUS IN OUR HEARTS WE'LL NEVER BE POOR!

IF I WERE SANTA CLAUS, THIS IS WHAT I WOULD DO

I'D GIVE EVERYONE THE GIFT OF FAITH -- AND THIS INCLUDES YOU
BUT TO EACH ONE WHO HAS BEEN GIVEN THE MEASURE OF FAITH
SO, BELIEVE -- BELIEVE IN GODS'S MEASURE OF GRACE,

NOW IF YOU HAVE THE BLAHS AND SAY BAH HUMBUG

I AM PRAYING THAT YOU GET A BIG CHRISTMAS HUG,
THEN YOUR EYES WILL TWINKLE AS THOUGH THEY WERE STARS
AND THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS WILL BE SPREAD AFAR,

IF I WERE SANTA CLAUS, I'D BE SURE YOUR CHRISTMAS WAS WHITE

AND I WOULD BRING YOU PJ'S TO KEEP YOU WARM AT NIGHT
BUT I AM NOT SANTA CLAUS NOR WOULD I WANT TO BE
BUT I AM A BELIEVER AND SOMEDAY --HIS FACE I'LL SEE

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The Morgan Report

Jack and Nancy Morgan
The Morgan Real Estate Group, LLC
2200 NW 50th Street, Suite 127E
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
Phone: 842-1070
Email: nancy@okcmls.com
WEB: okcmls.com
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