Christmas Gift

I thought long and hard
About a gift to bring
I don't really have much,
And I can't really sing

Christmas has always been hard
As we never had very much
Being together was about it
But we seem to be out of touch

I typically find myself
Lost during the holidays
For so many years it has
Been just another day

So I think this year
I will try something new
I want to take a look back
Something I rarely seem to do

Remembering the good times
That I had as a child
A time when on that old couch
My family sat and piled

I think about my sister and I
Trying to figure out
What MeeMaw's numbering system
Was really all about

Going outside with the cousins
To throw around the ball
May be the thing
That I miss most of all

It's been such a long time
Since we all sat as one
Talking about life
Joking and picking fun

Looking back now is hard
But not in vain
As I have a new family
To help ease the pain

New memories to be made
With each one of you
A family under God
To help me through

All of you here tonight
Reminisce of times gone by
Brothers and sisters is Christ
We celebrate our Lord most high

Forget about the gifts
And the things we wish for
The Christmas message
Is about so much more

It's about the unwavering love
That we all have tonight
For the one and only Son
Who's light shines so bright

I thought long and hard
About a gift to bring
But the best gift was already given
The birth of Jesus our Savior, our King.

Jan Bagwell 

God Bless

Symbols Of The Christmas Candy Cane

Four symbols of the candy cane
are told at Christmas time
to remind us of our Savior.
Here they are in rhyme:

The Christmas candy cane we eat,
or hang upon our tree,
tells a story about Christ and
what He means to you and me.

Two color stripes are on the cane.
One’s white… the other red.
Red is for the precious blood
that for us all, He shed.

White is for the pureness
of Him born on Christmas day.
Think of His name, “Jesus”,
when you see it as a “J”.

And when we turn it back around
a staff does yet remain,
to remind us He’s our Shepherd.
…All this in a candy cane.

Jan Bagwell 

God  Bless !

Merry Christmas !

Christmas, A Part of Christ's Story

To me, Christmas has great meaning.
It is really a part of Christ's story.
He came to this earth to die for us
From His beautiful home in Glory.

I wonder how His own Father felt
When it was time for Him to depart.
When in His love, He sent Jesus,
Did great sadness fill His heart?

God, in His love, sent His only Son.
For our sins, He was crucified.
This was the reason for His coming.
For the sins of mankind, He died.

Christ's story then continues.
In three days, He arose from the dead.
He then had victory over death
Just like to His disciples he said.

Jesus is now at God's right hand,
Interceding for us up in Glory.
If we call on Him to save our souls,
We can be a part of Christ's story.

Jan Bagwell

God Bless !

Merry Christmas  my friends !

Chocolate For Christmas

Over in a third world country,
A missionary served God well.
The story of salvation's plan
To many people, she did tell.

She especially loved to teach
Those little children so dear.
She had a burden for the lost,
And she had a great mission here.

One of the little girls got saved.
She witnessed to her brother one day.
He asked, "How can I really know
That Jesus hears me when I pray?"

He said, "One day I tasted chocolate,
And I would like to have some more.
I will pray to Jesus and ask Him
For chocolate like I had before."

This little boy then prayed to Jesus
For some delicious chocolate to eat.
His sister knew chocolate was rare,
So inside she really felt defeat.

In America, in a Sunday School,
Joyfully every lad and every lass
Were busy gathering Christmas gifts
To send to that missionary's class.

One little boy brought a chocolate bar.
He brought a big king-sized one.
The teacher was reluctant to send it,
For chocolate will melt in the sun.

They carefully packed the chocolate
In the very middle of that crate.
Then they sent those Christmas gifts.
They didn't want them to be late.

Christmas came, and all the gifts
Were gladly given to every child.
The little brother opened his gift,
And with joy, he really went wild.

"Look, Sister! Jesus does hear
When I get on my knees and pray.
I have a big piece of chocolate
For my special Christmas gift today!"

Little brother went to the teacher.
He humbly got on his knees to pray.
He asked Jesus Christ to save him.
He received Jesus that very day.

Jan Bagwell

God Bless !