Storytime Tapestry Newsletter

The newsletter devoted to spreading love and cultural awareness around the world.

January 6, 2008

Today’s Announcement

Today and tomorrow is the Russian Orthodox Christmas.  Merry Christmas to all my orthodox members.

Although we appear to be behind in the Christmas Contest entries we are on schedule. We are finishing up with the last of the poems today.  And I will be sending out the Christmas poem contest rules a little latter today.

A hearty welcome goes out to our newest writer for Storytime Tapestry. Janelle McCarthy becomes writer # 451 for Storytime Tapestry and we are glad to have her, please email her and welcome her to this wonderful rainbow family.

The Latest on Matt’s Mom is that she has kidney stones. She is on morphine and has been in excruciating pain now for over two weeks.  It is just inhumane as far as I am concerned. The hospital expects her to linger like this until the stone passes.  This is an elderly woman who is in pain.  It just does not seem right to me. Please continue to pray from her recovery.

Don’t forget to order your copy of Angels Watching Over Me, the story of an ordinary woman facing less than ordinary challenges.  Angels Watching Over Me is a story of family love, sacrifices, poverty and an undying faith that makes heroes out of all of us. Here is the link in case you have forgotten it: http://www.lulu.com/content/964306

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Today’s Christmas Stories

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Bake A Cake

Janelle McCarthy

It's Christmas Eve and we should all be in joyful anticipation of what tomorrow may bring. 

When my children were young I wondered how I could make the message of Christmas a bit more simple for them to understand.   

On Christmas Eve we would get together to bake a cake, a birthday cake to be exact.  I am not a skilled baker so it was not perfect or beautifully decorated, but on the top I would make sure to write "Happy Birthday Jesus". 

Then, at what ever unbelievably early hour my children woke up to see if Santa had arrived, I would remind them to first go get the cake.  We would light the candles on top and sing loudly our rendition of Happy Birthday to Jesus.   

And when we were done singing, I would very quietly remind them how good and generous Jesus must be that on His birthday we are the ones to get gifts.      

It was heartwarming to see that at least some of the wonder in their eyes was not for the presents under the tree.   

My children are all gone this year for Christmas but I still think it is time for me to go bake a cake. 

Merry Christmas!

Janelle McCarthy

egnahb@yahoo.com

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Christmas Poetry Corner

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DEAR BELOVED ONES; THE  CHILD, YOUNG AND OLD,

MOST REVERENTLY, I WISH ALL OF YOU:

"A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008;  MAY GOD FULFILL ALL OF GOOD WISHES , DREAMS AND THE VISION THAT WE ALL HAVE FOR PERSONAL, FAMILY, SOCIETY AND THE WORLD FOR PEACE AND THE PROSPERITY , WHILE SERVING THE WORLD WITH  THESE THOUGHTS AND THE FEELINGS IN THE NEW YEAR 2008. AMEN!"

WITH GOOD WISHES, REGARDS AND THANKS TO ALL.

YOURS IN THE PHILANTHROPIC MISSION OF OUR PERSONAL LIFE,

DR. HARMANDER SINGH

MY DEDICATED POEM TO ALL OF YOU:

The Dawn of the Happy New Year 2008

Rejoice! Rejoice! O people of earth

That she moves, she moves around the Sun

Revolving around the Sun she delivers

The message that we, the children of earth

Have to keep on going

Through all sort of and diversity of situations

And so called problems and

Well known moments of joy

For neither stars nor moon

Stay behind the clouds.

Hail! Hail! O people of earth

That we are human beings

Who struggle, progress and enter

The new eras, ventures and quests

For this is our life.

Yes, be bold and rejoice

That we are really the humans,

Rejoice! Rejoice! O people of earth

That we have survived throughout

The civilizations and ages

And have written the golden pages of history

The young and old human beings,

But wise and good human beings

Will always rejoice in and with

The most excellent and ultra modern

Thinking and feeling form the rare wisdom

Which earth will flourish always but

Bhagouauty on the natural ways of Lucy

All is Peaceful if we seek

On the Happy New Year 2008 as

It has started on the World

To shine for all with New Visions and Hopes

Let us pray for all. Amen!

Dr. Harmander Singh

bhagouauty@gmail.com

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"Extra Time" – New Years

Tim Kevin
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Well surprise, surprise, I made it to 2008
Even though i may have slept in a bit late
Next I think I'll take a shot at makein' 2009
Why not seeing as I've got nothin' but time
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TIME. that elusive old gent, who keeps score
Knows how many of us will be shown the door
In this coming year whether prepared or not
I try to quietly tiptoe by him imitating an inkspot
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Maybe get lucky an gain another year to spend
Enjoyin' nature or explorin' round tha next bend
Seein' all that i've missed in my great big rush
Tryin' to have it all only to find the game
a bit bush
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Tis a little late to attempt changing our priority
But not for my infrequent talks with the Deity
I may need to cop a plea for a few crazy things
He knows me an I Him so I'll get a fair hearing
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So if He'll grant me some things i'm looking for
Quality time an good health would help more
To visit with silent goodbyes ole friends an kin
To reminisce over old times an where we been
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An see if the young ones are coming up right
It sure has to be difficult today with it all so tight
Education, jobs, inflation an providing a home
With drugs an distractions an kids on the roam
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Maybe offer help in some non-interfering way
But that'd need to be discretionary each day
I don't think it would be too much to request
An I'd sure promise to be good and on my best
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By .... The IrishWarlock

irishwarlock@webtv.net
.......... Copyright .. 1 - 1 - 2008

Readers Feedback

Norma dear Norma Liles I am so glad to see your submit

I have really missed your writings for quite a long bit

I hope to hear from you, maybe an e-mail if you have time

and it will be so thrilling even if it does not rhyme

hope you are doing well and all you love too

so here is just a reminder dear one

I often think of you.      from a friend and fan of yours  Leona  (As I continue being blessed as I am "Dancing with Life.")

You are certainly terrific and wonderful dear Sharon Bryant all rolled up into one  and without a toothpick to hold you together  HUGS  your loyal fan  Leona

Here are the Published Christmas entries to Date.  If you want to review the stories or poems before voting which will come only at the end of this contest, just go to the archives:  http://archives.zinester.com/98907

Stories

Name                    Story                                                 Date

Williams, Cheryl           Christmas: Look forward to it ….         December 20

Haley, Ellie Braun         A Christmas Story                                December 20

Bryant, Sharon I Walked The Halls                               December 21

Bryant, Sharon Believing                                               December 21

Lock, Joyce                 Abbreviated Christmas             December 21

Smith, Michael  Memory Tree                                       December 22

Walker, Bill                  Mary Did You Know?              December 22

Levine, Arthur              The Troubled Geese At Christmas        December 23

Walker, Bill                  Christmas Lights                                   December 23

Mazzella, Joe                Christmas Gifts                         December 23

Wilson, Mary               Through the Eyes of Mary                     December 24

Walker, Bill                  Jesus and Santa                                    December 24

Colasanti, James           An Angel In Between                            December 25

Walker, Joe                  The Two Sides of Christmas                 December 25

Dowd, Helen                Tintagel The Forest Angel                     December 26

Walker, Bill                  The Christmas Gift                                December 26

Wersterfer, Clara          No Christmas Presents             December 27

Wainland, David           Christmas Doesn’t Get Any Better       

                                    At the North Pole                                 December 27

Blaine, Pamela  Christmas at Baring School                   December 28

Bryant, Sharon Thank You                                           December 28

Dowd, Hart                  Hundreds of Easy to Make Gifts           December 29

Haley, Ellie Braun         Ripples We Make                                December 29

Dowd, Helen                Our Last Deliverer Has Come               December 30

Walker, Joe                  A Christmas Wish List For You            December 30

Dowd, Hart                  One Unforgettable Christmas                December 31

Singh, Dr. Harmander Happy Christmas: Learning Art of

                                    Problem Solving for Prayer                   December 31

Bryant, Sharon             Santa’s Mistake                                    December 31

Apted, Violet                An Unexpected Visit                             January 1

Apted, Violet                Confetti Snowballs                                January 1

Apted, Violet                Mary’s Christmas Miracle                     January 1

Apted, Violet                The Ghosts of Christmas                       January 2

Walker, Joe                  Finding Christmas                                 January 2

Bryant, Sharon The Greatest Gift                                  January 2

Johnson, Patricia           Epiphany                                              January 3

Cassady, B.J.               Christmas 1989                                    January 3

Cassady, B.J.               The Pig Who Saved Christmas  January 3

Cassady, B.J.               One of the Best Presents I ever Received January 3

Cassady, B.J.               A Gift of Giving                                    January 4

McCarthy, Janelle         Bake A Cake                                       January 6

Poems

Name                    Poem                                                 Date

Cardinal, Conrad          Make a Wish Come True                                 December 20

Cardinal, Conrad          Why?                                                               December 20

Ebling, Leonia             A Gift Of Love                                       December 21

Ebling, Leonia               God’s Decorating                                             December 21

Meeks, Carol               Joseph’s Example                                             December 22

Meeks, Carol               Stable Born King                                              December 22

Meeks, Carol               Come Into Our Christmas Parlor                       December 23

Costner, Joan Clifton    Can’t Take Christmas                                       December 24

Costner, Joan Clifton    Our Boys Are Coming Home                            December 24

Costner, Joan Clifton    There’s More                                                   December 25

Pringle, Sandra Lewis Poem For Children                                             December 26

Jacobson, Gary            A Soldier’s Bright Christmas Star                      December 27

Jacobson, Gary            Christmas In a Foxhole                         December 28

Kevin, Tim                   Our Christmas Wish                                         December 29

Groopman, Cynthia      What is Christmas All About?               December 29

Groopman, Cynthia      Chanukah Festivity                                           December 29

Groopman, Cynthia      Christmas Festivity                                            December 29

Singh, Dr. Harmander The Dawn of The Day of Happy Christmas

                                     And His Grace                                                December 30

Dowd, Hart                  My Nelda                                                         December 31

Ebling, Leonia               His Name is Wonderful                         December 31

Dowd, Helen                No Room For The Christ of Christmas  January 1

Dowd, Helen                The Have and Have-nots                                  January 1

Singh, Dr. Harmander   The Daylight The Dawn of The Day                  January 2

Johnson, Patricia           Still                                                                   January 3

Lock, Joyce                 The Night Before Christmas                              January 3

Ebling, Leonia               Grandma Elf’s Secret                                        January 4

Liles, Norma                Where Is Jesus                                                 January 5

Jacobson, Gary            A Joyous Time of Year                         January 5

Singh, Dr. Harmander The Dawn of a Happy New Year                       January 6

Kevin, Tim                   Extra Time – Happy New Year                        January 6

Here is our Storytime Tapestry Angels: Also, I would like to thank those of you who chose to be a silent angel and gave an anonymous donation to keep Storytime Tapestry up and running.

Clara Westerfer, Mark Crider, Rosanne Catalano, Paula Booher, Kay Seefeldt, Mariane Holbrook, Mary Ellen Grisham, Louise Nomani, Sharon Bryant, Angela Walker, Hart and Helen Dowd, Keith Ready, Ginger Morgenstern, Ellie Braun-Haley, Surinder Jandu, Bob Shaw, Carol Meeks, Charlotte Hilliard, Maria Keller