Did you fall from heaven?
With
the winter snow
You
must be an Angel
You
have that special glow
You
must have come from heaven
An
Angel from above.
Sent
to me this Christmas
Sent
to bring me love
Come
sit beside me
In
the glowing candle light
I
never knew my love
Could
ever burn so bright
From
this first moment
As
we drink a glass of wine
Your
sweet angelic nature
Tells
me you are divine
Wrapped
in an Angels form
As
our Christmas starts
You
give me the gift of love
And
I give to you my heart
Candace Cameron Bure is one of the Queens of the holiday movies, and her films never disappoint, and “A Shoe Addict's Christmas” is no exception.
Candace plays the part of Noelle, a woman who
doesn’t enjoy the festive season, she works for human resources in a Department
Store although her great love and talent is for Photography.
One snowy December night she is in the
basement searching for a personal file and finds she has been accidentally
locked in.
While she is waiting to be released, she finds
a mysterious woman in the store called Charlie (Jean Smart) who identifies herself as her guardian angel, who
gives her the chance to change her life through visions of the past, present
and future evokes by Noelle wearing particular pairs of shoes.
The
whole life changing process is further complicated by her proximity to Jake
(Luke Macfarlane) who in addition to being her new neighbour, is also her
liason with the fire department on the Christmas Gala she has to organise and
is the fireman who rescues her from the store.
Along with Candace Cameron Bure
This Festive fantasy is well worth a watch, and not just because Candace Cameron Bure is in it and is as captivating as always, its just a great holiday feel good film and Jean Smart is a delight.
268 St Dionysius ends his reign as Catholic Pope
418 St Zosimus ends his reign as Catholic Pope
795
St Leo III begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1198
French bishop Odo van Sully condemns Zottenfeest
1481
Battle at Westbroek Dutch army defeats Utrecht
1492
the 1st Spanish settlement in the New World is founded, by Columbus
1773
the Expulsion of tea ships from Philadelphia
1799 Colonel Lee says George Washington, is 1st in war, 1st in peace and 1st in the hearts of his countrymen
1805 France and Austria signs Peace of Pressburg
1862 38 Santee Sioux Indians hanged in Mankato
Minnesota
1862 Battle of Dumfries, Virginia
1872 18 inches is the 4th largest snowfall in New York City’s history
1899
Baden-Powell led a failed assault to relieve Mafeking, 24 killed
1916
Joseph Joffre becomes marshal of France
1925 Turkey adopts Gregorian calendar
1926 Prince-regent Hirohito becomes emperor of Japan
1928 Johnny Weissmuller announces his retirement from amateur swimming
1932 Earthquake kills 70,000 in Gansu China
1939 Earthquake in East Anatolia Turkey
1941 Winston Churchill becomes the First British Prime Minister to address a joint meeting of Congress
1943 British sink German battle cruiser Scharnhorst
1944 Battle of Bastogne US General Patton
breaks through the German lines
1946 Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas opens
1947 Heavy snow blankets Northeast USA burying New York City under 25.8” of snow in just 16 hrs
1955 RKO is 1st to announce sale of its film library to TV
1964 Moors Murderers claim last victim
1965 Paul McCartney is interviewed on pirate radio station Radio Caroline
1966 Maulana Karenga establishes Kwanzaa the First fruits of harvest festival
1967 Dave Brubeck Quartet formally disbands
1968 Arab terrorists in Athens fire on El Al plane, killing 1
1973 5 astronauts walk in space for a record 7 hours
1973 Soyuz 13 returns to Earth
1975 the first supersonic transport service
begins in the USSR with the Tupolev-144
1978
India's former Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, is released from jail
1984
Belgian princess Astrid marries Archduke Lorenz of Austria-Este
1986
Terrorists Captured Iraqi Airways Boeing-737 in Saudi Arabia, about 60 killed
1991
Militant Sikhs kill 55 and wound 70 in India
1991
Jack Ruby's gun sells for $220,000 in an auction
1993 Antonov-26 crashes at Gyumri, Armenia, 36 killed
1994 French commandos’ terminate Air France
hijacking in Marseille
St. Thomas is sometimes called Didymus the Twin or the Apostle of India or more often Doubting Thomas, he was a Jew and a carpenter and was one of the original twelve disciples chosen by Christ to preach his Gospels He was a dedicated follower of Christ even Ready to die with Jesus when Christ went to Jerusalem.
when
Jesus announced His intention of returning to Judea to visit his sick friend
Lazarus, Thomas immediately rallied his fellow disciples to go with Him on the
trip which involved because of the mounting hostility of the authorities
certain danger and possible death.
when
Christ told His Apostles At the Last Supper, that He was going to prepare a
place for them to which they also might come because they knew both the place and
the way it was Thomas who said “Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how
can we know the way?” and Christ assured them with the beautiful assurance that
He was the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
Thomas
was not with the other disciples when Jesus came to them after the Resurrection.
And on his Thomas’s return he refused to believe what had happened.
He continued to doubt the Resurrection until Eight days later he was allowed to touch Christ's
wounds when The Lord came a
second time.
Thomas
was gently rebuked for his skepticism and then exclaimed: “My Lord and My God,”
thus making a public Profession of Faith in the Divinity of Jesus.
Thomas was also present at another Resurrection appearance of Jesus when a
miraculous catch of fish occurred at Lake Tiberius.
After
Pentecost the Apostles dispersed and Thomas was sent to evangelize and he preached to the Parthians, Medes, and Persians he formed many parishes and
churches along the way and he
eventually reached India, spreading the gospels as far as the Malabar Coast.
While
in India he was stabbed to death with a spear around 72 AD at a place called
Calamine.
Since the fourth century the celebration of the transference of his body to Edessa in Mesopotamia has been commemorated on his feast day on July 3rd.
Joanna Moret (Chelsea Kane) is a Lifestyle guru and is offered the chance to present her own daytime TV show as long as she can make a success of George MacAllen's holiday gala.
There is only one snag and that is that she has
to do it with her boyfriend at her side, but this supposed expert on love is
actually single, so to keep up appearances, TV producer Ted Drew Seeley pretends to be her
partner.
Complications to the couple are provided by Chad Connell as George MacAllen’s son Del
and Alanna LeVierge as Ted’s ex-girlfriend Valerie.
St. Stephen was one of the first seven deacons selected and specially ordained by the Apostles to take care of the temporal relief of the poorer members of the community.
The
Apostles appointed the deacons as they were Dissatisfied with the distribution
of alms from the community's fund.
Stephen's
life prior to his appointment is something of a mystery in is believed as his
name is Greek that he was a Hellenist, which means he was a Jew who had been
born in a foreign land and his native tongue was Greek.
However
it is believed that the Aramaic form of the name Stephen, Kelil was inscribed
on a slab found in his tomb which may indicate that was his original name.
Other
evidence suggests that Stephen was not a proselyte (a stranger,
a comer to Palestine or a sojourner in the land) in fact Nicolas is the only one of the seven referred
to as such indicating that the other six were Jews by birth.
It
is unclear under what circumstances he became a Christian but he was obviously
suited to his calling in order that the apostles should select him.
He
spent much of his ministry as deacon among the Hellenist converts which is
where he came into conflict meeting opposition from the synagogues of the
"Libertines" the “Cyrenians, the “Alexandrians”, and those from
Cilicia and Asia.
He
was regarded as a good character and as a man of good reputation, a man full of
faith, and full of grace and fortitude.
A
great speaker capable of causing the most vehement opponent to doubt his own
convictions.
It
was after such an incident when cavilers of the various synagogues, Libertines,
Cyrenians, Alexandrians, Cilician’s and Asian’s, had challenged Stephen to a
dispute.
After
Stephen had defeated all their arguments and twisted their own words back them
the cavilers came out with the pride wounded and with such hatred in their
hearts they bore false witnesses against him claiming to have heard him speak
words of blasphemy against Moses and God.
The
ancients and the scribes had long been waiting for a chance to stop Stephens
preaching and had him arrested and taken before the Sanhedrin.
He was accused of many blasphemies his clever
words now fired back at him like arrows each wounding him.
Finally
he said: "Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on
the right hand of God"
No
other words could have angered the mob more they violently set upon him and
dragged him outside the city and stoned him to death in 33 AD.
Stephen's
funeral was a large affair and many made great mourning over him.
However
for centuries the location of St. Stephen's tomb was lost until in 415 AD a
priest named Lucian learned by revelation that the sacred body was in Caphar
Gamala, some distance to the north of Jerusalem.
St
Stephens’s relics were then exhumed and carried first to the church of Mount
Sion and then, in 460AD, to the basilica erected by Eudocia on the spot where,
according to tradition, the stoning had taken place outside the Damascus Gate.
