Acadian Rose
      Wishes You Merry Christmas!
      Over 2000 Years have passed  since that  first Christmas
      When Jesus was born in a stable.
      He is the Reason For The Season of
      Joy, Hope and Faith.
      May you all have a wonderful Holiday with your
      family friends and loved ones.
      Be safe, walk in Peace and Sunshine.
      Always remember Ye Are Loved.
      AcadianRose
      From Her Hands 
      In Memory of M'Lady
      She Lives on in the Faces and Hearts
      of all of us who loved and honored her.
      Our tears have blossemed into a Rose.
      The Reason We Have Tinsel On The Christmas Tree
      Once, in a tiny town in Germany now lost to the Ages,
      there was a little hausfrau. The neighbors  spoke of her in hushed tones..
      for it was rumoured she spoke to animals, and they understood her.
      Still, as she never said an
      unkind word about anyone, they left her to her own devices.
        Well the wheel of the year turned to winter.. when Jack Frost flies through
      the air and the snow fairies dance their delicate ballet to blanket the Earth
      in Her comforter of snow. The Hausfrau bundled herself in her little
      house and  lit the hearthfire to ward off the chill. Hours passed.. and above
      the wailing of the wind she heard the thinnest cry. It was the wail of
      a child, but softer. Opening her door, she saw a small Spider near death
      from the cold. Carefully picking up the small insect, she brought it inside
      and  lay it on the table. Lighting a candle, she began to minister the Spider
      back to  health in that peculiar way known only to Grandmothers and other
      Little Old Ladies. Noticing the Spider's exhaustion, she braved the cold
      again to bring back fragrant and soft evergreen boughs to make a small
      bed for the  creature. It stayed with her for days and days,
      but never  got any better.
      Well it was now Christmas Eve, and the Hausfrau prayed to the
      Infant Jesus for the Spider to get better. That night, Angels appeared and
      made the Spider healthy. To reward
      her.. the Spider went out into the cold ( this time remembering his
      jacket and boots) and spun his web all over the same evergreen tree the
      Hausfrau had used to make his bed. The Spider worked all night covering
      the tree in layer after layer of gray web.
       As dawn broke, he wove one last web, one of magic.
      The Hausfrau awoke to see her Spider friend gone.. and ran to the door
      to find him.  Throwing open the door she saw a wondrous sight.
      The magic of the  Spider's spell
      had turned the webs on the tree into shining threads of silver, making
      the tree sparkle like a star in the light of the dawning Christmas sun.
      The neighbors had gathered to gape at the marvelous tree, and greeted
      the  Hausfrau warmly,  and with loving arms.
      This was also the magic of the Web, born of love,
      it made all who see it love everyone in turn.
       This, my little ones, is why tinsel adornes Christmas trees today, so a
      little of the Spider's spell of Love will find it's way into your heart.
      Author Unknown
       
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