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	<title>Sheila Schoonmaker&#039;s Maiden Blog &#187; Christmas Eve</title>
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		<title>When you don&#8217;t have reindeer&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You make do with whitetails for hitching up to the sleigh on Christmas Eve! Hey girls, here comes redneck Santa&#8230; so make him work for his ride! You don&#8217;t want to end up hanging around . . . do ya? Speaking of going up, up, and away, . . . how do you know who might [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You make do with whitetails for hitching up to the sleigh on Christmas Eve!</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Trio of Deer" src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj204/faithfilly/Yard/HereDeer-1-1.jpg" alt="" width="449" height="480" /></p>
<p>Hey girls, here comes redneck Santa&#8230; so make him work for his ride!</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Dear and Deer" src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj204/faithfilly/Yard/HereDear-1-1.jpg" alt="" width="580" height="376" /></p>
<p>You don&#8217;t want to end up hanging around . . . do ya? Speaking of going up, up, and away,<br />
. . . how do you know who might come tonight?</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>&#8216;TWAS THE NIGHT JESUS CAME</strong></p>
<p>&#8216;Twas the night Jesus came and all through the house<br />
Not a person was praying, not one in the house.<br />
The Bibles were left on the shelf without care,<br />
For no one thought that Jesus would come there.</p>
<p>The children were dressing to crawl into bed,<br />
Not once ever kneeling or bowing a head.<br />
And hubby in his chair with a beer on his lap<br />
Was watching the Late Show while I took a nap.</p>
<p>When out of the east there rose such a clatter,<br />
I sprang to my feet to see what was the matter.<br />
Away to the window I flew like a flash<br />
Tore open the shutters and lifted the sash!</p>
<p>When what to my wondering eyes should appear<br />
But angels proclaiming that Jesus was here!<br />
The light of His face made me cover my head-<br />
It was Jesus returning, just as He said.</p>
<p>And though I possessed worldly wisdom and wealth,<br />
I cried when I saw Him in spite of myself.<br />
In the Book of Life which He held in His hand<br />
Was written the name of every saved man.</p>
<p>He spoke not a word as He searched for my name;<br />
When He said, &#8220;It&#8217;s not here&#8221; my head hung in shame.<br />
The people whose names had been written with love<br />
He gathered to take to His Father above.</p>
<p>With those who were ready He rose without a sound<br />
While all the rest were left standing around.<br />
I fell to my knees, but it was too late;<br />
I had waited too long and thus sealed my fate.</p>
<p>I stood and cried as they rose out of sight;<br />
Oh, if only I&#8217;d known that this was the night.<br />
In the words of this poem the meaning is clear;<br />
The coming of Jesus is now drawing near.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s only one life and when comes the last call<br />
We&#8217;ll find that the Bible was true after all.</p></blockquote>
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