RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 31, 2011: "Cheers to a new year..."

"Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right."

~Oprah Winfrey

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 30, 2011: "Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past..."

"Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past.

Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go."

~Brook Atkinson

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 29, 2011: “We will open the book. Its pages are blank..."

“We will open the book.

Its pages are blank.

We are going to put words on them ourselves.

The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day.”

~ Edith Lovejoy Pierce

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 28, 2011: "When you are grateful, fear disappears..."

"When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears." 

~Anthony Robbins

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 27, 2011: “People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas..."

“People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and the New Year, but they really should be worried about what they eat between the New Year and Christmas”

~Unknown

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 26, 2011: "Act as if what you do makes a difference..."

"Act as if what you do makes a difference.
It does."

~William James

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 25, 2011: “And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field..."

“And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 

And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 

And the angel said unto them, ‘Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.'” 

~Luke 2:8-11

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 24, 2011: "For God so loved the world..."

"For God so loved the world, 
that He gave his only begotten Son, 
that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, 
but have everlasting life."

~John 3:16(KJV)

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 23, 2011: "Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as..."

"Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts."

~Janice Maeditere

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 22, 2011: “Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings..."

“Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won't make it 'white'.” 

~Bing Crosby

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 21, 2011: "Ask your children two questions this Christmas..."

"Ask your children two questions this Christmas. 

First: "What do you want to give to others for Christmas?" 

Second: "What do you want for Christmas?" 

The first fosters generosity of heart and an outward focus. 

The second can breed selfishness if not tempered by the first."

~Author Unknown

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 20, 2011: "The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree..."

"The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: 

The presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other."

~Burton Hillis

RB'S QUESTION OF THE DAY: December 19, 2011: “Order your soul..."

“Order your soul; 

reduce your wants; 

live in charity; 

associate in Christian community; 

obey the laws; 

trust in Providence.”

~Saint Augustine

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 18, 2011: "Probably the reason we all go so haywire at Christmas..."

"Probably the reason we all go so haywire at Christmas time with the endless unrestrained and often silly buying of gifts is that we don't quite know how to put our love into words."

~Harlan Miller, writer

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 17, 2011: "Christmas, my child, is love in action..."

"Christmas, my child, is love in action.

Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas."

~Dale Evans Rogers

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 16, 2011: “We can only be said to be alive..."

“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” 

~Thornton Wilder

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 15, 2011: “What an enormous magnifier is tradition!"

“What an enormous magnifier is tradition! 

How a thing grows in the human memory and in the human imagination, when love, worship, and all that lies in the human heart, is there to encourage it”

~Thomas Carlyle

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 14, 2011: "He's making a list And checking it twice..."

"He's making a list 

And checking it twice; 

Gonna find out who's naughty and nice 

Santa Claus is coming to town"

"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie, 1934

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 13, 2011: "Christmas is forever, not for just one day..."

"Christmas is forever, not for just one day, 

for loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away 

like bells and lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf. 

The good you do for others is good you do yourself..."

 ~Norman Wesley Brooks, "Let Every Day Be Christmas," 1976

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 12, 2011: "Religious Symbolism of The Twelve Days of Christmas..."

Religious Symbolism of  The Twelve Days of Christmas

1-True Love refers to God

2-Turtle Doves refers to the Old and New Testaments

3-French Hens refers to Faith, Hope and Charity, the Theological Virtues

4-Calling Birds refers to the Four Gospels and/or the Four Evangelists

5-Golden Rings refers to the first Five Books of the Old Testament, the "Pentateuch", which gives the history of man's fall from grace.

6-Geese A-laying refers to the six days of creation

7-Swans A-swimming refers to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the seven sacraments

8-Maids A-milking refers to the eight beatitudes

9-Ladies Dancing refers to the nine Fruits of the Holy Spirit

10-Lords A-leaping refers to the ten commandments

11-Pipers Piping refers to the eleven faithful apostles

12-Drummers Drumming refers to the twelve points of doctrine in the Apostle's Creed

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 20, 2011: "Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas..."

"Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."

~Unknown Child, bless their wee heart

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 9, 2011: "Eggnog, who thought that one up..."

"Eggnog, who thought that one up? 

'I wanna get a little drunk, but I also want some pancakes.'”

~Dave Attell 

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 8, 2011: "God's gifts..."

"God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame.”

~Elizabeth Barrett Browning

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 7, 2011: “There has been only one Christmas..."

“There has been only one Christmas -

the rest are anniversaries.”

 ~W. J. Cameron

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 6, 2011: "Those Christmas lights, Light up the street..."

"Those Christmas lights

Light up the street

Down where the sea and city meet

May all your troubles soon be gone

Oh Christmas lights keep shining on"

~Christmas Lights

      Sung By Coldplay

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 5, 2011: "Oh, geez, look at this..."

"Oh, geez, look at this!
One light goes out, they ALL go out!!!"

~From The Twelve Pains of Christmas

http://www.stlyrics.com/songs/b/bobrivers10338/12painsofchristmas335547.html

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 4, 2011: "I never thought it was such a bad little tree..."

"I never thought it was such a bad little tree.
It's not bad at all, really.
Maybe it just needs a little love."

~Linus Van Pelt

(looking at Charlie Brown's puny tree in A Charlie Brown Christmas)

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 3, 2011: "Were it not for the shepherds..."

"Were it not for the shepherds, there would have been no reception. And were it not for a group of stargazers, there would have been no gifts."

~Max Lucado
From "God Came Near"

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 2, 2011: "Are you willing to forget what you have done for other people..."

"Are you willing to forget what you have done for other people, and to remember what other people have done for you ... to remember the weakness and loneliness of people who are growing old. 

Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest thing in the world ... stronger than hate, stronger than evil, stronger than death? 

Then you can keep Christmas!"

~Henry van Dyke

("Keeping Christmas" in The Spirit of Christmas)

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: December 1, 2011: “What I don't like about office Christmas parties is..."

“What I don't like about office Christmas parties is looking for a new job the next day”

~Phyllis Diller

Illness kept me from doing a quote last night. I apologize.