Living Christmas Memories - 2015

Mom and Dad hosted the family for a wonderfully fun Christmas celebration!!!  Family is everything.

The Little Drummer Boy

Post by Bob Butcher

“The Little Drummer Boy” is a popular Christmas song written in 1941. It was originally known as “Carol of the Drum” and is based on a traditional Czech carol. Although there isn’t any reference to a drummer boy in the Christmas story in Matthew 1–2 and Luke 2, the point of the carol goes straight to the heart of the meaning of worship. The carol describes how a boy is summoned by the Magi to the scene of Christ’s birth.

Unlike the wise men, however, the drummer has no gift—so he gives what he has. He plays his drum, saying, “I played my best for Him.”

This echoes the worship Jesus described when He told of the widow and her two coins: “ ‘Truly I tell you,’ he said, ‘this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on’ ” (Luke 21:3-4).

God is worthy of our all. All the drummer boy had was his drum and all the poor widow had were her two coins, but the God they worshiped was worthy of their all. He is worthy of our all as well, having given His all for us.

One of my favorite daily devotional writers, Bill Crowder, wrote this and It struck home in my heart so big today. It really speaks to who I am. There are so many things I messed up in my past that only Christ can overcome and forgive. You add that past which I bring to the simple ministry lifestyle Kathy and I have chosen to live today in comparison to most people, and there is little we have to offer back to worship the Lord except the love and care we have for others through our YWAM ministry, our local church, and our NASCAR Racing Family.

It's why we do what we do for all these years in YWAM, MRO / NASCAR, and our local church. We can only bring our best like the Little Drummer Boy and the poor widow did. But that is why we love Christmas so much. God is worthy of our all. So today if you are like Kathy and me remember that "your little is a lot when you give your all." Merry Christmas everyone!

About Bob Butcher

On race day, Bob Butcher and other MRO chaplains perform a short church service for drivers, their families, crew members and anybody else with a garage pass. He is Pastor/Chaplain at Beyond Checkered Flags Ministries (Self Employed), Pastor / Chaplain at NASCAR and Pastor / Chaplain at Motor Racing Outreach Association. Bob and his wife Kathy have been married since 1980.

Motorcycle Keychain Tag High Quality Fabric #cgkeytag

Funny Sayings and Personality

Oma found this keychain to be sturdy and well-constructed. I love the cute saying “0-100 Real Quick;” perfect for my racecar driving friends. It is great that this key chain is double sided – nice touch.

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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe would be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."

48 Piece Magnetic Push Pins #pushpinmagnets

Assorted Colors - Perfect Magnet Set for Refrigerator, Whiteboards, Dry Erase Boards, Maps and Teachers

 

I absolutely love these magnetic push pins. What an awesomely useful idea. Further these pins are both well-made and nice-looking. Each individual magnet is fitted with a 7mm magnetic disc embedded in a durable 17mm x 11mm acrylic casing.

They have so many uses. The magnetic push pins easily keep your notes, displays and/or photos reliably adhered to any magnetic surface. I used mine to display the photo Christmas cards we received on our refrigerator. I store the extra push pins on my file cabinet so they are always handy.

Comes with a 100% money back guarantee - If you are not happy with your product, simply let us know and we will refund you!

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This set of 48 Acrylic Magnetic Push Pins (Assorted Color) is the perfect solution to any home or office space. These magnets can be applied to various magnetic surfaces including teacher and educator whiteboards, office dry erase boards, and home fridges and office refrigerators.

The Magnets are also great for lockers and metal cabinets. Use to show off artwork in the classroom, display family memories on the refrigerator, or hold up designs and drawings while in the office while giving a presentation.

Each magnet set includes 12 blue magnets, 12 green magnets, 12 pink magnets, and 12 yellow magnets.

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• Each individual magnet can hold up to 10 Sheets of 8 x 11 printer paper
• Plastic magnet casing is 11 x 17 mm - The diameter of each magnetic disc is 7mm

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Ava’s Office Solutions is a family run e-business created by a frustrated businessman (dad), mother (mom), and teacher/educator (brother). Of course, the star of the show and the head honcho is Ava, the office baby. 

Ava Office Solutions Website

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe would be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."

Silicone Baking Mat - Non-Stick - FDA Certified #SiliconBakingMat

Heat Resistant - Healthy Cooking - Food-safe Certified

 

Before Oma received this product at no cost in exchange of an honest review, she had never heard of a silicone baking mat. This non-stick, silicone mat makes a great surface to prepare dough and pastries. Also when used in the oven for baking, it replaces the necessity for parchment paper or greasy sprays. The mat dissipates heat rapidly to prevent burning of cookies or pastries.

I love that it is BPA FREE - FDA Certified and comes with a two-year guarantee.

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NO MORE BURNT TRAYS AND TINS!

This product comes in : Burgundy, Brown, Orange, Green - Excellent as a Christmas or Black Friday Gift.

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• FULL-SIZE - 42cm x 28cm (16" 1/2 x 11")

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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe would be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."

One of the San Diego Home Cooking restaurants-Centre City Café

by Stacey Kuhns

Centre City Café is located at 2680 S. Escondido Boulevard in Escondido-92025. They are opened 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. I have visited Centre City Cafe twice, once for lunch and once for breakfast. Both times, the staff have been extremely friendly and attentive. However, the restaurant is old, so do not expect a modern updated place.

The restaurant is fairly large. We got there at 9 a.m. on a Saturday morning and had no trouble with seating; but, by 10 a.m., there was a long line of people waiting for tables. This restaurant seems to have a good number of regulars which is always a good sign.

I went with two friends for breakfast. One friend had the corned beef hash, which is quite a plateful and also comes with your choice of toast or English muffin. She said it was quite good.

My other friend had the chicken fried steak, with hash browns and whole wheat toast. He said the chicken fried steak was very good, but the hash browns were not the best he had eaten. He said they were overdone.

I had the cinnamon roll French toast. I was expecting slices from regular sized cinnamon rolls. Boy, was I wrong! It was humongous! It came with warm syrup, three gigantic thick cinnamon roll slices and homemade glaze/frosting. The slices were almost too thick and I needed a knife to cut them, but it was good and was enough for three meals. I could barely finish one slice and the “to go box” would not even close with two slices in it.

All in all, the San Diego Home Cooking-Centre City Café was a fun a fun place to visit. Food is not outstanding but it is good and there is plenty of it. My friend took half her corned beef hash home also. We never felt rushed even after we paid the bill and were just sitting at the table talking.

Great for all ages. I saw some kids eating pancakes that were twice as big as their heads!