HOW TO BE COURAGEOUS

Maybe you heard the story about a farmer one spring who enjoyed watching two eagles flying near a distant bluff. After failing to see the eagles for a couple of days he went to investigate and he found an abandoned nest that held an egg which he took back to the farm. With the faint hope that it might hatch and a baby eagle grow up and fly, he placed the egg in a nest in the farm house. Two weeks later the egg did hatch and the strange looking baby eagle joined the chickens in the yard of the hen house. And as the first days passed, the eaglet learned the habits of the chickens, feeding on the corn provided by the farmers.

Noticing birds flying overhead one beautiful morning the eaglet remarked, “Wouldn’t it be wonderful to fly like that. I wish I could fly.” But you know how chickens are. They quickly admonished this foolish thinking. “You’re a chicken,” they said, “You’re not meant to fly.” The fearful mother hen said, “If you try to fly you will surely get caught in the chicken wire and you’ll break your neck.“ And the strutting rooster father added logically, “Even if you did fly over the fence, it would be hard to find food and you’d probably starve. Don’t come back here looking for food if you do.” And all the chickens agreed the baby eagle should not try to fly.

MAKING CHOICES

Our lives are comprised of a series of choices made over time and affected by time. The future is, in many ways, determined by the choices that we make in the present. All of our choices are routed or grounded in some faith stance. 

You look at your bills, you look at the things that you'd like to buy, and then you look at your checkbook and you think, this is a drop in the bucket for everything I need to pay for. Finances and the stewardship of them is a subject that Jesus talks more about except for the kingdom of God. It is the number one reason given by couples as the reason for getting a divorce. It is the souce of countless heartaches, deprivation, and poverty on a global scale. 

HOW TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS

This is the time of year that most people’s thoughts turn toward celebration. Well, how exactly do you celebrate? Some people define celebration by decorating, some by visiting relatives or friends, and some by watching endless hours of football. Some begin celebrating by getting drunk at the office party on the last working day before Christmas and don't sober up until sometime after New Year's Day. But that’s what they think of when they think of celebrating, anesthetizing reality. Fewer and fewer in our culture think about celebrating the birth of the one about whom this holiday is named by going to Church. Maybe that's because for many the church is not the place they think of when they think of celebrating. 

In this sermon we will ask the novel question that frequently doesn't ever get asked: How did those who witnessed the first Christmas celebrate?

WHO WOULD BELIEVE IT?

Have you ever had that struggle of faith when life presents you with a dilemma in which you’re not sure how to respond and you wonder where God is in all of it? You’re faced with whether or not to accept it and move ahead in faith or reject it as being too preposterous. I think that’s the position we find Joseph in as we examine the Christmas story from his often overlooked perspective. 

WHY THE WISE MEN WERE REALLY WISE

For the first time in human history, our problem is not in having access to information, the problem in our day and age is managing all of the information which we have the ability to access and to decide whether or not we should learn it. Not everything that’s out there is worth taking the time to learn about or to know. So what’s the difference between information and real wisdom?
Real wisdom is never outdated. Information can become outdated and data can become useless.

The Christmas Story ends with a band of wise men, magi, scholars on a journey toward truth Himself. And along the journey this group of truth-seekers learn some important life-lessons; life-lessons that time and technology will never change. 

Facebook Adding Advertisements to Personal News Feeds

Soon, you'll be seeing sponsored ads between pictures of your ex-girlfriend's cat and posts about how awful that one waiter was at dinner.

Beginning in January of 2012, Facebook is expanding the real estate for sponsored advertiser space. While once relegated to the right-hand column of the main page, ads will now appear within your primary news feed as well, emerging sporadically between other, more legitimate posts from your friends.

This isn't the first time good ol' Zuckerberg tried the tactic; back in late 2006 Facebook pulled a similar stunt in which standard "sponsor messages" began appearing in nearly the same fashion. This practice lasted all the way into 2008 when the site deemed the system too "disruptive" to the social media experience of its users. Now, four years later, the company has decided to give it another go, but this time with a shiny new twist.

Christmas cookies

Top Christmas Recipes

Butterscotch Gingerbread Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 packages (3-1/2 ounces each) cook-and-serve butterscotch pudding mix
• 3 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

• In a large bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs. Combine the flour, pudding mixes, ginger, baking powder and cinnamon; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with lightly floured cookie cutters. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake at 350° for 6-8 minutes or until firm. Remove to wire racks to cool. Decorate as desired. Yield: about 2 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 cookie equals 194 calories, 8 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 38 mg cholesterol, 144 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

sweet trees cookies

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg

Jingle Bells - Mother Goose Club Holiday Christmas Songs

Jingle Bells - Mother Goose Club Holiday Christmas Songs







"Jingle Bells" lyrics:
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh

White sand Garden in Brazil

It's a desert but never seen like before

<< Lençóis Maranhenses National Park. >>

Click on image to see the original size

photo of the year 2011

Unicef photo of the year 2011

The Unicef photo of the year award has been held annually by Unicef Germany and GEO magazine since 2000. The award is given to photographers whose work captures the personalities and living conditions of children around the world in an outstanding manner

Click on image to see the original size

First prize: Waste Export to Africa by Kai Löffelbein from Germany, a photography student at University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Hannover

Fulham 0-5 Manchester Utd

Manchester United ignore off-field distraction to breeze past Fulham

Manchester United's Ryan Giggs celebrates scoring their third goal against Fulham. Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images

With the fallout still radioactive from the Luis Suárez judgment, for his racially aggravated abuse of Patrice Evra, it was easy to forget, for a moment, that there was some football to be played. Manchester Uniteddid not forget. With a performance of ruthless focus, they swatted asideFulham to maintain not only their imperious away form but their pursuit of Manchester City.

Sir Alex Ferguson's team is the only one in the country yet to taste defeat on their domestic travels and a blemish was never likely here, from the moment that Danny Welbeck enjoyed the first offer of hospitality from the Fulham defence. Martin Jol, the home manager, wore a thunderous expression as United made the game safe by half-time. Nani scored the second and made two more while Ryan Giggs embellished yet another personal legend by contributing his first league goal of the season. He has now scored in all 20 Premier League campaigns.

The Secrets of Happiness

We all know that money can’t buy happiness … but many times we act as if we’d be happier with a bit more money. We are conditioned to want to be rich (when we know the rich aren’t happy either); we are trained to want the latest gadget or style that television tells us to want; we want to earn more money because then we’ll have the good life.

But none of that will bring us happiness. No matter how much we earn, no matter how much we have in the bank, no matter how nice our clothing or cars or toys, none of it will make us happier. And the sad thing is that it could take us decades of pursuing wealth and luxury items before we realize this.

So what will bring us happiness? Luckily, it’s three things that don’t cost a thing. These three things have been proven by research — surveys of hundreds of thousands of people about what they have, what their lives are like, and how happy they are.

Here they are, the Three Secrets to Happiness:

the best messages for christmas

• I hope that your Christmas would be enjoyable & may the essence of Christmas remains always with u.  Take care.  

The snow gently falls, touches the heart, white as a dove, Merry christmas wid love

Merry Christmas. Hope Santa gives you what you wish for.

May this day brings with itself a bunch of joy & laughter, a delight to savor. 

Merry Christmas.

This year, all I want is a gift bag filled with laughter & joy, with you. 
Merry Christmas my dear.

() '''*()

(....'o'.)

Hmm.....

() "'* ()

(.'o'....)

Where are you?

()*''' ()

(........)

where?

() ''''*()

(.'o-...).")

Ah..! There u r...

just want to say

Merry Christmas

most beautiful christmas gifts

most beautiful christmas gifts and beautiful gifts  idea

most beautiful Christmas trees

E-Markting

E-Markting

Market ,profit,internet,trade

5 Keys to Marketing Products Online

Reaching the point in your business’s development where you have a ready to market product is a wonderful feeling.  Chances are that your journey began with a Eureka, moment which led to tons of research and planning and then finally you have a product.

But guess what? You’ve reached a milestone moment, but you’ve still got a ways to go.  Just to put it into perspective just look at how much time companies spend on developing products and then compare that to how much time they spend marketing those products.

The work you must do to bring just one product to the market online is almost identical to the work that you must do to market your entire business online.

In short bringing a product to market, online, will require you to create an online marketing planaround the product that you intend to sale.  This plan should be founded upon 1) what you know about your audience, 2) what you know about your audience and 3) your product’s USP.  Those three items should serve to guide your decisions on items such as the type of website to create and the type of online promotional tactics to engage in.  So let us begin with the bedrock of your product’s online marketing plan-research.

1 – Do Your Research

Doing your research consists of learning your audience, your competition, and your industry.  You can learn your audience by analyzing your own website and website’s with similar audiences on Quantcast, you can review your website’s internal search data, and take note of the conversations that you have with members of your audience.  You are looking for clues that tell you 1) who your audience is, 2) what their needs and wants 3) when they buy, 4) how they decide on what and where to purchase 5) where does your audience spend their time at online, 6) what is their level of comfort with their current situation and etc.

This information will come in handy when you want to do things such as decide which social media platforms to utilize or when you want to determine the type of voice to use in your messaging.

How to Prepare for Christmas (for Parents)

Christmas can be a stressful time of year for parents what with juggling the kids and cooking and dealing with the crowds at your local store. But with this how-to your christmas will be an enjoyable breeze!

Steps

1. 1
   If you plan to make a traditional christmas cake from scratch then this needs to be started at least a month before christmas. But if you have forgotten then never fear you can buy ready-made cakes in a store.
   
   
2. 2
   Christmas shopping can be very stressful what with all the crowds and you can't take the kids with you because they will see their presents. If you have kids get them to write out a list for you that way you know what your kids most desire. You do not have to buy everything on their list just a few of the items and the rest is up to you. Also a good tip for christmas shopping if you have kids is to leave the kids with a trusted adult, if you do this make sure you tell the adult what they are to eat in case of any allergies.
3. 3
   Christmas for kids is all about the presents but make sure that you don't just buy them toys, buy the things they actually NEED as well. Most parents buy the kids just toys and by boxing day the kids want something else, so make sure you buy them things such as clothes, vests,socks,hankies,pyjamas or combs ect.
4. 4
   Most kids creep around the house while their parents are in another room on the hunt for their presents. Come on we have all done it. so wrap their gifts and LOCK them in a secure cupord and make sure the key(s) are always with you.

Manic's Christmas Party

Manic Street Preachers celebrate 25 years

The Manic Street Preachers are playing a special one-off Christmas party gig at the O2 in London tomorrow night.

It is likely to be their last gig in the UK for some time - and the show will encompass every one of their 38 singles.

We caught up with Nicky Wire recently and found the bassist in a reflective mood about the state of the music industry.

Get Fit: 10 Ways to Get Your Fitness Game Plan Going for the New Year (Or Anytime)!

Are you thinking about it yet? You probably will be soon... once all the eggnog wears off and your holiday hangover starts to give you pangs of guilt.

But fear not. Here are 20 ways to get you started up or back on track to a healthier, fitter lifestyle. Take two Alka-Seltzers and read on:

1. Write Your Goals   Down And Be Specific

Don't just write, "I'm going to lose 20 pounds by summer," or "I'm going to watch what I eat," or "I'm going to start exercising three times a week." You need to have a specific game plan. For example, "I'm going to lose 20 pounds in six months by following the Eat-Clean diet book, doing three spinning classes a week at the gym and hiking on the weekends."  

Lady Gaga Earned $90 Million In Year's Time, Leading Women In Music

Lady Gaga's latest music video, for "Marry the Night," juxtaposes her desperate pre-fame years with high-concept, high priced art and fashion work, and it makes for a nice metaphor for her meteoric rise. Just a singer in a bar a few years back, Gaga has reached the top of the music industry, with Forbes announcing that she led all women musicians with $90 million in earnings from May 2010-May 2011.

The singer, who so often dominates iTunes and makes myriad public appearances, toured on her worldwide Monster Ball Tour for the duration of the year period. That produced a huge chunk of her revenue, as did sales for her album "The Fame Monster," which, though it came out in November 2009, held strong to sell over five million copies worldwide (and counting). Sales of her most recent album, "Born This Way," do not count in the total, as it was released in late May, 2011.

'Born This Way,' And Other Empowering Teen Anthems Of 2011

The '80s had Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" and Madonna's "Express Yourself," and in the '90s, Nirvana became the voice of a generation with "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Every decade and year has its youth-empowering anthems which voice the spirit of its teenagers. And when it comes to kick-ass teen anthems, 2011 was a great year.

After we saw Miley Cyrus perform her moving single "The Climb" at the CNN Heroes Awards, we started wondering what other awesome teen anthems inspired us this year. In 2011 -- a year in which Occupy Wall Street, anti-bullying campaigns, and LGBT rights made headlines -- individuality and personal power was the name of the game. From Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" (the ultimate song of self-acceptance) to Glee's dynamite cover of "We Are Young" to Demi Lovato's super-inspiring single "Skyscraper," it was an unbeatable year for power-ballads.

Amazing Full of Colors Wallpapers 1920 X 1200 (part 3 )

Amazing Full of Colors Wallpapers 1920 X 1200 (part 2 )