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In light of the tragic aftermath of the severe weather that swept across the Commonwealth last weekend, instead of delivering season's greetings and wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas, my message takes a different tone. I pray that your Christmas season is filled with love and blessings, and you will remember the reason for the season. However, as we all know, many of our fellow Kentuckians are facing unimaginable pain, grief, and loss.

Since Christmas is on the way, I thought it’d be interesting to delve into Christmas songs: specifically the oldest, most covered and such.  The oldest Christmas song, as I found on www.oldest.org/religious/Christmassongs is “Jesus Refulsit Omnium(Jesus, Light of all The Nations).  The song is originally from 4th Century A.D(between 310-367).  The song, originating in France, was written by St.

Irina Shayk said, “Nothing is better than going home to family and eating good food and relaxing.” Isn’t that one part of our vision for the holidays? Foods for holiday gatherings are on my mind. Some of the recipes I found as I thought about family and friends are below.

Frito Corn Salad

Ingredients:

1 green pepper, diced

½ c. red/purple onion, finely diced

1 c. mayonnaise

Have you ever been so exhausted right before bedtime that you brushed your teeth with Cortisone 10?  I didn’t think so.  None of my close friends have done that either.  In my defense, the Cortisone 10 tube is red, white and blue, the same colors on the Crest toothpaste tube, and they were next to each other on the bathroom counter.  I noticed something was amiss when my lips and tongue began to tingle more intensely than they usually do when brushing with Crest.  On the upside, my mouth didn’t itch for the following 24 hours, not that my mouth would normally itch, but you

           Our Lord Jesus Christ reigns today. This is a fact that is lost on many. After His resurrection and ascension, Christ sat down at the right hand of God to reign over us. In the long ago, Daniel saw this day coming (Dan. 7:13-14). The fulfillment of Daniel’s vision is seen in Acts 1:9-11 when Christ “came to” God and sat down at His right hand. The apostle Paul said that Christ is reigning now and “must reign til he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death” (I Cor. 15:25-26).

Recent reports by a nationally respected organization raise concerns about Kentucky’s lack of financial transparency and the ensuing consequences of such deficiency.

Truth in Accounting ranks states based on their annual comprehensive financial reports with the stated goal of providing a “‘best practices’ framework for government officials and citizens that can be used to improve their government’s transparency and accountability.”

There are certain phrases I’m too old to know.  If you ever want to feel old, just hop on TikTok for a bit.  There was one phrase I ran across the other day, I think it was one of Kelsea Ballerini’s TikTok’s.  The phrase was “she understood the assignment”.  Excuse me, what?

I am still learning patience. My late husband used to say that patience is a virtue. I want to be patient. However, for me, some things trigger a feeling of impatience often accompanied by frustration.

There is a lake in Butte, Montana, that holds thirty-seven billion gallons of water.  That sounds like a good thing, especially in the drought-stricken West.  There is a problem, however.  The lake holds a toxic concoction of metal-laden wastewater left over from the days of copper mining, starting back at the turn of the 20^th century.

            Jeremiah is well-known as “the weeping prophet.” Passages such as Jeremiah 4:19, 9:1, 13:16-17, and 14:17 make it clear that this description was well-earned. His crying was not because he was some wimpy, weak character. He was not crying for fear or because he was ashamed. Instead, he wept over the sins of the people of Israel. Similarly, we see Jesus doing this. In fact, He was referred to as the “man of sorrows” (Isa. 53:3; Matt. 26:37; Luke 19:41; John 11:35).