“For we in the East have seen his star, And have ridden fast, and have ridden far”*

by chuckofish

It makes me happy every year to open up our big box of Christmas ornaments that I have collected over the years and see them on a new tree.

Some were made by my aunts many years ago or by people I have worked with and some were made more recently by my daughters.

Some have been handed down from my parents and even my grandparents. Some were “store-bought” and quite a few were made by my children at school. (Do they make Christmas ornaments in elementary school any more?)

Some are part of a collection (bears).

Well, it’s nice to remember.

It’s also nice that TCM remembers all those performers/writers/directors/etc who die every year. Here is their 2022 in memoriam tribute:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh_mhxvKteY

They always include the little known actors who may have had just one scene in a great movie, like Mickey Kuhn who played the young Montgomery Clift in Red River (1948) and Virginia Patton who played Jimmy Stewart’s new sister-in-law in It’s a Wonderful Life (1946). I must say I think James Caan deserved more than the split second inclusion he got. C’est la vie. But I like that the last snippet of Sidney Poitier is of him playing a cowboy. He played several cowboys in his career and I think he enjoyed it.

Here’s an interesting article about the Magi and why they worshiped Jesus.

I liked this article about dealing with sleeplessness. “A good night’s sleep, like so many of God’s gifts, is one of those ordinary glories you don’t quite appreciate until it’s gone.”

Do you need to be reminded of “10 Ways to Be a Christian this Christmas”? These are 10 good ones.

Enjoy the week before Christmas! Slow down. Watch a Christmas movie. Read a poem.

*”The Three Kings” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow–read it here.