On the fifth day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Five Golden Rings
Four Calling Birds
Three French Hens
Two Turtle Doves
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree
Look close. There are five “golden” rings on the ornaments. Yesterday I told you that it was my favorite of the verses. I like the pause on Gol-den and it seems to me that we always sang that part the loudest!
“Five Golden Rings” represents the first five books of the Bible, also called the Jewish Torah: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
There are so many different versions as to the “truth” behind the song. Here is one of them: Catholics in England during the period 1558 to 1829 were prohibited by law to practice their faith either in public or private. It was illegal to be Catholic until Parliament finally emancipated Catholics in England in 1829."The Twelve Days of Christmas" was written in England as one of the "catechism songs" to help young Catholics learn the basics of their faith. In short, it was a coded-message, a memory aid. Since the song sounded like rhyming nonsense, young Catholics could sing the song without fear of imprisonment. The authorities would not know that it was a religious song."The 12 Days of Christmas" is in a sense an allegory. Each of the items in the song represents something significant to the teachings of the Catholic faith. The hidden meaning of each gift was designed to help Catholic children learn their faith. The better-acquainted one is with the Bible, the more these interpretations have significance. source
Can you hear it? It’s almost that time of year again. I can feel it coming on. How many of you are ready to be one of the roughly 60% of people that impose a New Year Resolution? Only 8% of you will actually push through and complete it. I stopped making them, long ago and far away, although I am told that making them is a great idea and actually pegs the happiness meter.
For me, I found that change should be implemented when I think of it instead of postponing the date, waiting for the New Year to begin. There is no time like the present – but that is for me. I find inch by inch, I can move towards a bigger goal, much easier to implement into my life. Those small annoying issues, I heard they were called the Pigeons of Discontent. Of course, that made me laugh. I loved that term. So, tell me, tell me, tell me do… What does it for you? Resolutions or not? Tell me true.
Celebrate. Each. Day.
The sun shines through
The brushes of pine
Hiding my gratitude
That is given freely
The pine stays green in winter... wisdom in hardship.
~Norman Douglas
As always, there must be a flower. I dedicate this picture to #SundayPurple #ColorChallenge by @Kalemandra, who colors my world every day.
And just like that, this show is over! I want to thank you for visiting my post. It is always a pleasure to see you and I want to thank you for singing along in the twelve days of Christmas. Because, who doesn't love that song???
Love to all, Denise
Thank you for visiting my post 💖 Because of you, I come back to post, again and again, I am encouraged by you, for the time you take to visit, comment or even upvote. For all of these reasons, I am eternally grateful. Don't ever forget what a wonderful world we live in, people. Some days, it is not as easy to see, how wonderful it really is. Kindness counts. Wherever you go, whatever you do.
We Are The World
There comes a time
When we heed a certain call
When the world must come together as one
There are people dying
Oh, and it's time to lend a hand to life
The greatest gift of all
We can't go on
Pretending day-by-day
That someone, somewhere soon make a change
We're all a part of God's great big family
And the truth, you know, love is all we need
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let's start giving
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day, just you and me
Oh, send them your heart
So they know that someone cares
And their lives will be stronger and free
As God has shown us by turning stones to bread
And so we all must lend a helping hand
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let's start giving
Oh, there's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day, just you and me
When you're down and out, there seems no hope at all
But if you just believe there's no way we can fall
Well, well, well, well let us realize
Oh, that a change can only come
When we stand together as one, yeah, yeah, yeah
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let's start giving
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day, just you and me
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