Volume 2 Issue 28

So this is Xmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
And so this is Xmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young

A very Merry Xmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear

And so this is Xmas
For weak and for strong
For rich and the poor ones
The world is so wrong
And so happy Xmas
For black and for white
For yellow and red ones
Let's stop all the fight

A very Merry Xmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear

And so this is Xmas
And what have we done
Another year over
A new one just begun
And so happy Xmas
We hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young

A very Merry Xmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear

War is over, if you want it
War is over now

Happy Xmas—John Lennon & Yoko Ono, 1971
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The last two Christmases I have spent recuperating from surgery. This year is a welcome change! But as I have been given back the gift of being able to walk again, I lift up a special thanks to my gifted surgeons and their staffs. Dr. Gerald Torgeson straightened out my foot when it was going astray, and Dr. Todd Swanson installed a new knee that doesn’t give me a bit of trouble except at airports. I would be remiss if I failed to express my deepest gratitude to these two talented doctors that gave me Christmas gifts that have kept on giving!
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We continue to receive holiday greetings from across the nation that we are enjoying immensely. To all to whom we communicate through this medium, we extend wishes for holy days that are blessed by joy, peace and love.
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Until next week…….Shalom!