{"id":5768,"date":"2017-12-21T10:18:35","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T15:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nearariver.com\/?p=5768"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:23:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:23:02","slug":"merry-christmas-everyone-encouraging-words-near-river-bj-rae-eagle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/merry-christmas-everyone-encouraging-words-near-river-bj-rae-eagle\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas, Everyone!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>I sincerely hope that everyone has a Merry Christmas!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now I know I will not have everything I want for Christmas, but I am thankful for what I have anyway.\u00a0 My Christmas will be a Merry Christmas regardless!<\/p>\n<p>I only want two things for Christmas, but so far I am not getting either.<\/p>\n<p>First, I was hoping that my surgeon could do my amputation surgery before Christmas.\u00a0 If he could have done that, I would have been out of pain sooner.\u00a0 But he cannot do the surgery until January 19 so I must live with the pain until sometime in February.\u00a0 However, I am still thankful that I have health insurance and a good surgeon and will get the help I need in less than a month.<\/p>\n<p>Second, I was hoping that my Grandma\u2019s message would spread much farther for Christmas, that the page views of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\">www.bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver<\/a> would increase greatly.\u00a0 So far the website\u2019s statistics indicate it still needs to be spread farther, but still I am thankful for the distance her message has spread.<\/p>\n<p>What do you want for Christmas?\u00a0 If you do not get what you want for Christmas, be thankful for what you do have.\u00a0 Even if you only received practical gifts this year, be thankful for them! Or if you need your car repaired and cannot afford to repair it, be thankful you have a car to repair! Keep your heart filled with love and desire to help others, and you will be happy even if you do not get your Christmas wish!<\/p>\n<p>By the way, if you were hoping for a \u201cwhite Christmas\u201d, we are expecting a foot of snow on Christmas day and we already have a foot of snow on the ground.\u00a0 So if you want a \u201cwhite Christmas\u201d, come to the North Country!\u00a0 I am a very sharing person and would love to share our snow with you!\u00a0 (Is anyone up for a snow ball fight?)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">May you soar like an <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/eagle\">eagle<\/a> above the storms in your life on Christmas and every other day of your life.\u00a0 Merry Christmas!\u00a0 Count your blessings not your problems!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Let the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/encouraging\" slimstat=\"5\">encouraging words<\/a>\u00a0in these\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/river\" slimstat=\"5\">near\u00a0a\u00a0river<\/a>\u00a0posts help you<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">soar like an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/eagle\" slimstat=\"5\">eagle<\/a>\u00a0above life\u2019s storms.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/last-minute-holiday-gift-ideas-encouragement-near-river-eagle-bj-rae\/\">Want ideas for last minute gifts?<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Save money shopping every day of the year!<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/category\/financial-success-near-river-bj-rae-eagle\/\">Every person needs to give himself this important gift!<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Do you want your child to be successful?\u00a0 Make sure you give him these gifts!<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">If you enjoyed this post, remember that BJ writes\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/children\" data-slimstat=\"5\">children\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/book\" data-slimstat=\"5\">books<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/encouraging\" slimstat=\"5\">encouraging<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/children\" data-slimstat=\"5\">children\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/eagle\" slimstat=\"5\">eagle<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/river\" slimstat=\"5\">near\u00a0a\u00a0river<\/a><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u>common core\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/dictionary\/english\/reading-book\" data-slimstat=\"5\">reading book<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">is available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/\" slimstat=\"5\">Amazon.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Barnesandnoble.com.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Buy BJ\u2019s\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/river\" slimstat=\"5\">near\u00a0a\u00a0river<\/a><\/u>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/encouraging\" slimstat=\"5\">encouraging\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/eagle\" slimstat=\"5\">eagle\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/dictionary\/english\/reading-book\" data-slimstat=\"5\">reading book<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">for a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/child\" slimstat=\"5\">child<\/a>\u00a0you care about today!<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I sincerely hope that everyone has a Merry Christmas! 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