Sweet Treats
Dear friends, Well, we all got thru our Thanksgiving season and I'm guessing that now you're thinking about Christmas! Tony got our Christmas lights up a week early this year, strictly against tradition, but he claimed his authority as Patriarch. But rather than pontificate about Christmas just yet, I'm going to pass this little ditty along just in case you haven’t come across the story and might like to spread some 'Good News' around. Please enjoy. It’s the story of a candy maker in Indiana who wanted to make something that would help us remember Who Christmas is really about. The result was a Christmas Candy Cane. He incorporated several symbols for the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus Christ. It goes like this: He began with a stick of pure white, hard candy. White to symbolise the virgin birth and sinless nature of Jesus. Hard candy to symbolise the solid rock, the foundation of the Church, and firmness of the promises of God. He t...