"I will lend you, for a little time,
A child of mine, He said.
For you to love the while he lives,
And mourn for when he's dead.
It may be six or seven years,
Or twenty-two or three.
But will you, till I call him back,
Take care of him for Me?
He'll bring his charms to gladden you,
And should his stay be brief.
You'll have his lovely memories,
As solace for your grief.
I cannot promise he will stay,
Since all from earth return.
But there are lessons taught down there,
I want this child to learn.
I've looked the wide world over,
In search for teachers true.
And from the throngs that crowd life's lanes,
I have selected you.
Now will you give him all your love,
Nor think the labour vain.
Nor hate me when I come
To take him home again?
I fancied that I heard them say,
'Dear Lord, Thy will be done!'
For all the joys Thy child shall bring,
The risk of grief we'll run.
We'll shelter him with tenderness,
We'll love him while we may,
And for the happiness we've known,
Forever grateful stay.
But should the angels call for him,
Much sooner than we've planned.
We'll brave the bitter grief that comes,
And try to understand." Edgar A. Guest
- JUST BLOOMED TODAY
- AWKWARD VISIT WITH SANTA PHOTO OF THE DAY
- HIDEOUS CHRISTMAS SWEATER PHOTO OF THE DAY
- HOLIDAY PHOTO OF THE DAY
- TWEET TREATS
- DID YOU KNOW...?
- DOG CONFESSIONS
- BIZARRE CHRISTMAS CARDS
- LETTERS TO SANTA
- PHOTOBOMBING
- GARDEN UPDATE
- 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS~DAY 2
- FAUNA
- GARDEN GIGGLE
- GARDEN GOODIES~SHARE OUR GARDEN CRAFT RECIPE #0113 RECYCLED ART CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT
- WHAT IN THE WORLD?
- FEEDBACK
JUST BLOOMED TODAY
AWKWARD VISIT WITH SANTA PHOTO OF THE DAY
HIDEOUS CHRISTMAS SWEATER PHOTO OF THE DAY
HOLIDAY ANIMAL PHOTO OF THE DAY
TWEET TREATS
bringing you the quirky, funniest and most interesting tweets from Twitter that we came across.
DID YOU KNOW...?
The trombonist and bandleader Glenn Miller, the biggest star on the American pop-music scene in the years immediately preceding World War II was a man who set aside his brilliant career right at its peak in 1942 to serve his country as leader of the USAAF dance band. It was in that capacity that Captain Glenn Miller boarded a single-engine aircraft at an airfield outside of London on December 15, 1944—an aircraft that would go missing over the English Channel en route to France for a congratulatory performance for American troops that had recently helped to liberate Paris.
It would be difficult to overstate the magnitude of Glenn Miller's success in the years immediately proceeding America's entry into World War II. Though he was a relatively unspectacular instrumentalist himself—he'd played the trombone in various prominent orchestras but never distinguished himself as a performer—Miller the bandleader came to dominate the latter portion of the swing era on the strength of his disciplined arrangements and an innovation in orchestration that put the high-pitched clarinet on the melody line doubled by the saxophone section an octave below. This trademark sound helped the Glenn Miller Orchestra earn an unprecedented string of popular hits from 1939 to 1942, including the iconic versions of numbers like "In The Mood" (1939), "Tuxedo Junction" (1939) and "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (1941), as well as Miller's self-penned signature tune, "Moonlight Serenade" (1939).
The Glenn Miller Orchestra played its last-ever concert under Miller's direction on September 27, 1942, in Passaic, New Jersey, and shortly thereafter, Miller entered the Army. After nearly two years spent stateside broadcasting a weekly radio program calledI Sustain The Wings out of New York City, Miller formed a new 50-piece USAAF dance band and departed for England in the summer of 1944, giving hundreds of performances to Allied troops over the next six months before embarking on his fateful trip to France on this day in 1944.
The wreckage of Miller's plane was never found. His official military status remains Missing in Action.
DOG CONFESSIONS
BIZARRE CHRISTMAS CARDS
LETTERS TO SANTA
Did you really send an elf to watch us at school? Me and all my friends really want to know.
- Tim, 8, Charlotte, North Carolina.
I like presents but the thing I like the best about christmas is I like that my family gets together.
- Cassidy, 11, San Diego, California.
Are there like any really cute elves at the North Pole? My older sister wants to know!!
- Samantha, 5, Lincoln, Pennsylvania.
Santa, Sometimes I am disrespectful to my momma. I am sorry and I will try to be better from now on.
- Daniel, 7, Ridgeland, Mississippi.
Santa, you know how it is nowadays, my parents are divorced, so please put me on your special delivery list to come 2 nights, Christmas Eve at Mom's and Christmas night at Dad's. Thank you!
- Ashley, 7, Granite Springs, New York.
Have a safe ride with those reindeer! Those things can be tricky to ride!
- Nick, 9, Alma, Michigan.
watch for the stars so you don't crash into them. Look for my palm christmas tree.
- Savannah, 4, Honolulu, Hawaii.
I promise I will not snoop for presents because that is being bad
- Jamie, 7, Boise, Idaho.
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| "Guess what flavor of rascal I am" @trumpetcake |
It would be difficult to overstate the magnitude of Glenn Miller's success in the years immediately proceeding America's entry into World War II. Though he was a relatively unspectacular instrumentalist himself—he'd played the trombone in various prominent orchestras but never distinguished himself as a performer—Miller the bandleader came to dominate the latter portion of the swing era on the strength of his disciplined arrangements and an innovation in orchestration that put the high-pitched clarinet on the melody line doubled by the saxophone section an octave below. This trademark sound helped the Glenn Miller Orchestra earn an unprecedented string of popular hits from 1939 to 1942, including the iconic versions of numbers like "In The Mood" (1939), "Tuxedo Junction" (1939) and "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (1941), as well as Miller's self-penned signature tune, "Moonlight Serenade" (1939).
The Glenn Miller Orchestra played its last-ever concert under Miller's direction on September 27, 1942, in Passaic, New Jersey, and shortly thereafter, Miller entered the Army. After nearly two years spent stateside broadcasting a weekly radio program calledI Sustain The Wings out of New York City, Miller formed a new 50-piece USAAF dance band and departed for England in the summer of 1944, giving hundreds of performances to Allied troops over the next six months before embarking on his fateful trip to France on this day in 1944.
The wreckage of Miller's plane was never found. His official military status remains Missing in Action.
DOG CONFESSIONS
Did you really send an elf to watch us at school? Me and all my friends really want to know.
- Tim, 8, Charlotte, North Carolina.
I like presents but the thing I like the best about christmas is I like that my family gets together.
- Cassidy, 11, San Diego, California.
Are there like any really cute elves at the North Pole? My older sister wants to know!!
- Samantha, 5, Lincoln, Pennsylvania.
Santa, Sometimes I am disrespectful to my momma. I am sorry and I will try to be better from now on.
- Daniel, 7, Ridgeland, Mississippi.
Santa, you know how it is nowadays, my parents are divorced, so please put me on your special delivery list to come 2 nights, Christmas Eve at Mom's and Christmas night at Dad's. Thank you!
- Ashley, 7, Granite Springs, New York.
Have a safe ride with those reindeer! Those things can be tricky to ride!
- Nick, 9, Alma, Michigan.
watch for the stars so you don't crash into them. Look for my palm christmas tree.
- Savannah, 4, Honolulu, Hawaii.
I promise I will not snoop for presents because that is being bad
- Jamie, 7, Boise, Idaho.
GARDEN UPDATE
Really miserable weather today. Lots of moisture and cold, cold, cold! No more snow, though just lots of cold biting wind.
SHARE OUR GARDEN CRAFT RECIPE #RA013 RECYCLED ART CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT
Age Guideline: 5 Years and Up
Time Required: 30 minutes
You Will Need:
Christmas Tree Light Bulb
Small to medium red Pom-pom
Googly Eyes
Chenille Stem
Gold Thread or Ribbon
Craft Glue
Scissors
Instructions:Use the photo here as a guide for where to glue on everything. Start out by adding the pom-pom nose and googly eyes.Cut a piece of gold thread or a thin ribbon and tie it into a loop for hanging. Glue the loop to light bulb. Form antlers out of a chenille stem and glue it to the light bulb. Once all of the glue is dry, you can hang it up!
12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS~DAY 2
ON THE SECOND DAY OF CHRISTMAS, your true love gave to you - two turtle doves......and a partridge in a pear tree.
Really miserable weather today. Lots of moisture and cold, cold, cold! No more snow, though just lots of cold biting wind.
SHARE OUR GARDEN CRAFT RECIPE #RA013 RECYCLED ART CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT
Time Required: 30 minutes
You Will Need:
Christmas Tree Light Bulb
Small to medium red Pom-pom
Googly Eyes
Chenille Stem
Gold Thread or Ribbon
Craft Glue
Scissors
Instructions:Use the photo here as a guide for where to glue on everything. Start out by adding the pom-pom nose and googly eyes.Cut a piece of gold thread or a thin ribbon and tie it into a loop for hanging. Glue the loop to light bulb. Form antlers out of a chenille stem and glue it to the light bulb. Once all of the glue is dry, you can hang it up!
12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS~DAY 2
ON THE SECOND DAY OF CHRISTMAS, your true love gave to you - two turtle doves......and a partridge in a pear tree.
Unfortunately, I don't have any turtle doves, will one of these do?
PHOTOBOMBING
GARDEN GIGGLE
FAUNA
WHAT IN THE WORLD?
On today in American history, people in gardens everywhere were talking about:
1791 Bill of Rights becomes law
1864 Battle of Nashville
1890 Sitting Bull is killed
1896 The rotary engine auto gets a patent
1939 "Gone With the Wind" debuts
1944 Legendary Band Leader Glenn Miller disappears.
1988 James Brown begins his prison sentence
1993 "Schindler's List" opens and earns Spielberg his first Oscar
1998 US House of Representatives recommends impeaching Clinton
2001 Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens
2012 A gunman kills 27, mostly children, in Connecticut
1791 Bill of Rights becomes law
1864 Battle of Nashville
1890 Sitting Bull is killed
1896 The rotary engine auto gets a patent
1939 "Gone With the Wind" debuts
1944 Legendary Band Leader Glenn Miller disappears.
1988 James Brown begins his prison sentence
1993 "Schindler's List" opens and earns Spielberg his first Oscar
1998 US House of Representatives recommends impeaching Clinton
2001 Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens
2012 A gunman kills 27, mostly children, in Connecticut
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