122324 From the Banks of Burcham Creek...

 From the Banks of Burcham Creek…

I am posting this poem

"Christmas from the Heart"

in honor of my mother Shelby Mock Childs
And my mother-in-law Dixie Putman
Allison.

They would love our grands…
Caragan Grace and Claire Rose
Clark.

And for all of you that have lost
Someone special in your lives…

I am posting a couple of Christmas
Songs too…

“Christmas in my Hometown”
By Hackleburg’s own Sonny James and
Silent Night by Kevin Cronin and the
guys at REO Speedwagon.

I remember us singing Silent Night
in a Christmas Program at
Dixon Elementary School in my hometown
of Dixon, KY back in the day.

Sorry that REO Speedwagon
Is breaking up after all these years.

- Hayden Childs

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Christmas from the Heart…

I heard your voice in the wind today
and I turned to see your face;
The warmth of the wind caressed me
as I stood silently in place.

I felt your touch in the sun today
as its warmth filled the sky;
I closed my eyes for your embrace
and my spirit soared high.

I saw your eyes in the window pane
as I watched the falling rain;
It seemed as each raindrop fell
it quietly said your name.

I held you close in my heart today
it made me feel complete;
You may have died...but you are not gone
you will always be a part of me.

As long as the sun shines...
the wind blows...
the rain falls...
You will live on inside of me forever
for that is all my heart knows.

- Judy Burnette

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Christmas in my Hometown – Sonny James

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBwMNV33Zm4&list=RDmBwMNV33Zm4&start_radio=1

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On hearing of a serious injury
to his son,
the abolitionist,
Longfellow wrote this poem.
1863

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
and wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth,
good-will to men!
And thought how,
as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along
The unbroken song
Of peace on earth,
good-will to men!
Till ringing, singing on its way,
The world revolved from night today,
A voice, a chime,
A chant sublime
Of peace on earth,
good-will to men!
Then from each black,
accursed mouth
The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound
The carols drowned
Of peace on earth,
good-will to men!
It was as if an earthquake rent
The hearthstones of a continent,
And made forlorn
The households born
Of peace on earth,
good-will to men!
And in despair I bowed my head;
“There is no peace on earth,”
I said;
“For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth,
good-will to men!”
Then pealed the bells
more loud and deep:
“God is not dead,
nor doth He sleep;
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth,
good-will to men.”
-    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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I wish everyday was Christmas
All around the world
Peace, love, and harmony
For every boy and girl.
-    Anonymous

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Silent Night – REO Speedwagon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5Y6Hu9Kp8Q