Happy Silvester/Old Year's Day!

 We are leaving to spend it and to celebrate the coming of a new year 2024 in a nice (I hope:) hotel. I'll try to post tomorrow as soon as I come back.

Happy New Year night!!!

Feel Good Christmas Housewife Vlog

 Not mine, though, but from a Gypsy housewife in Texas:

 

P.S. I always keep my tree till Epiphany, what about you???

Good Advice For Men

 From Gab:

Glory To God

 

Merry Christmas Everyone!

26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.

31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

 

The 4th Sunday Of Advent

 As promised, my Christmas tree:

And Julenisse(n):

And a feelgood post about housewives:

 Mrs. Lewis, now 22, has embraced the role of a “tradwife” (traditional wife), a neo-retro lifestyle trend adopted by some conservative newlywed women that has garnered a following on social media. She and her husband, Andrew Lewis, 28, embrace this choice, living together on a farm they purchased in Missouri...

 Both Christians, they chose to glorify God in how they manifested their marriage, both leading biblical lives.

“I quit my job as a photographer,” she said. “I felt like I didn’t need to be as professional and modern and super relatable to clients because I didn’t need to do that anymore.”

Instead, she dove back into her roots.

“My purpose in life is to honor and glorify God,” she said. “I don’t see very much of that in modern society...

 The role of the traditional wife means just that: filling the role of wife as it has long been defined. For Mrs. Lewis that means following the Bible.

It also means having particular standards in how you dress, what you say, and how you treat other people. And it might mean sacrifice, accepting what you don't have while embracing what you do.

Merry Christmas Eve, everyone!

Just remember, whatever happens, Jesus Christ is Lord.

Dear Christians, Christmas Trees Are OK!

That is, Christians are allowed to use them as long as they don't worship them:) In fact, I have a very beautiful tree this year and will post a picture tomorrow:

Every Christmas there is the inevitable talk about a “war on Christmas.” Not all opposition comes from secularists, atheists, and Muslims (see here and here). Some Christians believe the Bible does not set aside the birth of Jesus as a special calendar day to honor His birth because such a celebration violates the “regulative principle of worship.” Acknowledging the birth of Jesus is biblical. Christians gathering to celebrate God’s greatest gift does not violate the “regulative principle of worship” any more than celebrating a baptism, birth, or wedding.

Others believe Christmas has a pagan origin and that the Roman Catholic Church turned a pagan celebration into a Christian holy day (holiday). Because of this religious metamorphosis, Christians should not celebrate Christmas.

A subset of this opposition is the Christmas tree. It, too, is said to be of pagan origin, thus, Christians should not bring them into their homes.

Should we stop using wood because some people seek out for themselves “a skillful craftsman to prepare an idol that will not totter” (Isa. 40:20)? Are all trees pagan because pagans have used trees to create idols? Of course not. The Bible tells us, even in a post-fall world, that “everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with gratitude; for it is sanctified by means of the word of God and prayer” (1 Tim. 4:4-5; cf. Gen 1:31).

Feel Good Post For Winter Solstice

 Now, aren't they cute??? :)

Smoking Shrinks The Brain

 and is one of the causes of Alzheimer's. I am frankly baffled by recent attempts in some of the Right media such as Gab to rehabilitate smoking, of all things. The (retarded) logic goes something like this. Government is against smoking. Government bad. Hence, smoking is good. 

The link between smoking and lung cancer has been known since at least 1920s, and, of course, now we know that it causes a plethora of other health problems, including cognitive ones:

Smoking cigarettes shrinks the size of the brain, and stopping doesn’t reverse the damage, a new study shows. The findings help explain why smokers have a higher risk of developing age-related cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease...

The research team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that total brain volume, including gray and white matter, decreased when a person smoked daily. Gray brain matter decreased more than white brain matter did, according to the analysis. Gray matter houses neural cell bodies, axon terminals, and dendrites; much of it is found in the cerebellum, cerebrum, and brain stem. It is responsible for the central nervous system, which enables a person to control movement, memory, and emotions. White matter is filled with bundles of axons coated with myelin. Its job is to send signals up and down the spinal cord when the brain receives a stimulus.

The analysis of the UK Biobank data showed that the more a person smoked, the more brain mass they lost. The realization that smoking affects the brain isn’t entirely new information, the research team admitted. “The adverse effect of smoking extends into the brain, and this is shown by the association between smoking and dementia,” they wrote.

Drinking isn't too good for you, either. In fact, imo, just quitting these 2 habits (or at least, reducing drinking alcohol to a bare minimum) could resolve countless health problems people have nowadays:

In addition to smoking, the team found that drinking alcohol also has adverse effects on the brain. Like smoking, heavy alcohol use can reduce brain size, specifically subcortical brain volume. The subcortex is involved in overseeing emotions, memory, and hormone production. Subcortical structures also help people maintain their posture, gait, and other movements.

The risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease or dementia occurs even after someone stops smoking or drinking alcohol, researchers noted, because the brain damage is permanent.

I have witnessed first-hand someone with an alcohol habit trying to quit and believe me, it was nasty. After this I just quit drinking altogether, with some exceptions like communion wine or an occasional (half) glass of beer and I have no regrets.