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May you and yours have a blessed Christmas wherever you are.
This will be our last post until January 12, 2026. We shall return with vim, vigor, notions, faldaral, and delight. We’ll let you decide which of us brings what. HAH!
Merry Christmas!
Let there be vim and vigor,
and falderal most every day,
although I just can’t figure
what falderal is, anyway.
Let there be joyous notions,
bright days of full delight.
Let’s not go through the motions;
in Christ let’s do it right!
Let’s have have a spirit burning
with thoughts of hope and joy,
for Boxing Day a yearning
that God will now employ,
coming through each coal chute,
Mike Tyson in a Santa suit.
Merry, blessed Christmas, Andrew!
Whenever I heard the word falderal, I always think: falderal and fiddle dee dee and fiddley fadley foodle. All the dreamers in the world are dizzy in the … noodle! (the Godmother’s song from Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella.) haha!
Aren’t nonsense words fun?
Merry Christmas, Steve! Wishing you and your family and your agents a blessed and happy celebration! See you in 2026!
Joy to the world!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Thank you Steve. Although we’ve never met, it feels as if you are a friend. Many blessings to you and your family during this season of blessings. Please remember us in your prayers. Merry Christmas!
Thank you and Merry Christmas to you all. I look forward to this coming year and the posts which are informative and inspiring! May you each enjoy a special time with your families over this holy season.
Thank you for your spirit of giving and teaching. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
You always like to throw in a word (falderal) that makes me pick up my dictionary. Thank you for expanding my thinking. Hope you have a great Christmas and restful break.
Merry Christmas!
I love to read the posts!
Thank you for all you share!
We have much to thank the Lord for every day!
Thanks you, and a very Merry Christmas to you and all the folks at the agency! I appreciate all the good advice you and the rest of your excellent staff offer in your blog posts/emails each day.
Merry Christmas to you and yours, too, Steve et al!!
I enjoy reading your posts!
Warmly,
Linda
Let us be like the shepherds who heard the angel proclaim the good news of great joy, and spread the word of Christ’s arrival and mission with our own words, both spoken and written, to all the world. And we pray thanks for the guidance and teachings from all the agents of this divinely inspired Agency to assist us in these efforts. Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year to all.
I don’t know about the rest, but Bob Hostetler will bring the faldarol to his posts.
Yet I learn and enjoy all the posts.
Thank you Steve for your sense of humor, your Christian stance, and all the insights you pass on to us. We appreciate you so much! Merry Christmas.