Saints

 Saints 

St. Anselm - 

The Satisfaction View of the Atonement (Cur Deus Homo): Anselm framed Christ's death as a necessary satisfaction of God's justice through a substitutionary payment rather than an external cosmic rule. Read more in Ligonier's article Why the God-Man?. [1, 2]

The Ontological Argument (Proslogion): Anselm formulated the famous philosophical proof for God as "that than which nothing greater can be conceived," defining God in actual reality. Explore the breakdown in Ligonier's Anselm Profile. [1, 2]

Faith Seeking Understanding (Credo ut Intelligam): Following Augustine, Anselm argued that true rational comprehension of divine revelation requires a foundation of prior faith. Watch R.C. Sproul's teaching on Anselm in The Consequences of Ideas

St. Polycarp

Polycarp was a prominent second-century church father, bishop of Smyrna, and disciple of the Apostle John. According to Ligonier Ministries, key aspects of his life and teachings include: [1, 2]

Key Identity and Connections: He served as the bishop of Smyrna, knew the Apostle John personally, was a friend of Ignatius of Antioch, and mentored the church father Irenaeus. Read the Ligonier Devotional on Polycarp for background on his pastoral care. [1, 2]

Opposition to Heresy: He fiercely opposed Gnostic teachings and famously confronted the heretic Marcion, calling him "the firstborn of Satan". [1]

Martyrdom (AD 155): Arrested at age 86 during a local persecution in Smyrna, he refused Roman demands to swear by Caesar and revile Christ, declaring that he had served his Lord for 86 years without being wronged. Learn more via the Ligonier Martyrdom Overview. [1, 2, 3]

Theology of Martyrdom: He rejected the early notion of seeking out martyrdom as a form of works-righteousness, teaching instead that a willingness to suffer for Christ flows from gratitude for salvation rather than a means to earn heaven. Read the Ligonier Witness Study to explore his theological views. [1, 2]

St. Thomas Aquinas 

Ligonier Ministries views medieval Dominican theologian Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) as a monumental and influential intellectual in church history, though Reformed teachers like R.C. Sproul also offer critical theological distinctions regarding his views on grace and salvation. [1, 2, 3, 4]

The Five Ways (Natural Theology): Aquinas formulated five rational proofs for the existence of God—the Unmoved Mover, First Cause, Necessary Being, Gradations of Being, and Design—which Ligonier highlights as foundational contributions to natural theology. Explore the breakdown in the Ligonier Podcast on The 5 Ways. [1, 2]

Unity of Truth (Anti-Double Truth): Aquinas opposed the 13th-century Islamic "Double Truth Theory" (which claimed philosophy and religion could contradict), asserting that all truth is God's truth and that natural revelation (nature) and special revelation (Scripture) cannot genuinely conflict. Read the devotional on Aquinas and the Knowledge of God for further context. [1, 2]

Grace and Nature: Aquinas famously taught that "grace perfects nature", maintaining that human reason and the imago Dei survive the Fall, though Reformed theology critiques his view of infused baptismal grace and cooperative good works. Review Ryan Reeves' article on The Significance of Thomas Aquinas for historical analysis. [1]

Divine Aseity: Concepts derived from Aquinas' framework heavily influenced classical theism and the articulation of God's self-existence (aseity) as championed by R.C. Sproul. Read the Ligonier Q&A on The Aseity of God for details. [1]

Poems Ai'd

 Christmas Poem

A King Is Born to Us Today

A King is born to us today.
"Ha! Where in the world?" we ask the way.
In fear we wander through the night,
Searching, peering, squinting for the light.
But where, O where, is our Jesus?

Death stalks the night, musty and cold.
Around each tenement, darkness grows bold.
Women in the streets with nothing to hide,
Men are lured and broken by desire and pride.
But where, O where, is our Jesus?

Homeless men sleep in cardboard boxes,
Hopelessly shuffling from street to street.
Forlorn, they beg a stranger for alms,
Living in filth, as once He lay in a manger.
But where, O where, is our Jesus?

Hospital beds are filled with despair.
Patients, without hope, out the window stare.
Each passing day the pain grows stronger;
Relief seems distant, waiting ever longer.
But where, O where, is our Jesus?

The rich man's Ferrari gleams in the sun,
His Armani suit impeccably worn.
Life by the sea in perfect display,
Every step, every glance carefully arranged.
But where, O where, is our Jesus?

Before the dawn the working man rises,
Sleepy and weary, he silently trudges.
To a thankless job he faithfully goes,
Spending to live, with little to show.
Long are the hours, and small is the reward.
But where, O where, is our Jesus?

Put faith upon the lips of the sinner.

The plight of man—original sin—
Fills us with sorrow from deep within.
Our lives are burdened with grief and pain,
Longing for treasures we never attain.
When our paths grow dim and our vision blurs,
Where, O where, are You, O Jesus?

Upon the rubble of despair stand:

The homeless man.
The hospital man.
The addict.
The broken family.
The rich man.
The working man.

All are looking through the window of despair.

Yet Christ is not absent.

He is with the homeless in the cold.
He is beside the sick in the night.
He walks with the worker before the dawn.
He calls the sinner to repentance.
He humbles the rich and lifts the poor.

The Child of Bethlehem still comes to us,
Not in palaces, but in hearts that seek Him.

So let us not ask only,

"Where, O where, is our Jesus?"

For Christmas answers:

He is here.

 

The Mirror of Man

What fearful, screaming place of awe—
This earth, this dust, where we are born.
We journey through this fateful life,
Still striving ever, yet forlorn.
We grasp at things both known and strange,
And find ourselves by pride outworn.

I gaze into the mirror, seeking
A face of faith to look on me;
Yet only shadows meet my eyes,
Their promise fading endlessly.
My hope is scattered like the wind,
Until a Savior searches me.

Perhaps the One I longed to find
Had sought my wandering soul instead.
This very day He called my name
And raised my heart once thought to be dead.
The Shepherd found His straying lamb
And gently home my footsteps led.

The despair of man lies now defeated;
The nights of hopelessness have passed.
My God stooped down to meet me here,
A love too boundless to outlast.
I gaze into the mirror now
And see my faith reflected fast.

For there I find my living Christ—
My Jesus: loving, glorious, magnificent.

The Glint in My Eye

The glint in my eye—that precious hope:
Jesus comes someday.

The glint on my hands, found in work and in play.

The glint of the moon, as I write
Through quiet shadows of gray.

The glint on the road
Reveals the paths of dismay.

The glint of my sin
Would send me to hell, they say.

The glint of forgiveness—
My sins cast far away.

The glint in my soul
Still longs to repay.

The glint in my heart
Knows there is no way.

The glint of God's mercy,
So boundless each day.

The glint of heaven's jewels,
Its streets of gold on display.

And the glint of my hope
That my precious Jesus comes today.

Death's Door

Death's door swings open wide,
For we must enter, our feet to slide.
Beyond the vale we come to find
Young and old, short and tall, all in line.

Our journey through life is full of despair,
Toiling with weary hands, repairing with care.
Sickness approaches at every turn;
Another simple breath we fail to earn.

At times we live with hearts so joyous:
A baby born, a wedding glorious.
Strolling through fields of amber grain,
Skipping through puddles in a Spanish rain.

A delicate balance of lows and highs,
Falling, stumbling, then reaching the skies.
How can we live in a world so indifferent,
Where at every turn men grow belligerent?

Heavy is Death's Door, darkly tinted,
Its ancient wood with splinters weather-wrinkled.
Many are the souls that passed this way,
Never to return, forever and a day.

The door now leisurely closes;
One final gasp the truth discloses:
We cannot halt it in the end—
Eternity in heaven or hell we'll spend.

The choice lies plain for all to hear,
To choose while living, not ruled by fear.
The path decided forevermore—
Oh, stop! Creaking, closing, relentless door!

The final glimpse of life we keep,
A few inches more as our loved ones weep.
Has the tempting harlot claimed our soul,
Leading us far from the One made whole?

The door now shuts—not with a slam,
But the quiet, sighing hush of a lamb.
A lifelong journey through love and hate;
Beyond the vale we await our fate.

Christmas Doxology

 Christmas time a Savior born (sarah)

               Oft times we dismiss through sin and strife

We know by heart the cold, dark morn

               The Incarnate Christ who gave us life.

 

Glad tidings bring far and near (mom)

               Our hope, our joy, our wondrous fear

The lonely manger that kept the child

               Emblaze our Savior so meek and mild

The wintry, dreary Holy Night (joshua)

    A virgin birth - a Son so bright

But we afore, all men forlorn

    Our hope fulfilled, Emmanuel born.

Hallelujah the world now shouts (lolo)

    Israel's Son born in Bethlehem

What, you wonder is this about?

    A priceless Savior, a brilliant Gem.

Snow calmly falling among the trees (steph)

    Hope answered, the Christmas story

And our hearts we pray to appease

    God's Son born to manifest glory

The Joy of Jesus Birth we see (steph2022)

    A calmness of the night

Our glorious Savior nailed to a tree

    Proclaim his Love from dark to light.

A dreary night, a time so boring, (sarah2022)

    But a bright light shining that maybe

We never forget the familiar story

    Of God born as a humble and Glorious baby 

The angels cry out "Glory" so deafening (josh2022)

    Their bright light proclaim a Savior born

The shepherds weary and alone sitting

    Then joyous hearts leaping this wondrous morn.

Glory to God in the highest (Mom2022)

    The angels proclaim the birth of a lamb

Our Father gives us our King, the best

    Wonderful Savior, triumphant God-man.

The ressurection of Jesus our faith rely  (assurance)

And on the cross our sins on Christ die

The beginning our Savior as a child lives

Glory to Bethlehem, salvation gives 

Christmas-time, a season of gift giving

God's gift, the Messiah, makes life worth living.

Another titanic gift God has made,

Is the gift that saves, our priceless faith.

In despair we live life and a day

Sometimes our faith once strong, gives way

Grasping for salvation we work forlorn

But God's great gift, a Savior, a baby born

2023=============================================

Our savior sits at God's right hand 2023 Joshua

Saints and angels and all cause to stand

Began many year ago on a cold quiet morn

Our savior, sin's death was silently born

One cannot believe the Christmas Story 2023 Stephanie

A baby born to bring His Father Glory

We with hushed wonder why God would give

His Begotten son to die that we might live.

The baby born set our hearts aflame2023 Sarah

He lives to die to set us free

Immanuel, Messiah thy glorious Name

Gladly, lovingly, lowly kneel to thee

The agony on the cross for all to see2023 Mom

That our Jesus saves us and dies for thee

Began in a town in a manger that night

God's wondrous gift, a child, our Christmas light.

Steph 2024

The angels surround and around this Christmas morn

Winds quietly whispering a celestial sound

Shepherd and sheep know our King is born

All bow down, adore, worship on royal ground

Joshua 2024

Offered at the cross for the sins we make

To satisfy God's wrath, His life to take

For unto us a child

Born in a stable meek and mild

Sar 2024

The barn framed against the moon-filled night

Dark and cold as stars arrayed in shards of light

But a candle flickering through straw and hay

In the manger, God's begotten son, our Savior lay

Donna 2024

The brilliant star, afar, from the east

Guides the kings to search the child

Ruler, King ,Priest and born the least

Manifest power begins as a baby so mild

Biblical Doxology

 Biblical Doxology - 

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with

every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.

                                                                - Ephesians 1:3

For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things.  To Him be glory forever. Amen.

                                                                - Romans 11:36

Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.

                                                                - Ephesians 5:14

He was manifested in flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations,

believed on in the world, taken up in glory.

                                                                  - 1 Timothy 3:16

My Doxology

I love you my God!

 My Doxology for God alone

 My hands are lifted high in praise

               My God who deserves it so

For struggles seem to hide His grace

               Exalt Him from whom all blessings flow.

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Total Depravity

The best sins so very foul  (T)

    Darken my weary soul

Say I, Free Will! I must, I save!

    A millions years, never! But to the grave.

Adam and Eve befell the Devil's spell.

    Our federal head's deadly destiny for a lie 

Why O why can't I  salvation compel

    Through my power and strength still to die.

Unconditional Election

Why does He choose me so? (U)

               The answer I cannot find.

My good manners and manifest power show?

               No! His good pleasure and unrevealed mind.

The love of God is oh so pure

    that before the world's foundation

Even finding the path to hell so sure

    His perfect mercy bought my salvation

Limited Atonement 

Oh what a terrible curse is Adam’s fall (L)

               The Triune’s plan before creation doth atone.

But hath Christ saved the world, all in all?

               Nay! The King died for His sheep alone.

Christ died for all, states the universalist

    For God so loved the world

But wait, not so says the Christian purist

    He calls only His own whose ears unfurled

    

Irresistible Grace (Effectual Calling)

 Run hard, run swift, run far away  (I)

    From my Savior who dearly waits

But His love tempts me to stay

    Until the Gospel's demand He creates

God draws me to His kingdom by force

    Kicking and screaming my back to the wall

Yet His kind mercy, a matter of course

    Yields mine heart to His effectual call

Perseverance of the Saints

Jesus loves me, I cannot tell  (P)

    One foot in heaven, one foot in hell

But the Lord has sealed me forevermore

    To walk with Him upon eternity's Celestial shore.

Not knowing our hope is sadness

    But God preserves to finish the race

Our soul finds joyful gladness

   As we gaze into His glorious face

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The cross, atoning justification

    The head bowed low, knees gently bent

Crucified in gross supplication

    God! Yet man His blood hath spent!

A desolate and wicked corpse am I

    God's righteous wrath ruins me

Sins so foul never escape His eye

    Man O man cannot from His justice flee.

My love of Christ even a minute finds me wanting

    Sin prevents, my scheming heart prolong

But the Spirit set's the soul a-searching

    For the hope within my heart belong

But the Spirit set's my soul a-craving

    For a sliver of true love that is oh so strong

Our God, great Savior how can this be?

    Your love for the elect never wavers.

Abundant thanks for opening our eyes to see

    All worthless sinners for the Word to save us.

You rule in absolute sovereignty

    An iron hand your justice stands

And you demand from us glorious piety

   Tenderly bestow grace as your love commands

My sin, Adam's sin a disaster

    Forever destined, the curse of death

But assuredly saved by the Master

   Our joy as far as heaven's breadth

The Love of Christ that never fails  (valentines day)

    Our joyous refrain unfold the way

His hands pounded, pierced by spike and nails

    Proclaim His raging love this Valentine's day.

Truly God and truly human

    Incarnate Christ authors our salvation

Alas disobedience rejects His communion

    Still bestows mercy to a chosen nation.

Difficult not to praise Your sovereign grace,

    My soul, in love with you my Savior

Thou affectionate smile at my homely face

    Find joy in forgiven fault and unmerited favor.

There must be other paths to God - the almighty

    Christ is not enough so they say

A blasphemous lie, a godly catastrophe 

    Jesus is the Truth, the Life and the ONLY Way

Pure heaven our joyful assurance

    In that your mercy and love explode

Bestows our soul a hopeful endurance

    Forever thanks, our praises flow

Impotent God knows not what the future hold

    He cannot guarantee the outcome

Arminian man has the will to be so bold

   And God to him win's some and lose some.

Justification alone is absurd Finney says

    We have the power not to sin

But no matter how and in so many ways

    Sin always overtakes us and Oh Man! never to win

Our lives are always running forward

    In an effort to praise You

And our hearts always moving toward

    A furious love that springs anew

Should we throw the Law away

    The old covenant now so stale

But His commandments we still obey

    For God's true nature does not fail

The ineffable love of God (or God's ineffable love so true

    Too much for our minds to bear

 But our voices rejoice so bold

   That nothing in the universe compares

Satan's shames us attacks everything and in between

    But once and for all our conscience reprieved

    The mighty Blood of Christ washes us clean

From eternal guilt we are cleaved/grieved

  

True faith a gift from God so glorious

    Sinners, so hard to always believe

Try to live our lives for Jesus vicarious

    Honor, praise and glory in return we give.

Faith, God's gift so undeserved

    Yet we strive not to receive it

Covenant promise given without reserve

    Compel our grateful hearts to submit

A great gift, a beautiful Mom  (Mother's Day)

    The heavens raises a joyful dove

A sister in Christ builds a wonderful home

    Signed and sealed with love from above

The greatness of a Mother can always be (Mother's Day)

    Shining, stunning with a crown of glory    

God's unique gift for eyes to see

    Truly fits in His redemptive Story

Mother's Day 2024(Stephanie)

A wise mother is a family's strength,

    And working hands will surely show

That God's love has no width or length,

   His grace for her, fills to overflow.

Mother's day 2023 (for Donna)

A mother's love that will not fail,

    God's mercy and grace for her to avail.

A husband's heart that swells with pride,

    No doubt, wed again his glorious bride.

God has granted me a glorious gift.

Undeserved, yet my heart it lifts,

To wonderous heights of passion so giving

And without her my life not worth living,

For my wife graciously blessed from above

Never to forget, always to cherish, always to love.

Happy Birthday! 20230927

=======Retreat==========

 Sadness through this weekend came

       Lives falling in a confused tangle

Men living with vigorous regret and shame

    Reaching, grasping for heaven's example 

Still stands in our way is one perilous fault

    To be dealt with at a desperate pace

Once destroyed, open heaven's vault

   And see our Father's magnificent face.

Always life finds us wanting

    God hides not from us, eternally there

Man's search undone, ever failing 

     Our hearts for God alone, we cannot spare

      

The maturity of men, difficult to find

    .A spiritual journey, life's gruesome test

Obstacles of every different kind

    Persevere 'til death but still not our best

The Easter message ever rings true

    Christ, a sniless life for thrity three years

On Calvary's hill blood shed for our lives anew

    Removes our wordly fears.

Justified by His love for us

    Can we  truly ever know

Our Savior in whom we trust

 He gave His life, our God! To truly show

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Life deals me a bitter defeat

    God's plan I did not meet

But along with profound agony

    My Lord opened my eyes to see

That I control not my fate

Still His care gentle and great

Feebly my aching heart wants more

Ably to crawl, to climb, to soar.

Where O God, I find no trace?

    Far from my stinging soul

Find not your kind, forbearing face

    In my world so greedy and foul 

But 'tis I who cannot find

    You O God have never left

Forever still, merciful and kind

    Though unseen have guided my path

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The Mirror of Man

More frightening, screaming place of awe

    This earth, this dirt a cruel place to be born

For we travel, humans, through this fateful life

    As always strive for more, nevertheless forlorn.

But ahh, we grasp at things known and unknown,

    And find that fatefully we live as men of scorn

I gaze in the mirror for the face of faith

    But only a shadow's future ruining in decay

My hope dashed and gone as a wisp in the wind

    Days of running and turning finally back as they

Perhaps to seek a Savior who seeks me

    That today He found a soul adrift, this very day

The despair of man, now defeated

    Nights of hopelessness never to lament

My God who descends so low to meet me

   My journey starts to soberly repent

I gaze in the mirror at the face of faith

    My Jesus, living, loving, magnificent.

May 2023

The glint in my eye

The glint in my eye that precious Jesus comes someday                                                                 

The glint on my hand found in work and in play

The glint in the moon, as I write, in shadows of gray

The glint on the road finds paths of dismay

The glint of my sin will send me to hell they say

The glint of forgiveness, these sins, thrown far away

The glint in my soul found longing to repay

The glint in my heart knows there is no way

The glint of God's mercy so loving and aye

The glint of heaven's jewels and gold on display 

For the glint of hope that my precious Jesus comes today

May 2023

My wife My Love

Against the sun our Love fades as parched paper

Against the moon our Love hides in the shadows

Has our Love gone like an old song long forgetten

Struggling to sieze that fierce love again

We grasp but like a mist, is gone in an instant.

How, how can I find the unsearchable longing,

The passion as a furious ocean is gone forever.

Why, why has my love so much diminished.

But the love of Christ formidable still

Heavens bounty like sheets of cooling rain

Has given my the joy of loving

Loving Christ always and forever

Ahh how can I not love my wife.

My precious joy, my intimate affection

Against the sun our Love brilliant still

Against the moon our Love uncovered thrill

The Glory of God

We fight for our 

 

Death's Door

Death's door swings open wide

For we  to enter our feet to slide

On the far side of the vale we find

Young and old, short and tall all in line

Our journey through life full of despair

Toiling with hands of work to repair

Sickness approaches at every turn

Another  simple breath we fail to earn

At times or two we live so joyous

A baby born, a wedding glorious

Strolling through fields of amber grain

Skipping through puddles in a Spanish rain

A delicate balance of lows and highs

Falling, stumbling, then reach for the sky

How can we live in a world so indifferent

At every turn, men so belligerent

Heavy is death's door, slightly tinted

The wood, antique with shards so wilted

Many is the soul that passed this way

Never to return forever and a day

The door now leisurely closing

One final gasp haplessly disclosing

That we cannot stop it unto the end

Eternity in hell or heaven for us to spend

The choice we see so very clear

To decide when alive, cowering in fear

The right decision forever more

Oh stop! Creaking, closing relentless door 

The final glimpse of life for us to peek

A few inches more as tears fall from our cheek

Has the tempting harlot seized our very soul

Our lives without regard to the One, oh so foul

The door now shut, not with a slam

But the quiet, sighing hush of a lamb

A lifelong journey between love and hate

On the vale's other side we await our fate

july 2023

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Sexual lust my heart strives for

    Forgetting God in my mind and soul

I try and turn but want much more

    Falling, stumbling, a night so foul

But like David whose sin so dire

    Sought to find God's grace again

Inevitable  consequence, a blazing fire

    Can't escape the unending, wrenching pain 

        

In Progress....

Praise Him, Praise the Father Praise the Spirit,

    All things should give glory to All,

But our hearts are fallen and sinful

     Because of Adams gigantic fall

So we praise discreetly thoughtful 

    And through our life and to the grave we shall    

From Belgic    

    as much as we need in this life,

        for God's glory

        and for our salvation

            ** God gets the glory yet he saves us...

ineffable

immorality

bitter passion

disobedience

he paid back what he had not stolen

renders believers perfect forever

Christ is not enough is greatest blasphemy against God

brother and sisters all over the world

Pure Doxology

How I love God so, 

Why? Because of his Son who came to save

I don't deserve such love because I'm a great sinner destined for hell, 

but out of His mercy He saves

So what can I do but give thanks, profusely

And give glory to Him always. Soli Deo Gloria!

Shall I begrudge other Christians of their doxology?

Forgive me for thinking myself so highly.

What is doxology - a word or song of praise. 

Why is doxology important - to praise God without ceasing! Always! Forever!

A Calvinist is know for his Doxology.

CS Lewis Quote

"For my part, I tend to find the doctrinal books often more helpful in devotion than devotional books, and I rather suspect that the same experience may await others.  I believe that many who find that 'nothing happens' when they sit down. or kneel down, to a book of devotion would find that the heart sings unbidden while they are working through a tough bit of theology with a pipe in their teeth and a pencil in their hand. "

Sometimes devotions are only something to get through from. Read and done

Thank you Lord for allowing me to worship you and love you.

Let my ears hear and eyes see in all, Doxology. 

Lord, a major disappointment not keeping the class.  My fault! For we know all things work together for Your good according to Your will for those who Love You!  Amen!

But Your love is so wonderful, glorious, unending, crazy, unbelievable, perfect. My diploma was sent to me last week (03/12/22)

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423communities.org

Dort - justice and mercy kiss in the cross of Christ.

TBA - Trust in the Lord with all your heart.., Be anxious for nothing.., For we know ! that All things

work together for good...

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2025 - December - A tough year, healthwise.  A lot of issues for friends and family members.

But in all my Jesus has  become even bigger!

Christmas Songs

What Child is this

Rock around the Christmas tree

Let it snow

We wish you a Merry Christmas

Feliz Navidad

have yourslef a Merry Little Christmas

All I want for Christmas is You

What a glorious night  -Sidewalk prophets

How Many Kings

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas

Into the Silent Night

Christmas Offering



GOLIVE
Joy to the World/Unspeakable Joy
Rockin Around the Christmas Tree
Have A Holly Jolly Christmas
O Come All Ye Faithful (Rock-3rdDay)
Angels We Have Heard On High (Josh Wilson)
Hark The Herald Angels Sing
Christmas Offering
Its the Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
Let It Snow
Jingle Bells
What A Glorious Night
Feliz Navidad

DIY

Ramboard floor covering

Paddle mixer

purple delicate release tape

bondo all-purpose putty

backer rod

Vanity 

Remove silicone  replace with Latex caulking

tsp cleaner

sanding 60 grit  (rough up glossy surface)

Tape around area to be sprayed

Bonding primer (thin layer)

even thin coat

grey undercoat (2x)

stone spray

clear expoy

Glossy ultimate top coat

Coffee Table

white, brown, little bit of blue earth mica, copper mica and touch of diamond dust

Thin coat of Bonding Primer

    Let dry for 20-30 minutes

Black Epoxy undercoat

    Sand lightly

Make a tape dam

Stone Coat Epoxy

    1:1 ratio 

    Pour part B first

    Then pour part A

    mix 2 minutes with paddle mixer

    

Get 5 different dyes

    liquid additives and crystals

    mix in clear cups with epoxy

    mix well with wooden stirrers

  

Pour all colors into large bucket

    Random pour

    DO NOT MIX OR STIR

    Pour down sides for cool looks

Pour extra left over epoxy from cups on table to even out

Pour multi-color epoxy side to side

Use Heat Gun to remove air

Leave tape dam a few hours after pouring

    3 hours

Remove tape dam - pull down and away

Use your finger to break surface tension of sides so the epoxy will flow down.