Happy New Year!

[prodromos]

Since no one from closer to this side of the international date line has chimed in (I'm talking about you New Zealand) it looks like I'm one of the first in TAW to dip his toe into the new year.
God bless you all abundantly in 2018, and give you strength for the struggles we will all have to face as this world gets further drawn into the snares of the evil one.
With God for us, who can be against us!

P.S. Sydney fireworks were awesome as usual. I apologise for the rest of you having to settle for lesser displays

 

[Principal Moo]

Happy new years! We are just under three hours to go before the clock strikes midnight here in Hanoi.

 

[Basil the Great]

Happy 2018 to New Zealand, Hanoi, and everyone else where it is now New Years Day.

 

[Anhelyna]

9 hours to go over here

There should be fireworks in Edinburgh - storm Dylan permitting

 

[Reno Raines]

Happy New year from Japan!

 

[~Anastasia~]

Happy New Year to those already in it! A little more than 14 hours to go for us.

 

[Anhelyna]

 

[Hermit76]

Happy New Years! My fireworks will be the flickering of the fire in the fireplace

 

[ArmyMatt]

I still got a while, but many years to those celebrating!

 

[Jesus4Madrid]

Happy New Year Europeans!

 

[gurneyhalleck1]

You need to apologize for using an s on apologize!

Since no one from closer to this side of the international date line has chimed in (I'm talking about you New Zealand) it looks like I'm one of the first in TAW to dip his toe into the new year.
God bless you all abundantly in 2018, and give you strength for the struggles we will all have to face as this world gets further drawn into the snares of the evil one.
With God for us, who can be against us!

P.S. Sydney fireworks were awesome as usual. I apologise for the rest of you having to settle for lesser displays

 

[Anhelyna]

TSK TSK - and he calls himself a teacher !!

 

[prodromos]

You need to apologize for using an s on apologize!

You 'Mericans spell funny, but then again why not, when you consider what a torture it is for foreigners to learn English. E.g.

Rough
Through
Cough
Bough

There is a poem someone wrote using words which either sound the same while being spelled differently or are spelled similarly while being pronounced differently. A young French student learning English made the comment that he considered having his fingernails pulled out preferable to reading the poem.
(or something else along those lines)

 

[ArmyMatt]

You 'Mericans spell funny, but then again why not, when you consider what a torture it is for foreigners to learn English. E.g.

Rough
Through
Cough
Bough

There is a poem someone wrote using words which either sound the same while being spelled differently or are spelled similarly while being pronounced differently. A young French student learning English made the comment that he considered having his fingernails pulled out preferable to reading the poem.
(or something else along those lines)

that's what happens when you have a nice Germanic language get all messed up and Frenchified when the Normans invaded.

and it's 'Murcans, duh...

 

[FenderTL5]

Happy New Year!

Disclaimer
( I was sound asleep at midnight (local)... I don't 'do' the up all night thing anymore)

 

[truefiction1]

Happy New Year!

Now where the heck is everyone this morning? Sleeping off hangovers... or celebrating the Circumcision of our Lord in Liturgy?

 

[ArmyMatt]

Happy New Year!

Now where the heck is everyone this morning? Sleeping of hangovers... or celebrating the Circumcision of our Lord in Liturgy?

the latter, duh!

 

[~Anastasia~]

Happy New Year! For real now!

I actually tried to stay up. I had a cup of hot cocoa with Kahlua added. Yummy and warming, but I never finished it. Fell asleep around 10pm. Been fighting a cold. Hoped to go to Church this morning (I missed yesterday) but I woke up after 11am! It was in the 20sF here this morning, and due to what I hope is a temporary condition I don't have a coat that fits, so it likely would have been unwise to get out with nothing warmer than a shawl anyway.

So I'm tucked under a perfectly lovely warm blanket my daughter gave me for Christmas - it feels like a plush fur! - little electric heater making me all toasty. Who knows, I might even have another hot cocoa with Kahlua later. Tomorrow is my birthday. So I'm just going to stay warm and enjoy my Christmas tree for now. God is good.

But I really miss Church.

 

[gurneyhalleck1]

We’re a bunch of gun-toatin’ savages with broken English and much cooler cars! Lol

You 'Mericans spell funny, but then again why not, when you consider what a torture it is for foreigners to learn English. E.g.

Rough
Through
Cough
Bough

There is a poem someone wrote using words which either sound the same while being spelled differently or are spelled similarly while being pronounced differently. A young French student learning English made the comment that he considered having his fingernails pulled out preferable to reading the poem.
(or something else along those lines)

 

[gurneyhalleck1]

Here in central California it has been 68 degrees. Short sleeve t shirts....

Happy New Year! For real now!

I actually tried to stay up. I had a cup of hot cocoa with Kahlua added. Yummy and warming, but I never finished it. Fell asleep around 10pm. Been fighting a cold. Hoped to go to Church this morning (I missed yesterday) but I woke up after 11am! It was in the 20sF here this morning, and due to what I hope is a temporary condition I don't have a coat that fits, so it likely would have been unwise to get out with nothing warmer than a shawl anyway.

So I'm tucked under a perfectly lovely warm blanket my daughter gave me for Christmas - it feels like a plush fur! - little electric heater making me all toasty. Who knows, I might even have another hot cocoa with Kahlua later. Tomorrow is my birthday. So I'm just going to stay warm and enjoy my Christmas tree for now. God is good.

But I really miss Church.