Christmas 2023 - Papa’s Christmas Card & Oat Soakers Directions
Dear John-Robert, Ali, Geoffers, Sarah, Stevo, Kayla, Joey, Kacy & Nicole,
I’m so happy that I have lived this long to be able to wish you a Merry Christmas again! Christmas means something different to everyone. It’s hard to put into words what it means to me because it’s such a deep celebration of my faith.
In a sense, no one can be sure of anything when it comes to God, Heaven, living happily ever after in the next life… all that. But believing what I do, without fully knowing has always been like this amazing, beautiful music in my soul that never ends and never stops filling me.
I know in our day especially, it occurs to so many, “but what if none of it’s true?” But for me, I naturally live in “What if it is?” And the answer is, I get to love each of you forever, and I just can’t get enough of what this makes me feel.
The two recordings below sync up with what Christmas is for me. One is the highlight of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” where Linus and (as my friend Glenn points out) drops his security blanket for the first and only time in his cartoon existence as he explains Christmas.
The 2nd is an audio recording of Joy Jones in an interview about Christmas and the loss of her son. Her hope and faith are so beautiful to me and makes me want everyone to feel what she does, and what I feel.
Merry Christmas.
I love each of you now and forever and ever. I’m the luckiest Papa (& Father in Law) in the world!
Love,
Papa
Linus (about 90 seconds)
Joy Jones (about 6 minutes)
Oat Soakers - Soak In the Health!😊
Ingredients: Oats, Honey, Butter, Cinnamon, Organic real Maple Syrup & Papa’s Love
Oats - weight loss, lower blood sugar levels, and a reduced risk of heart disease.
Butter - strong anti-tumor and anti-cancer properties. Contains conjugated linoleic acid which is a potent anti-cancer agent, muscle builder, and immunity booster. Vitamin D found in butter is essential to absorption of calcium. Protects against tooth decay.
Cinnamon - loaded with antioxidants, May have anti-inflammatory properties. Could protect against heart disease. Helps lower blood sugar levels, may have beneficial effects on neurodegenerative diseases.
Honey - antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antidiabetic. Respiratory, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and nervous system protective effects.
Maple Syrup - high in antioxidants, riboflavin, zinc, magnesium, calcium and potassium.
Papa’s Love - Won’t cure everything, but it’s a great start.
Directions
Fill with water about a 1/2 inch above the oats.
Soak over night
Pour into a bowl and microwave for 90 seconds
Add almond milk or more water if the consistency isn’t right.
Soak in the health & love. It doesn’t get any better than this.