{"id":7136,"date":"2012-12-19T21:13:48","date_gmt":"2012-12-19T21:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=7136"},"modified":"2012-12-20T02:25:03","modified_gmt":"2012-12-20T02:25:03","slug":"a-life-rich-with-texture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=7136","title":{"rendered":"A life rich with texture…….."},"content":{"rendered":"

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As we close in on Christmas, many are wondering what is wrapped in that beautiful Christmas paper under the tree! \u00a0Gifts are great, and they bring extra excitement and \u00a0fun to the celebration of Christmas! \u00a0The greatest gift though was born in a manger in a humble stable. \u00a0There was not pretty paper and ribbons, no lit Christmas tree, and no warm fire in the fireplace! \u00a0 It was a night like no other in the history of the world, it was the night the world was changed forever.<\/p>\n

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Life is meaningless with out texture.<\/p>\n

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texture\u00a0|\u02c8teks\u00a0ch\u00a0\u0259r|noun<\/strong> t<\/span>he feel,\u00a0appearance, or\u00a0consistency\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0surface\u00a0or\u00a0a\u00a0substance\u00a0:\u00a0skin texture and\u00a0tone\u00a0|\u00a0the\u00a0cheese\u00a0is\u00a0firm\u00a0in texture\u00a0|\u00a0the different colors and textures of bark.\u2022\u00a0the\u00a0character\u00a0or\u00a0appearance of a textile fabric as determined by the arrangement and\u00a0thickness\u00a0of\u00a0its\u00a0threads\u00a0:\u00a0a\u00a0dark\u00a0shirt\u00a0of\u00a0rough\u00a0texture.\u2022\u00a0Art\u00a0the tactile quality\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0surface\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0work of art.\u2022\u00a0the\u00a0quality\u00a0created\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0combination\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0different\u00a0elements\u00a0in a work of music\u00a0or\u00a0literature\u00a0:\u00a0a\u00a0closely\u00a0knit\u00a0symphonic\u00a0texture.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“The feel,\u00a0appearance, or\u00a0consistency”…… \u00a0Having Jesus in my life has brought (a.) feelings<\/span> of real joy, (b.) an open appearance<\/span> of a life of real peace, (c.) and most important of all a life that has one consistent<\/span> daily reminder that when that baby was born, He also changed my life forever!<\/p>\n

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My dear friend, and boss, Scott Diussa, gave me a song a few years ago by Reliant K that continues to be one of \u00a0my favorites, here are the lyrics;<\/p>\n

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“I Celebrate The Day”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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And with this Christmas wish is missed<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\n The point I could convey<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\n If only I could find the words to say to let You know how much You’ve touched my life<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\n Because here is where You’re finding me, in the exact same place as New Year’s eve<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\n And from a lack of my persistency<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\n We’re less than half as close as I want to be<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n
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And the first time<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\n That You opened Your eyes did You realize that You would be my Savior<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\n And the first breath that left Your lips<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\n Did You know that it would change this world forever<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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And so this Christmas I’ll compare the things I felt in prior years<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\n To what this midnight made so clear<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\n That You have come to meet me here<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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To look back and think that<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\n This baby would one day save me<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\n In the hope that what You did<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\n That you were born so I might live<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\n To look back and think that<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\n This baby would one day save me<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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And I, I celebrate the day<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\n That You were born to die<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\n So I could one day pray for You to save my life<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

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On Christmas Eve, I will light a fire and sit in the dark and look at the fire and remember that within a few hours, “I will celebrate the day!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Merry Christmas #1,<\/p>\n

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the pilgrim<\/p>\n

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The shot? \u00a0Another great subject with wonderful texture I couldn’t pass up!! \u00a0 Nikon D800, 24-120 AF-S VR at F8, 1\/15th of a second, ISO 200. \u00a0This is about 60% of the full frame,the joys of 36 mega pixels!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  As we close in on Christmas, many are wondering what is wrapped in that beautiful Christmas paper under the tree! \u00a0Gifts are great, and they bring extra excitement and \u00a0fun to the celebration of Christmas! \u00a0The greatest gift though was born in a manger in a humble stable. \u00a0There was not pretty paper and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chronicles"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7136"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7142,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7136\/revisions\/7142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}