#thelittledrummerboy

[tikkisart]

Happy Mother’s Day!

And celebrate Christmas with me! (read more)

Mothers are an important part of life. Mothers love, nurture, and care. They raise the next generation and inspire children to become their best selves. Mothers do not have to be biological. Any woman can be a motherly figure to others. I am grateful to my mother who has taught me so much and helped me become who I am today. I am also grateful for the many friends in my life who have been encouraging examples of womanhood. I am grateful to the Lord for His gift of mothers. Here is my gift to him for the week (read next section): using my gift of art to honor motherhood.

33 Weeks until Christmas!

Yesterday I was listening to For King and Country's version of "The Little Drummer Boy". The lines, "I have no gift to bring... that's fit to give a king. ... Shall I play for you... on my drum?" got me thinking. We often do not have gifts "fit to give a king", but our gifts do not have to be gold, frankincense, and myrrh. The gifts we can give can be simple, but meaningful uses of the talents the Lord has given us.

A couple weeks ago I read Moroni chapter 6. Verse 9 says, "... for as the power of the Holy Ghost led them whether to preach, or to exhort, or to pray, or to supplicate, or to sing, even so it was done" and "or to sing" stood out to me. The Spirit inspires us to do many different things to praise the Lord and to spread His good works. It can be by singing, drawing, writing, gardening, whatever your heart so desires that is good.

Do not think your talents and small acts are insignificant. We can use them to do good. The Lord uses small works to bring about great things. "...by small and simple things are great things brought to pass..." ~Alma 37:6

This got me thinking. What is something I can do to be a Birthday/Christmas gift to Jesus Christ? It know it is a while before Christmas, but it is always a good time to celebrate His life! I did find that there are 33 Sundays (including today) before Christmas. That is one week for each year of Christ's life in mortality. This got me thinking further. I could give a gift each week until Christmas.

I felt inspired to share this, and to invite others to join in. I encourage you to find some way to use the talents you have to share the Love of God and to praise Him. It can be in whatever way you feel inspired. It could be creating a piece of art, writing a poem or song, finding someone to serve, etc. I feel mine will vary each week, depending on what opportunities arise.

If you feel the desire, you can share your gift of the week with others. I understand that some will be personal, so do not feel like you have to share with others, but maybe write it in a journal. I may not post something each week, but I will share what the Spirit inspires me to. 

The Lord has given us special gifts and talents to spread light to the world. That can be our gift to Him.

[thisent1]

"The Little Drummer Boy" by Ragan Whiteside DISCLAIMER: WATCH THIS video with hopes...

[excalibur97531]

Arnold und Fabian präsentieren ihr Weihnachtsprogramm 2022. Für unsere lieben Menschen in der Terrassenwohnanlage Arnstadt, Lohmühlenweg 31. 1. Moderation 0:00 2. The Little Drummer Boy 0:46 3. Moderation 3:37 4. Rudolph The Rednosed Reindeer 4:05 5. Moderation 5:18 6. Tausend Sterne Sind Ein Dom 6:06 7. Glocken der Liebfrauenkirche (Arnstadt) 7:36 8. Moderation 7:55 9. Stille Nacht (Arr. FS Blondel) 8:33 10. Verabschiedung 11:00 11. Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod) 13:05

[duranduratulsa]

Up next on my Christmas 🎄 movie 🎥 marathon...The Little Drummer Boy (1968) on glorious vintage VHS 📼! #tv #television #Christmas #merrychristmas #merrychristmas2023 #thelittledrummerboy #rankinbass #vintage #vhs #60s

[philliplight]

“The Little Drummer Boy” This song came on the radio last year and I had an epiphany as I listened to it. The boy has no gift to bring baby Jesus besides the beating of his drum, and drums are the heart beat of every song. And we are called as Christians to give our hearts to Jesus…so the little drummer boy represents all of us needing to give Jesus nothing but our hearts to please him. After putting that together I knew I needed to make that my illustration for Christmas this year haha. Merry Christmas to you all, may the peace of Jesus’s birth and the hope that he brings fill your hearts as we move forward into a new year.

[scythevampire]

This isn’t SFV related but I found some doodles of Ali in another sketchbook that I rarely use so why not post them to contribute a little bit to the Rankin Bass fandom

[jmw87]

Watching my favorite Christmas movie, The Little Drummer Boy!! #christmas #christmasmovies #icrywatchingthismovie #thelittledrummerboy #yeahiboughtthis #dontjudgeme https://www.instagram.com/p/B5oizNSF7e6/?igshid=3fvmfb403yea

[steveconte]

Me & my drumstick. (Photo by Sami Yaffa) When I was a young drummer, I convinced myself that the only part of the chicken or turkey I could eat was the leg because it was called a drumstick! 😂And I thought that I should have the lead role in my school play “The Little Drummer Boy”. Silly kid… ———- #drumstick #chickenleg #drums #thelittledrummerboy #turkeyleg (at Zeeland, Netherlands) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChU02vbL9v1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sathepine]

celebrating christmas with family and an #indiecember read So To Honor Him by @lauravanarendonkbaugh #christmas #selfpublishedauthors #selfpublishedbooks #indiebooks #reading #reviewedonamazon #reviewedongoodreads #amreading #bookstagram #retelling #novella #historicalfiction #thelittledrummerboy https://www.instagram.com/p/BryQwAUA9dH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=g63c62hb1wa2

[rjmarmol]

. Uh oh, here come the carolers! 😱 Quick, open your wallets! $$ NOW ACCEPTING: PayPal / CashApp / Bitcoin $$ 😂😅🎄❄️☃️🎅 . #christmas2019 #christmas #HeyRJ #holiday songs . Spotify Playlist: smarturl.it/ThisIsHeyRJ . . . “40”out now! https://smarturl.it/HeyRJ40 Also available on HeyRJMusic.com 🦋 #HeyRJ #HeyRJMusic . Song: “The Little Drummer Boy” Cover: HeyRJ (RJ Marmol) FULL SONG ON MY IGTV . #thelittledrummerboy #christmascarols #christmassongs #HeyRJ #HeyRJMusic . Everyone has a song in his/her heart. Sing for the sheer joy of it. Sing for the liberating fun of it. Sing to relax or to brighten someone’s day. Sing to inspire. 🌻 . . 🎤Sing this with me on ➡️smule.com/HeyRJ . 📀#D1V1NAT1ON ➡️ smarturl.it/D1V1NAT1ON . 🎧 smarturl.it/HeyRJSpotify . 🎶 smarturl.it/HeyRJiTunes —————————————————————— Thank you so much for your likes/comments! I am very grateful to all of you! Yes, even you Instagram like/follow bots, ugh. 🙄❤️😘🙏🌈 . . . . . . . . —————————————————————— #covers #music #tunes #instacover #instasong #instamusic #instatunes #instasinging #coversong #songs https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ZjRbiFaMs/?igshid=1g9k9o789hd7p

[tikkisart]

Mary Anointing the Feet of Christ

Week 4 of 33 weeks of Christmas

“ Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair...”

~ John 12:3, KJV Bible

There are 29 more weeks until Christmas! As the Little Drummer Boy did, I am using my talents to give a gift to Christ each week until Christmas. (Of course it can continue afterward.)

My gift this week is this illustration of Mary Anointing the feet of Jesus Christ. This act she gave to Christ was very significant for her. She recognized the sacrifice Christ would make and anointed him in honor of it. 

Her gift shares the light of Christ with us. I hope my gifts do likewise.

You can likewise share His light with others. Look for ways you can use your talents and gifts to serve others and spread good and Light.

[excalibur97531]

The Little Drummer Boy - Together with fellow Youtuber shylockje1949 who did a tremendous job playing the piano!!

[duranduratulsa]

Up next on my Christmas 🎄 movie 🎥 marathon...The Little Drummer Boy (1968) on glorious vintage VHS 📼! #tv #television #Christmas #thelittledrummerboy #60s #vintage #vhs #merrychristmas #merrychristmas2022

[rillphilmusic]

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#ANNOUNCEMENT Philip White- “Merry Christmas” available on all digital outlets 10/25 two Christmas songs #thelittledrummerboy #angelswehaveheardonhigh https://www.instagram.com/p/B3-AgYKFKF1/?igshid=wqzv92u0wshw

[scythevampire]

Ya gorl made a Rankin Bass/Little Drummer Boy OC!

[steveconte]

When I was in 3rd grade my school put on a play - “The Little Drummer Boy” - and me, being an actual drummer (I’d been taking lessons for a year, after being smitten by Ringo) I thought that the lead role should be mine! But they told me my voice didn’t carry enough onstage so they gave the lead role to that big guy, Arthur Pauly. So I cried…which made them invent a role for me; at the end of the play I entered the stage from the wings, leading a procession of angel girls while playing my snare drum. Win-Win! #thelittledrummerboy #steveconte #ringostarr #thebeatles #snare #drum #school #play (at Getzville, New York) https://www.instagram.com/steveconte/p/CX1QAoDLZzO/?utm_medium=tumblr