I so tried to post yesterday. In fact, I spend quite some time setting up a really neat Christmas post (that required lines to be in a specific order, etc.); however, when I publish things, so often the spacing is all changed and it does not look at all like…
What shall I give for Christmas To Him who gave Himself for me? To Him I give my life, my love, For time and for eternity. Anon
A Different Christmas Poem
I don’t know how these military thoughts keep making their way to me..but I recently received this in an email. Of course, it tugged at my heart. Hope you enjoy it, too. The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light, I gazed round the room and I cherished the…
Aunt Joanie
Thankful Thursday….this Thursday finds me on the road to visit my dad’s older sister, my Aunt Joan, who will be celebrating her 80th birthday on Saturday. Don’t let the number 80 fool you – no ma’am – she has more energy, more fashion sense and certainly more memory than I…
“The perfect Christmas tree? All Christmas trees are perfect!” Charles N. Barnard What fun we had last night getting the tree “just right”! This picture was taken late at night with the little white lights all aglow…one of my favorite times of Christmas…snuggled in our chair in front of the…
Steven Curtis Chapman
So..I changed the title for yesterday’s post…where in the world did I come up with “Name Game”??? Anyways, it was the Letter Game and I had fun with it. Donna, your letter is “S”…have fun with yours!! For today’s post, I wanted to share a video I saw yesterday on…
The Letter Game
Okay..I’m playing the name game with my friend April…it’s pretty simple – or I should say it SOUNDS simple…you are assigned a letter and then have to list ten of your favorite things beginning with that letter. Once I got started, it was a bit trickier than it sounded. My…
Weekend Update
I was gone all day on Friday – my trip to Lancaster was more than fun!! – and away from the computer. I finally checked in today and found I had been given two awards!! Wow…what a way to make a girl’s day! Thank you so much to Heather and…
A Story and a Quote
Today, I am off to Pennsylvania to the Sights and Sounds Theatre to see the Sounds of Christmas. Its a girlfriend’s field trip and I’m so looking forward to it. The theater is in the middle of Amish country and I love visiting (read that shopping and eating!) up there….
Chewy Oatmeal Cookies
Just a quick update…the baking today was a lot of fun and the cookies were so yummy (believe it or not, I only ate one!) My picture really does not do them justice… I mentioned that I found them on Heather’s blog but they were from an older (older) post,…
Time to Start Some Baking
Things have been “Christmasy” fun around here….Tuesday morning was Bible study, which I so enjoy, and afterwards an afternoon of shopping (which I so enjoy…) and today I will get started with some Christmas baking – but let me tell you a little about my shopping. I love to give…