Thursday, December 29, 2011

After Christmas Tea...

 Just the sight of these pretty cookies makes me forget all the post holiday blues...  My cousin made these for us, and they are super cute and yummy, too.
 With milk for breakfast or tea for a nighttime snack, they keep Christmas a little longer in the heart  (and on the thighs, too, no doubt!)

It's a bit quiet around here tonight...  I have been sorting and trying to rearrange my room...  and it's a MESS...  Now it is the time that I wish I'd left it alone...  All because of a gift Mom gave me, which I will show if I EVER get it all fixed up...  Goodnight, all!

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Hanging on to the Light...

 On this lovely, crisp December night, the sun sets exquisitely...  my camera was available...  and I tiptoe out on the step in bare feet to capture the strata...  the beautiful layers, often quite similar to the layers of life...
As the year slips away, into the sunset almost...  we cherish all the friends. lessons, challenges, and loves we have kept, the ones we lost...  and the ones we've saved....  May 2012 be a happy one for all my dear friends here in Blogland and at home...  We live in Hope...

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Merry Memories

This is the moment...  the house is quiet, waiting for the advent of morning, family, love, simmering deliciousness, and more love.   I have wrapped to my heart's content, the stockings for all are expectantly waiting on the dining room table...  and I have spent Christmas Eve with my family.  Tonight was spent watching a beautiful holiday movie with Mom and then specials from Giada, Pioneer Woman, and Donna Decorates Dallas....  a special phone call and a box of gifts to open.  Scrumptious candles are burning, and I'm snuggly warm in my fleecy furry blanket....  

May all of you have the kind of Christmas that makes you smile, laugh, and celebrate God's greatest gift to us all....  

Friday, December 23, 2011

Christmas tea...

Come join us for a little celebration of spirit!

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Just 20 more minutes...

Who says the Christmas countdown was until the twenty-fourth?  All good teachers know it is until that last bell ringeth on the last day before holiday break.

The sun is shining, and I will soon make my way home to see what Mom has planned for us to do...  Merry Christmas, to all of dear Blogland.  I love hearing from you all.  Happy New Year!  I would say I'm taking a break from blogging, but actually I have taken that break all fall!  So, I'll be in and out and about the net.

Blessings...  Be sure to check out the link on the previous post.  That is an amazing little video you won't want to miss.  It really made me emotional to watch it.

A Christmas Gift...


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Monday, December 19, 2011

A gentle week...

 Softly dawn comes to tint the world a shade of pink...  Many little Christmas tasks gather at our doors....
 May you find the heart of the holiness and peace of Christmas...
Unwrapping the best gift of all, the precious love of a baby born to give us all the peace we seek.