Christmas Archives - Daily Blessing

Gratitude … for Rain-deer lawn ornaments!

It absolutely dumped rain all yesterday afternoon! This big buck wandered by in the downpour.My daughter's response to these two photos was this caption:"If I stand real still, they will think I am a Christmas lawn ornament." (Haha!!)…

November 17, 2024Christmas, Gratitude

Gratitude … for my very own Christmas tree farm!

A Christmas tree farm! How delightful! What comes to mind when you think of a Christmas tree farm? Probably a nice bit of acreage. Well-covered with good-sized, beautifully shaped evergreen trees. Noble firs – to be sure! Noble…

November 4, 2024Christmas, Gratitude, Lessons from the forest

Everyone matters!

On Christmas Day hubby, our daughter, and I stopped by our friends’ home (in a distant city) to drop off some items. We haven’t seen these dear friends in years, so it was a wonderful gift to be…

December 29, 2023Christmas

Help has come!

This right here is what Christmas is all about! Help has come! As I sat on the side of the freeway Christmas morning, at the scene of a crash, it felt like an eternity waiting for the cop…

December 28, 2023Christmas

What is something new you learned this Christmas …

What is something new you learned this Christmas, concerning the Christmas story?Having just come from a wedding a few weeks ago, I have been seeing the Christmas story through a completely new lens this year! That’s how it…

December 26, 2023Christmas

Christmas Blessings!

Christmas Eve morning … the darkness of early morning began to give way to light, as the sky to the east slowly grew with the brilliance of crimson/orange/purple. I stood at the kitchen sink, gazing out the kitchen…

December 25, 2023Christmas, Gratitude

Christmas Insecurities

Christmas surfaces a lot of insecurities. Whether we are consciously aware of it or not. Particularly when it comes to social media. “Oh wow … look at their Christmas tree. Their Christmas tree is so much better than…

December 24, 2023Christmas, What is God like?

Marriage is … like Hot Coco Bombs!

I was at Costco picking up a few items when I came across these Hot Coco Bombs. In a blink I thought: “That's just what marriage is like! The happy newlywed couple definitely needs these!” So, into my…

December 23, 2023Christmas, Marriage, Relationships

What Christmas looks like at my house …

My son texted me: “A bit of interior festivity, with my mini nativity.” The accompanying photo featured a strand of colorful Christmas lights draping up, over, and across his fireplace mantel, while a small nativity graced the hearth. …

December 22, 2023Christmas

O Christmas tree! O Christmas tree! We finally have a Christmas tree!

Last week I headed out to Home Depot to find the 2023 Christmas Village piece. My Home Depot app informed me this piece was not available for online purchase/home delivery, neither was it available at my Home Depot…

December 21, 2023Christmas