Christmas cards!
Have you ever gone Christmas shopping for someone else … only to come home with Christmas gifts for yourself?!? Yes, I am at the top of the list when it comes to finding Christmas gifts for myself … …
The gift of Christmas! (2023)
This past year of 2023 has been an incredibly difficult year for hubby and me. It has been a year of giving, and giving, and giving to serve God and love others. It has been absolutely exhausting! When…
Best Christmas song of 2023!
My son, coming to aid me in my distress over having to give a speech, has provided for me the most perfect wedding speech ever! I present, for your enjoyment … the Best Christmas song of 2023! (to…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! 2023
Thanksgiving weekend ushers in the Christmas Holiday Season! Cars can now be seen driving down the road with freshly cut Christmas trees tied to the top. Here and there Christmas tree stands are now set up. It’s beginning…
November joys … Christmas trees!
Hubby and I have been in search of lodgepole pine trees. But most garden nurseries in our area do not carry local/native plants. Crazy, isn’t it! However, last weekend we discovered the quaintest little garden nursey about 30…
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
A New Year calls … are you listening? In the sun, the snow is glistening. A beautiful sight … all kinds of tracks left and right! Walking in a winter wonderland! Can you guess who has been “walking…
The hope of new life!
My family celebrated Christmas as it freeze-rained all day! When we went out later that afternoon, a ¼” layer of ice completely coated everything! The skylights of the house were completely coated in a thick layer of ice. …
Now is the time!
This year of 2022 is almost over. This Holiday Season is almost over. All the festivities, all the excitement, all the gifts, all the holiday-travel, etc. … it’s almost over. Hubby and I were at Costco this past…
This is the way … Welcome!
A long gravel driveway meanders through the woods, leading to mine and hubby’s home. Just before reaching the house the driveway splits. Which is the correct way to go?? It is not uncommon for cars and Amazon delivery…
Advent lessons … Prepare a way!
This year, the month of December was ushered in with the advent of snow! A lot of snow! The week leading up to Christmas saw a second advent of snow! Accompanied by bitterly cold temperatures and freezing ice…