What Christmas looks like at my house …

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.  …
What is Christmas about?

What is Christmas about?

Recently our very dear friends up in Alaska had a baby.    The due date for the birth was the Tuesday before Thanksgiving.    Hubby and I waited in anxious anticipation to hear from our friends!   Thanksgiving came  …  and…
O Come!  O Come!

O Come! O Come!

As Hubby and I were headed up to church yesterday morning, the sky came alive with the beauty and glory of God!  The brilliant crimson sunrise reflected off the bottom of the low-lying marine layer of clouds.    It…
Marriage is … like a puzzle!

Marriage is … like a puzzle!

Here you can see the puzzle hubby and I put together the weekend before Thanksgiving.  I am quite fond of this puzzle because it was a birthday gift to me from my son’s girlfriend.   And also, I love…
A Home Depot Christmas!

A Home Depot Christmas!

The happy couple from this past weekend’s wedding has been head-over-heels in a major renovation project this entire past year!   The day of the wedding rehearsal, a delivery truck showed up at the house with the bathroom vanity…
Christmas cards!

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)

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…