Christmas Views 2008

Just wanted to add pictures of my Christmas decorating for this year! First the tree in the den...my "Santa Whimsy Tree"! I also collect Department 56, "North Pole Village"...they are all over the mantel, television, armoire' etc...




I also changed my front door decorations this year since the "front door" color had changed to RED!

Here's the upstairs tree in the front window!

Christmas Photos from over the years on the kitchen server....

Getting ready to set the dining room table with Christmas china....

I just love my Manger scene that was purchased in Oberamergau, Germany in 2000 at the "Passion Play" trip that year! I have such special memories of that trip and of going thru all the shops to find the "perfect" manger scene....

This special "Santa Elf" is in my master bedroom....I just love the soft green color....


Merry Christmas from my home to yours!

Yp2's Christmas Party!

Just wanted to add a few pictures of the FBC-YP2's Christmas Party to the blog. We had a "Progressive Dinner" and rode the church van to help with parking & getting around town. After dinner we went "light looking" & all had a good time, even though it was a rainy night!

A Wonderful Surprise!

This past week, the doorbell rang...

and I opened it to this pretty surprise!

Thank you SO much Elizabeth! My dear friend in Kyiv, Ukraine!

Merry Christmas to YOU!

Christmas Cookie Swap Party!

What a fun Christmas Cookie Swap Party!

Look how pretty everything looked on the table!

Rhonda's "Santa In the Hot Tub" cookie jar!

I made Christmas Wreath cookies, Mrs. Santa's Peppermint Fudge and a new recipe for me for this year, Frosty the Snowman's Peppermint Melt Aways!

We may have to make this an "annual" event! Everyone seemed to really enjoy it!

Sights & Sounds Festival 2008

Just a few pictures from dress rehearsal night! What fun we had...!
Our lovely jewel tone performance blouses!


"Speak no EVIL, Hear no EVIL, See no EVIL!"
hehehe!

Don't Waste the MIRACLE!

There's a miracle in Christmas---

there's a stillness in the air;

And excitment in the shining eyes

of children everywhere.

There's a miracle in Christmas

as each silent night unfolds,

And we see again the promise

that this holy season holds.

There's a wonder in traditions,

in the stories passed along;

In our thoughtfulness toward others,

and in voices raised in song.

There's a reassuring comfort

in the joy glad tidings bring;

And an inner peace from honoring

and praising Christ the King!

There's a magic in the season,

in the kindnesses we do;

Whether joys are shared by many

or among a SPECIAL few.

There's awareness of our gratitude

for blessings from ABOVE;

There's a MIRACLE in CHRISTmas,

and the miracle is LOVE!