It's December 29th and my honeyman and I are doing our "Sunday thing". He's reading the Des Moines Register and I'm knocking around on the web - looking for recipes, handwork patterns, and decorating ideas.
I hope your holidays are blessed and happy just as your New Year will be.
I'm saddened by one thing. People are using lights to decorate anymore. I think we were the only people in our small town who put up lights. The main light was the nativity scene on the grape arbor; it was up first and was lit shortly after Thanksgiving. My darling husband pushed to add more lights to both the front and back of the house. We both remember, as children, our parents taking us on evening drives to see all the lights and decorations. One of the things my sweet mother enjoyed was the Christmas drive to see the light show. Why aren't we doing it anymore? The lights show the celebration of Christmas ... that it's a birthday celebration. It should look different than any another celebration!
The following was found a Christmas greeting this year:
THE OLDER I GET ...
the simpler my holiday preparations become...
the closer I feel to old friends as I write my Christmas cards...
the more I cherish the oldest ornaments...
the more fondly I remember Christmases past...
the longer I hold on to a holiday hug...
the more I realize Christmas is a matter of the heart....
the tighter my throat gets when I sing Silent Night...
the more I enjoy giving than receiving...
the more I try to see Christmas through the eyes of a child...
the longer I sit at night in the glow of the Christmas tree...
the more wondrously beautiful the Christmas story is...
the deeper my awe at God's infinite love...
the more I love CHRISTmas!
Merry, merry Christmas and a happy, healthy, prosperous New Year to everyone!
I hope your holidays are blessed and happy just as your New Year will be.
I'm saddened by one thing. People are using lights to decorate anymore. I think we were the only people in our small town who put up lights. The main light was the nativity scene on the grape arbor; it was up first and was lit shortly after Thanksgiving. My darling husband pushed to add more lights to both the front and back of the house. We both remember, as children, our parents taking us on evening drives to see all the lights and decorations. One of the things my sweet mother enjoyed was the Christmas drive to see the light show. Why aren't we doing it anymore? The lights show the celebration of Christmas ... that it's a birthday celebration. It should look different than any another celebration!
The following was found a Christmas greeting this year:
THE OLDER I GET ...
the simpler my holiday preparations become...
the closer I feel to old friends as I write my Christmas cards...
the more I cherish the oldest ornaments...
the more fondly I remember Christmases past...
the longer I hold on to a holiday hug...
the more I realize Christmas is a matter of the heart....
the tighter my throat gets when I sing Silent Night...
the more I enjoy giving than receiving...
the more I try to see Christmas through the eyes of a child...
the longer I sit at night in the glow of the Christmas tree...
the more wondrously beautiful the Christmas story is...
the deeper my awe at God's infinite love...
the more I love CHRISTmas!
Merry, merry Christmas and a happy, healthy, prosperous New Year to everyone!
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