From our house to yours… here is the Christmas card we sent out: “While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.” Luke 2:7 “He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him,…
So my little jaunt to Orlando last week kinda messed me up. It was the only time we could go, working around both my and Beth’s schedules, but now I’m scrambling to catch up! I mentioned before that I was volunteering with a ministry to help coordinate some of the presents for local kids. One part of this was getting sponsors from our church – making an “angel tree” and setting it up at our church and making sure all…
So this week I made some progress with decorating! I got some pretty red bows and put them on the outside of the windows and on the front door. I really wanted to get some candles to put in the windows, too, but Hobby Lobby was out. That’s on my list for next year, because I *love* the look of candles in windows at Christmas! I also tied another bow around the mailbox. We bought our tree today. We hope…
I have done Christmas cards and letters every year since 2004. I really enjoy it – I enjoy writing the letter and thinking about my friends and family as I address the envelopes and mail them. I also love getting them from friends. I love decorating my house with the cards, and I always put up pictures on my fridge and they stay up year-round (or at least until we move again ;-)). I’m trying to decide what to do…
Remember when I mentioned the food drive our church was doing for Thanksgiving? I had a lot of fun buying food for that, and I turned it in. I meant to take a picture of what I ended up doing, but I forgot. We had another food drive last Sunday, and I’m running a bit late but I was able to get all the food today while I was at Aldi. I thought I’d share with what I ended up…