Anticipation

Long before there was this kind of anticipation

Until our Christmas tree goes up, the presents are stacked--not quite like this now--in our bedroom. Grace (6) artfully stacked these.

there was this kind of anticipation.

Jesus talking with Jewish children.

For to us a child is born,

to us a son is given,

and the government will be on his shoulders.

And he will be called

Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:6

Merry Christmas!


This post is linked to 5 Minutes for Mom and Sarah Halstead at The Naptime Momtog for Wordless Wednesday, and to Ashley Sisk  for Wittle People Wednesday.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday

This week's scavenger hunt items were

• Sparkly
• Door
• Decorate
• Stripes
• A Few of My Favorite Things

OK...I'm going to "cheat" a little with this week's post and cover it all with two shots.  Here is my new sparkly wreath on my front door.  It's a new addition to the things I decorate with since my 2012 Secret Sister gave it to me for Christmas.  (Thank you, Missy!)   Oh, and see the stripes?  It's candy cane striped mesh ribbon.

It's inside the house since I've been warned by a few friends that if I placed it on the outside of my front door, they would take it.  I think it's unanimous, at least around here:  females love this wreath; males do not understand it one bit.  

Have I mentioned I like chocolate?  Oh, yes, I do.  These are a few of my favorite things...

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Patience

Bono (8 months) with Grace's baby dolls

This post is linked to 5 Minutes for Mom and Sarah Halstead at The Naptime Momtog for Wordless Wednesday.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday

This week's scavenger hunt items were:

• Season
• Colorful
• Weather
• Silhouette
• Calm

Season

How 'bout Christmas cookie baking time with my friends?

Colorful

There were colorful lights on my friend's Christmas tree...

...and lights reflected on the wall.

Weather

We had some foggy weather earlier this week.  You can barely see Josiah (10) walking our puppy Bono in the right lower quadrant of the photo (between trees).

Silhouette

I thought this was a lovely silhouette of bare trees against a pastel sky.

Calm

This was as calm a photo as I could get from this bunch of best friends.  :)  They played together all day while the moms baked cookies.  

Josiah (10) and Grace (6) are on the far left.

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Eat More Chicken

Earlier this week, Jason had me drive all over the county to a few places to photograph some things including this fire station.

(And I also found this antique fire hose reel cart at another fire station.)

But back to the first fire station...while I was snapping away with my camera, I was being watched...

Stared down...

Intently...

By this cow. 

Josiah (10) said it looked like the cow was telling us, "Eat more chicken."  Then again, Josiah is always hungry.  He was probably just trying to use the power of suggestion to get me to stop at Chick-fil-A...

Fall Colors

Random photos from last month...

Hmmm...I wonder where this trail goes?

This post is linked to 5 Minutes for Mom and Sarah Halstead at The Naptime Momtog for Wordless Wednesday.

The best of all is, God is with us

These are some photos from a trip we took to see family earlier this year.  We stopped by their church, and this quote by John Wesley was on the wall:

I went a little crazy taking pictures of the church during our visit...because that's what I do.  :)

February 2012

The stained glass windows...

The lights...

Yes, the lights.  I like interesting light fixtures.

Does that make me strange?  (Don't answer that.)

Josiah played a few pieces on the piano...with permission.

And I took pictures of the piano.

 Grace (5 at the time) checked out the playground with my dad

and stabled her horse Johnny.

This Christmas, and all through the year, remember...

"The best of all is, God is with us."

John Wesley