Baby It's Cold Outside

This "picture" was taken this morning.

The temperature keeps going down

and I love it!

Christmas is packed away for another year.

Some of my friends are a little

 disappointed that all the lights and

 sparkle from the decorations are gone.

Not me!

I have my Snowmen and candles that brighten our home.

 I have been collecting Snowmen for years.

When we downsized and moved,
I sadly had to let go of most of them.
But not my favorites!

The kitchen corner holds most of them.

 The  top of the refrigerator has a few.

This year I add two more.

Actually, the grand kids added these

 to the french doors, that go outside.

 
A few snowmen found their way into the living room.

It might be cold outside

but the sun is shining,  

right through our windows. 

With the glow of the candles 

and the joy of my Snowmen,

our home is warm inside. 

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"But godliness is actually a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment."

1 Timothy 6:6

Christmas and Beyond

We had a White Christmas!

Tom and I spent the day, enjoying every minutes of the celebration.

Christmas Eve candle light service in a barn. It was very moving!

Christmas morning, kids running to their gifts

Down on the floor, playing with the new toys

Papa was asked to "babysit and feed", Ila May's new doll

Family picture

 That's right!

It's COLD!!

Beautiful and cold.

For some, it's not so great.

Lucy, our dog, couldn't find

 a spot to do her "business"

Tom shoveled some snow and

now she is happy.

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"For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection and brotherly affection with love.

For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ."

2 Peter 1: 5-8

It's Christmas time

and I'm all ready.

I'm sitting back with my 

Christmas socks on.

Presents are wrapped (and some sent).

Cookies are made.

I'm just relaxing and enjoying

this time of year.

I want to show you what's been going

 on around here this passed week.

 

I love this picture!
Lulu helped make this candies.

Here she is reading while watching

 the candies, so they aren't over done.

Pretzels and Hersey Kisses.

Yummy!

 Our first snow!

Tom got into the swing of things and

made sure our sidewalks were clear.

 If you look closely, you can see

him across the street
doing our neighbors sidewalks, also.

What a guy!

Merry Christmas!

Peace and Joy!

I'll be back next year!

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"Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Emmanuel."

Isaiah 7:14