Christmas time is here again

It's gonna be fun this year! I went Black Friday

shopping and found some bargains. Early Christmas

start for me.

Wordless Wednesday-1977

1977 Long ago and far away.

For more Wordless Wednesday go here.

Merry Christmas

Twas the Night Before Christmas

Merry Christmas!

Santa's Workshop

This cartoon is older than I am! Ho ho ho! Didn't you use to love to watch cartoons like this? I'd get up every morning early to watch tv before school.

I Believe In Father Christmas

Advent Conspiracy-Christmas Can Still Change the World

Thanks to Ashpags!
If you, your church, or your organization would like to know more, just go to www.adventconspiracy.org

Christmas is about The Birth of Christ

What do you think about when you hear the word Christmas?  Presents, food, family, traveling?  All these things are what Christmas is about, but the number one meaning of Christmas is the birth of Jesus Christ.  You can't leave Him out.  
Jesus' birth happened while his parents were traveling to Bethlehem to be counted in the census that Caesar Augustus had decreed.  So there was traveling involved.  Jesus was born in a stable and placed in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn.  He was visited by shepherds after angels announced the good news of a great joy which was for all people:  "for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord."  I have always loved how Charlie Brown's Christmas included Lionel reading this passage from the Bible.  It is always very moving to me.  

Jesus was also visited by magi (the three wisemen) from the east.  They were sent by Herod to search for the Child.  The magi brought Him gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.  "And having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their own country by another way."  This is why gifts are given at Christmas time.  So Christmas does involve family and gift-giving and traveling to homes but never forget that it is the celebration of the Birth of Christ.  A Christian holiday.  A Holy Day.  

Weekly Winners Sunday Meme

Litsy, the hairstylist.....

See more Weekly Winner photos at Lotus'.

The Cattle are Lowing

Pretty Christmas card.

The second snow.

Ornament from Austria

My daughter brought this ornament home to me on

Christmas 2004.  She had been in Croatia for 5 months

working as a nanny for some Wesleyan missionaries.

She got to visit Austria during Christmas and go to their

Christmas market (Christkindlmarkt) in Vienna.  

More Christmas

Daughter Melissa's ornament.  She collects pigs.


Daughter Rebecca's ornament.  She collects elephants.


Son John's ornament.  He liked green things like frogs

and turtles.
Fun Monday Post is still below.

Fun Monday

Kaytabug is our host this week

giving us these instructions.

Here are rules:

"In the spirit of the season I would like to see your favorite Christmas

tree ornament.  Not to be confused with the WHOLE tree.  I want

you to zoom in and show me one or a few (you know I can't choose

just one!) of your favorite ornaments.  If you don't decorate a tree,

show me your menorah or dreidel, Kinara, or Yule Log.  I want to

see your favorite decoration for this holiday season."

This first picture is my angel on the tree top.


This bulb was made by glass artisans in Egypt.  

Of course, I didn't go there to get it. ;.D

I love being able to see the lights through it.


This glass ornament is painted on the inside.  I can

only imagine how hard that would be to do.

Next week's hostess will be the sweet Kitten.
I hope everyone has a blessed and Fun Monday.