Friday Already!!!


Feast One Hundred & Twenty Four



Appetizer
How do you usually celebrate on New Year's Eve?

Soup
Name one thing unexpected that happened to you in 2006.

Salad
Where was your favorite place that you visited in 2006?

Main Course
What resolution is your top priority for 2007?

Dessert
Using just three words, describe 2006.

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Here is what I have been up to the last few days...



It looks difficult...but it's not.
Cool, huh?

Here is the free pattern for the Jaywalker socks



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Have fun with those Friday Feast questions...
It may take me a day or two to come up with good answers.

Have I ever told you how much I hate New Years Eve?

I have never in my whole life enjoyed a New Years Eve. Perhaps I should high tail it down to Missouri some year and party with Cindy and Sue...I'm sure those two know how to have a fun time on New Years Eve...although I happen to remember a really boring New Years up in Minocqua with Cindy.
But I think that was B.M. (before Margaritas)

he


Encourage one another,
Donna

December 30th UPDATE:
Hey all! I am going to leave this up again today.
I haven't answered the questions yet...
and I haven't heard much about the socks...
funny how it's the knitting talk that really thrills me....
but, alas, this is not a knitting blog...

Lynn!!!!
Come and knit with me!
You would love this jaywalker pattern!

ttfn
Donna

well...this should be simple..
I'm going to piggy back off of Janet's post.

For Christmas, her husband surprised her with a trip to Tucson to watch the Wildcats play basketball. Now, this is her dream trip. And she is delighted.
Dear Dave even arranged the babysitting!

So....

What would you just love to do...over a weekend, say, that would be a grand getaway...a romantic adventure...
with just you and hubby?

(if no hubby available...take a friend along :o)


I'm sure my trip would be to New York.
Tickets to Regis and Kelly and a big show.
Lunch at Carnegie Deli.
Boat ride to see the Statue of Liberty
and a quick trip to the top of the Empire State Building.


That sounds like perfection.


How about you?

Encourage one another,
Donna

Patrick, Patrick, Matthew, Melinda (Matthew's girlfriend), Emma and Katie.
click on the picture to see their beautiful mugs :o)

Dinner was casual but delicious.

We ate at 1:30 and I had to request that 'if you wore it to bed last night...you can't come to the table in it."

After a few shocked looks and grumbles....
clean clothes were donned.

It was Christmas dinner afterall.

We forgot to put the Mandarin Salad on the table.

Doesn't that always happen?

It's usually the jello.


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Ya know who I'm thinking about today?

Dana in Ga.

Her daughter is getting married today.

Dec. 27 is a very special anniversary day in their family! I think this will be wedding #4 on the 27th of December.


Blessings to you and your family, on this, your daughter's wedding day.

May God be with you all!


Encourage one another,
Donna

Overheard





In the living room,Katie played quietly and contentedly with her new toys on Christmas morning.
In the family room ET flickered on the set.
Katie toddled in for the last five minutes of the movie.
(She must have heard the dramatic score)

Just as ET placed his newly lit finger near Elliot's forehead and uttered those famous words,

"I'll be right here."

Katie blurted,


"In his nose?!"




We will laugh about that comment for years.
ET will never be the same.


Encourage one another,
Donna

Tears are falling, hearts are breaking
How we need to hear from god
Youve been promised, weve been waiting
Welcome holy child
Welcome holy child

Hope that you dont mind our manger
How I wish we would have known
But long awaited holy stranger
Make yourself at home
Please make yourself at home

Bring your peace into our violence
Bid our hungry souls be filled
World now breaking heavens silence
Welcome to our world
Welcome to our world

Fragile finger sent to heal us
Tender brow prepared for thorn
Tiny heart whose blood will save us
Unto us is born
Unto us is born

So wrap our injured flesh around you
Breathe our air and walk our sod
Rob our sin and make us holy
Perfect son of god
Perfect son of god
Welcome to our world


You can listen to this song on youtube.
The video isn't the best...but the song...
well, the song is so lovely...

Merry Christmas

Love,
Donna

O the beautiful old story.




1. O the beautiful old story!
Of the little child that lay
In a manger on that morning,
When the stars sang in the day;
When the happy shepherds kneeling,
As before a holy shrine,
Bless’d God and the tender mother
For a life that was divine.

2. O the pleasant, peaceful story!
Of the Youth who grew so fair,
In His father’s humble dwelling
Poverty and toil to share,
Till around Him in the temple,
Marveling, the old men stood,
As through His wise innocency
Shone the meek boy’s angelhood.

3. O the wonderful, true story!
Of the messenger from God,
Who among the poor and lowly,
Bravely and devoutly trod,
Working miracles of mercy,
Preaching peace, rebuking strife,
Blessing all the little children,
Lifting up the dead to life.

4. O the sad and solemn story!
Of the cross, the crown, the spear,
Of the pardon, pain, and glory
That have made His Name so dear.
His example let us follow,
Fearless, faithful to the end,
Walking in the sacred footsteps
Of our Brother, Master, Friend.

Louise May Alcott


Merry Christmas!


God bless you all,
Donna

Just one question on this busy day...

What will you do on Christmas Eve?

Our Booshay Christmas Eve has been bumped up to tonight.
Our relatives are leaving for Egypt tomorrow morning so we will celebrate tonight.
Here.

It has become a tradition to come to our house for the gift exchange on Christmas Eve.

I like it this way, truly.

On the menu;

Barbecued Pork
Turkey
Buns

Broccoli/Cauliflower Salad
Mandarin Orange Salad

veggie platter
cheese and sausage platter
jello
Ruffles
Cool Ranch Doritos

carrot cake

cashews, honey roasted peanuts, Frango mints, M & M's


We don't have room to seat 16 at a table...so we wander and scatter to different rooms. It's very casual.


It's a nice tradition.

Katie's birthday will be celebrated in relative quiet this year.
I told her she could open her presents in the morning (Sunday). Yippee!
And we will attend a Christmas Eve service.

It should be a very quiet day.

I feel the peace already.

Dona nobis pacem.
Dona nobis pacem.


Look closely at the girl in the white apron in Carl Larsson's painting.
She is me.
My cheeks will be flushed just like hers tonight.




Carl Larsson

see a larger version of The Christmas Eve here


I have a special poem to post tomorrow,
but after that I shall be quiet until Tuesday.


Off to work.

Encourage one another,
Donna

I didn't yell once.
I must be mellowing.

When I am working very hard (shampooing carpets) it is easy to lose my temper.
But, I didn't.
Hooray.

And behind me I hear the fan blowing and blowing away at the wet spots...and there are still pieces of furniture and baskets of books all over the kitchen.

But the carpets are clean.
And I feel fine!

Yes, I am moving at a hen's pace. Pecking off one thing at a time.

Then, last night was topped off beautifully by a sweet Chrismas serenade by the Awana children.

The children sang a few songs, the lights were dimmed and a small portion of Luke was read...and that was it.

It was sweet.

Katie and I always wave at one another just before the performance starts.
She likes knowing where I am...and I like that she knows where I am :o)

Oh, sometimes the most simple things are the sweetest.


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I was sent a little humor via email last night.
Thanks, Randy.

Enjoy!

Subject: Neologisms
Once again, The Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its yearly neologism contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words.

The winners are:
1. Coffee (n.), the person upon whom one coughs.

2. Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have
gained.

3. Abdicate (v.), to give up all hope of ever having a flat
stomach.

4. Esplanade (v.), to attempt an explanation while drunk.

5. Willy-nilly (adj.), impotent.

6. Negligent (adj.), describes a condition in which you
absentmindedly answer the door in your nightgown.

7. Lymph (v.), to walk with a lisp.

8. Gargoyle (n.), olive-flavored mouthwash.

9. Flatulence (n.) emergency vehicle that picks you up after you
are run over by a steamroller.

10. Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline.

11. Testicle (n.), a humorous question on an exam.

12. Rectitude (n.), the formal, dignified bearing adopted by
proctologists.

13. Pokemon (n), a Rastafarian proctologist.

14. Oyster (n.), a person who sprinkles his conversation with
Yiddishisms.

15. Frisbeetarianism (n.), (back by popular demand): The belief
that, when you die, your Soul flies up onto the roof and gets stuck there.

16. Circumvent (n.), an opening in the front of boxer shorts worn
by Jewish men.

Do you have a favorite?

I like 2,9,10.
And #10 reminds me of a very funny scene in "A Fish Called Wanda"

K-K-K-Ken.


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And one more piece of good news.
Our Patrick is home.

He and his father will go to the Packer game tonight.
It may be Brett Favre's last home game....ever.
We hope not.
(Rumors abound that Brett may retire)
But if it is his last game,
Patrick and Patrick will witness Packer football history.

I hope they win.
And I hope Brett stays.
I can't imagine football without Huck Finn in cleats.


Encourage one another,
Donna

Five days.

I know you are all terribly busy.
Most likely, you have no time to read long blog entries.
So, don't read this now.
But, remember it is here.
Come back when the house is quiet or print off the whole article and read it in bed.




Three Ideas

"In Everything God Works for Good with Those Who Love Him." A third shattering realization was that Romans 8:28 was literally true: "In everything God works for good with those who love him." This is surely the most astonishing verse in the Bible, for it certainly doesn't look as if all things work for good. What awful things our lives contain! But if God, the all-powerful Creator and Designer and Provider of our lives, is 100 percent love, then it necessarily follows, as the night the day, that everything in his world, from birth to death, from kisses to slaps, from candy to cancer, comes to us out of God's active or permissive love.

It is incredibly simple and perfectly reasonable. It is only our adult complexity that makes it look murky. As G.K. Chesterton says, life is always complicated for someone without principles. Here is the shining simplicity: if God is total love, then everything he wills for me must come from his love and be for my good. For that what love is, the willing of the beloved's good. And if this God of sheer love is also omnipotent and can do anything he wills, then it follows that all things must work together for my ultimate good.

Not necessarily for my immediate good, for short-range harm may be the necessary road to long-range good. And not necessarily for my apparent good, for appearances may be deceiving. Thus suffering does not seem good. But it can always work for my real and ultimate good. Even the bad things I and others do, though they do not come from God, are allowed by God because they are included in his plan. You can't checkmate, corner, surprise, or beat him. "He's got the whole world in his hands," as the old gospel chorus tells us. And he's got my whole life in his hands, too. He could take away any evil—natural, human, or demonic—like swatting a fly. He allows it only because it works out for our greater good in the end, just as it did with Job.

In fact, every atom in the universe moves exactly as it does only because omnipotent Love designed it so. Dante was right: it is "the love that moves the sun and all the stars." This is not poetic fancy but sober, logical fact. Therefore, the most profound thing you can say really is this simple children's grace for meals: "God is great and God is good; let us thank him for our food. Amen!" I had always believed in God's love and God's omnipotence. But once I put the two ideas together, saw the unavoidable logical conclusion (Rom 8:28), and applied this truth to my life, I could never again see the world the same way. If God is great (omnipotent) and God is good (loving), then everything that happens is our spiritual food; and we can and should thank him for it. Yet how often we fail to recognize and appreciate this simple but profound truth.

This is just a portion of an essay by Peter Kreeft.

This comforts me.
This thinking about God.

That little baby in the manger was/is 'the love that moves the sun and the stars'.



Encourage one another,
Donna

Sights and Sounds of the Season


Katie's dance class performed their Candy Cane dance for the 'big people' yesterday!
They danced to The Nutcracker, of course :o)


click to see larger





ta da!





Very special bell ringers!
I'm proud to know ya!


It's easier to sign up than you know
Ringbells.org
It seems like a nice way to teach your children about charity and getting involved!

Merry, Merry.


Encourage one another,
Donna

It's a Monday.

I was asked by a friend to ask my readers "Has anyone flown on the AirBus? What was it like?"


and since I'm asking questions...here are a few more.


If you had a great voice and were given a contract to record an album, what style of music would you sing?

Do you think that gift cards are suitable gifts to give at Christmas? Are they too impersonal?

Have you ever gone out in public with your pajamas on?





Yes.
It was a fraternity party at Hillsdale. PJ Night!
Yeah. You heard right. Me, at a fraternity party.

Wearing a flannel nightgown.

I was not alone in my Lanz pajamas. In fact, I fit right in.
Hillsdale is known for being a conservative place...
and our pajamas were a testament to that :o)



Encourage one another,
Donna

A word from Elisabeth Elliot

My prayer is,

"Teach me to receive thankfully those things in my life that cannot be changed."

"For I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content."
Philippians 4:11






Encourage one another and build each other up,
Donna

click here and go to BooMama's tour of homes

You are now entering Donna's modest tour of her home...





O, Christmas Tree
O, Christmas Tree
O, little, scrawny,
Christmas Tree





"His eyes-how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!"





For unto you, is born this day, in the city of David, a child,
which is Christ the Lord.






Our children gave this Christmas tree farm to me a few years ago.
They love all of the small pieces.






You could not tour our home without running into Katie Gracie.
Our Christmas baby who is always full of Christmas cheer!


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Friday Feast

Feast One Hundred and Twenty Two
Appetizer
What was your very first job with a paycheck?

Soup
Did you ever lose something really important to you?

Salad
What is the best Christmas present you ever received?

Main Course
Tell about a favorite "hang out" place for you and your friends when you were in high school.

Dessert
Name something that always brings a smile to your face.



See you in the comments!

Encourge one another,
Donna

I saw this picture last Friday at Carol's site.
It now greets me as the backdrop on my computer.






There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.
Jane Austen



I had a dream-filled morning today.
(Do you ever have those?)

And I keep hearing this song over and over in my sleepy head;



Softly and Tenderly Jesus is calling



Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,
Calling for you and for me.
See, on the portals, He's waiting and watching;
Watching for you and for me.

Chorus:
Come home, come home,
Ye who are weary come home;
Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling;
Calling, "O sinner, come home!"

O for the wonderful love He has promised,
Promised for you and for me.
Though we have sinned He has mercy and pardon;
Pardon for you and for me.


Johnny Cash sings Softly,Tenderly


Encourage one another,
Donna

Fluff




Sarah Ferguson to dance on American Television...
Dancin with the Stars!

It's in the works.

Fingers crossed...I hope the rumors are true!



Youtube video of...
Prince Harry and Prince William talk about a concert to honor their mum

They are so cute...and remind me of my sons...
except, well, the royal part, the prince part and the organizing a charity concert part...
but...
you know...

:o)


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We started listening to The Best Christmas Pageant Ever on CD yesterday. The book is read by Elaine Stritch. (Thank you for the recommendation, Lynn)

And it is fabulous!

See if your library has it!

Barbara Robinson is really a wonderful descriptive writer!

I love her description of the charm bracelet, and what happens when you bring a really mean cat to school!


Do you remember show and tell?

Can you remember what you brought for show and tell?


I brought a lobster tail. (The meat had been consumed by one of my parents. I thought the shell was really cool)

I left it in my desk for a long time.

It started to stink.


I don't remember anything else from that whole year of school.

But the smelly lobster, I remember!



Encourage one another,
Donna

I opened my email this morning and I found a letter from a famous author in my mailbox.

She liked the socks :o)

I learned of her and her books from you all. Many of you read her most famous book over and over.

She was friendly and open and very kind.

Care to guess?

One more clue.

She is from England.


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I went to the Dr. yesterday, now I will wait for test results.
My hair seems to be falling out less lately.

The return to white flour and white sugar did the trick!

he he


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I am chipping away at my long Christmas list. I see some progress and that is a relief :o)
The cards are addressed and all they need is that newsey letter to go inside.
I will attempt that today.

For my sisters:
We received a card and picture from Mr. and Mrs. Williams yesterday. Inside was a picture of Diana, Jon, Brent, Karen and Christopher. They were together to celebrate their parents 50th year as a family. I will see if I can make a copy and sent it to you all. I know you would love to see all of their dear faces!

(The Williams family lived next door to us in Wheaton. They were very special neighbors.)

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What book do you pick up and read every year at Christmas time?



Encourage one another,
Donna

A little sock perspective.






My first pair of manly socks. Finished!
I'm back to knitting ornament socks.

It took a week of knitting to make one manly sock.
One day of knitting for the teeny one.

I love those teeny socks!


A little parenting perspective


Sent to me via email this week;

....and you probably had hopes that your parenting would help them(your children) avoid all this junk and go straight to the good like you could envision for them. (An improvement on the next generation, if you will.) Well, that is humanism, and it isn't true.
God doesn't have grandchildren, only prodigals who have to come to their senses before they come to Him and say, 'Please, fix this for me."

True words that hit the spot :o)



Christmas decorating perspective.



Boomama is hosting a Christmas Tour of Homes.
BooMama





Come back on Friday for a tour of our home...and of a Friday Five, of course :o)
My husband snickers and scoffs at the tree every time he passes the living room.
Come by on Friday to see what is so darn funny!

And feel free to join in the fun! (Not the mocking of my tree, the home tour, silly!)
You have four days to decorate!


Encourage one another,
Donna

And the winner is...

Margaret in Va!








A close up of the sock ornaments




There were twenty-names in the pot....
Janice accounted for five of those names....
So much for odds :o)


I'll come back later today with some pretty pictures of the Capitol and our girls.

UPDATE:




A beautiful setting for a concert.




I guess this is what I look like now. I don't recognize myself, really I don't..and why O why didn't I wear any makeup.
I know my children don't care. This is how they know me.
But it's not really how I know me.
In my minds eye,
I am still 21.




And when we left the Capitol, I turned around and took a look...
and it was beautiful...
How about that sky?

Life is good.
Yes, indeedy.

Encourage one another,
Donna

Friday Feast


Appetizer
Which language would you like to learn and why?

Soup
What's the funniest thing you've heard or read so far this week?

Salad
Which movie was so bad you couldn't watch the whole thing?

Main Course
If there were a holiday in your honor that didn't use your actual name, what would the day be called?

Dessert
Name one movie which is coming out soon that you would like to see.


Hey! I really like all of those questions this week.
Good job Miss Friday Feast



Fine Art Friday




Unknown

Isn't that a stunning poster?



Happy Friday!

Encourage one another,
Donna

Just an observation.

Katie is reading Days Go By to me. It is a Pathway Reader.
Pathway readers are Amish/Mennonite books. In the past I have enjoyed them very much.
The stories are innocent and clever and keep a child's attention.

However the last three stories bother me a little. ( just a little, really)

Andrew and Peter ask for a puppy and soon get Rover.

When Andrew and Peter are not around Rover starts getting into things.

(Just what you would expect from a puppy)

But when Rover gets caught,
1. eating daddy's shoe
2. getting into the sheets on the line
3. ripping Rachel's dolly to shreads

The parents 'do something to Rover' and 'Rover does not like it'.


Now, I'm not an animal trainer but this just doesn't seem to be the best strategy, does it?

Katie doesn't like when the puppy gets spanked. In fact, she doesn't want to believe that 'do something to Rover' even means spanking.

I'm mostly frustrated that the parents don't tie the dog up or get it a stick and a ball.

Yeah, I know, it's just a first grade reader, but Katie and I feel badly for the puppy.


So yesterday, I closed the book and asked Katie.

"Is there anything the family could be doing differently with Rover?"


Critical thinking starts early around here.


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I am getting my hair colored today.

I sincerely hope the hair coloring is not the reason for my hair loss. I have put it off for a month at least...but with a business Christmas party on Saturday I really want my hair to look nice.

Hopefully my doctor appointment on Monday will provide the answer.



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Turtles on the fly can be made while watching House.
Well. At least the unwrapping of all the Rolos.






Speaking of sitting on your butt, making candy while watching television...

Is anyone watching Biggest Loser?


Encourage one another,
Donna

Simple Life Christmas Candies
from me to you :o)

Remember the Ring Pretzels with Hershey Kisses and M&M's?

Pretzel Kisses

Set out the ring pretzels on a parchment covered cookie sheet. (As many as you can fit on a pan) Place a Kiss on each pretzel. Put these in the oven at 275 degrees for 2-3 minutes to melt a little.
When you take them out of the oven, place an M&M on top of each kiss. Pressing down a little.

Here is another variation...It sounds like a little turtle candy.

We shall call them....

Turtles on the fly

????

Small pretzel rings
Rolo candies (little caramels)
Pecan halves

Preheat oven to 325.
Put pretzel rings on baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Unwrap Rolos and put a Rolo in each pretzel ring.
Bake 4 minutes.
Take out of oven and squish a pecan half onto each Rolo.
Cool on sheet and remove when completely cool

It helps to put in the fridge to cool and harden the chocolate.


Now, I must tell you. I have not tried these yet.
But I am going to try them today.


Check out the Christmas Candies

I have not seen most of those in 30 years!
It sure brings back memories.
(I just read the website...no wonder these are familiar to me...they were made in Chicago! I don't remember even liking them...but we always had them.)





Ho Ho Yummy Yo
Ho Ho Ho
I love this time of year.
I love it so.


Did your mother put out a dish of candy or nuts when company was coming?


Encourage one another,
Donna

I felt your prayers during the day yesterday and again last night as I fell asleep without much tossing and turning.

I actually thought...
'gosh, I'm feeling rather peaceful tonight...
it must be all of those prayers.'



Your wise counsel is very much appreciated. I take the comments very much to heart.
And I hope the encouragement sent to me was a blessing to the other doubting, worried moms out there.

Almighty God, to you all hearts are open,
all desires known,
and from you no secrets are hid:
Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,
that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name;
through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

The Book of Common Prayer

Sent from Lynn;

God Moves in a Mysterious Way

God moves in a mysterious way his wonders to perform;
He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm.

Deep in unfathomable mines of never failing skill
He treasures up his bright designs, and works his sovereign will.

Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take; the clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy, and shall break in blessings on your head. [my favorite line!]

Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust him for his grace;
Behind a frowning providence he hides a smiling face.

His purposes will ripen fast, unfolding every hour;
The bud may have a bitter taste, but sweet will be the flower.

Blind unbelief is sure to err, and scan his work in vain;
God is his own interpreter, and he will make it plain.

William Cowper, 1774
the tune is from the Scottish Psalter, 1615.

Both of us love the following line the most;


Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take; the clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy, and shall break in blessings on your head.


Thank you all for the encouragement.

Love,
Donna


P.s. Just for fun.

Click on the link below

Online Advent Calendar

I especially liked Day 3's Guest Memory.

The five senses of Christmas.
According to you.

(I read this at Elizabeth's blog over the weekend and thought you would all enjoy it.
Check out her answers at Maple and Oak )

Christmas favorites...


Sight: Squinting my eyes while looking at the Christmas tree, candlelight service on Christmas eve.
Sound: Snowfall too :o)
Smells: Turkey dinner
Things to Touch: Kissing any cheek
Taste: Enstrom's toffee

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I am looking for a little Christmas cheer today :o)

I am burdened my many worries and doubts today.

I am doubting the wisdom of trusting my children (older ones)to God and not controlling them.

Today I am leaning toward being a controller.


Encourage one another,
Donna

The concert went beautifully, wonderfully,
perfectly!

So much hard work...over in one night.

Flash.



Guess who forgot her camera?

I was so concerned with getting to the church on time....

I will try to hold the memory in my mind (steel trap that it is :o)


I loved the Virgin Mary song sung by the Joy Choir. They played maracas!
It was adorable and lively!

I also loved the Virgin Mary song sung by the Concert Choir.
Breath of Heaven.
Such a pretty, touching song.
Sung so well.

The last verse and chorus;

Do you wonder as you watch my face,
If a wiser one should have had my place,
But I offer all I am
For the mercy of your plan.
Help me be strong.
Help me be.
Help me.

Breath of heaven,
Hold me together,
Be forever near me,
Breath of heaven.
Breath of heaven,
Lighten my darkness,
Pour over me your holiness,
For you are holy.

Next up.

Christmas Cards
Christmas gifts
Decorating house and tree
cleaning carpets
Christmas shopping
Christmas party for hubby's work (yikes! what to wear?)
Katie's birthday
and
Christmas


It really is an exciting and fun time of year!

Wishing you joy in your preparations and memorable memories :o)

And a thankful heart.

The bossy butterfly incident is behind us now.

This mommy has a very good stage memory to replace it.

Merry Christmas to me.


Happy weekend!

Encourage one another,
Donna

Feast One Hundred & Twenty



Appetizer
Have you ever flown in a helicopter?

Why, yes. I have.
DuPage County Air Show.
No doors.
Pretty cool!

Soup
What color is your warmest coat or jacket?
Black

Salad
What is your favorite rainy day activity?
Staying inside. Anywhere.
I really can not stand wet feet or wet hair or a wet coat.


Main Course
Describe your hands.



My hands are pink and tan and wrinkled.
I like them very much.
They serve me well.

Dessert
If you could eat only one nut for the rest of your life, what nut
would you pick?

Cashews! Yummy. I love cashews with lots of salt.





I'm looking forward to the Christmas Choir Concert tonight.
I think I will have butterflies for Katie.
Actually, I know I will.

She knows her lines by heart but she has a little trouble knowing when to say each line. There will be helpers (Emma, I think) So it will be fine...
but still....

She is not nervous or worried at all...

I don't know why her mommy is so worked up.

I guess I will be working on having a quiet and gentle spirit.

Again.



Big hug on this chilly December morning!

XOXO

Encourage one another,
Donna