Happy New Year

My New Years Wishes for You

Quiet moments

Special time with
the ones you love...

Plenty of yummy food...

Beautiful flowers...

and a sky full of

Love!

Happy New Years!

Sad News to Share

Over the past year, I have met some

fantastic bloggers!  A hand full

have become

true blessings to me...

Friends that I have grown

to know, care for,

pray for and in return

they have done the same for me.

This afternoon amidst the hustle and bustle

of celebrating Christmas with family,

I took a minute to pull up email

only to find out that one of my sweet, loving

blogfriends passed away this morning.

Jeanette, my dear sweet Jeanette from

Starting Over.

Her husband, Doug, emailed me to share this sad news.

Please pray for Doug, as he in currently

in Saudi Arabia on work and is frantically

trying to secure passage home

to Georgia, where Jeanette was living.

Jeanette and Doug sent us this for Christmas

It was the perfect gift, for I collect Christmas

Angels and display them

in my living room during this season.

This sweet Angel holds photos or cards.

She is currently holding the last card

that Jeanette sent me .

Life is short, and God doesn't promise

us forever on earth.

As I sit in my family room, fireplace is on,

puppies enjoying their new Christmas bones...

tears are flowing down my face.

My heart is heavy and I want to

tell each of you on this Christmas day

that Jesus was God's gift to each of us.

By accepting His gift of LOVE

we are promised forever with Him.

"For God so loved the world, that he gave

his only begotten Son,

that who so ever believes in Him,

shall not perish,

but have eternal life"

I will miss Jeanette terribly....

she had a way of touching lives of those

all around her... including mine.

My prayers are with Doug and the rest of the family.

A Simple Wish...

Wishing each of you a

Very Merry Christmas

as we celebrate the Birthday

of Jesus our Lord and Savior!

God's Blessings to you all!

A Christmas Horse and Buggy Parade

A few weeks ago, Mom and Dad

went to the annual Lebanon Ohio

Horse and Buggy Parade!

It was snowing and Mom's photos

turned out just beautiful.

I hope you enjoy these as much as I did!

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!

It's Ours!

As of last Wednesday....

we now own this sweet cottage!

We will be making some interior updates

over the next 6 weeks!

I can't wait to show you

 some befores

and afters.

Our hopes are to get the in laws

moved in by the end of January!

Come Spring, the exterior will

get a good cleaning, paint job,

landscaping and "bling"!

Have a blessed week!

Christmas Decor Galore!

 No matter how hard I try to be ahead of the game,

lately it seems like I'm one step behind!

Last week I worked so hard

to complete my office to post on

Metamorphosis Monday...

only to find out that last week was

solely dedicated to Christmas decor!

By the time I finished last weeks post...

I was just too exhausted to photo and post

Christmas!

All this to say....

if you want to see the office

click here!

Today, being one step behind again

I am sharing some of

my favorite Christmas Decor!

The Entry

I have a two trees in our home.

This small tree is in our entry.

I raise it up on a round table

and decorate it with faux hydrangeas, 

glittered leaves,

lights and tiny brown and green ornaments!

I guess you could refer to this tree as

our formal Christmas Tree!

Most of the year the hydrangeas hang

out in a white pitcher on my breakfast room table!

The Stair Case

This year I wrapped the staircase

with green "pine" garland,

lights and silver bows!

Every few stairs, I tied on an antique ornament!

The Dining Room

 The antique hot pink ornament once

belonged to Mom Mom Friend.

This year I will be searching high and low

at local thrift stores for more of this color!

I would just love to incorporate more hot pink

into my Christmas Decorations next year!

I adorned the light fixture with

pine boughs and more heirloom

fragile, antique ornaments!

The feather tree was a simple craft project

I whipped together a few years ago.

The Family Room

I filled my ceramic bowl with red, yellow

and cream ornaments!

Christmas decor in the family room

tends to be more relaxed

and colorful!

Red is the accent color of choice

for this room!

The gingerbread garland was also a

craft project from many, many years ago.

I am linking to Metamorphosis Monday

at Between Naps on the Porch!

Thank you for visiting today!