~Home Sweet Home~

At Christmas

~Christmastime~

Birthday Brunch for Bethany

December 6, 2008

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...

"The Land of Snow"

Nutcracker 

2008

Nutcracker 2008

Bethany as,

"Christmas Spirit"

"Snowflake"

"Flower"

(yellow)

Tomorrow night is the first show!

Cherry Red

Older Sister's

Smocked Christmas Dress

Smocked Jumpers

These are the two jumpers that I have been 

working on this past Fall, and finally 

have finished!

A Birthday Tea

On my twenty-fourth birthday, I was

delighted to have a tea in my honor, hosted

most graciously by my dear sister.

She made the name cards, and decorated the

table beautifully.

Aren't they just the prettiest things you've

ever seen?

Harvest Blessings

Delicious Broccoli Salad

GREAT GOD WHO SAVES

O the promises of God, the rock on which I stand, the truths to

which I cling, His love that knows no bounds He showers us with

grace, withholding no good thing

When I stumble and my faith is small, I will

call Your name,

GREAT GOD WHO SAVES

I would have despaired, if I had not believed that

You would come to me,

GREAT GOD WHO SAVES

In my darkest hour Your mercy and Your power are reaching

out to me,

GREAT GOD WHO SAVES

O, the mystery of God, who holds all space and time

yet knows my every need, the vastness of Your power,

the strength You give the weak, I soar on eagle's wings,

When I stumble and my faith is small

I will call your name,

GREAT GOD WHO SAVES

a song, by Laura Story

The Walk

On Friday, October 10 we went on a walk and had

a picnic on my grandfather's farm, it was such

a beautiful day and all around were evident

signs of the handiwork of God.

Just the three of us girls went,

my dearest mother, and sister,

and me, of course.

While we were on top of a hill having our picnic,

my mother looked up and noticed a tree that had it's top

all aflame in color and light. She thought it looked as if the Lord's

glory were shining down upon us.

We tried to capture the perfect

beauty of it, but the photos don't even come close to the real thing.

'The Lord is high above all nations, His glory above

the heavens. Who is like the Lord our God, who dwells

on high, who humbles Himself to behold the things that

are in the earth?'

Psalm 113:4-6

'Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,

and for His wonderful works to the children of men!

For He satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with

goodness.'

Psalm 107:8-9

While on our walk back to the house, we spotted this old stone

fence that was built long before my grandparents moved

there. I had always seen it through the woods, but had

never ventured in to really view it properly before that day.

It was really a piece of art, and must have taken

quite a long time to complete, seeing as it stretches for quite a ways

through his woods. It was fun to imagine the farmer and his sons

as they diligently worked on it, bit by bit, every day.

I kept wishing I would find an old love note hidden somewhere

in the wall, left behind only because the 'recipient' never found

it; but don't fear, because in the end, 'the two young lovers' did end up

getting married despite the lost note.

~Yes, I am 'that' crazy.~

'The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord's; but the

earth He has given to the children of men. The dead do

not praise the Lord, nor any who go down to silence.

But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and forevermore.

Praise the Lord!'

Psalm 115:16-18