Ooops! Yes, I realized after I hit ‘publish’ that it is not Thursday today. It feels like it should be Thursday, right?!? :o) Anyhoo…enjoy this NEW Thursday Thought…a day early.
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a NEW photo of my week and a short Sunday sermon
Happy Sunday! Yesterday I shared the snapshot of my mantle. Today, I’ll share a close up of the ornaments on the mantle, but with a bit more editing. :o)
Each Christmas when my boys were young, we’d talk about all the symbols of Christmas and what the true meanings were. We always enjoyed reading a story about them…we always called it “And Santa whispered, Teach the Children the True Meaning of Christmas”. I posted it a couple of years ago {HERE}, but here’s another short excerpt to go along with my red ornament photograph:
Santa gently laid the star on the fireplace mantle and brought from the bag a bright red Christmas tree ornament.
“Teach the children that red is the first color of Christmas. It was first used by the faithful people to remind them of the blood that was shed for all the people by the Savior. Christ gave His life and shed His blood that every man might have God’s gift of Eternal Life. Red is deep, intense, and vivid — the richest color of all, and it is a symbol of the greatest gift from God.”
“Teach the children,” he said as he pulled a small Christmas tree from the bottom of the toy bag. He placed it near the fireplace and gently hung the red decoration on it.
I hope we will all remember the true meaning of all the loveliness around us this time of year. I also recently watched this fantastic video called: HE IS THE GIFT….another great reminder!
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a NEW photo of my week
Happy Friday! Well, I used to have a very rustic-type Christmas tree with gingerbread men, dried orange slices, dried cranberries etc. These cranberries have been well-used over the years…over and over and over again! Now it’s time to say good-bye.
I’m glad I thought of photographing them, so I can remember those old decorations that we used for SO many years, but I’m happy to have our NEW tree décor to make me smile. I’ll link to Kim Klassen’s site again today.
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Miscellaneous Monday…NEW stuff i gotta share
Happy Monday! Our tree is up, all the decorations that are gonna get up, are up…so now I get to take NEW festive photos with bokeh backgrounds! So FUN! Seriously good thing we had candy canes in the house!….don’t tell anyone, but they’re from last year (or the year before, maybe? :o)
So! A few things that caught my eye lately:
This photo of this 99-year old man made me think of this quote:
A smile is the light in the window of your face that tells people you’re at home. Author Unknown
Here are 25 Life Lessons from the above 99-year old man (originally found HERE):
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a NEW recipe…kiwi sorbet
Happy Wednesday! I made a NEW recipe this week…a very yummy kiwi sorbet and I also bought NEW tiny 2 1/2-inch dessert glasses to serve it in. :o)
Although I like the looks of sliced kiwi to photograph, next time I make this, I think I’ll peel the kiwi LIKE THIS video shows! Mucho-Easier!!!
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a NEW simple photo and a short Sunday sermon
Happy Sunday! I’m really, really, REALLY late to Kim Klassen’s ‘Simple Pear’ link up. Too late to link up…but I saw so many beautifully simple pear photos, that I was totally inspired! I just had to find time to make it to the market for pears. :o)
I have to say I’m in love with simplicity. Simple still-life photos are the best! Simplicity in other areas of life is also SO important. For my short Sunday sermon, please watch this message: EVEN A CHILD CAN UNDERSTAND…because God would indeed be unjust if the gospel were accessible only to an intellectual elite. HE keeps it simple!
Have a great week ahead! Do or learn something NEW!
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a NEW Freemason heirloom photo collage
The subject of my photo shoot session today was my Grandfather’s Freemason ring. I never knew my Grandfather, but I’m thrilled to have in my possession something that I know he must have treasured. I also never knew much about Freemasonry – but the movie National Treasure sure made them sound mysterious, right!?! Apparently George Washington was Master of his Masonic Lodge:
I have a few other heirlooms I need to photograph…as well as write up some narratives about who they originally belonged to, so future generations will have a physical link to the past. I also have a goal to make something that will be worthy of being an heirloom someday. This article: Grandpa’s Cane and Other Heirlooms inspired me to get busy! Wish me continued motivation! :o)
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a NEW travel theme photo challenge: Arches
Happy Friday! When I was browsing through my wordpress reader and saw a few Travel theme: Arch entries, I knew I HAD to join in! This photo was taken on our vacation a couple of weeks ago…(the evening before Dad broke his neck) at Arches National Park. I had planned to take pics of many more arches that weekend…but ya know…stuff happens! :o) You can really see how HUGE this arch is, since the people who hiked up to it look like ants, right?!?
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