It is almost Christmas Eve. The gifts have been made or bought. The baking is done, although I'll probably bake a little more before the New Year. How I love this time of year.
I have a village that I've been building for several years now. But as time went by I kept looking for a church to put in my little village. This year I found one but, it was kind of expensive and I just didn't have the money for it this year. Well, today we went to the store where it was at and the only one left was the display and it was deeply discounted. I was so excited I couldn't stand it! So now I have a church for my little village! Thank you Miss Joan for your prayers!
So after I set my little church in my village, I started thinking about some of the wonderful things about Christmas.
- Jesus, the very best part of Christmas
- my Family and sweet Friends
- the sweet smells of baking breads and sweets
- shopping and hearing total strangers say Merry Christmas
- lots of twinkling lights
- surprises
- and last but not least, LOVE! Which connects to the first one.
Love, Blessings and Peace to all ~S~
Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, in order to register along with Mary, who was engaged to him, and was with child. While they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. "This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased." Luke 2: 4-14
All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin* will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means 'God is with us'). Isa. 7:14
No comments:
Post a Comment