it's beginning to look a lot like christmas!

James Pierpont. publ.1857

It's beginning to look a lot
like Christmas
Ev'ry where you go;
Take a look in the five-and-ten,
glistening once again
With candy canes and silver
lanes aglow.
It's beginning to look a lot
like Christmas,
Toys in ev'ry store,
But the prettiest sight to see
is the holly that will be
On your own front door.
A pair of hopalong boots
and a pistol that shoots
Is the wish of Barney and Ben;
Dolls that will talk and will
go for a walk
Is the hope of Janice and Jen;
And Mom and Dad can hardly
wait for school to start again.
It's beginning to look a lot
like Christmas
Ev'rywhere you go;
There's a tree in the
Grand Hotel,one in the park
as well,
The sturdy kind that
doesn't mind the snow.
It's beginning to look a
lot like Christmas;
Soon the bells will start,
And the thing that will
make them ring
is the carol that you sing
Right within your heart.

he's on his way...

this weeks favorites.

Christmas joy.
____________________________

sophia "feeding" baby emma.
____________________________

our nightly rituals.
____________________________

yesterday's quiet moment.
_____________________________

reading "One Snowy Night."
______________________________

santa delivering via skis...
______________________________

andre's contribution to our evergreen.
____________________________

a christmas story shared by a friend...

The Bell

"Just up the road from my home is a field with two horses in it. From a distance, each looks like every other horse. But if you stop your car, or are walking by, you will notice something quite amazing. Looking into the eyes of one horse will disclose that he is blind. His owner has chosen not to have put him down, but has made a good home for him. This alone is amazing. If nearby and listening, you will hear the sound of a bell. Looking around for the source of the sound, you will see that it comes from the smaller horse in the field. Attached to her halter is a small bell. It lets her blind friend know where she is so he can follow her. As you stand and watch these two friends, you'll see how she is always checking on him. He listens for her bell and then slowly walks to where she is, trusting that she will not lead him astray. When she returns to the shelter of the barn each evening, she stops and occasionally looks back, making sure her friend isn't too far behind to hear the bell. Like the owners of these two horses, God does not throw us away just because we are not perfect or because we make mistakes. He watches over us and brings others into our lives to help guide us when we are lost. Sometimes we are the blind horse being guided by the little ringing bell of those who God places in our lives. Other times we are the guide horse, helping others to see. Please listen for my bell and I'll listen for yours. Be kinder than necessary...for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
______________________________

my Christmas present.
______________________________

a perfect reminder.
_______________________________

december days.

"I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month."

~ Harlan Miller

Advent calenders

Festival of Trees

Operation Christmas Child

hanging with "T"

hiking Badger

time for a christmas countdown...leif is eating his...

yummy chocolate dipped pretzels

cute in green!

snowmen, yummy stlye

a true Christmas message...

President David O. McKay (1873–1970) declared: “True happiness comes only by making others happy—the practical application of the Savior’s doctrine of losing one’s life to gain it. In short, the Christmas spirit is the Christ spirit, that makes our hearts glow in brotherly love and friendship and prompts us to kind deeds of service. It is the spirit of the gospel of Jesus Christ, obedience to which will bring ‘peace on earth,’ because it means—good will toward all men."

2 months, 3 days.