Christmas Blessings!

"And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh."

~   Matthew 2:11

 

"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."

~  John 1:14

 
All Hail! Lord, we greet Thee,
Born this happy morning,
O Jesus! for evermore be Thy name adored.
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing;
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.

~ O Come All Ye Faithful

"And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh."

~ Matthew 2:11

Silent night, holy night!
All is calm, all is bright.
Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child.
Holy infant so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace
Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight.
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia,
Christ the Savior is born!
Christ the Savior is born
Silent night, holy night!
Son of God love's pure light.
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth 

~ Silent Night 

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Christmas blessings to you in the name of our precious Lord Jesus, dearest readers!

Let us sing praises to the glorious, Eternal One and worship His Holy name!

With love this Christmas!

Kelly-Anne

Thursday Pearls

"And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh."

~ Matthew 2:11, KJV 

Blessings this Christmas....

♥ Country Diary Entry ~ December ♥

^ Tis the season for out of door eating...  The girls love to relax on their campy chairs while we have a barbecue!

 A glimpse into my world...in December
 

A glimpse into my day...♥

As today is Sunday, I am enjoying a beautiful day of rest which began with a wonderful church service, singing hymns and fellowshipping with dear friends..

Upon returning home, I baked some delicious courgette, chive and cheese scones again because...they're so good!  {{smiles}}  Look out for the recipe tomorrow... 

^ Precious Caleb plays with his blocks...can you believe he is nearing his eight month birthday?

Watching...♥

Having now sadly completed watching the first Road to Avonlea series as well as all the Love Comes Softly films, I don't have anything more to watch which is not so bad seeing as I haven't any handwork to complete...  Besides, summer is not really the time for wasting precious hours by watching television!

What I am Reading...♥

I am still loving Amish fiction, particularly the books by Beverley Lewis...  The series I am currently reading is Annie's People and it is just beautiful...I would highly recommend her novels as they are good, wholesome stories with so much to cause you to stop and ponder...

Listening to...♥

I rediscovered my love for The Piano Guys and am enjoying a few songs from their new album, Uncharted.  Apart from that, Christmas worship music from Chris Tomlin and a few beautiful carols by Haley Westenra.

 

^ Fresh ingredients from the garden mean delicious gourmet meals...a new favourite of ours are these homemade chicken and salad wraps which Nancy makes for us...

Sewing...♥

Ah...I have now laid aside my work sewing for the year, although I am hoping to complete a few of the projects lying in my drawers before the close of the year...  I just decided that these holidays are so very short and I wanted to enjoy some quality time with my precious family as well as have a short rest...

I do have some pleasure sewing to work on, though...  We picked names for gift giving this Christmas and I got little Sofia's name, so I hope to sew her some little horse softies as she loves anything equine!  {{Smiles}}

Dreaming of...♥

My upcoming twentieth birthday picnic with a few dear friends and my sister, Nancy at beautiful Jubilee Creek...  A youth camp the Lord led me to volunteer as a counsellor at in early January and a picnic supper at the beach with my sweet family and friends!

In the Garden...♥ 

 

Oh my, our garden is producing over time!  We are harvesting ever so many courgettes now as well as gem squash, Swiss chard, carrots, herbs, cucumber, lettuce and beetroot.  Butternut are growing beautifully and beans will soon be dry for harvesting...  We seldom buy vegetables now, nor fruit as we have fresh gooseberries, blackberries and strawberries on hand!  Oh, what a wonderful feeling to sit down to a homegrown and homemade meal!  {{smiles}}
 

Thankful for...♥ 

A very special Christmas tea party with dear friends as well as a ladies Christmas party at church which was oh, so lovely!  Grocery shopping with my mom, Dad and Caleb but stealing a few moments for browsing the scrap booking section of a stationary store as well purchasing a pretty new tea cup!  The kindest, most generous gifts and letters from dear friends across an ocean...

Happy new week to you, dear readers...enjoy the final week before Christmas! 

Blessings in Christ,
Kelly-Anne 

~ For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.  Isaiah 9:6, KJV ~