What's on your Christmas tree? Part III

  Abbee & Emma's

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These are the two ornaments that reminds me most of the girls.  Our little Abbee, a sweet fighter born early she had  to be spunky.  Prayers answered, she is a joy to us. Nicknamed "Munchkin" she brightens our every day.  Our oldest is Emma, the princess of the family.  She came to us like a fairytale and has blessed our family ever since.  Wise beyond her years she has an amazing tender heart for others.  We Love you girls!

What's on your Christmas tree? Part II

Trimming the tree can be quite a task.  Some take hours to strategically place each item in a precise manner.  While others like me this year presented the box to the kids and said "have at it"!  Whether you are precision or abstract  you can't be both, so choose your level of comfort and conquer, I always say.

The next featured ornament is "Our first Christmas Together".  Yes, OLD and still in super condition I bought this when my husband and I were first married.  Almost 18 years ago, we celebrated with a few small gifts and this being one of then we exchanged.  A value of ours we love to see the success of couples working together through the hardships and happiness that binds them together.  We work at it all year long, and to our delight it has been a joy, 9.5 out of 10 my husband always says.  I pray your Christmas "firsts" bring back memories of comfort and good will!  And many more to come!

What's on your Christmas tree?

It's time, the hustle and bustle has started!  Here in the northwest close to the Canadian border we are "fortunate" to  receive extra shoppers. I noticed it last night as my girls and I were shopping for Christmas outfits!  I think there were only a few near misses to my car and a detailed how to list by my thirteen year old on how they could fix their driving all together.  Back to the subject, have you ever thought of the reasons why and how we adorn our Christmas trees?  Funny, shocking, elegant, or traditional the possibilities are endless and so is the cost if you don't watch it.  So for a bit I'll be sharing about my tree, the items, and there meanings as we bring in the Season.

High on my tree hangs a very special ornament!  Back in the days of elaborate Christmas programs and special gifts I received this ornament from a Sunday school teacher when I was 10 years old.  I am not even sure what part I played maybe Mary or an angel (I'd hoped) or most likely a ,manger animal.  It has made it through at least 6 moves from apartments to houses and back and forth it holds a sentimental reminder of the simple things in life make the most memorable moments of all.  Not made of anything other that some balsa wood and paint, I tell this simple value of the Christmas story to my girls every year it comes out of the box.