I was in my son’s kindergarten class on Friday morning. They were making gingerbread houses and Christmas crafts~there was happiness and excitement and anticipation in the air.
I came home and the devastating news came up on my screen as I sat down to write a post and share some new deals. My stomach felt sick and my heart ached, and maybe you wondered as I did what kind of awful world my kids will have to face as they grow up. We had sung I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day on Sunday and it had been running through my head all week. The words of 2 verses came to my mind and became an answer to my prayer, and it has been my little glimmer of light this weekend.
God bless Newtown, Connecticut~
This one is grab-in-a-fire worthy for me. One line a day, but the best part is looking back on the previous years: “oh, on this day last year Landon started crawling and I made dumb chili that didn’t turn out, and school was cancelled because of the snow from Hurricane Sandy.” One of my favorite gifts to give as well.
No words, just a simple reminder of what Christmas should be all about:
and just I love her taste so I thought it would be fun to have her share some favorites. Here are some of mine from her blog:
Don’t laugh at my chalkboard lettering..I’m working on it! There is something relaxing about coloring on a chalkboard though…
This year I just used a fresh $5 black friday cedar garland from Home Depot (cut in half), some mercury lights from Target clearance last year, a jingle bell wreath from a couple of years ago, some pinecones, and a piece of chalk for my chalkboard that used to be a thriftstore painting.
Tomorrow we will have another blogger sharing Favorite Things (you’ll love her too!) and don’t forget our favorite things party on 12.12.12:
See you back here tomorrow~ I updated some deals here today!
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