One Solitary Life is part of an essay by Dr. James Allen Francis describing the life of Jesus while here on earth. Read the words and listen to it recited.Continue Reading
Bacon Chestnut Wraps Party Appetizers
Are you attending a New Years Eve party this year? Maybe you are hosting a few friends to ring in the New Year as you watch the famous ball drop, listen as the whistles blow and watch as the confetti falls. Food is a huge part of the evening festivities. Delectable tidbits that can be enjoyed whether sitting around a coffee table or standing in a group chatting together make entertaining fun. Consider adding bacon chestnut wraps to the menu. They are easy to make appetizers and a favorite for holiday parties. An amazing combo of crunchy water chestnuts, salty bacon and a hint of sweetness make them irresistible.
Tipsy Brie Appetizer
Looking for a super easy and delicious appetizer to help ring in the New Year? Creamy, buttery Tipsy Brie is the appetizer of choice when our friends get together. Warm and melty brie with a topping of brown sugar, sliced almonds and a little bourbon. It is so easy to make using just four ingredients.Continue Reading
Lord Remind Me
Sharing, Lord Remind Me, a beautiful Christmas song by Jon and Valerie Guerra. It is a heartfelt prayer with lovely music to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Take a moment this Christmas Eve to scroll down to listen to Lord Remind Me. You’ll be blessed.Continue Reading
Pecan Tassies
These sweet little tartlets called Pecan Tassies are like having a, scrumptious, bite-sized pecan pie. Sweet filling in a cream cheese pastry cup, they are also known as Nut Lassies.Continue Reading
Names and Titles of Jesus
As we continue with Advent, I am sharing Names and Titles of Jesus with Bible scripture verses to read and contemplate. This is not an exhaustive list as the are many names of Jesus throughout the Bible.
Christmas Printable Activity Bundle for Kids
Fun and FREE Christmas Printable Activity Bundle for Kids includes coloring pages, maze, word search, Elf name game and writing prompts.Continue Reading
Holiday Brioche
Bake a festive loaf of rich holiday brioche from this easy recipe using a bread machine. Frost with a simple white glaze and top with colorful sprinkles. The brioche looks so festive on the table and is a lovely food gift idea.Continue Reading
For Unto Us a Child is Born
Advent Series Part 2
The bible verse, For Unto Us a Child is Born is from Isaiah 6:9 and is a familiar verse this time of year as we celebrate the birth of God’s Son, Jesus.Continue Reading
How Should a KING come?
How should a KING come? Even a child knows the answer of course… but… He didn’t come as one might expect a KING to enter humanity. Listen to this beautiful song and try to take it in.Continue Reading
25 Days of Advent: Creation through Ascension
Moving into the month of December, our thoughts turn to the excitement of parties, celebrations, family gatherings and festivities that make the season bright. There is shopping and decorating, baking and planning. While it is a wonderful time of year, we can sometimes forget the reason we celebrate. 25 Days of Advent: Creation through Ascension is a different take on counting down the days until Christmas. It is a beautiful story.Continue Reading
10 Beautiful Gifts You Can Make for the Holidays
A gift lovingly handmade says, “I love you”, better than many store-bought presents. Cozy up on these chilly evenings with your supplies and create something special. Find inspiration from these 10 Beautiful Gifts You Can Make for the Holidays. Whether you like to knit, crochet, sew or craft, you will find a cute project that you can easily complete in time for gifting. Continue Reading
German Star Tutorial & FREE Printable Gift Cards
Call them Froebel, Advent, Pennsylvania, Polish, Swedish, Christmas or German stars, they are lovely little ornaments! Hang on your Christmas tree, use to decorate or give as gifts. Packaged stars with an enclosed, personalized card make a lovely gift. My German star video tutorial shows you how to make lovely 3-dimensional stars by weaving and folding paper strips in about forty steps. Continue Reading
Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for Teen Girls
Do you find it hard to choose just the right gift for your sweet teen girl? Me too. So I went to the authorities. Three lovely, fun-loving young ladies that have been friends since birth. These girls recently came for a sleepover. They were more than happy to create their wish list of the Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for Teen Girls.Continue Reading
Cranberry Apple & Jalapeno Salsa
Cranberry Apple & Jalapeno Salsa is colorful, fresh and incredibly good! A festive New Year’s Eve appetizer that your guests won’t be able to stop eating.
End of Year Wrap-up
As the year draws to a close I’m trying to catch up by posting activities and memory-making moments with and for family. It’s been a busy and full couple of months. My heart overflows. Hard to imagine that less than five months ago I had a total hip replacement.
A surprise visit to upstate New York to celebrate Brenna and Shaela’s birthdays. We took Keri along.
A festive and chilly evening in Philadelphia at City Hall and Dilworth Park
Celebrating my dear sister’s birthday with a lovely dinner.
Annual Christmas dinner with our weekly Community Group Bible study friends.
why, yes… everyone is drawing on paper plates atop their heads because this group knows how to have silly fun as well as love, encourage and pray for each other as we study Scripture and grow closer to our Lord and Savior.
PopPop John with Jet and Joelle
irresistible and oh, so kissable munchkin
Fun evening at Johns annual Christmas Party.
My niece and family and my nephew and his girls came for dinner and then off to our church Living Nativity.
Mt. Laurel Living Nativity
Though the temps were in the teens, Keri was so excited to be a host angel this year in the Living Nativity (she is the second angel from the left)
Our gift to each other were tickets to the Keith & Kristyn Getty Irish Christmas Celebration of Carols
We took our youngest daughter, Abbey along.
Christmas eve
PopPop John with grandkids
family
John and our oldest grandson, Jared.
that hug… unsolicited, spontaneous, genuine, heartwarming… my very favorite Christmas photo {heart}
Jill and family weren’t here this year but we loved their pics and face-time chatting.
finally want to share this 15 second video…
someone has learned to make bubbles and is quite proud of her achievement 🙂
~we are blessed beyond measure~