The Living Room

 Here are the decorations I put out in the living room. I did a pink theme on one end table.

On the T.V. stand

The table by the entrance

On the wall

The Kitchen

 Oh my! I am so late posting my Christmas decorations! So I will replace Sunday sunset with the kitchen ones. Next post will be the living room. I decided on a mostly gingerbread theme this year, so you will see a lot of that. Remember the coffee corner?

I made this sign to put beside it on the microwave.

I hung gingerbread plates.

I made this tray for the table centerpiece.

"Everything happens in the kitchen. Life happens in the kitchen." - Andrew Zimmern

Unlit & Lit

 Remember my last post of the unusual angel and homemade tree in a yard close by? Well, they both light up!!! We passed them tonight. So here is the angel before.

And here it is all lit up at night.

And here is the homemade tree unlit.

And lit.

The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.

- Psalm 34:7

An Angel Of A different Kind

 I spotted this angel just about three blocks away. It is very different from any I have seen before. Almost kind of holographic? I don't know what this material is that it is made of, but it does make it look otherworldly!

There was also this in the yard beside it, a homemade wooden tree.

There were shepherds camping in the neighborhood. They had set night watches over their sheep. Suddenly, God’s angel stood among them and God’s glory blazed around them.

Luke 2

The Appalachian Angels

 There are many, many angels here.

They can stretch for over a block. This is The Appalachian Christian School, just a few blocks from our house. We live in between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains.

But what are so many angels doing out in the cold this month?

Each angel had the name of a student who died. So many, and so young!

One thing I find strange is this sign wishing a Merry Christmas, right beside the angels. There will likely not be any more merry Christmas's for these families.

Bless God, all you armies of angels, alert to respond to whatever he wills. Bless God, all creatures, wherever you are— everything and everyone made by God.

Psalm 103

DogGone

 Every year at Christmas time, the dog park decorates the tree there with photos of the beloved pets who have passed away. It is a Christmas memorial tree to their beloved furry friends. Every year I post it.

It's the eyes that get to me.

“But ask the animals what they think—let them teach you; let the birds tell you what’s going on. 

Job 12:7