Dec 02
It happens every year. I start the Advent season with the best intentions that this will be the year I don’t get swept away with the hustle and bustle of shopping and decorating and food prep and parties and travel. Instead I long for the season to be simple and reflective and focused on the …
Dec 28
I was a bit disappointed today because I was very much looking forward to sharing beautiful wedding photos in today’s collage. But the weather wasn’t fit for driving this morning, so after reaching Mankato we decided it was best to turn back and not make our planned trek to Wisconsin for our friend’s wedding. We …
Dec 28
Now that the gifts are all opened, I get to reveal a fun craft project I made for Christmas this year – wood letter blocks that spelled words. I downloaded the letter images from a Flickr collection, converted them to black and white, and printed them just the right size. My crafty mother-in-law provided the wood …
Dec 28
After church Christmas morning, we opened presents. We were blessed with many things to delight the heart!
Dec 26
Christmas Eve arrived and the Drapers were busy wrapping gifts and stuffing Christmas Eve bags for church! Finally it was time for the Christmas Eve Children’s Service, “The Wonder of It All”! They did such a great job proclaiming the good news of Jesus’ birth! Luke and Ben played “Joy to the World” during the …
Dec 26
One of my favorite traditions at St. John’s is Christmas caroling to our shut-in members. This year we had a group of 10 fabulous singers and we sang to 10 members and many more friends in the nursing homes and assisted living facilities we visited.
Dec 26
Christmas weekend arrived and I needed to SHOP!! Mainly I was looking for groceries, but perhaps a few last minute gifts made it into my cart as well. I did take the camera along and snag a few shots of the beautiful sunrise and our church and house.
Dec 23
I saw the idea for this gift online about a year ago and have been dreaming of making it ever since! With the help of my boys, we put together 9 of the awesome Gingerbread House in a Jar kits. Fun to make and fun to gift! Pinterest came through with me just in time …
Dec 23
Over a long weekend I made a trip to my home town to surprise my Mom and get a Christmas hug. My sister, Jan, was in on the surprise and the three of us – plus Mom’s neighbor, Ralph, and my sweet Aunt Madeline – enjoyed every minute we had together. I hope you enjoy …
Dec 12
12/12/12 was an awesome day for so many reasons!! Trees were set up at church. I went to visit Linus at the Library and mailed all my Christmas packages at the Post Office. The school kids played hockey in the parking lot. And … Stanley got his acceptance letter for Carleton!!!!
