Whassup Wednesday Linky Par-Tay!

Kara at Elements Interiors is having a linky Par-Tay...

she's been showing us hers all along...

now we are supposed to she her ours...

so here you go...

from creation...

to display...

Merry Christmas to all!

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the gift...

what do you see?

a box?

a present?

a surprise?

disappointment because you know what you wanted wouldn't fit in that little box?

what do you really see?

I see...

LOVE...

there is so much of it...

it's leaking through the seams...

can you see it now?

from one heart to another...

that kind of...

LOVE...

so what's in the box?

it doesn't really matter...

because LOVE is in the box...

because the gift came from the heart...

my mom always said...

it's the thought that counts...

and she was right...

I see the LOVE that someone took the time to find me something...

they were thinking of me when they were shopping...

they brought it home...

wrapped it up...

and put their heart inside...

just for me...

and I will be so careful when I open it...

careful not to break the heart that was given so freely...

and I will not take lightly the gift of that heart...

for I will protect it with everything I have in me...

because Christmas is about giving...

but it's also about receiving...

with the right heart...

God taught us about giving...

but also about receiving...

no matter how small the gift box...

the LOVE inside cannot be measured...

it can only be shared...

from one heart to another...

Merry Christmas!

White Wednesday...

the birth...

that can wash us white as snow...

nativity...

pure...

without sin...

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Some people will not tolerate such emotional honesty in communication.

They would rather defend their dishonesty on the grounds that it might hurt others. Therefore, having rationalized their phoniness into nobility, they settle for superficial relationships. ~Author Unknown

this morning's photos...

Rebecca found these birds for me at the Dollar General...

they go with the red ones on  the kitchen tree...

perty...

my gazing ball...

I am going to keep these out after Christmas...

love gazing balls and I am going to have them inside all the time...

I need to dust my balls!

swiffer time...

this poor tree...

I am going to try to wash it when we put everything up...

I have had it for some time and it's been stored everywhere and anywhere...

a few nutcrackers...

there are more to come...

Santa...

I have had him for years...

a cookie jar...

victorian santa...

looky...

I made a snowflake...

crinkled shredded paper...

you get a whole bag for $1 at the Dollar Tree...

put your orders in with Rebecca...

she knows right where it is...

and the only shot of outside I am taking until global warming picks up the pace...

I do not take photos outside when I have to take the ice scraper and scrape the icicles off of my butt...

the windows are frosted over so I can't take any from there either...

but I am not past sending kids out in sub zero temps to fulfill my commitment to my blog..

Bwahahahaha...

they're young and they will get over it....

I was up most of the night...

not enough room in the bed...

Craig is at the dorm...

so they all decided to sleep with us...

if I am lucky...

I plan on sleeping the day away...

and look...

I was up and didn't change the background and header...

I had scrambled eggs for breakfast, but that was 3  hours ago...

so I am nabbin' a couple sugar cookies and a glass of milk...

and going to bed...

Rebecca...

here's your hat for today...