Yesterday was the company Christmas party, which was wonderful. We sang carols, rang jingle bells, and watched Father Christmas rappel from the roof. Then we ate all kinds of yummies.
When I got home I found a package from my family in my mail box. Yay! I spread the contents out on my kitchen table so you could appreciate the splendor with me.
Scattered all accross the table are snow flake window clings. These are a crucial element in my project of turning my sun-baked studio into a cozy winter cottage. The "joy" decorations are very neat because there are three of them, bringing to mind the line "Joy Joy Joy, Great is the Lord in heaven on high..." I have used them, along with some of the star ornaments also in the package, to fill an ugly white space on my wall. The felt was included to make a christmas tree but I think I will be using it to make myself a little nativity scene. On top of the felt is probably the part of the package that I appreciated the most- the little mobile nativity scene. My mom taught sunday school back when I was too little to remember it and that was one of the projects she made with the kids. It has hung on the wall every single Christmas for as long as I can remember and now it is hanging on my wall here. It kind of chokes me up to think about it.
The pictures are from a Christmas play in which my parents participated. My brother was also there to film it for the regional TV station. You will also notice a very nice set of guitar strings. There is kind of a long story behind them and I am very glad to finally be able to make my guitar sound respectable. And chocolate! Yay for good old Hershies chocolate.
And of course my mother did her usual fantastic job of putting her heart on paper. I always appreciate her cards. There was even a surprise card from some friends who had mailed it to my parent's house two Christmases ago and I never got it because I was overseas at the time. It was kind of like opening a time capsule!
I feel so blessed!
