CHRISTMAS

Merry Christmas!

~d~

Christmas Home Tours and More

Beloved, Will you be Home for the Christmas Holiday? Merry Christmas! Look what a ribbon bow on a wreath can do for an old chair.

Every year I look forward to Christmas Open Houses in the area and this year was no exception. My husband and I went to see four houses, and a Historic Millinery Shop in Alma, Kansas.

Out of respect for the owners' privacy I didn't photograph the interiors of the houses. Sally who was manning the Millinery Shop preserved by the Alma Area Foundation was asked if I could take pictures of what the Millinery Shop was displaying for the 2009 Christmas Home Tours.

She didn't mind. Very gracious. Smile, Sally, Smile. Remember the Hallmark Movie 'Sarah, Plain and Tall'? Sally's quilt was used in the movie. Now that's cozy.

Please join me inside this quaint building.

After we finished our tour we headed over to The American Legion Building for an evening meal of Chilli with Dessert and Drink. It was very good. Visited good 'ole Santa. Took a drive to see the night lights then went back by the Millinery Shop to see it in the dark. Found Alma to be very charming.

Thanks for joining me today and I hope that you have a blessed day,

~Deanna~

Holiday Coffee Time With Egg Nog

Today I deliberately took time to sit and sip hot, hot coffee with egg nog in it. Egg Nog alone is a treat, but today I wanted a Holiday Flavored Beverage...so simple to fix and easy to enjoy. Add your own Egg Nog.

Life just got a whole lot simplier with a basket full of wrapping items that when gathered in one basket make the task of wrapping gifts so much easier.

AND I need things easier when I have to tackle things like this table of what evers!!! Now do you see why I needed to take time for a Coffee Break? Please pass the Egg Nog...another cup of Holiday Coffee is needed.

I sincerely love this time of year...even with all there is to do.
~Deanna~

HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING...

Beloved,
Blessings to you this Christmas Season when we remember and celebrate the Earthly Birth of Jesus, the Christ. The Angels sang then and they sing today with rejoicing each time a person comes to Christ for redemption and salvation. Hallelujah, He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords! He is the way to a rightful relationship with Almighty God. Through Jesus we can have a personal relationship with God and learn of His ways. We can rightfully say, "We are a Child of the most High God!" when Jesus is our personal Savior...we are adopted into the Family of God. BORN AGAIN!

Remember the song, Hark The Herald Angels Sing? The words are worth repeating.







Hark the herald angels sing
Glory to the newborn King!
Peace on earth and mercy mild
God and sinner reconciled




Joyful, all ye nations rise
Join the triumph of the skies
With the angelic host proclaim:
"Christ is born in Bethlehem!"
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"





Christ by highest heav'n adored
Christ the everlasting Lord!
Late in time behold Him come
Offspring of a Virgin's womb
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see
Hail the incarnate Deity
Pleased as man with man to dwell
Jesus, our Emmanuel
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"





Hail the heav'n-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Son of Righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings
Ris'n with healing in His wings
Mild He lays His glory by
Born that man no more may die
Born to raise the sons of earth
Born to give them second birth
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"

Hark The Herald Angels Sing!!!

The word herald means to announce: foreshadow or presage,

acclaim: praise vociferously,

hail: greet enthusiastically.

I herald to you a Merry Christmas! Thank you for stopping by today. You're a true Blessing.

~Deanna~

Wild West Wednesday Health Care, Life and Death

Wild West Wednesdays in Wichita, Kansas continues to be captured in these pictures that bring to mind what Cowtown is all about while experiencing how life might have been in the 1880's. Healthcare was a concern then as well as it is in our modern lives. Healthcare practices that were known and shared came from family and friends then medical doctors, dentist and last but not least...the dreaded mortician. It may not be pretty, but a very necessary part of every day living included trips to the pharmacy/apothecary, doctor, dentist and end of life services.

Cowtown's Medical Center is in a two story building with the pharmacy on the main floor with the Dentist's and Doctor's office upstairs.

Now for the not so nice, but shouldn't be completely ignored...behind this door is a sobering location.

This isn't one of my favorite places. Next week's post has got to be so much better.

Back to December festivities. Back to blogging.

~Deanna~