Tamales are available year round, but during December they become a treasured tradition. People stand in long lines for fresh tamales at the tamale "factories". Grocery stores also offer them hot and ready to grab and go! Many families also have the Christmas Eve tradition of eating tamales then. (They are also good for breakfast!)
Jolly old Saint Nicholas lean your ear this way! Don't you tell a single soul what I'm going to say: Christmas Eve is coming soon... by Emily Huntington Miller, 1865
Oh yes, the fun of making Christmas pictures! If Blossom was a chipmunk her name would be....Alvin!
Frosty the snowman Was a jolly happy soul With a corncob pipe And a button nose and Two eyes made out of coal ( by Walter Rollins and Steve Nelson, 1950)
Time to rock around the Christmas tree! This bottle tree in Fredericksburg Texas was enchanting!
(Each day from now through Christmas Day I will share a picture of something that brings me joy during this Christmas Season. I hope you will enjoy each one and share in the joy of the celebration of the coming of the Christ Child!) December 1st It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! A … Continue reading 25 Days of Christmas – December 1st
When I was younger I had the iron clad rule that all Christmas decorations had to be taken down and stored away before the close of January 1st. No exceptions! I remember being like a possessed woman to get it all done, too, and to accommodate the other members of the family I would vacuum … Continue reading ‘Til next year
This jolly group doesn't care if it's freezing outside or if the fireplace is burning next to them. They just keep on smiling at me. Good company, I say!
Over the Thanksgiving holiday I was fortunate to view the presentation the Mystery of the Christmas Star at the Burke Baker Planetarium located in the Houston Museum of Natural Science. It presented the Christmas story very beautifully and factually, referencing scripture to tell the story. Centuries before the time of Christ’s birth the patterns of … Continue reading Follow the star!
It is the small, simple things of life that bring us peace
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It is the small, simple things of life that bring us peace
It is the small, simple things of life that bring us peace
It is the small, simple things of life that bring us peace
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It is the small, simple things of life that bring us peace
It is the small, simple things of life that bring us peace
It is the small, simple things of life that bring us peace
It is the small, simple things of life that bring us peace
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It is the small, simple things of life that bring us peace
It is the small, simple things of life that bring us peace
It is the small, simple things of life that bring us peace
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It is the small, simple things of life that bring us peace
It is the small, simple things of life that bring us peace
It is the small, simple things of life that bring us peace
It is the small, simple things of life that bring us peace
It is the small, simple things of life that bring us peace
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Small Simple Things of Life 