In the next few days, pundits will line up to make their annual predictions about the next twelve months. Some forecasts are ominous; but in spite of expert opinions, the new year will be what we make of it. Faith and character often find their most expressive canvas in challenging circumstances. To prepare for whatever 2012 may bring, I look back rather than forward. [...]
Archive for December, 2011
Things To Know Before The New Year Begins
Posted in Uncategorized on December 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Christmas Eve Goosebumps and The Best Christmas Present Ever!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’m looking forward to the Christmas Eve service at our church, Harvest Bible Chapel, Peoria. Singing the praises of the King who came in human flesh as a humble child at Bethlehem never ceases to move me. But I’m especially excited that He is coming again–this time to reign as King on the throne of [...]
The Nativity
Posted in Uncategorized on December 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Vintage Christmas cards from the 1920′s and 30′s echo the nostalgic feel of the simple dime store nativity. All are from my grandmother, a one-room school teacher in the early 19oo’s who kept these treasures for future generations.
The Christmas Tree
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged vintage toys on December 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Our ten-foot frasier fir fills a considerable space in the great room, but we wouldn’t have it any other way. Vintage toys from childhood gather around the tree. The stuffed animals tend to be mischievous, when we are not looking. Teddy tires of riding his wooden rocking horse and hitches a ride on Tanner, the [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on December 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Pastel Christmas
Posted in Uncategorized on December 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Every girl needs a little sugar plum in her life, even when she lives in a restored dairy barn. It satisfies my romantic side. My sitting room is my pastel Christmas outlet. Pink and rose tones dominate the pallette in the sitting room. Vintage balls & baubles work well as time mellows reds to frosted cherry. I [...]
CHRISTMAS AT THE BARN – 2011
Posted in Uncategorized on December 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Our four-level barn home is never so warm and welcoming than during the Christmas season. Decorating a 1900′s dairy barn is a process that takes about a week; Seasons of Farm Grove is just the place to document this festive labor of love. MAJOR PALETTE: The barn’s interior is dominated by salvaged weathered barn board, aged to a drift wood kind of [...]
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