deck the halls!

It's

beginning

to

look

a

little

like

Christmas

around

 here!

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The tree is up.

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My nativity set adorns the mantle,

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and another is set up for Dayton and Olivia.

There's a fire in the fireplace,
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There's snowmen and snowflake soaps in the bathroom...

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and a couple of seasonal bathtub friends...

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and,

 at a recent

thrift shop visit,

I

found

this

nativity

candle holder.

It

is

a

beautiful

reminder

to

my family

and

me

of

the

real

reason

 for

Christmas.

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"For unto you is born this day

in the city of David

a

Savior,

which

is

 Christ

the

Lord."

LUKE 2:11

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I hope you'll stop by again

to

see

what else this

"work in progress"

has

been

up

to.

This is only the beginning!

I'm so happy to share the JOY  with you!

Special thanks to

Tracey

at

Notes from a Cottage Industry

for hosting this

Virtual Holiday Home Tour!

Hers is one of my all time favorite blogs!

She is an inspiring and creative woman and

I think she runs on the same batteries as the

Eveready bunny!

Thank you, Tracey,

and thank you

 to all of you

who came by.

Don't be a stranger.  Leave a comment and I'll stop by and say hello.

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"...and so I'm offering this simple phrase to kids from one to ninty two...

although it's been said

many times,

many ways,

Merry

Christmas

to

   you!"