Merry Christmas to You

I hope you all are having a joyful Christmas season with your loved ones. 

Christmas is a time for families. 

~ Celebrating the moments of Christmas ~

~ Selecting the tree ~

~ Christmas Baking ~

~ Cozy evenings by the fireside ~

 ~ A little Christmas humor ~

{A comic I made from my children's conversation.}

 ~ The night before Christmas ~

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  ~ I am taking a Christmas holiday and will not be back until after Christmas ~

Memorable Moments

A Nativity scene made by my husband's mother while visiting us one Christmas 

when my children were very young.  

 My daughter and I regularly go to AMPM weekend mornings 

to get our pumpkin spice coffee.

The sweet girl who works there is always so kind to everyone.

This weekend, she eagerly presented this gift she had waiting for us.

Isn't it just the cutest can of popcorn!

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Oh, So Many Tasty Temptations!

This is a photo from another year, but it still represents me BEFORE I started my diet (August 27 - 14 long weeks ago) this year.

After three days of delicious Thanksgiving feasting, I slipped up four pound on the scale. I have been working hard all week to shed that holiday cheer.

Last night, I was SO tempted to eat a slice of fresh homemade BREAD with BUTTER! But I made it through the evening, and I am happy to say that this morning, a week later, I am back to where I was before Thanksgiving.

I am determined to work diligently for the next three weeks before the Christmas Eve– hoping to lose five by then.

Focus! That word keeps me on track. It is a simple word, but so powerful.

So many tempting delights EVERYWHERE I look. Pinterest is such a wonderful distraction. However, I try to avoid the food world on Pinterest. Instead, I look at cozy rooms and holiday settings.

I wanted to post a photo from Pinterest, but I was not able to get permission, so you get a picture of my living room, instead.

~ Now you can see where I sit when I am visiting you ~

Through My Window

~ A View through my front window on this first day of December ~
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I am come a light into the world,
that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
(John 12:46  )

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