Jesus the Faithful One
Our Jesse tree is covered with ornaments and our Amaryllis is about to blossom! We have tried to focus even more on stillness and peace but in the midst of a busy world it can be difficult. Yet, even the smallest effort toward Christ counts because in reality, He is the faithful one. He is the Prince of Peace, the Stillness in the Choas, the Promise Fullfilled.
Bend by Nori Coleman
There is beauty even in the rain.
Cascading droplets giving life to the evergreens
In the midst of frigid gloom, light amd color shine through.
The boughs are laden and bow down to the king above.
"The Greatest Gift" by Ann Voskamp arrived today!
A meditation from her blog...
Miracles happen whenever I look for shoots of Jesus' love everywhere because this grows deep roots in Jesus' love for everyone.
The miracle of sight, sound, smell, touch and taste are all around us. The very simple things we take for granted are the everyday miracles right under our noses. God has given us these great gifts and we can share them with each other. Reading a Christmas story, singing a carol or two...
can bring about joy and hope in each others lives!
As we wait in joyful hope for the coming of Christmas and Jesus, we not only ponder Jesus, we ponder His family and ours. We focus on the Jesse Tree because through a family tree, we have been branches grafted together. A family, from the beginning of time has been possible because like a tree they, the husband and a wife are able to bear fruit. A tree full of fruit is always a prize to a harvester. Joe and I ahave been blessed to be able to share a meditation and scripture with our children each night. We take seriously the family dinner and coming to the table together. God has given us a grace as a family to share and become a domestic church. Bringing God into every part of our lives is His gift!
I think that is exactly what this red and green Holly is doing, singing it's Creator's praises! The beauty captured in these leaves and berries exudes love for His Children. I am in awe when I gaze upon it's lushness and fruitfulness. Thank You Jesus for this tree that brings the season to life!
Branches...
ornaments..
little helpers...
The Jesse Tree, a simple way to remember the way God prepared His people for His First coming, and a way to Prepare His people, us for His second coming!
These beautiful paper ornaments can be printed out at Ann Voskamp's blog, " A Holy Experience", If you purchase her book, " The Greatest Gift", there is a password to download them. The book is an Advent meditation and a reminder of Jesus as our greatest Gift.
The seasons are changing, warmth is yielding to cold, its bitterness feels like a sting, an awakening of the mind and spirit. Alertness, preparation are the works of this time... waiting for sacredness to arrive.
I have been playing around with glittery foam sheets that are actually stick and peel on the back. These mittens were very simple to do. I just drew them on the back of the foam and cut them out using simple red and white ribbon as trim.
The foam sheets are easy to cut out and give some dimension and texture to an otherwise plain page.
The possibilities with the craft foam are endless. With just three different Christmas colors there are so many things to make...
You can get ideas for making things out of the craft foam from Christmas cards or tags that you see and embellish them with ribbon, baker's twine, pom poms or bling.
I have been gathering some supplies for my december daily and today I set it out on my craft desk to see everything.
I found these awesome permanent chalk markers, I wasn't sure if they would work well but they actually write on dark surfaces quite nicely. These were at Marshall's in the section by the Christmas wrapping paper section.
Washi tape is always a great embellishment and can be used as borders or just decorative pieces to put one side of a picture. The holly berry and the ornament roll were finds from Dollar Tree. They are a bit different from the typical washi but they work just as well.
These cute little glittery sequins are so festive and fun and these Christmas color foam sheets are peel and stick. They can be cut into many different holiday or winter items: holly, mittens, snowballs, ice skates, ornaments, etc.
This nativity scene, set in a snowflake, is going to go in the front inside cover to help remind me of the true meaning of preparing for the coming of Jesus and the true meaning of advent and Christmas!
I have started to work on the cover of my December Daily...
I used a card I found at Michael's because I wanted it to have that chalkboard look. I framed it with the vintage braid...
I will finish the corners off with some snowflakes or something else...
i want this chalkboard painted pin to look like an ornament, so I used some washi and a white pen, some stickers and sequins to start off, I have to find something to makethe top look like it has the hanger part on it. Still thinking on that one...
Here it is so far, definitely not finished but a good beginning!
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