It’s Christmasy at Plum Cottage

Hello Friends ~ It is a beautiful Sunday morning here in s.e. FL. Going to have chilly weather again tonight, 50’s. Yesterday it lightly rained off and on all day into the evening hours. Gloomy, but this is a new day and we are blessed with sunshine, gentle breezes and a big blue sky.

Pinched nerve pain is no more. I am so thankful for that. I’ve had this before, and other times the pain was worse and it lasted longer.

Early Friday morning I received a text from a friend. She had gotten ‘free’ tickets to see ‘Hello Dolly’ and asked if I wanted to go with she and her husband. I said yes, not knowing what the story line was, only remembering a couple of lines to the song.  Even though the story was about a widow, I only teared up once and that was with the song about falling in love.  The performance was FANTASTIC! The singing, the dancing, costumes, orchestra, the comedy, all amazing. I laughed, clapped, sang along, and left with a smile on my face and joy in my heart. It was so good to get out with friends, a change of scenery, stepping outside of my comfort zone.

Yesterday morning I went to another session of Grief Share and was blessed by my time with others. Sharing, tears, laughter, a good time together. We have two more sessions, then we will all meet somewhere, to be determined, for lunch together. The next set of sessions will start up in January, maybe and I’m planning on going again, to be able to share the comfort and healing that I’ve been blessed by Jesus with these past 6 years.

I thank you all for your kind comments on my last post.

I have to say that I’m glad the 9th is past. That is the hardest part of December for me, even though for my dear husband it was the best day of his life. Thursday will be his 71st birthday and I’m planning on making a special meal to celebrate the day he was born.

Here is a hazelnut chocolate ball by Ferroro Rocher. I could hardly believe what I saw when I unwrapped it and am always thankful when hearts show up for me.

I came across a cute little you-tube video called ‘The Wind in the Willows’ from 1983 that some of you might enjoy..

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It’s now Monday. Was 56 and felt like 52 this morning. The sun is shining in a big blue sky right now.

I will close with pics below and will be taking a break until after Christmas.

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Now for some Plum Cottage Christmas.

 

When Jesus became a baby,

he lost nothing of his God-ness.

He was truly God and truly man,

in one person.

Even as he slept soundly as human,

he was holding the universe together as God.

(Taken from this article on Desiring God.)

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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1:1

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And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us

John 1:14a

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God was manifest in the flesh

1 Timothy 3:16 b

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Merry Christmas to all.

May you feel the Love, Peace & Joy of God

surrounding you this holiday season.

FlowerLady