Christmas at Plum Cottage

Good morning Folks ~ here we are a little over a week before Christmas day. Time is zipping right along. Today I hope to get started on some Christmas baking.

Yesterday I edited photos for this post while listening to a wonderful you tube long playing piece of Christmas music. It did my heart good. I will share the link at the end of this post.

No words this time, just pictures from around this little cottage. The theme was 'more' romantic this year and the Nativity placed in a safe place in the bookcase, as Miss T has been using the mantel as a jumping board to get to top of bookcase. No new ornaments, most of these are 'old' and 'special'. The only new addition were the red ribbon rose buds, which I had a little bag of in my crafting stash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. (John 1 KJV)

 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: 

and the government shall be upon his shoulder: 

and his name shall be called 

Wonderful, 

Counsellor, 

The mighty God, 

The everlasting Father, 

The Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6)

 

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Jesus is Immanuel, God with us. He is the Light of the world. Through him we have life, now and forever more when we believe he is who he said he is. He is the great I AM. May we be still and listen for his voice. He loves us.

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Love, hugs and prayers,

FlowerLady

 

Be Light

 

Good morning folks ~ I hope you all had a good weekend. We are still having nice weather down here and it is greatly appreciated. Summer’s heat and humidity will be here before we know it.

I ‘love’ to read, a lot of different subjects. My little cottage is filled with books that DH and I have read or looked through. There is something about reading and holding a book in your hands, and if it is yours, you can take a pen or pencil and mark it up with underlinings or notes.

I just finished reading a very good book called 'Be Light - Shining God's Beauty, Truth, and Hope into a Darkened World' by Samuel Rodriguez. You can read about him here, and here.

 

“Darkness cannot overcome light. Light always wins.”

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God....In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." John 1:1,4

As believers in God, we have that 'Light' in us. We are not to hide this light but to let it shine brightly, so that others will want to have it in their lives in this dark world that we live in. Light gives us hope.

.The author gives several examples of the different types of light that we experience in this world, relating them to the Light of the world, which is Jesus.

I will give a few quotes from this book, a book worth reading, to encourage us in our journey in this world. Encouraging us to be a light to others, a light of His love and tender mercies. If any readers do not yet know Jesus, I pray that you’ll be encouraged to learn about Him and let His light, love and peace flow into you and through you.

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The light that Christ wants to give us is eternal. His light is not subject to the decay that is an inherent part of our daily lives.

The light that God has given us can never be obsolete.

God uses light to make our world beautiful.

We are God's children of light. We have been transformed.

Christ as our light is an every-present guide in any storm life throws our way.

Christ is our constant. He is not moved by the storms and circumstances of our lives.

His light is a protective light as well as guiding one.

We must learn to absorb all the light that God has for us, and not just to reflect it, but so that we can reflect some, retain some, and emit some.

We are to be a source of love, comfort, and guidance to all those facing life's storms.

Your mission: to bring joy to those around you because of the joy within you, to bring light to those around you because of the light within you, and to be both a recipient and a conduit of God's glory in this world.

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There is so much more to encourage us in this book.  This is just a sampling. It is a book I will read again.

I am a sinner saved by God's grace and I am thankful that His tender mercies, are new each and every morning.

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I chose this book to read through the program 'Blogging For Books'. This book was given to me to review.