Friday, December 3, 2010
Christmas Decor
With a new home this Christmas comes a desire to make things new...including the Christmas decorations. Our home is mostly earth tons, browns, taupes, grays, and white. In my book that ='s boring! So for this Christmas we are going to spruce it up a bit and add the color through decorations, lights, candles, pillows, and all those fun accents. Looks like Crate and Barrel stole my heart this season with beautiful ornaments, candles, and fire starters!
The tree is cut down from the Aching Back Christmas Tree Farm in Yacolt, WA. Thank you Swifts for the beautiful tree (it almost looks fake, because it's so perfect!) All we need now is for our two eldest children to come home so we can trim the tree! It's a fun time of Christmas music, hot chocolate with marshmallows, peppermint sticks (Bob's Candy Shoppe of course), and whipped cream, and don't forget...a broom & dust pan in hand for that ornament that gets loose from some small hands.
It's a joyous time of year for sure! Christ is the reason for this season and that brings a smile to the faces in our home. Matthew 1:18-25 Tells us the story of Jesus' birth.
"The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" which means, "God with us." Matthew 1:23
So even though the gifts, trees, and lights are so beautiful, don't forget the beauty of the Messiah's birth. The real reason for this season! People celebrate Christmas without knowing what it's about. The Christ in Christmas says it all. It's about praise, honor, and glory to our King!
May your Christmas be one of reflection and glory for HIS kingdom...
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Sounds like a magical evening! I have absolutely no Christmas Deco this year. What I've had, I've sold at garage sales. Just was looking at some wreaths and other stuff at Target yesterday, but ended up coming home with nothing. I just might have to make my way back over there soon!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you said you went to Target. I forget to go there, so I headed there and bought a few things for our tree and to decorated the wreath on the door! JoAnn's Fabric has everything "Holiday Inspiration" 60% off right now too.
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