Winter time

                                                                 Its a few more days

until it is really

winter

in our neck of the woods you

can see

that yes in deed it has arrived early

 I took a few pictures this morning

for those that love

Snow and Winter

Blessings to all
Glenna

Multitude Monday Week 28 Dec 6-12 2010

1465  Monday ~~For this Day !!!

1466   the roads not being bad

1467   Feeling the cold and knowing there is warmth inside

1468   Prayer time on my drive home this evening after work

1469   Mortron ~~Thanks Lisa !

1470  Tuesday ~~For this Day!!!

1471   my car finally starting !!~~Thank you LORD !!

1472   the sunshine in the snow !!

1473   the countdown to spring 103 days !!

1474   the Potter knowing the clay !!

1475   finding where to put the anti freeze

1476   CHRISTmas and knowing the real meaning !!!

1477   sitting in the dark looking at our little tree lights~~praying~~ and thinking about the light of the world that  came to us that first CHRISTmas

1478   Laying in bed watching Tv with my husband

1479   Wednesday ~~This Day !!

1480   Waking up to hot coffee

1481   Watching the Today show  and listening to how Elizabeth Edwards had been a inspriaton to many people

1482    Praying as I cleaned house today

1483     Thursday ~~~This Day !!!

1484     Coffee on such a cold morning

1485     The sunshine on such a cold day

1486     My simple Pleasure ~~love sharing and reading others

1487     My all time favorite Christmas Song brings me to tears each time

as I think of the Beautiful Star ~~~JESUS ~~~

1488  Blessed with tears as the HOLY SPIRIT moves in me !!!

1489  My Coffee mug LC left for me today

1490  Talking to my brother and him saying he felt some better ~~Thank you Lord !!!

1491  Friday~~This Day !!!

1492  the sunshine in my eyes on the way to work !!!!

1493  Missy taking Lc and I to lunch

1494  Seeing this Nativity scene at the bank tonight ~~Thankful that I live in a area that Business's care to make a statement for CHRIST !!!

1495   Warmer weather today !! love it !!!

1496   Saturday~~This Day !!

1497   Laughs over our ordering from ETS
1498   Making it safely to our CHRISTmas party
1499   That it didn't snow until right when I was about a mile from our home
1500    For laughs at the party and meeting some new workers
1501   Blessed to have the employers I have
1502   Talking to my husband until 2 am ~~way past my bed time I might add

1503   Sunday ~~This Day !!
1504   Sleeping a little later
1505   Looking at the snow

                                           

1506   Hearing the birds sing as I am folding clothes even in the cold and snow they still sing
reminding me that I need to Praise the KING of us all
1507    Listening to CHRISTmas music as I have my morning coffee
1508    A day of rest and watching the snow come down
1509    My talk with Nancy last night



Blessings to all  Stay warm and safe
Glenna

Scripture and a Snapshot Sunday

Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.



Luke 12 :27





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You too can link up to the Scritpure and a snapshot by clicking on the above link or

the link below come on over and join us in the Thanksgiving to our KING !



http://www.katielloydphotography.blogspot.com/

This picture was taken with my Blackberry phone so the quality will not be as good as I would have liked but I love the scripture.
GOD cares so much for each of us if we would just stop and look around us
At this time of year we need to focus on JESUS not the rush we fell at time or the big pricey items
it the simple things that we will find the biggest blessings in

Simple pleasure Thursday Dec 9 2010

I  love light and the glow of a candle

so many people were putting them in their windows in my home town

asking what it meant as it was not CHRISTmas

the meaning I was told was that you would always

receive a warm welcome at a home

that had candle light

So for about ten years I have had them in the windows on each end  of our home

I have tried to find the meaning of the candle in the window

Here are a few of the meanings I have found

The Tradition of placing a Candle in the Window goes back to the Colonial times in the United States and back much further in time for other cultures. It is a Tradition practiced throughout the year. It symbolizes the warmth and security of the Family hearth and signals loyalty to Family members and loved ones who are not present in the home.

Friendship 

                         In many cultures a candle in the window symbolizes friendship to travelers
                           that they will find a warm welcome at this house .


                
It is always such a warm cozy feeling I get when I pull in at night and the candle lights are on in the
windows .....it even makes me feel better after a long day to just see the light .
I do hope others will feel this warm welcome each time someone comes to our home !
 

May you enjoy all lifes simple pleasures and join
Dayle over at

http://alittleofthisandthat2.blogspot.com/



The meaning of a Chrismtas tree and lights

I know most of you will know this

I just had to post

so I could remember

all the meanings

The Christmas tree comes to us from Germany. Martin Luther is credited with being inspired by the starry heavens one night, and expressing his feelings to his family by bringing a fir tree into his home, and attaching lighted candles to its branches. Fir meant fire, and fire is an ancient symbol for spirit. The tree also pointed toward the heavens.

Evergreens were thought to represent the ever-burning fire of life. The color green signified the life force through the year. Eventually decorative balls represented the planets, while the star that radiates from the top reminds us of Bethlehem. The entire tree and decorations teach us that the universe is witness to the Incarnation.



Red at Christmas reminds us of the fire of the Spirit. Green affirms nature, and the ongoing life. And in the Incarnation, Spirit unites with nature.



In fact, the Christmas tree symbolizes to us a further appreciation of Jesus' birth. It is a means of retelling a miracle in a colorful and beautiful way so that we can further understand and appreciate Jesus' entering our world.



Actually, the tree is a reinterpretation of pagan rites, along with the use of other greens and decorations to commemorate in ancient times a celebration of the feast of Saturnalia - the birth of the Sun in the sky at the Winter Solstice. Along with the giving of gifts, the feast was later Christianized with the selection of December 25th to announce the birth of the Son of God to the world.



The tree also tells the story of a cosmic event - a mystery. In personal celebrations of Christmas the tree begins its use in the 16th century, and is later brought to America by German immigrants.



The heavens and earth rejoice in the coming of the Lord of Life. Our decision must be either for our Christmas tree to represent the celebration of the birth of Christ, or simply an acknowledgment of the pagan festival of the Winter Solstice.


(The above was copied from something I found interesting on the Internet )
What does the beauty of the Christmas tree say to you?
I would love to know !


Cant wait to hear from you


Peaceful

Last night as I sat in our living room

no noise of Tv or music

Just sitting looking at the multi colored lights

on our Christmas Trees

gives me a peace and warmth

and wonder of what that first CHRISTmas night was like

here it was  so cold last night and

a little snow still lingering

this was a wonderful time

praying and thanking

JESUS

for all the things from that first

CHRISTmas morn

I could have just sit there all night

praying

and

Reminiscing

Try it turn all the distracts off

and just sit in the still of the night

with the lights of your tree

bet you too would enjoy this time

as you can feel the warmth and

love of our Saviour

wishing you a night of

quietness

peace

and warmth

Blessings to all

Glenna

The Potter and the clay

THE POTTER AND THE CLAY
Jeremiah 18: 1-6
Romans 9:21
Isaiah 64:8,9 KJV

Jeremiah 18:1-6
The Potter and the Clay


1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying: 2 “Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear My words.” 3 Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something at the wheel. 4 And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make.

5 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying: 6 “O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter?” says the LORD. “Look, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel!



I want you to remember in writing I am a heart writer not a correct writer.

I have started to write this several times but I just go on to something else and ever time

I come to my blog spot ...I hear I am the POTTER and you are the Clay. I had to search
to see just how the potter worked . I learned before the process of being put on the potters
wheel , the potter has to work the clay some before he throws it on the wheel

 

In thinking of the Potter and the clay. how The potter works, adding water, as he holds onto the clay never letting go, then when finished he cuts away the bad piece that is at the bottom as you can see from the video below

While watching this I have thought as to how GOD holds on to us molding at the same time he adds and shapes yet he never lets go Thur the whole process

The master workman, the potter, takes a lump of clay and he cuts it into small pieces. And he crushes it together on the bench, and cuts it, and crushes it together again and again until all the bubbles or lumps have been removed. Then he takes a lump of the thus-prepared clay and throws it in the center of the wheel so that it sticks fast, revolving with the wheel. As the wheel spins his deft fingers caress and mold it, first without and then within, until Jeremiah sees a vessel of beauty emerging from the unpromising clay.

What is the interpretation of the sign? Who is the potter? Well you know that the potter, of course, is God Himself. What are the wheels and what is the clay? Who but God Himself could be the counterpart of this potter? In Isaiah 64:8 we read, "But now, O LORD, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand."

Glad I know the Potter and GOD know this piece of clay