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A Bundle of Myrrh

"My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh." Song of Solomon 1:13

Archive for the ‘Holiday’ Category

Our Christmas Eve

Saturday, December 26th, 2015

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After 8 inches of snowfall in the morning the sun came out and the roads were made passable. Phil was able to come home for supper. I know he was glad to not have missed frozen chicken patties and fries!

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Christmas Eve Day

Thursday, December 24th, 2015

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This morning we woke up to a beautiful snow fall! And here I was pouting that we wouldn’t have a white Christmas.

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Preparing for Christmas

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015

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The last days of Advent are here. Christmas is at the door and as exciting as it is, I feel the crushing weight of Christmas preparation. I strive to keep up with the daily as I long to prepare ahead of time what I want to have done for Christmas.

Freezer meals during Advent isn’t going to happen, the baking to have ready to enjoy Christmas day, probably not going to happen either.

But I so wanted the decorations ready to go cuz that’s the fun part of preparing. I keep saying, I’ll get them done just after I sweep up this mess.

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Wash the kids clothes.

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And deal with this house! Well, it’s not all going to get done before, so I try to do a bit of the Christmas fun and preparations in between all the not so fun parts.

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Carolers Come to the Rental

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015

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December 13th was the a day packed with festivities. After the kids Christmas program at the German Am. Society, Phil whisked them off to join some of our church members for caroling.

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