Valentines Tea Party

A couple of weeks back I hosted a Valentine's Tea party at my house. Some lovely ladies from my church came as well as my dear Friend Jodi over at ~Wonderful World of Love~

It was so delightful.  

Delicious food, lovely flowers and tea arrived with all the beautiful faces that carried them.

Daisy over at developpé...graceful becoming  made these adorable cookies on a stick. 

 We also made Valentine Cards and a Valentines craft.

This was the craft we made. My mom was the one who gave me this idea. 

The clanking of tea cups and the sips of tea were thoroughly enjoyed over delicious conversation with lots of laughter and fun.

Wishing you all a very delightful Valentines!

Much love to all my lovely friends,

~ Marie

The Bliss of Valentines ♥

Can't express my love and delight for February enough. It welcomes the thought and hope of springs arrival I think. Or because it takes such a change of the dark and stormy winter months to such a colorful charm of flowers and the delights of chocolates and the special care to writing our thoughts out to those those we love.

Reds, pinks and the dark color of chocolate is so beautiful.

♥♥♥♥♥

John 14:21

The person who has My commands and keeps them is the one who [really] loves Me; and whoever [really] loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I [too] will love him and will show (reveal, manifest) Myself to him. [I will let Myself be clearly seen by him and make Myself real to him.]  

Wishing you all a blessed Sunday

♥ Marie

Christmas Morning

Zane had such a blast Christmas morning. I think his favorite thing to do was to play in all the wrapping paper and scatter it all over the house.

His favorite toys he got was the little chair from Grandpa and Grammy. He loves this chair so much. He brings it with him all over the house and when nap time came he was very upset he could not bring it up the stairs with him.

He also loved his big yellow ball they got him. 

 From his Daddy and Mommy he got a Mr. Potato Head and a drum with little odds and end toys that little ones love so much.

 It was a new experience opening his stocking.

He was so delighted to get his fruity snacks in his Stocking. He LOVES them and throws a little fuss when they are all gone Lol.
When I opened up his little bag of gummies for him, he put all of them in his mouth with his cheeks so stuffed, it scared me he was going to choke. I made him pop them out and eat them 1 at a time.

 He also enjoyed  his Christmas breakfast.
The tower of donut holes was exactly what he ordered. 

 Christmas evening we enjoyed a relaxing evening with Jon's Tiramisu and a hot cup of steaming coffee while we read an all time favorite Christmas story,
The Gift of the Magi.
On Sunday we enjoyed watching the Nativity which I am so glad we did. It had been awhile since I had seen it and it really blessed me.

I hope you all have recovered from your Christmas holiday LOL! I don't know if I am ready to leave Christmas behind me. We are planning on taking down our tree this week before the baby arrives :(

This I am sad about, but It sure was heavenly while it lasted. 

Love

~ Marie

"Isn't there Anyone Who Knows What Christmas Is All About?

"Sure Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about"

I was reading Resolved 2 Worship's blog tonight and I loved what she said about the season we are in. 

Feel free to check out her blog and be blessed!

Love

~ Marie

Thanksgiving Happenings

Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Its a wonderful rainy day out. So fresh and still warm and snug inside.

Started out this morning baking pies. Jon wanted a pecan pie and I wanted a pumpkin, of course I will be enjoying both :)

We wanted to eat our  Thanksgiving dinner around 2:30 -3:00 ish, but plans change which works out better because I have all of my preparations done and now just waiting for that bird to finish cooking which means I get to sit down and take a break before our feast and make a post!

Just need to finish up some of the dishes and get Zane all dressed up for his turkey dinner. 

I got my makeup on YAY! Didn't get that hair curled though. Honey Man is getting his shower and shave now so we should all be looking our best.

Got the table set and all ready for all that yummy food.

On my way home from the store yesterday I realized that the date was November 24th, which means it was my 3rd Anniversary to my amazing Honey Man!! How did we forget it? Luckily I had cheesecake fixings in the fridge and we had a nice romantic evening eating hot head boritos and oreo cheese cake watching an old movie, shop around the corner. Cozy, cozy cozy!

Happy Anniversary my Jonathan!!

 Its so funny because I was talking to my mom on the phone yesterday and my parents celebrate the same anniversary as we do but we both forgot to wish each other happy tidings LOL!!! Happy late Anniversary mom and dad!!!

If you are wondering what I had for lunch today while cooking? I will be happy to inform you that I had a huge slice of oreo cheesecake :)

LORD, you are my God; 

I will exalt you and praise your name,  

for in perfect faithfulness    

 you have done wonderful things,    

 things planned long ago. 

Isaiah 25:1-9

Many blessings to you all dear friends :)

And Happy Thanksgiving 

~ Marie

"Happy Father's Day Daddy"

Remembering Christ

Easter Sunday was one of sickness for me. We were all too sick to go to church and remember our Lord and his resurrection. We were able to have a nice breakfast that Benjamin made for the sis and I. We had pancakes and eggs with orange juice and steaming hot tea.

Because we missed Sunday morning service we watched the Passion of the Christ that evening. Such an amazing movie for those of you who haven't watched this piece of art. I have watched this several times and each time I watch it it blesses me in so many ways all over again.

I loved these verses from this song In Christ I Stand as I think of Christ's resurrection on the 3rd day.

In Christ alone who took on flesh Fullness of God in helpless babe This gift of love and righteousness Scorned by the ones He came to save Till on that cross as Jesus died The wrath of God was satisfied For every sin on Him was laid Here in the death of Christ I live 

There in the ground His body lay Light of the world by darkness slain Then bursting forth in glorious day Up from the grave He rose again And as He stands in victory Sin's curse has lost its grip on me For I am His and He is mine Bought with the precious blood of Christ 

No guilt in life, no fear in death This is the power of Christ in me From life's first cry to final breath Jesus commands my destiny No power of hell, no scheme of man Can ever pluck me from His hand Till He returns or calls me home Here in the power of Christ I'll stand

Tonight I am so excited to be arriving home to my honey man. 

I have missed him so much this last week.

Much Love 

 

Happy Valentine's Day

I have had such a wonderful Valentines weekend. Jon and I went out on a date Friday night to Mimi's cafe. My parents watched the little lad for us. We had so much fun. We ordered the Valentines special. It was a 3 course meal and it was so yummy! I gave Jon his Valentines card which I made with much love and devotion. He loved it :) Saturday afternoon I found a beautiful bouquet of flowers and a lovely home made card with a box of chocolates and a " I love you" balloon in our bedroom from Jonathan.

I love you Jonathan. Thank you for being such a wonderful Husband and father. There is no one like you, and I am so blessed that you are the one that is mine. I love you Valentine.

I wish everyone a a wonderful Valentine's Day!

The night was dark, The moon was high, He stopped the car, She wondered Why, He moved in close, Her heart went pitter pat, He whispered softly, The tyre's flat.

Christmas Snow

It is snowing outside which is perfect for a Saturday morning and afternoon. Benjamin arrived Thursday morning. We have had such a wonderful couple of days with him so far. Jon is happy to have his brother around and Elizabeth is happy to have her "Benny". I made Borsch soup this week and that was yummy. I think I might make it again before Christmas because it was such a success with the boys.

Elizabeth and I are going to make Baklava some time this week. We were at my friend Julie's house the other day and she served it and it was superb. She gave us the recipe.

Our neighbor Pamela came over today to drop off a big plate of Christmas cookies, she won a blue ribbon for her cookies at the fair this year so I am excited to jump into those yummy cookies. She also brought some special cookies for the puppy. She is going to go the Christmas Eve service with us and join us for Christmas Eve dinner.

Jon and I went Christmas shopping today while Elizabeth and Benjamin watched the baby. It was so cozy as the snow fell and people bustled in and out of the stores. We went to Sam's club and shopped for Christmas eats. They also had a bunch of samples which we love to get while we are there. I wanted to buy up all the fun baby books as well as all there cool documentary series. All the yummy Christmas chocolates caught my eye as well.

I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful season. Just 5 days to go before we celebrate our our Lord's birth.

¹In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. ²(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)³And everyone went to his own town to register.

⁴So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. ⁵He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. ⁶While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, ⁷and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

The Shepherds and the Angels

⁸And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. ⁹An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. ¹⁰But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. ¹¹Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. ¹²This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

¹³Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
¹⁴"Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."

¹⁵When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."

¹⁶So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.¹⁷When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, ¹⁸and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. ¹⁹But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. ²⁰The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.