Artisan needlecrafting takes us home again

 

ART/S – for the 2021 Holiday Photography Challenge (See sidebar for full list.).

 

Plenty of years ago (I dare not even ponder how many.), we picked up this little hand-sewn needlepoint ornament in a church holiday bazaar. The stitchery was done on plastic canvas for construction of this tiny home.

 

 A little hang-tag reads as follows:

“As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

(Joshua 24:15b, KJV)

 

This little crafted cottage reminds us of the tiny house we moved into before the children came along. So it brings up plenty of old stories, every time I unpack it to hang it on the Christmas tree.

 

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Shake it. Spin it. Sing it. Grin it.

 

SNOWGLOBE – for the 2021 Holiday Photography Challenge (See sidebar for full list.).

 

“Jesus loves me. This I know.” For the snow globe tells me so. 

 

 OK, I know those aren’t the real lyrics to the song. And it’s the Bible that tells us about Jesus’ love.

 But we still love to crank this one up and give it a shake. It’s sweet to watch the flakes fall around Jesus and the little children. We’re all kids at  heart around here, so the specialness of the family treasure lingers on.

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Holidays bring melancholy moments too.

 

CARDS – for the 2021 Holiday Photography Challenge (See sidebar for full list.).

 

I’m bending the rules a bit today, but bear with me. This photo isn’t actually a card, but a gift.  But the message on this Christmas ornament meant a lot when I received it a few years ago, and it still does today.

 

The holiday season is filled with happiness and joy and sweet shared times. But it also marks milestones of missing those we have lost.

 May treasured memories fill your heart this Christmas, as you ponder those people you miss the most.

 

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