We Three Kings . . .

Today I am participating in Spiritual Sunday hosted by Charlotte and Ginger @ Spiritual Sundays. 

Today we celebrate the Epiphany or the feast of The Three Kings. The following is the story from Matthew 2:1-12:

Then Herod called the magi secretly
and ascertained from them the time of the star’s appearance.
He sent them to Bethlehem and said,
“Go and search diligently for the child.
When you have found him, bring me word,
that I too may go and do him homage.”
After their audience with the king they set out.
And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them,
until it came and stopped over the place where the child was.
They were overjoyed at seeing the star,
and on entering the house
they saw the child with Mary his mother.
They prostrated themselves and did him homage.
Then they opened their treasures
and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another way. 

We too need to pay homage to our Lord and Savior as we bring, not gifts, but ourselves before him.

This signifies the end of Christmas and decorations need to come down. I can't decide if I am feeling remorse or just procrastinating.


Take Care and God Bless.

From Trash to Treasure

We have a local Community Outreach Service program and I supply with unwanted items a couple of times a year. Very seldom do I visit to check out what they have. I have a niece that collects stemware and my sister found her some unusual shaped wine glasses there. So today I ventured out to see if they had any left. They didn't -- but I found this . . . 

and this . . . 

that will blend in well with this lamp that belonged to Mr. Paramedic's grandmother. 

These lamps were only $3 a piece. They were missing parts and didn't have shades on them. It will probably cost more for parts than the lamps cost but I cannot find anything on ebay that comes close to matching that aren't over $85 each. So I still say I got a bargain.


Can't wait to get Mr. Paramedic to see what they need and get the "fixings". This almost makes me excited to take down the Christmas decorations. Almost, but not quite. 

Oh, I also got this for $5. It works, but I think I will see if I can fix it to take a lampshade instead of a globe.

Until tomorrow . . . 

Take care and God Bless.

The Peace and Joy of a New Year

I sit here contemplating about how quiet the house is, the beauty that surrounds me, and the goodness the Lord has bestowed on me and my family. I am leisurely looking at the beautiful tablescapes that people have prepared and realized that the Lord has indeed blessed many of us here in blogland.


I have posted some New Year's resolutions on my side bar as a reminder not to take any of "life's blessings" for granted. I see everyone's beautiful houses and realize that we all can have beautiful homes, but we need to thank our Heavenly Father for our wonderful Family and beautiful home. So I take this moment to say . . .

Thank you Lord for my loving husband,

Thank you for my wonderful children and their special friends,

Thank you Lord, for my mom and dad and brothers and sisters,

Thank you for my mother-in-law and father-in-law and in-law brothers & sisters.

Thank you Lord, for my beautiful home and the means to keep it that way.
Thank you Lord for keeping us safe.

Heavenly Father, I ask that you bring all of these things to those people who are less fortunate and

I ask for Peace for my family, friends, and the world. 

Take Care and God Bless.