Merry Christmas Everyone!

Luke 2:
7And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

8And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

9And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

10And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

12And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

Christmas Card Greetings

From Haugesund with love to Scarf Sisters all around the globe.
This is the only Christmas card I will send this year.


I wish you a blessed Christmas and a New Year with more of the good things we've been sharing. The Gospel, joy and sorrow, hope and despair, in everything, love. Love for the Lord, love for each other.
The valuable prayers are the greatest gifts anyone can wish for.
My hope is that nothing shall keep us apart from continuing travelling together towards our common goal.
Your Sister Felisol

Thank You, Trish!

There's more, much more to Christmas
Than candlelight and cheer;
It's the spirit of sweet friendship
That brightens all year.
It's thoughtfulness and kindness,
It's hope reborn
For peace, for understanding,
And for goodwill to men!

- Unknown

Another Christmas tree ornament from Trish came in the mail today... and it's beautiful!

My Christmas tree this year will truly be special, what with two new lovely ornaments to put on it!

Trish, thank you for your thoughtfulness!

Christmas in March

I interrupt these blog posts to announce that the Christmas decor Trish mailed out in November 2010 has finally arrived!

It probably got buried under the tons of Christmas mail, and finally found its way to me only this week.

Thank you very much, Trish... the tree decor you sent me is beautiful, and I love it!

I will surely post a picture of our 2011 Christmas tree with the special decor you sent hanging on it.

Just wanted to share this news with the rest of the sisters.

Angel From Philippines

four days ago i received a package in my mail box.
it travelled all the way from our precious sister, crown of beauty who lives in
philippines.
i wanted to post right away but because of being with dad golden so much, bernie and i were not home a lot!
anyways, better late than never!
inside the envelope was a wrapping and it was a shopping bag from "pan de manila".
a treasure for bernie and me!


...and inside several layers of bubble paper was wrapped this special angel that crown of beauty had purchased for us...so sweet and with the prettiest ceramic face and little hands. and tiny feet peeking out from her lovely purple gown.



but the story doesn't end here...
i hung crown of beauty's little angel right between the sweet angels that my felisol had sent to us from norway and so here the three are together!
for sure and how fitting this was because you see... it was felisol that introduced me to crown of beauty!
yes how fitting...

thank you dear sister....love terry

Merry Christmas

to the Sisters and their families.  May the promise of long ago be fulfilled in each of your hearts.

Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel. 

Isaiah 7:14

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:6

vintage image used with permission from here

Trying to get it together..

I wanted to post a few pics from the Christmas preparations at our house....




















Here are J and Poppi decorating our extra perfect tree for this year...it really is symmetrical!















This is one of my favorite ornaments...a turtle with 2 turtledoves on its back...my hubby and I collect turtles so we couldn't pass this one up.




















This is an angel crocheted by my mother and starched to stand upright...she also makes snowflakes for me to hang in my inside windows...in the background is our Advent Calendar...a magnetized board surrounded by the days leading up to Christmas with magnetic pieces of the nativity behind each little door...and usually a little treat for J too.














One of my very favorite Christmas decorations...a beautiful Nativity set with pieces about 18 ins tall. I set this up in my foyer so it is the first thing we see when we come in. It has taken me 30 yrs to get one I like.

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This is the living room all decked out...it usually looks different each year but i am quite pleased with how it turned out this year...all it needs is a fire in the fireplace. There are currently 8 stockings hung...each one different and unique. My mom has also crocheted those..well the ones for my children, their spouses and my granddaughter anyway. We have one more to add this year for our new son in law but I still need a hanger for his. These all stay at our house and the kids have to get their own for their own houses...Don't know where I will hang all the future grands...but I'll think of somewhere!

Merry Christmas Scarf Sisters!