| Christmas Open House |
Saturday, Dec 5
Stop by for some Christmas cheer with your girlfriends!
11:00-3:00
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Enjoy some tasty snacks from Homemade Gourmet. Bring a friend for some shopping fun!
Door prizes and fabulous discounts on fashion jewelry from
Jake's House, Scentsy & Homemade Gourmet!
8305 N.W. 82nd Street
2 blocks west of Coucil Rd
Oklahoma City |
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| Hey Friend, |
I can easily obsess over decorating, especially during Christmastime. I love remixing things in my home and creating an atmoshere of peace and tranquility.
My husband has accused me of being a decorating addict, but does the compulsion to embellish my home qualify as an addiction? After all, if God redecorates the entire earth every season. I figure I'm entitled to my quarter of an acre.
I hope you enjoy today's devotional, 'O Skinny Tree. And in case you'd like some more cheering up, here's a few links to my favorite holiday stories.
Have a beautiful blessed Christmas!
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| 'O Skinny Tree |
He will take great delight in you. He will quiet you with his love. He will rejoice over you with singing (Zephaniah 3:17).
 Oh, how I love the sparkle of the holidays! When Christmas comes around, decking the halls of my home with the aura of the season is a spiritual experience. To me, decorating is a form of visual ministry.
But this year the thought of bringing out the same ol' tree again made my feet drag. The stores displayed a new breed of firs that made my domestic variety seem more like an overgrown weed. My outdated Norway didn't come in an elegant Grecian urn and compared to the new trees, apparently was a bit on the heavy side. The latest trees seemed taller and more slender. I'm certain it's a marketing scheme. As soon as everyone buys a plump tree, thin is in. But the worst thing about my antiquated spruce was its lack of illumination. My tree was so ancient the lights had to be strung manually.
As my husband unloaded our Christmas decorations out of the shed, all I could think was, I want a new tree.
Gratitude in check, I tried to redirect my mind. Money was tight this year and I couldn't justify an unnecessary purchase.
I have so much to be thankful for, I reminded myself. How silly of me to be concerned about trivial things when others have far more relevant needs.
My self-talk didn't completely quench my desires, however. Later that day, John and I were out running errands. "I'm just going to look," I announced as my car was lured by magnetic force into Garden Ridge Pottery.
John stayed in the car. He knew better than to shop with a desperate housewife.
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