tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post200030938629574418..comments2024-03-23T21:38:31.368-04:00Comments on Coffee Tea Books and Me: Sunday Afternoon Tea - When the feeling follows the doingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-84446832195177151842020-12-01T16:53:54.184-05:002020-12-01T16:53:54.184-05:00My tree has been up since Friday but has not a sin...My tree has been up since Friday but has not a single light nor ornament on it. Just having trouble getting started this year. I do have my Christmas cups, kitchen towels and dishes out, but that's about it. I'm hoping the mood strikes me to get the rest of the stuff out. I may only put a few things up this year as well. Such a strange feeling after a strange year. Thank you for helping me to feel I'm not the only one.Kathy T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15954446261878327500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-79402663510707039712020-11-30T18:57:39.751-05:002020-11-30T18:57:39.751-05:00I realize you don't know me, but every year wh...I realize you don't know me, but every year when I decorate the tree, I think of you when I put my favorite pale gold balls in a swath through the middle of the tree, and also when I enjoy coffee in the early morning, alone, in the light of the tree, and have my quiet time with God. <br />This year was also a hard start for me. I did put up the tree and string its lights, and some decor, but then waited another week or two to finish up. This was the first time that I ever put up the tree before Thanksgiving. Undecorated, but up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-36286583668690584322020-11-30T16:03:24.745-05:002020-11-30T16:03:24.745-05:00I read your post today because I knew you would ha...I read your post today because I knew you would have a timely word. Your posts never fail to encourage.<br />Linda Nicholsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-11009579133739192652020-11-29T20:38:38.539-05:002020-11-29T20:38:38.539-05:00Yet another timely post by you for me, Brenda! No...Yet another timely post by you for me, Brenda! No less than fifteen minutes ago, I was feeling a sense of heaviness and darkness when I thought about the Christmas season ahead of me. To be honest, at that moment I wished we could just skip the whole thing. Obviously, that wouldn't be the right choice (not to mention that my husband and 16yo, 14yo, and 12yo would have something to say about that!). Reading your post tonight reminds me that once I "get started" with the season -- pulling out the Christmas mugs is on tomorrow's agenda -- the feelings and spirit will follow. Thank you for giving me this bit of hope that I need tonight!Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05544930173539144894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-74659551913564642452020-11-29T20:28:45.442-05:002020-11-29T20:28:45.442-05:00I haven't been in the mood for Christmas music...I haven't been in the mood for Christmas music either. Not even the old, beloved Christmas carols (and certainly not the irritating "Jingle Bell Rock/Grandma Got Run Over ..." types played repeatedly in the stores! )-: But I had a long road trip yesterday and decided to pop in the Sovereign Grace CD we had purchased a few years ago. Lovely! I needed the deeper, more meaningful lyrics sung in a new, fresher setting. Then my daughter told me they have released another Christmas album recently with songs she loves, so we played a few on Youtube as we traveled. The new album is called Heaven Has Come to Us. Oh, the songs are so beautiful and moving - and richly scriptural! Just what my thirsty soul needed to soak in during this challenging time! I especially loved "Once Upon" and "Who is This?" Try them and be blessed! (-: <br />-JoyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-5267517210518413092020-11-29T19:29:37.179-05:002020-11-29T19:29:37.179-05:00as i respond to your post, O Holy Night is playing...as i respond to your post, O Holy Night is playing on my laptop (thanks to youtube). over the past nearly decade it's been a push to decorate for Christmas. but when i do there's a hush so to speak - and i can once again rest in the Lord and let HIS light shine. what a blessing. that said, i am reducing my decor. again. and it feels great. Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08480104863037122555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-38611126738029030082020-11-29T17:40:27.645-05:002020-11-29T17:40:27.645-05:00Here's hoping! ☺️Here's hoping! ☺️Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.com