(From the apartment in Nac)
(One of the Dollar Tree decorations that made the cut in the new house)
They did their job, but it wasn't quite the same as my real tree and familiar decorations from home.
Now that I have my own house, I have to get my own decorations. I've accumulated a few things over the years from gifts or the aforementioned dollar tree runs, but they would look pretty shabby on their own. Enter Pinterest.
If you haven't heard of Pinterest, you should go there right now. There are so many great ideas, from recipes to crafts and everything else you can imagine. One that kept popping up was a tomato cage turned upside down and decorated to look like a Christmas tree. I loved it. Fortunatly, my mom likes to keep a garden and happened to have a cage handy since I couldn't find one in the stores. I think it looks great paired with my simple wreath on my lovely red door.
My Christmas tree is a little untraditional this year. Usually I am a real tree- no excuses kind of girl, but my Grandmother gave me this tree last year after she bought it for herself but wanted to go back to another type of tree. I love it!
I found some sales a Joann's for most of the ornaments. My mom and I raided my Grandpa's attic (where you can find just about anything) and got some of my grandma's old ornaments out. There's a red scarf on my tree. If you read my mom's blog, you might know this already, but this is because my Grandma (I call her Nan) wrote a poem for Thanksgiving this year and put a red scarf on her tree as well. It's a sweet reminder why we have Christmas in the first place.
A Red Scarf Christmas
Our Thanksgiving meal is over and oh, how wonderful it turned
out to be. Even though some dishes had to be amended
for some of our little ones, you see. Some don't like onions,
nuts, and even dressing; something wonderful to me. The
Thanksgiving dishes rattle as women scurry about and little
feet dance sweetly for the candy that melts in their mouth.
I heard the cry from a newborn baby doll held tightly in
Adelaide's arms. She pats her tummy, and then gives her a
kiss. She waits for applause, and then smiles at her success.
Cash runs to find his daddy, Chris, and climbs up on his knee.
And I hear him say sweetly, "Daddy, can I have just one more
piece of candy, please:" I smile as Chris holds him close and
thank God for the fine man our first grandson has grown to be.
Hannah looks at her baby sister with love in her eyes and her
heart. As I look at her it's easy to see what a wonderful
mother she will be. She favors her mother. That's easy to
see. This must please Elyse greatly for she is beautiful to me.
Then there is Mimi & Lily. What a wonderful, happy gift. They're
as sweet as can be. We all love them dearly with their shiny
black hair, big brown eyes, and the most beautiful skin you
will ever see. Truly two perfect China dolls.
I look at our Bob Number Three, so handsome and tall and
wonderful to me. He's Captain of The Fly Boys. As he leads
the other planes far from me I wait and pray.
Then there is our beautiful Kaylee, our first granddaughter to
be. We love her dearly and a good example for the rest is she.
She has a new house and it will be blessed as she turns it into
a home.
I feel happy as I see all the family and friends sitting about.
They are good people and all have sweet stories they could
tell. Yes, I am thankful for the family and friends we care so
much about.
There is a Christmas tree in the corner. It is smiling brightly
for you and me. And on that tree in the corner is a bright
red scarf we can see. A reminder for those who love Him
what Christmas really means.
So many little stories are stored up in my heart, but nothing
will compare with the sweetest love story ever written. It was
written in red on a tree. Oh, what a blessing Jesus is to me.
I love to tell the story of how He came to set us free.
by Jinny Jacobs
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