Christmas 2008

We were thankful to be able to spend this Christmas with Ben's family. We all had a great time together. Pictured above (top to bottom, left to right) are: Mama, Carla, Teresa, Ayesha and Mark. May God bless them and may He bless you too!

Merry Christmas to All!

Luke 2:1-14

The Birth of Jesus

1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3And everyone went to his own town to register.

4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

The Shepherds and the Angels

8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ^[a] the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
14 "Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."

Source: www.biblegateway.com

The Twelve Trees of Christmas - Day Twelve

This wraps up our twelve trees of Christmas. We hope you enjoyed the variety of trees. We wish you a very merry Christmas! May God bless you and those you love!

The Twelve Trees of Christmas - Day Eleven

Merry Christmas! May God bless you and those you love!

The Twelve Trees of Christmas - Day Ten

We wish you a merry Christmas! May God bless you and those you love!

The Twelve Trees of Christmas - Day Nine

Doesn't the snowman kind of look like Burl Ives?
Merry Christmas! May God bless you and those you love!

The Twelve Trees of Christmas - Day Eight

Merry Christmas! May God bless you and those you love!

The Twelve Trees of Christmas - Day Seven

Toilet paper snowmen... who knew? We wish you a merry Christmas!

May God bless you and those you love!

The Twelve Trees of Christmas - Day Six

Quite the colorful tree. We wish you a merry Christmas! May God bless you and those you love!

The Twelve Trees of Christmas - Day Five

Merry Christmas (or happy holidays if you celebrate something else or in addition)!

May God bless you and those you love!

The Twelve Trees of Christmas - Day Four

Merry Christmas! May God bless you and those you love!

The Twelve Trees of Christmas - Day Three

An ephiphyte (air plant) tree! Merry Christmas and may God bless you!

The Twelve Trees of Christmas - Day Two

These two trees grace one of the entrances to the Children's Garden. May God bless you!

The Twelve Trees of Christmas

Today is day one of our 3rd Annual Twelve Trees of Christmas postings. This wish tree was made by 2-4th graders from the Mary S. Shoemaker School of Woodstown, NJ. All of this year's trees were photographed at Longwood Gardens, PA. We hope you enjoy them. May God bless you this Christmas and always!

Longwood Christmas 2008

Ben took these photos at Longwood Gardens this weekend. We needed to get out of the house and it was a nice break. Hope you enjoy the photos. May God bless you!

Happy Holidays!

We wish you and those you love a peaceful, joyous and wonder-filled holiday season! May God bless you!