This year....

our tree seems different.  It looks pretty much the same.  Probably pretty much like yours or some one's you know.  But to me, it is different.  This year I am even more grateful for the "little things" about our tree. 

The three member gingerbread family that I bought years ago. I waited many years to hang Gracelyn's and I pray that next year there is one more gingerbread baby to hang. 

The pine cones that my mother helped me pick from her yard. 
They remind me of our conversation while we were gathering each one. 

The different ornaments from friends given to us over the years.

There are several special ornaments from some of my past and present students. 

This one is dear to my heart.  It is of our first three babies.  I know that we will be reunited with them in heaven one day.  I love them today as much as I did then and I always will.  Life begins at conception.  They were and are apart of us. I wish I had a picture of our other three to hang too. Sadly, I was not given their picture.

The candy canes remind me of what our Lord did for us. The blood He shed for you and me. They also remind me of my nephew Josiah Courage.  He loves a "can cane".

 

I love our tree. It is simple, yet so beautiful. 
It has a past.  I look forward to seeing its future and what it has in store.

God Bless

Farah