Friday Fences

I was watching this little girl waiting for the horse to come her way.

                  When the horse came to her she immediately pet the horse. My heart sank how the two connect each other that fast. That's why Jesus said to be like a child. The innocence and a loving heart of a child is fantastic that the horse could sense it. Because if you ask me if I will pet the horse, I will be hesitant because in my mind I have plenty of what IF'S, duh!! ^_^

                     
                                Linking to FRIDAY FENCES and My Photo Challenge #6

Sky Watch Friday

                                For several days our sky is dull and gloomy but the other day 

                                   a spectacular sunset,  I see. It was bitterly cold but I
                                        didn't mind I have  to take photos for every one to see. ^_^

                                                    Linking this post to SKY WATCH FRIDAY
                                   

Where did the Holy Family live?

Tradition is strong and consistent of two points about the birth and early life of Jesus: (1) he was born in the town of Bethlehem, located in the area called Judea; (2) he was raised in Nazareth - about 90 miles to the north.
What is uncertain is where Mary and Joseph lived at the time of their marriage.
Matthew assumes that Mary and Joseph were living in Bethlehem and were married there. His problem is to get them from Bethlehem where Jesus was born to Nazareth where he was raised. Here is how this is accomplished in Mattehew. Recall that after Jesus' birth in Behtlehem, the holy family fled to Egypt. After Herod's death they intended to return to Bethlehem:

                      But when Joseph heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea
                      in palce of his father Herod, he was afraid to go back there. And
                      because he had been warned in a dream, he departed for the region of Galilee.
                      HE went and dwelt in a town called Nazareth.


                      Luke has Mary and Joseph living in Nazareth and married there. His problem is to get them
to Bethlehem for the birth. Here is how his unfolds in Luke:

                       In those days a decree went our from Caesar Augustus that the whole
                       world should be enrolled....So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town.
                       And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea,
                       to the city of David that is called Bethlehem.

Living Room Tablescape

We are using wood stove for heating and our electric heating is for emergency use only for this winter. Of course, because we used wood stove we saved the money for the heating bills, hehe!  But dust comes easy and  I have to dust and vacuum (err hubby do the vacuuming) almost everyday. I thought of not putting down my Christmas decoration until January 9 but then I decided I am going to put it down today. Since I get up at 9:00 am I did the cleaning and sorting and arranging and until now I am not yet done. Eat some corn chowder do a little picture taking and a bit of blogging, oh before I forgot I am also doing my laundry marathon, lol!  Multi-tasking? 100% right! ^_^

                  My living room table centerpiece. Cut some fresh evergreen and fresh cones outside, put the       plastic holly and this pink tray that I acquire from a garage sale, then my white lantern that I could see it

                                              will be painted in spring for another color.

            But then everything I do hubby is always with me. I change the arrangement of my table centerpiece. I put the lantern on the side re-arrange the evergreens, cones and hollies then I put a little dog figurine. You see, hubby was born in the year of the dog, moon ago and because it is New Year I put these arrangement here. He noticed right away that the dog is in the middle of the table and he asked me where is mine (horse) I said I will get it soon! Hubby is first!

                                            Linking to Tablescape Thursday

Y is..

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                                                    is for 


                                          YELLOW tulips

                                                 wish my YARD looks like this

                                           watch YOUR step

                        
                                                Linking to ABC Wednesday

Museum Arts

                 Last Friday hubby and I went to Detroit Arts and Museum. I saw beautiful paintings, luckily
                                  they allowed inside photography minus the flash of course ^_^

                                                        Did you see the reflection of the harp?

                                         See all the gold? The blue looks like trophy but is a clock. We had a hard time figuring out how and why it becomes a clock ^_^ Below is a vase. In 17th or 18th century those tulips bulb is more expensive than the vase. Now this vase is expensive it's worth for a museum to keep it ^_^

               From the left is a stained glass window telling one story in the bible but forgot what it was ^_^ The plates below makes my jaw drop aren't they so gorgeous? And the clock geez that is fantastic. And since they are all in the museum they are valuable  and rare ^_^

                                  Linking to MELLOW YELLOW MONDAY and BLUE MONDAY
                                                                    MOSAIC MONDAY

Solemnity of Mary

In 1969 the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, formerly celebrated on October 11, was transferred to January 1, replacing the feast of the Circumcision.

This is a good time to think about Mary's life as Jesus' mother, and as my mother. No matter where I am in my life, it's a good way to start a new year, knowing that my mother is always there for me.

ALWAYS.

                                             *****

In the Jewish tradition, the ritual circumcision and naming of a male child took place eight days after birth. Thus, it was natural that the church, eight days after Christmas, celebrated the feast of the Circumcision of the Lord. By coincidence, the feast fell on New Year's Day every year.

source: blue book