Virginia the Blogger’s Advent Challenge is coming to a close with Christmas Eve (i will be headed to church ;ate tonight after a family gathering — ’twas a very busy Christmas Eve day in the Kitchen for Virginia the Cook after a hilarious quick ‘dash’ to the grocery that turned into an Event with zillions of others!! : )
Since i began this challenge with an image from the cover of one of the 1st Christmas cards i designed.. here’s a peek of the inside (also ‘hand drawn’ & copied & pasted!)
JOY TO THE WORLD, THE LORD IS COME,
LET EARTH RECEIVE HER KING…
LET EVERY HEART PREPARE HIM ROOM
AND HEAVEN & NATURE SINGS
AND HEAVEN & NATURE SINGS
AND HEAVEN & HEAVEN & NATURE SINGS!!!
Christmas Eve blessings to all!
grace, peace & Christmas JOY
Virginia : )
(our company has just arrived & the cook has to get busy again!)
Roses in the Rubble 
Rest well dear one of Jesus
Thank you, Carol-Jo — finally ‘crashed’ a bit yesterday afternoon (major nap action was had.. whew, ’twas a very good thing!) Hope your holiday continues with lots of New Traditions!!! : )
Merry Christmas, filled with intentional joy and songs of celebration! I hope your time in the kitchen was fun!
oooh, lots of fun in the kitchen – my sister, Cindy, & i picked 3 llbs of crab on Christmas Day (well, she did 2 while i fried up a mess of oysters.. but then i joined her!) ‘Twas a long kitchen cooking day, but my sis made it fun fellowshipping & everything turned out tastily well (thanx be to God! – especially the crab cakes! : )
Hope you had intentional joy with your family & that New Years will be a Grand Celebration… — grace, peace & intentional kitchen joy – VA : )
I hope your Christmas was joy- and peace-filled
. Many blessings to you in 2013, Virginia!
Henriette!! So much joy & prayers for peace (answered amidst the bubbling pots & pans).. God is good (all the time!) So great hearing from you & i hope that your Christmas week will be blessed with extra doses of the Grace, Peace & Joy of Jesus (& on into the New Year!) i will never forget your visits to TZ, especially our time in Kagera with Nuella & the picture she drew for you — just precious…
Blessings to you & your family (BIG ONES! ) — Virginia : )