A White Christmas

I'm dreaming of a White Christmas... ha! Not when you're from Minnesota.


Hoping all of you had a wonderful Christmas filled with love, joy and the peace that passes all understanding, especially this time of year. 

Ours was a trip to Minnesota, my home town and a very white wonderland.
 I am joining Kathleen at Faded Charm for White Wednesday, I hope you enjoy everyones Whites today.

With just 20" of new fallen snow, I couldn't resist...

They are expecting another foot Friday, it is beautiful and was fun for a week, but it is a lot of work. The roads are clear and they know how to cope with the snow. So traveling was easy this year.

The kids making tunnels... you can see how high the piles are by my shadow.

My daughter Nicole and I took a morning walk in the cemetery, just for the sheer beauty of the snow. I wish I would have gotten some earlier shots, this would have been amazing at sunrise. But I truly just enjoyed these moments with my daughter. 

I wish I could have captured the sparkle on everything. The cold put ice crystals on top of all the snow and it was God's artistry at its finest.

Thank you... 
Kathleen again for another White Wednesday, please join her at Faded Charm.


I also wanted to add a big thank you to Dorthe at Den Lille Lade for sending me such a wonderful package from Denmark. I had ordered some of her fairy dolls for my girls to gift at Christmas and they arrived the day we left. We were both worried about the slowness of the mail. 

The morning we were to leave, I prayed that they would get here so they wouldn't sit outside for a week and get ruined...  As always the Lord is faithful. (did you know He cares about the  incidentals of our lives)
They arrived undamaged...

Aren't they amazing... the faces are magical.

Dorthe gifted me this amazing angel she made of driftwood from the Baltic sea... I just love it, thank you dear friend.

Pink fairy for Sophie 

Purple fairy for Savannah

Glam fairy for Leah

Leah

Leah and Sophie

Savannah

They loved their dolls from Aunt Dorthe and promised to put them up on the shelves to "look at", so we can keep them pretty.


With all of us together, well some of us were MIA... the stomach flu plagued us this Christmas... one by one it hit, so although we were together some were isolated. 
We are a large lot, so it gets a little hectic opening presents and such... a lot of talking, eating, drinking, laughter, crying and noise but we are together and their is a lot of love...

 Just some random shots of our Christmas...
 the  picture of quiet, reverence and reflective gift opening at Christmas is not here. It is a lost cause with my 6 children with their families, my sisters 4 with their families and my ex husband with his family and my mother, but we do know happiness and the joy we find in each other. With such a large family spread so far from each other, it is a great  blessing when we are all together and we take the few moments shared together and tuck them away for another year.

My beautiful mom

For Inspiration I am joining Debra for Vintage Friday! Please join her and be inspired...


Many Blessings from Our House to Yours
Rebecca