Home Tour Tuesday, WELCOME!

First for the recipe portion of the post...

Peppermint Red Velvet Cake!

It can be found here...

Please won't you come in....

By Far, my most prized Christmas decoration

This came from Italy when my mom lived there

as a teenager. It was my MOST favorite

thing to do when I was little, to play and

rearrange all the figures all the time

The smell of the box is

the same as I remember

growing up!

It SCREAMS Christmas to me!

In the event of a hurricane, this and my

pics are the first to get packed up!




The THEME of my tree this year...

The magic of Christmas is so special...

so on my tree I have Santa, his elves,

snowmen... all the magic.

But the True meaning behind the

BELIEVE is this...

"Truly truly, I say to you, he who

BELIEVES

has eternal life" John 6:47

"He who BELIEVES in Him is not judged;

he who does not BELIEVE has been judged already,

because he has not BELIEVED in the name of the

only begotten Son of God" John 3:18

"And blessed is she who

BELIEVED that there would be a fulfillment

of what had been spoken to her

by the Lord." Luke 1:45

The first "together" gift

McSweetie and I received.

His mom gave it to us while we were dating

maybe even for our first Christmas together.

Most of the Santa pictures taken over the last 16 years!



The VERY FIRST Santa picture taken.

Number 1 son was just a week old and Santa paid him a

very special visit!







One of my new favorite ornaments.

Just came in the mail yesterday from my

Preppy Christmas Swap partner.

I love it! And I love my white

tree which is new this year!








Can you ever REALLY explain??!

The tree for Sneaky Santa.

Have already used it this year!

And I haven't found my picture for my frame.

Isn't it CUTE?!?!?


Santa get in on the act of breakfast as well...

Truly I could go on and on and on with more of my FAVORITE things.

But I must scoot and get on with my day.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

I leave you with this..

For a child will be born to

us, a son will be given

to us;

And the government will

rest on His shoulders;

And His name will be called

Wonderful Counselor,

Mighty God,

Eternal Father, Prince of

Peace. Isaiah 9:6

"For God so loved the world,

that HE gave His only begotten

Son, that whoever

BELIEVES

in Him should not perish, but have

eternal life." John 3:16