Thank You Hobby Lobby

We stopped by Hobby Lobby last night looking for something to purchase with my Mother's Day gift card. As we walked into the store I thought to myself, "maybe they'll have some Autumn merchandise out". Well, they did have a little, but they had two rows of Christmas items that I was not expecting. Yippee! I just love it when Hobby Lobby brings out the Christmas stuff!

Music: Mary, Did You Know?

With its powerful words and haunting tune "Mary, Did You Know?" is one of my all time favorites. I can rarely listen to it, much less sing it without becoming teary eyed.

Mary did you know that your baby boy
Will one day walk on water?
Mary did you know that your baby boy
Will save our sons and daughters?

Did you know that your baby boy
Has come to make you new?
This child that you've delivered
Will soon deliver you

Mary, did you know that your baby boy
Will give sight to a blind man?
Mary, did you know that your baby boy
Will calm a storm with his hand?

Did you know that your baby boy
Has walked where angels trod?
And when you kiss your little baby
You've kissed the face of God

Oh, Mary did you know

The blind will see,
the deaf will hear,
The dead will live again

The lame will leap,
the dumb will speak,
The praises of the lamb

Mary did you know that your baby boy
Is Lord of all creation?
Mary did you know that your baby boy
Will one day rule the nations?

Did you know that your Baby Boy
Is Heaven's perfect Lamb?
This sleeping child you're holding

Is the great I am

Songwriters
LOWRY, MARK/GREENE, BUDDY

Published by
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.

To Do List: Order Ornaments (check)

I can check an item off of my Christmas To-Do List. I pre-ordered Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments this weekend. Yippee!



When the KOC Dream Book arrives in the mail each year, I pour through it marking each ornament that I want to buy for myself and the ones I think my family members might want. Then I have each family member go through the book and mark the ornaments they want. After that I sit down with it one more time and pare the wish list down to a manageable amount. I pre-order from my local Hallmark store and then sit back and wait for July when the ornaments start coming in. This year I will receive ornaments in July, September, October, November, and December.

Here's a sneak peek at some of the ornaments I ordered:




These aren't all of them, but you get the idea!

Made for TV Movie: The Gathering

I'm not sure if I'm suffering from baby anticipation (new grandson arriving soon) and projecting it as Christmas anticipation, or if I'm really in the throes of Christmas Fever. But I am really in the holiday spirit! I recently watched "The Gathering". It was a made for TV movie from back in the day when such movies were all the rage. I saw it when it was originally aired and finally bought the DVD a year or so ago.

If you can get past the corny dialogue, the out dated decor and dress, and the dreary snow scenes, it's a good movie. Not great, but good. I really like it because it's about redemption of family relationships. I won't give the ending away, but it's worth a look. You will see a lot of familiar faces in the cast, some of whom are no longer with us.

Movies: Miracle on 34th Street

  

 I had an overwhelming desire to watch a Christmas DVD yesterday, so I chose "Miracle on 34th Street". It is one of my all time favorites for many reasons. Chief among them: Maureen O'Hara and Natalie Wood. Both of them were talented actresses. One with a long and noteworthy career, the other one with a career cut short by tragedy. Beyond the two of them though, is the story. As the movie ages, I love the vintage sets, costumes, and culture. It's set in a simpler time than our lives today, yet the age old complaint of the busy-ness of life and the commercialization of Christmas was as timely then as it is today. I own the b/w version and although I've seen the colorized version, I don't care for it. 

I'm in the Christmas Spirit for some reason early this year (I think it's because we'll have a new grandson to celebrate with!) and an afternoon of "Miracle on 34th Street" was perfect for me!