Just a bit of Christmas decorating...

Happy Weekend everyone.. 

Hope all is well with you ... 

Just a little post of pics tonight of Christmas decor here and there.. 

A pic here that Shonda took of her new home decorated for the season.. 

Rather lovely... 

I thought you might like to see it.. 

Here are a couple of pics of an old chair that I put out on the stoop ...

These pics were taken last year with an old blanket I picked up at the Thrift store.. 

I am doing the same this time, too.. 

A little vignette that Shonda had put together... 

I have been busy getting the house together for our rather large gathering for this Friday night.. 

I have the pantry tree up and decorated... 

A small room but one of my favorites in the house.. 

Terry has been busy also and the kitchen is almost done.. 

It takes us two ancient  older people a lot of time to finish anything these days .. 

Slow and sure does the chore eventually, though.. smile.. 

A few spare bedroom shots.. 

I kind of do the same basic decorating now adays .. 

I used to have to change it each season as I had open house for my craft business here each Fall.. 

So happy I don't have to do that anymore.. 

This is another spare room.. 

Our babies have all fled the nest but hopefully they will be back for 

a night or two over Christmas.. 

We all get together on Boxing Day this year but some of them are coming on Christmas Day and staying overnight.. 

So excited....

I love having all of our children under this roof again at one time.. 

Don't  you? 

A little vignette by Shonda for the back of a flush.. 

We are planning on spending a couple of nights with them next week so will take a few pics of her new home decorating to share with you.. 

I have the menu all ready for our party next week and most of my decorating is finished but you know how many last minute jobs there are to do, eh... 

Hope I get it all completed before they get here. 

We are expecting almost 30 people.. 

Yeah.... 

Looking forward to it all.. 

Tomorrow is the Lord's Day.. 

The weeks practically fly by, don't they.. 

We feel so blessed to be attending this little church and love the  precious people who worship there .. 

God has blessed us so much and I am very thankful tonight for his faithfulness.. 

We go through storms in this life and He is right there with us in the midst of it all ... 

Guiding and protecting us and directing our steps.. 

Answering prayers and giving us more then we can even think or imagine ... 

Ephesians 3: 20

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us..

Thank you dear hearts for your sweet visit.. Your comments are lovely and I look forward to them.. 

Welcome to the new followers of the blog.. 

So glad to have you.. 

Have a blessed day tomorrow and remember to put Him first in your day.. 

Hugs.. 

Saying Good bye and Hello ...

Hello my dears.. 

Welcome to the Blessed Hearth today..

Hope you are all having an awesome weekend.. 

Here it is almost mid August.. 

Can you believe it? 

We had Supper outside again tonight.. 

That is one of my favorite Summer simple pleasures, I think.. smile.. 

We have had a lovely but busy week.. 

Some sweet old friends have been camping here in St. Matins this week so have had a few fun times with them along with keeping the shop open most days.. 

At the first of the week our daughter, Shonda and her family finally got moved to their new home... 

Here she is last Thanksgiving saying good bye to us at her home then.. 

But this is the new one.. 

Not a very good pic, I am afraid but you can see it is totally different from the one they have just left.. 

We dropped by there to pick up a couple of things that Shonda had given me and her Dad walked down to the boys camp.. 

Can you see him down there by the trees.. 

I must admit that there was a tear in my eye as I stood there and watched the sweet family of Canadian Geese that have returned here for several years.. 

As I remembered the many beautiful times we as the Henry family have shared at this lovely place along with David's family, too.. 

We have watched our grandsons grow from wee boys to now being teenagers.. 

We celebrated several Family Days here with the pool and then Christmas and Thanksgivings.. 

Birthdays and just happy times.. 

As I stood there with the wind blowing off the lake and the drizzle of rain I prayed for the new family that would be moving in.. 

That God would bless them with love and joy and give them many happy memories that we have all shared in this dear house... 

We thought we would drop by her new one and were surprised to find Trevor and his family visiting, too.. 

When we left I snapped this one through the rainy windshield.. 

They are in there making more happy memories ... 

I am sure this will be a place of joy, also.. 

They have many different views of this lovely river and Shonda will soon have it all organized and beautiful.. 

When she does I will show you a few pics of inside.. 

We thank our Lord for all the blessings on our family and for each home of our 3 children that God will bless and keep them.. 

That each grandchild will be taught that God is the most important facet of their lives and that He brings joy and peace into a home.. 

Well, sweet ladies this is about all for tonight.. 

This is what we had for supper.. 

The days of enjoying the BBQ will soon be over so I keep it humming.. grin.. 

We seem to eat a lot of chicken and potatoes and salad, eh?  

I think I need to get a new menu.. 

Thank you so much for visiting and your sweet sweet notes.. 

I so enjoy them all.. 

Have a blessed Lord's Day tomorrow.. 

We are having a little day cation and going to 

Life at the Lakes.. 

I will tell you all about it next time, Lord willing.. 

God bless...