From my reading on the afternoon of Christmas Eve:
“We always come back to the beginning.
In the beginning the love song of God is a folk song. Folk song is the telling of the whole world’s story through the singing of one man’s heart.
The Word of God uttered in Christ’s human life is a folk song.
In it is all the primal love and joy and sorrow of all the world.
It explains and simplifies all human lives in all times.
We hear it as children playing by the seashore hear the music of the ocean in a little shell.
We hear it in the voices we know best: our own children’s voices, the voices of our parents, wives, husbands, and friends.
We hear it in laughter and tears, tuned in to the dullness of our hearing, tuned to the beating of our hearts.
We hear it as sweet and clear as bird’s song in Nazareth.
The song of the Incarnation is a folk song.
It is the song of the mother rocking the cradle.
It is the song of the children singing their nursery rhymes.
It is the song of the shepherd calling his sheep.
It is the song of the lover standing at the door.
It is the song of the bridegroom singing to his bride.”
-Caryll Houselander in The Reed of God
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I wish you all a Christmas season filled with peace, joy, and HOPE!
Love, Ginny
A Little Blue Dragonfly says
I love, love, love this beautiful post. 🙂
Apseed says
Have a very blessed Christmas season! Merry Christmas to you and your family!
kim schildbach says
Merry Christmas!! So many more days to celebrate. What a joy life is!!
xxxooo
Beth says
Is that honey candy you are pulling? I grew up making honey candy and we make it on Halloween, but i have never met anybody else that makes it. 1 cup honey, 1 cup sugar, and a pinch of baking soda?
Beth
Ginny says
It’s molasses taffy. I think I’d like to try it with honey, though!
Amy says
wow those were some big pine cones. never seen them that big. thanks for sharing your photos. they were so dear. Merry Christmas to you and your family
barbara arenburg says
Merry Christmas Ginny and family!
A beautiful post as usual. Thank you for this excerpt from your reading on Christmas Eve.
And I love seeing all the beautiful knits the children are wearing, and the lovely church photos, and your wonderful tree, and your growing children, and oh my but I’ve never seen pine cones that big! Looking forward to the New Year and enjoying more of your family from my northern existence (but I kind of feel like I live next door to you).
Ginny says
Thank you!! Aren’t those pinecones amazing? I had Jonny pull over on the side of the road so that I (and the kids) could gather them up from a stand of longleaf pines in North Carolina last summer.
Debbie says
Beautiful photos and Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Oh I have to ask where did you get that ornament hope with the anchor???
My husband served in the Navy and I would LOVE to get one.
Ginny says
My friend Lori made it in memory of our friend Sarah. http://theclayrosarygirl.blogspot.com/2014/04/anchor-bead.html. She used Sculpey clay and stamps to make the impressions and then painted it.
Debbie says
Does she sell them do you know and if so how much are they??
Amy at love made my home says
I hope you had a happy Christmas! xx
Brigitte says
Merry Christmas and thanks for the beautiful words.
Shel says
Merry Christmas! It looks like you had an absolutely lovely day! The pictures are gorgeous and so are the words!
May the last few days of 2014 be blessed!
Holly says
Ginny,It looks like you had an beautiful Christmas.This post is wonderful!!!!Thank you!!!Love the peanut butter birdefeeders!!!!Did mail you my check today!!!Again,thank you!!!Blessings and love,Hol
Stacey says
Merry Christmas to you and your family, Ginny! May God bless you all.
Katie at My Sweet Homeschool says
What a beautiful post. Such lovely photography and I love the message. Looking forward to your blog in 2015..and you may be happy to know I am still on my own learn to knit journey…officially making a scarf now…my first “real’ project! ~Love, Katie
Denise T. says
Hi Ginny,
Letters From Father Christmas was just read over by my oldest son last night once again with chuckles! I love that picture of your son reading it. Also, at your recommendation, I got Ticket to Ride for my youngest son and he LOVES it. So does everyone else. Thank you and Merry Christmas!
Renee Anne says
It looks like you had a lovely holiday! I can’t believe how big your kids are getting! I can remember when I first started reading your blog, Silas had either just been born or you were still pregnant with him…and now he’s huge and you have Job, who’s also getting huge!
Karen T. says
Lovely post Ginny. Merry Christmas to you and your family, and may God continue to bless you in 2015!
Elizabeth says
Blessed and Merry Christmas to you and your family Ginny!!!
Ellie says
Happy, Blessed Christmas, Ginny!! 🙂
Tonya says
Merry Merry Christmas to you too Ginny and thank you for the beautiful sharing.
Linda says
Thank you for sharing your Christmas with us! Loved seeing the pics. Merry Christmas to you all.
karen says
merry Christmas Ginny, you have a beautiful family. I wish you joy peace and happiness during this Christmas season 🙂
Mary says
Merry Christmas, Ginny and family! May you have a wonderful season of celebrating His goodness!
Charlotte S says
Wonderful! And a very Happy Christmas to you and your family!
Karen says
You captured the “folk song” so well:
We hear it in the voices we know best: our own children’s voices, the voices of our parents, wives, husbands, and friends.
The voices come through loud and clear in your photos. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Anneke says
Thank you for your efforts to post on these days. A great insight on your Christmas joy.