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Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real {the cozy season}

~PRETTY~
It has been a while since I have seen a rainbow this clearly and I had to snap the photo on my camera even though I was holding up traffic for a moment.  Rainbows always make me think of God and Noah and promises and peace.




~HAPPY and FUNNY~
Lately, we have been doing a lot of snuggling on the sofa while watching Christmas movies.  Here we were watching the Ice Age Christmas special in our jammies ~ complete with little boy bedhead.  :)  If you also like to share cozy couch moments with good family shows, check out the 25 Days of Christmas programming guide here.


~REAL~
December is here and the leaves are off the trees.  The barren months lie ahead.  Time to turn toward home, creativity, reading, and quiet, contemplative pursuits. I love this time of year.  The darkest evenings, longest nights evoke such a refocusing of my priorities on my family and job as keeper of the home.  Time to read a little Laura Ingalls Wilder by the fireplace (and turn of that TV... and iPhone... and computer...) .






Sharing here every Thursday...    round button chicken

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  1. BethanneDecember 1, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    Good for you holding up traffic--maybe you made someone else look and remember the God's promise. I like the fuzzy couch hair, too. Happy Advent!

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  2. The Wild OptimistDecember 1, 2011 at 6:37 PM

    Funny- I held up traffic and took a picture of a rainbow today, too! Yours is much better :)

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  3. *kateDecember 1, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    Totally worth it holding up traffic for that picture!

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  4. DawnDecember 1, 2011 at 10:29 PM

    I love the rainbow shot.
    Blessings,
    Dawn

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  5. ClareDecember 2, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    The pretty IS pretty! Thanks for posting it... what a beautiful thing to see during Advent. God bless!

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