Sane, Simple, Sacred: A Most Beautiful Sunday Morning

A Most Beautiful Sunday Morning - November 29, 2009

Flanking the doors at the side of our auditorium is the brown wrapping paper that contains our handwritten "thanks" from last week's Thanksgiving Service.

Our Thank-You List ends in front at the beautiful 12' tree decorated by our own in-house decorator -- Liz, a busy home-schooling mother of 5!

It is ALL so very beautiful!

11 comments:

DianaNovember 29, 2009 at 6:18 PM
What a beautiful tree Rebecca! I think it's tomorrow night when we all meet at church to decorate and enjoy fellowship and of coarse food! I will try and remember to get some photos. I've been wanting to get photos of the stained glass windows at night, they are awesome when it's dark out and the church is lit up. I sometimes go on Saturday evening but decided to go Sunday morning this week instead.
I love the Advent season, it really makes me focus on what this time of year is all about, which can be difficult with all of the commercialism that is thrown at us all of the time!
I loved the hand written Thank You's on the brown paper, what a novel idea!
Love Di
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Wanda.....November 29, 2009 at 6:34 PM
...and your post and music is beautiful too Rebecca! Thank you for the good feelings!
Luv,
Wanda
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BernieNovember 29, 2009 at 7:32 PM
I loved the brown paper filled with thank you's and the lovely Christmas Tree, it all goes so well with your chosen music, my favorite......:-) Hugs
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RebeccaNovember 29, 2009 at 8:29 PM
Diana, I surely want to see that stained glass window. They are ALWAYS beautiful - but particularly so at this season.
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elaine @ peace for the journeyNovember 29, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Wrapped in thankful reminders...

As Christmas should be... wrapped in thankfulness for the gift of Grace.

Beautiful Christmas blog; makes me feel all festive inside!

peace~elaine
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JackieNovember 29, 2009 at 11:15 PM
I love coming here....peaceful...and the true reason for the season is celebrated.
Thank you, Rebecca.
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EileenNovember 30, 2009 at 12:07 AM
Beautiful post! Such a great idea to have the thanks handwritten on the brown paper!
Your tree is beautiful! Kudos to Liz! She did a wonderful job!

LOVE the Christmas music! I've been trying to get some songs together for my blog too, but I've been so busy!

'Talk' to you soon!
Love to you, Eileen
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DeniseNovember 30, 2009 at 1:59 AM
So very lovely.
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Donna's Book NookNovember 30, 2009 at 7:32 AM
The hand-written Thanks was a great idea. The tree is beautiful. As always, thanks for sharing the beautiful things in your life.
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Simply ShelleyNovember 30, 2009 at 8:58 AM
Your church is beautiful....the tree is wonderful...thanks for sharing this post...have a blessed week
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Anne LorysDecember 1, 2009 at 11:50 AM
What a beautiful blog you have here and such a wonderful post! I love that you keep the reason for the season front and center.

Thank you so much for entering my giveaway, best of luck!
Hugs,
Anne
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God holds you. Each day he carries us in his arms. Psalm 68:19 NLT
God sustains you. THE LORD is my Shepherd [to feed, guide, and shield me], I shall not lack. Psalm 23:1 AMP
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A Most Beautiful Sunday Morning - November 29, 2009

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