Shhh. All is calm. Christ has come.

Pin It Now! He hasn't come to wage war on retailers. He hasn't come to battle Santa Claus or debate whether or not the fir tree is a pagan symbol. He hasn't come to argue with local governments over creches and menorahs in the public square.

The government, after all, is on His shoulders. He is ruler. He is Lord, and He has come to set his people free.

*Excerpt from Key Life article, "Come to the Quiet" by Nancy Kennedy.

Every now and then I need a gentle invitation to just relax, be still and focus on Him, especially during the holiday season when I am surrounded by nothing but hustle and bustle.

I am definitely no Scrooge. Although my hubby may disagree since I refuse to put our trees up and listen to Christmas music before Thanksgiving!! Personally, I absolutely LOVE the Christmas season: the decorating, baking, shopping, presents, music, lights, wrapping and anything and everything else that goes along with Christmas!! Sometimes, though, I can get so "wrapped up" in all of the external stuff, that the stress creeps in or as in my case crashes in like a huge tidal wave. It can be easy to lose sight of what all this celebrating is about. It is Christ and that is it. I have to remind myself that Christmas would still be Christmas without all of that other stuff, even though I really enjoy all of that other stuff.

Peace to you as we enter this Holy holiday season!

Is That a FREE Candle I Smell?

Pin It Now! Time to enter Heather's November candle contest!!!

This month's candle is just right for the holiday season....Winter Candle Apple. Autumn Apples wrapped in a hard sugar candy with sweet caramel.

Go here now to enter!!

2 Star Wars Characters and a Beautiful Princess

Pin It Now! The kids were so excited about getting candy! Lincoln got a little upset right before we left, so he didn't fully cooperate for the group photo. Hmmm, seems like there are quite a few of these types of pictures in our files.
Shiloh was such a good girl and the boys took very good care of her. If she was too scared to go to the door, Lincoln would bring back a piece of candy for her.
Just look at her--she is gorgeous. She loved the bucket that I let her use for trick-or-treating.
After searching for peanut candy in Lincoln's bucket, any off limits candy due to Mullin's braces, and finally any and all candy that wasn't fit for a 2 year old, they got the green light to dig in.

Same Blog, New Domain

Pin It Now! Autumn's Attic has a new domain! To all of my friends in Bloggyland, my new blog address is www.autumnfawn.net . For the faithful few who have my site linked on your blogs, the old address will still work, but when you have a moment to spare, I would greatly appreciate it if you would change it. :)
Thanks!!!

And The Winner Is.....

Pin It Now!
Promises Fulfilled is the winner of my Fall Y'all Bloggy Giveaway!!! Thanks to all who entered!
I can't wait to participate in the next one!

*I just found out that I am a winner, too!! I won a Starbuck's gift card and toddler game!! How exciting!