Favourite Things: December Edition

We’re hosting my family’s Christmas dinner tonight — there’ll be ham, plum pudding, a book gift exchange, maybe even Christmas Jeopardy, then fifteen people sleeping in the house — so I’m scurrying to write this blog post. I hope you’ll take a minute to share one of your favourites from the past month or year in the comments.

Read

Two fun visual books: Celebrate Everything and Homebody

Two books I started early in the year and just wrapped up: The Peacemaker and The Writer’s Workshop

Two childhood rereads I read aloud to my kids: The Half Sisters and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

One true story about an online drug empire: American Kingpin

Do

It was a busy month!

Eat

I don’t have time to remember/list/find recipes I made this month, so I’ll just give a shout-out to Sally’s Baking Addiction because I tried several cookie recipes from her blog, not to mention cheesecake and quiche. Check it out!

Watch

I hadn’t seen Mr Bean’s Christmas in years. Still funny, but the raw turkey –aaaaah!

Listen

If you know about the Enneagram (personality framework) listen to this hilarious parody of “Bohemian Rhapsody”!

Meditate

The people who walked in darkness
    have seen a great light;
those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness,
    on them has light shone.
You have multiplied the nation;
    you have increased its joy;
they rejoice before you
    as with joy at the harvest,
    as they are glad when they divide the spoil.
For the yoke of his burden,
    and the staff for his shoulder,
    the rod of his oppressor,
    you have broken as on the day of Midian.
For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult
    and every garment rolled in blood
    will be burned as fuel for the fire.
For to us a child is born,
    to us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
    and his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and of peace
    there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
    to establish it and to uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
    from this time forth and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.” – Isaiah 9:2-7

Happy New Year!

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