My Favorite Christmas Ornaments

I promised a post all about some of my favorite Christmas ornaments. So, without further delay, here they are!

First up, is an ornament that I have had ever since I was a little girl. It has my name on it, and it is even spelled correctly! With a name like "Amiee", everyone wants to spell it "Amy", or "Aimee".

Please excuse the marked up desk that shows in some of the pictures. It appears that these marks need to be magically erased. Ha!

Next up, is our "First Christmas Together" ornament we received for our very first Christmas as a married couple. This was purchased for us by my beloved Gram and Grandpa.

As a newly married couple, we did not have any ornaments for our tree. So, for Christmas, my grandparents bought us a box of special and unique ornaments. This was in that box.

This ornament isn't special to me because of what it looks like, but because of WHO made it. This was made by my Gram. She used to make ceramics back when she could see well, before diabetes stole her vision from her. As I have mentioned before, she is now in Heaven with Jesus. This ornament is the only thing I have left of the ceramics that she made me. It even has her signature etched on the back. Priceless!


I have an ornament for each of my three girls that they received on their first Christmas.

This is my oldest's ornament. This reminds me of my very first Christmas as a Mother, and all the joy and wonder that having a child brought to Christmas.




This is my middle daughter's. Even though it doesn't say anything about "Baby's First Christmas", it has a sweet little picture of her dressed like an angel in it. This is one of my favorite pictures I have of her as a baby.


This is my youngest's. I bought this ornament for her, when I first found out she was a girl. It is special in it's own way, because on the back, it has her her name, birth date, how much she weighed, and how long she was on it. Plus, I collect Precious Moments, so I just HAD to have it :)

This one of Barbie with her little sister on the sled, was bought for my oldest daughter by her Uncle George. He bought it for her because he knew how much she loved Barbie, and that just a month after Christmas, she was going to become a big sister for the very first time.

Finally, my ornament from the movie, "It's A Wonderful Life". I bought this ornament as a reminder to me that no matter what happens in our lives, it truly is, because of God, a *Wonderful* life!



And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.

Romans 8:28

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future".

Jeremiah 29:11

I don't know about you, but I need to be reminded of this. Life can be cold and hard at times, and hard to understand. It helps to be reminded that even though I can't see the "big picture" of my life, God can!

Oh, Christmas Tree

Our tree is finally up!

In case you were wondering, we have an artificial tree. No "real" trees here.

Growing up, my Dad was allergic to real trees, so we always had an artificial one. I guess it has just kind of stuck with me. Seems safer than having a real tree too, in my opinion. And neater. No needles all over the floor!

I have had the same tree for quite a few years now. It is one of those "pre-lit" trees. Except for now, it no longer pre-lights, or even lights at all. That part of the tree only lasted a few years. I am still required to wind the lights around it anyway, so it kind of defeats the purpose of having a pre-lit tree. I now know this is a very common problem with these trees.

That would have been nice to know before hand.

For all of you considering buying one....you have been warned.

Last year, as we were in a rush to put the tree away, Hubs decided to just plop the tree, with all the lights still on it, back into the box. So, this year? It was loads of fun trying to get the lights OFF the tree, so I could untangle them, and put them on again.

I always get a bit weepy and sentimental looking over all the Christmas ornaments. I have some favorite ones, which I will feature in another post.

I love looking at trees that are super fancy and all color coordinated. You know, the ones that look like they were pulled right out of a magazine, with all of their glitz and glamour.

Our tree is not like that. There are no fancy bows or rows of matching ornaments.

Yet, I prefer my tree to those other trees. On our tree, every ornament has a story to tell. I can tell you how each and every one of them came to be on our tree.

The ones that were made by my girls are so very precious to me. The ones that have pictures of their adorable little faces on them? Even better.

Some we got as presents on our very first Christmas as a married couple. Others were given to our children as gifts. Several we have picked up, here and there, just because we liked them, or they reminded us of something, or someone, special.

Each one of them is unique in their own way.

I wouldn't trade my tree for anything.





Well....the tree itself can be replaced. It is starting to look its age.

And this time? It won't be a pre-lit tree that is purchased...