Oh, I'm so excited that it is time for BooMama's Christmas Tour of Homes to start! Welcome to By the Lamp Light, I'm Lora and I'm delighted that you've stopped by on this wonderful wintery day. May I take your coat or wrap?Please make yourself at home here in the living room. The mantel is dressed with fresh greenery, pinecones and a bird's nest from our yard. And those darlin' children pictured are our teens (several years ago, of course!) The berry embellished vases belonged to my ... Read More about Christmas Home Tour
Siesta Ornament Exchange
My Siesta for the ornament exchange at The Siesta Fiesta Blog was Jules from the great state of Texas. The morning my ornaments arrived from Jules (this information is important at the end of the post) I had just decorated the house with some fresh greenery and had just enough to make a small wreath for the kitchen window. I put a red plaid ribbon and some pine cones on the wreath and hung it up thinking it looked pretty good....and then this box of ornaments arrived... The first ornament I ... Read More about Siesta Ornament Exchange
Worship with Travis, Shaun and Cindy
Before the concert started, there was table after table andPicture after picture Of children living in poverty just like dear Eliza from the Dominican Republic: And there was a singer there named Travis Cottrell,whose Christmas CD caused me to break all the rules I'd set about not listening to Christmas music before Thanksgiving. Yes, this year I officially became a Christmas music rebel.Normally when I hear Travis sing, it's at a Beth Moore conference and I'm watching on the Jumbo tron from a ... Read More about Worship with Travis, Shaun and Cindy
Christmas GiveAway Winner
Congratulations to number: 15 - Jen! I used a free random number generator to pick the winner. Congratulations Jen! You have won the sterling silver puffy Christmas tree and earring set! Thank you to all who stopped By The Lamp Light and entered. I hope to see you again here! And thank you to Lysa for hosting a fun party giveaway. ... Read More about Christmas GiveAway Winner
Memory Monday
I've mentioned the Embrace the Word campaign our church had last year. They offered decks of cards with Scripture on them in the version that you preferred. I started out on the memory program doing well. After learning each verse, I'd sticky tack the card to my closet door and review them each morning. Here are the seven that I completed before joining Memory Monday.The cards came wrapped in cellophane and in a neat little box, just like playing cards. Week one started with the aces,And week 52 ... Read More about Memory Monday