Silent Night

After a wonderful, fun dinner
last night with my Bible Study
girls and husbands, tonight was
quiet. We watched an "angel"
movie ~ an old Cary Grant called
The Bishop's Wife. He's the angel
akin to It's a Wonderful Life. Black
and White and it's a snowy Christmas
in the movie. I always want to be
there , a sort of warmth to snow,
you know!

Tobaccoville

That small town hasn't changed much.
You'll be able to see it in "Leatherheads"
which comes in April! They filmed
up there for parts and in SC and in
Charlotte ( which my husband got in
on as a Press Agent). I smiled when I heard
from the media about filming in this
crossroads that my roots come from.
Oddly, I only have been there 3 times!

April 4 2007 : Filming in Tobaccoville, NC

April 5 2007: Filming begins in Charlotte, NC.

April 9 - 10 2007 : Filming in Spencer, NC at North Carolina Transportation Museum

April 11 - 13 2007 Filming in Salisbury, NC at Salisbury station.

April 16 - 20 2007 & April 23 2007 : Filming in Charlotte, NC. Memorial Stadium. Closed set.

Clooney paid some children 20.00
at their lemonade stand for a drink
in Tobaccoville!

Leatherheads (2008) - George Clooney

Sweet Funeral

Emma and I met my sister and her
husband up in Tobaccoville yesterday
for the funeral of my mother's cousin
who was 94. Yes, there is a town , south
of Mt. Airy ( Mayberry) right near Hanging
Rock and north of Winston-Salem that
has that charming name! Gail and I
had been up to see the "Old Homestead"
after Mom died and to do some geneology
work! (even gravestone rubbings!) Evelyn
helped us identify Who was Who in old
photos. My sister whispered to me the first
time we went to the retirement home: "You
will remember her! She will remind you
of Mom." THAT was an understatement!
I walked away thinking I had meet a sister
of my mom's. Gail and I conclude to this
day that Mom was so busy with 8 children
that we didn't go up to Tobaccoville with her.
No memories , but the GRACE of God is
sufficient. We sat yesterday with all these distant
relatives who have the same BROWN
eyes as my mother and 7 out of 8 of her
children. (there's a blue eyed one from
her father's side!)

Amazing to hear that 5 generations were
present AND her oldest son sat with us.
He is 74~ imagine knowing your mother at
74!

We sang a hymn called "Ninety and Nine"
that Evelyn had chosen because she
remembered her grandfather singing it
to her. That would have been my great-
grandfather. Evelyn was a charter member
of this small town church since she was 21.
Such deep rootedness! I found out the origins
of the hymn today and it birthed from a collegue
to DL Moody while in Scotland . There's a
connection to Northfield, Mass. in the late
1800's . My older brothers went to Mt. Hermon
in Northfield for their high school! Imagine
that! I wish I had known that yesterday or even
when we visited Evelyn.

Tree Lighting

Emma was given some tiny Christmas
tree lights for her dollhouse, that is
all decorated for the holidays!
Thank YOU to a dear friend!
We'll take some photos to post
when the head of the house gets
home! We are just bakers and
wrappers today ~~ decorating
the Christmas cookies and wrapping
some presents!

Advent Devotion

I sat down with my Bible to do
an Advent reading from a handout
from church. Psalm 72:18-19

Blessed be the Lord God,
the God of Israel,
WHO alone works wonders.

And blessed be His glorious
name forever;
And may the whole earth be
filled with His Glory.
Amen and Amen.

From the short devotion:

Out of silence came the prophet,
John. Prophets come at God's
good pleasure for His purposes.
OH , how glorious a purpose was
the coming of John! The wonders
of God's greatest work began in
Zachariah's house. God glorifies
His name from the front porches
of His people~~

That was what happened in
my previous blog ~~ wonders
to show His good pleasure for
His purposes.

( not my house, but a bit similar)

Those angels

I watched and heard God's fingerprints this week
upon two lives~ my sister's and a brand new
homeschooler. The latter needed courage to
take a step of faith with her 4 dear little ones
to bring them home. The angels surrounded her
amazingly. The first morning she saw another
mom walking with her children. Never saw her
before. She had prayed and God brought this friend
of mine into her path on the very first morning of
her homeschool. My week was bookended with
Ann. Late yesterday afternoon we got Ann a
babysitter ( my sweet neighbor who is Emma's
dear "older sister" in so many ways) so she
could go to a Christmas Party to celebrate! God
certainly does work deeply in our lives. He sort
of weaves this amazing , colorful tapestry as Edith
Schaeffer wrote about. I think this part has a
golden thread in it!
Monday and Friday were only the second
and third time I have ever seen Ann. I think more
times are coming!


Fra Angelico
Perugia Triptych: Angel of the Annunciation. 1437. Tempera on panel. Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia, Italy.

Just when you think it's quiet

An angel sounds!
It's been full of those sounds this week!

Fra Angelico

Angel Playing a Trumpet, detail from the Linaiuoli Triptych (1433)