9th Day of Christmas ~ Christmas Miracle Affirmed + a lovely lunch and tea!

I had two quilting guild friends over for lunch today!

I made the chicken soup I had made before...

it should have had more broth however, was too thick... 

but we do our best and keep learning... 

My Husband sent me the best news today,

that our Christmas Miracle is really confirmed, affirmed, happening.

I called my Mom immediately of course, while I was making soup!

It's such a answer to so many prayers... 

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The lunch was so nice... just to enjoy,

eat together, talk, enjoy tea and conversation.

I shared my Grandma's goodies, my friend S's toffee and gave a chocolate goodie bag

to my friend P who likes sweets and both took a small container of 

chocolate covered cherries home with them.

That's my version of a successful lunch! Sharing! Enjoying! 

Later I took a walk... it's cold right now and I am one of the few who loves it...

I need to get back into walking more... 

Laundry washing, drying and folding later on 

and I talked to my Grandma while I washed up the lunch dishes...

I have more chicken soup for us to eat later... it is still the 12 days of Christmas

for us so tomorrow is fast free!

I am going to enjoy chocolate, tea with milk and such things, God willing!

Dinner was the rest of the turkey casserole, some leftover Indian leftovers with rice

and yogurt and salad. 

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Tomorrow I am home and hope to do more letter writing, and reading more of Miss Read!

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This morning I listened to vespers for St Seraphim as it is his day today (Julian calendar)

That was really nice ...

Also heard this...

Later it went to Paschal music and I thought how wonderful it is that

Christmas and Pascha (Easter) are so linked... so joyful! So full of HOPE...

Music is so powerful...

I've listened to this various times as well

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I pray that God will keep us in His care...

I am feeling better, after yesterday feeling that I was getting a cold...

(was so glad that I finally juiced our lemons and made hot ginger tea

with lemon juice and raw honey for us at dinner)

but I am still concerned about sickness coming to our house and I pray

for health... and mercy, God's mercy...

and I pray God's mercy also for you.