We are knee deep in decorating Shiloh for Christmas.  It's a lot of work, but very rewarding at the end of the day.  (Or more accurately, the three to four days that it takes to do this large job.)  Some years ago an 8 foot tree was donated to us, complete with lights and ornaments.  It fits perfectly in our dining room.  Like it was made for the spot.  And then a few years later we acquired another, smaller tree, which is put up in the library.  The downstairs tree is topped with an angel, the likes of which we could never afford to buy.  All the decorations on our big tree are more formal.  The overall effect is quite breathtaking.  The five foot tall upstairs tree is the fun tree.  Many of the ornaments were hand made miniature toys from Germany, all of which were given to us.  It's topped with a hand made angel, made by yours truly years and years ago. 

When the trees are set up and the lights are turned on, we move on to all the nativity sets.  We have a total of four sets.  Each one is more breathtaking than the other one.  

Christmas is a special time.  We  truly love this time of the year as we focus on the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.