Christmas FaItH SoNgS For His Glory Blog Hop - Dec. 7, 2011

Hello Friends! and Welcome to my blog! :)

Today we are worshipping the King and the reason for the season! I am so excited I love to listen to music and Christmas songs and...um..cough cough... well they get started in November after Thanksgiving...hehe....I know a lot of you have your favorites you love each year at this special time...we have to remember the One we really celebrate and love and who is the true reason of the season! Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.

My gift is for you is to know HIM...so with that said please follow the rules and comment on my blog as well as my guest designers and I will draw the winner of hop by random.org...and please give all the talented designers on my hop some love and Christmas wishes would be nice! Some have e-mail notifications you can sign up for to keep up with their happenings of their blog and we would love to have you as followers too but not required.
Oh yeah what is a hop with out a little candy? tee hehe ...We have a wonderful prize that my sponsor will send the winner of the random.org draw and so please comment and make sure to give me your email addy or I will have to redraw...the sponsor of  our wonderful hop is Jillian Vance! Thanks so much for your sponsorship! we adore your stamps and other things on your website! if you have not had the chance to check it out...please do so at

www.ajillianvancedesign.com

Here is the prize package: The Christmas Blessing Package and a bag of Pear Pins! :) 

Here is the line up in case you get lost along the way...of course I am the host and thanks for being here today.


1. Kari - http://purplefuntastickcreations.blogspot.com/ "Mary Did You Know"
2. Dena - http://missdjones.blogspot.com/  "The First Noel"
3. Carolyn - http://messmuddleandfun.blogspot.com/ and my sons is "Hark the Herals Angels Sing"
4. Lynne - http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/ and my song is "Ihr Kinderlein Kommet"
5. Zenita - http://www.scrappinwithz.blogspot.com  and my song is "Silent Night"
6. Susan - http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/ "Joy to the World"
7. Jen Y - http://www.expressivelyme.blogspot.com  and my song choice is "O Holy Night" :)
8. Tina- http://craftyandgreen.blogspot.com  My song is Labor of Love

I picked the song "Mary Did You Know?" that is one of my favorite songs ...I love this because it reminds me that Mary was a great part of the story and can you imagine a Virgin who was picked by God himself to carry his son...what a tremendous responsibility and I can't even imagine how it must have been for her...I admire her for her faith and obedience! but like the song itself it makes you question what she really thought...interesting and I sure would love to know! I am gonna ask her when I get to heaven! :)

Here is my song:
"Mary Did You Know"

[Originally written by Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene]

Mary, did you know
that your Baby Boy would one day walk on water?
Mary, did you know
that your Baby Boy would save our sons and daughters?
Did you know
that your Baby Boy has come to make you new?
This Child that you delivered will soon deliver you.

Mary, did you know
that your Baby Boy will give sight to a blind man?
Mary, did you know
that your Baby Boy will calm the storm with His hand?
Did you know
that your Baby Boy has walked where angels trod?
When you kiss your little Baby you kissed the face of God?

Mary did you know.. Ooo Ooo Ooo

The blind will see.
The deaf will hear.
The dead will live again.
The lame will leap.
The dumb will speak
The praises of The Lamb.

Mary, did you know
that your Baby Boy is Lord of all creation?
Mary, did you know
that your Baby Boy would one day rule the nations?
Did you know
that your Baby Boy is heaven's perfect Lamb?
The sleeping Child you're holding is the Great, I Am

Here is my project:   I did a gift tag I am going to put on a bag that I am also decorating for someone special who is getting a homemade gift from me this year.  I love to make something and give it away... :)


Here is the recipe: I used a sizzix die tag cut (love this design!) and then I inked it up around the tag with Marvy Uchida grey stamp pad then I stamped the swirly and the nativity scene with my silver mettallic color box stamp pad and the "Believe" in my Ranger butterscotch ink pad (love this color!) then I blinged it up with some gems of yellow and clear to make it look like a star exploded over baby Jesus, making it a joyous occasion which it was! then I smattered it with grey ink with my sponge brush I love to use too...then finished it off with a yellow wired ribbon that I had ...something different but I think it is pretty. :) Hope you like it! :)

Thanks for stopping by and your next stop is: talented Dena Jones! :)

Don't forget to give the bloggy love and have a great time hopping. :) and be blessed this Christmas! :)

In His Love,
Be Inspired,
Kari