[Traveler's Journal] - Could not ignore tonight's moon

I was looking out the window tonight and saw the moon so bright. I could not ignore it I had to take pictures. I live in Sydney just in case someone wants to know where I took the pictures of the moon and I took these pictures at 10:58pm tonight (21-Jan-2019)

Making A Difference : Accepting Donations of School Supplies for Dress A Girl Australia's Education without Borders 2019 Project

Starting today, I will be accepting donations of school supplies for Dress A Girl Australia's Education without Borders 2019 project. Notebooks, paper, pencils, pens, erasers, rulers, handmade tote bags. sharpeners, pencil cases. With school supplies on sale at this time here in Australia in preparation for the new school year beginning end of January, please spare an extra dollar for an extra pen or pencil or paper for disadvantaged kids. To make a donation, please send me an email by clicking on the "send email" button below. Dress A Girl Australia supports education for every little girl around the world. 

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For more details and/or information about Dress A Girl Australia, please click below to check out my official Dress A Girl Australia's website/blog. Thank you. 

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[Traveler's Journal] - Flashback - 11/2016 - Israel - Remembering the city of Bethlehem this Christmas

A very nice place to remember this Christmas Day. The City of Bethlehem where Jesus was born on Christmas Day. Walking in the street was an experience on a cool night.

This is the catholic church which had the manger and the star of david inside and where Jesus was born. 

Right next to the catholic church is an Armenian church and Greek Orthodox church.

And this is the plaza of Bethlehem, the city centre right outside the 3 churches.

 

 Where you see the star of David is the same spot where Jesus was born.

I hope for peace for the people of Bethlehem this Christmas and every day of the year.

[Traveler's Journal] - Flashback - 11/2016 - Israel - Church of the Anunciation

This is called Mary's Well where the Annunciation event happened . It is  inside the Greek Orthodox church of the Annunciation in Nazareth, Northern Israel.  This site and the city of Nazareth are among the most sacred places in the Christian world.  If you look closely in the hole there is still water flowing freely. Those pieces of paper at the bottom are dropped by visitors of the church who writes their wishes and/or petitions.

This church was established over the site where the Catholic tradition holds to be the house of Virgin Mary, and where angel Gabriel appeared to her and announced that she would conceive and bear the Son of God, Jesus – an event known as the Annunciation. 

[Traveler's Journal] - Flashback - 11/2016 - Israel - Sea of Galilee, Israel

On this very day, I was watching the sunset in the City of Tiberias by the Sea of Galilee in Israel. What an awesome and beautiful experience to be there and watch perhaps the same kind of sunset that Jesus and his disciples saw many, many centuries ago.

Fabric Advent calendars for sale

Every year I try to come up with new advent calendar designs. There will be new designs available in the next few days. These advent calendars make great keepsakes to give at Christmas time for kids and adults alike. All my fabric calendars are either machine and/or hand-quilted, all 100% cotton and double-stitched on the edges. Because they are handmade, quantities are very limited and could be one-of-a-kind. 

I try to make my quilted advent calendars as fun to use for everyone and sometimes include surprises for kids to enjoy and help them learn how to count or keep track of days in a month and re-usable every Christmas season. As a Christmas bonus, the dowel is included in your purchase so you can easily hang the advent calendar. And for this year, I have decided to include the light decors you see on each calendar for free. The lights when you hang them on the wall will make the wallhanging look festive and bright.

Click on each of the images below for more information on size of calendar and pricing.
1) Good tidings of great joy. 

2) Jolly Christmas 

3) Jolly Santa 

 4) Season's Greetings

Check them out and make a purchase if you like any one of them. They really make great keepsakes and can be handed down from generation to generation. They do not easily get damaged as they are made of fabrics that are 100% cotton. Make a purchase and enjoy counting the days before Christmas.