tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162150278449660664.post1836451904566141642..comments2024-03-28T23:36:09.271-05:00Comments on The Simple Life of a Queen: Coeur d’Alene, IdahoBetsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00807691752817225336noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162150278449660664.post-2401452744022828432019-12-26T17:45:52.247-06:002019-12-26T17:45:52.247-06:00While I got to explore the lake area with my siste...While I got to explore the lake area with my sisters a few years ago in late summer, it is a treat to see it through your camera lens now in December...so festive with lights and decorated trees! I am glad you and Dennis enjoyed your date, including the Cracker Barrel...I went to the local one once with visiting friends and family. It was when it first opened so mobbed, but the gift shop especially fun :) And I enjoy seeing your Nativity scene, learning about how it was created and used and realizing how it encourages us to focus on the one, Jesus Christ, who came not to condemn the world but to save it! Thanks for posting, dear Betsy.Gracie Saylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499163425742659172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162150278449660664.post-62344538140599515532019-12-24T07:45:41.157-06:002019-12-24T07:45:41.157-06:00I love the nativity. You did a beautiful job and ...I love the nativity. You did a beautiful job and it is a miracle that nothing has ever broken! LOL! What a lovely place and I didn't realize how close you were to Coeur d'Alene. That is where Mary Jane Butters lives she has a Mercantile shop there too. She is an organic farmer and has a magazine too. What a fun boat ride for the children! Glad you and Dennis had a nice evening.Sam I Am......https://www.blogger.com/profile/17358633233189452832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162150278449660664.post-53571960580685535842019-12-22T14:31:15.672-06:002019-12-22T14:31:15.672-06:00Love the story of your beautiful Nativity Betsy. ...Love the story of your beautiful Nativity Betsy. So glad you had a lovely evening out, and by the way I love Cracker Barrel!Mereknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04596140300034854370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162150278449660664.post-39811851943969630262019-12-22T14:27:04.169-06:002019-12-22T14:27:04.169-06:00That sounds like a perfect date night to me. Stev...That sounds like a perfect date night to me. Steve and I stayed in that resort once when his company was having a conference there. It's a beautiful place and the cleanest, nicest hotel that we have ever stayed in. he went to meeting all day long and i walked the streets and went in and out of all the shops, especially the antique shops. It was February so cold, but a nice get away :) <br />I love your nativity and the fact that it comes from your first Christmas. It will be a treasure to pass on and on through the years and a wonderful thing to use in teaching all the grandchildren and great-grands the story of the birth of our savior. <br />Wishing you a very lovely Christmas.<br />Connie :)Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187302890702147585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162150278449660664.post-47732499427780710112019-12-22T06:15:05.141-06:002019-12-22T06:15:05.141-06:00This is such a nice post. Your date night sounds p...This is such a nice post. Your date night sounds perfect! I love how you sat by the fire in the lobby and warmed up. The tree is so pretty. We like Cracker Barrel too. That's fancy enough for me. Wish I could get my husband to actually go somewhere! Love your special Nativity set. It's very pretty. Merry Christmas!Henny Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958386938311591314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162150278449660664.post-25198340556814776282019-12-20T08:48:00.274-06:002019-12-20T08:48:00.274-06:00Thank you for sharing the lights-beautiful! Those...Thank you for sharing the lights-beautiful! Those Christmas trees are so pretty--the sit by the fire sounded great! Love your Nativity set-what a treasure!DelightedHandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484646967481637692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162150278449660664.post-4321389684488277172019-12-20T00:16:56.794-06:002019-12-20T00:16:56.794-06:00Aw, reading about your precious manger scene broug...Aw, reading about your precious manger scene brought me to tears! Especially when you said one day it will go to Mandy. It is so beautiful and so miraculous that it didn't get broken through the years. God has His hand and eye on it, no doubt, and He knows how precious it is to you. I believe He truly cares about what we care about. It sounds like you had a lovely evening out. God is so good! Merry Christmas to you and Dennis!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01891257905649460436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162150278449660664.post-36329487329165934072019-12-19T23:51:08.001-06:002019-12-19T23:51:08.001-06:00What a nice Nativity set! We have lights in a tow...What a nice Nativity set! We have lights in a town about 40 miles away and some about 50 miles away...maybe Sunday night...:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162150278449660664.post-28759561659287911192019-12-19T20:31:57.751-06:002019-12-19T20:31:57.751-06:00You and Nancy have the same nativity set? ?What???...You and Nancy have the same nativity set? ?What??? That's angelic! kathy bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534431969086721507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162150278449660664.post-23034178581422164972019-12-19T20:14:56.913-06:002019-12-19T20:14:56.913-06:00What a neat idea for you two to drive to have dinn...What a neat idea for you two to drive to have dinner at Cracker Barrel, I like it too. It looks like a fun time was had looking at the lights on the water, there. Thanks for sharing your Nativity.. what a family heirloom. I have mine on your gorgeous doily on the baby grand piano that you made for me. That was so kind of you! Miss you!<br /><br />((hugs)), Teresa :-) <br /><br />****************************************<br /> *M*E*R*R*Y* * *C*H*R*I*S*T*M*A*S*!*<br />**************************************** Teresa Kasnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228404538876664577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162150278449660664.post-63576866251821259302019-12-19T20:09:24.954-06:002019-12-19T20:09:24.954-06:00What a wonderful date night! We have our very fir...What a wonderful date night! We have our very first nativity scene also. Merry Christmas. Nancy Cozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162150278449660664.post-20592927076216283842019-12-19T09:56:11.235-06:002019-12-19T09:56:11.235-06:00Coeur d'Alene is beautiful in all seasons. I l...Coeur d'Alene is beautiful in all seasons. I love the holiday lights reflected in the water. Your evening must have been lovely there. I have the same nativity (mine is all opalescent) from 1977. Only one piece - the burro that Mary rode - has been broken. Tired Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17285635623675889289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162150278449660664.post-91606045730471049192019-12-19T02:42:24.220-06:002019-12-19T02:42:24.220-06:00Am so glad Betsy that you and Dennis enjoyed such ...Am so glad Betsy that you and Dennis enjoyed such a wonderful date night, the lights are really pretty but I think the nativity of a lowly stable where our Savioir and Lord was born is my favourite too. I don't have any decorations this year as not 100% but that's ok I'm using the small table which my cards as my Christmas tree this year 😁 there are some really pretty ones... with lovely nativity on them, I don't put out Santa cards. They stay in envelopes. I like real reason front and centre, most folks knkw that by now. Love the verse you closed your post with, it truly wonderful how our Father loves us.<br />Thanks for sharing, and may God bless you.<br />Hugs, Shaz in Oz.x <br /><br /><a href="https://wonderfulwordsoflifebyshazinoz.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><b>{Wonderful Words of Life - Shaz in Oz}</b></a><br /><a href="http://calligraphycards-shazinoz.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"><b>{Calligraphy Cards - Shaz in Oz}</b></a><br />Shaz in Oz.CalligraphyCardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18050100007497130952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162150278449660664.post-45490380284413463252019-12-18T22:37:48.741-06:002019-12-18T22:37:48.741-06:00It is very hard to get good pictures of lights at ...It is very hard to get good pictures of lights at night but looks like you had a lovely outing. My favorite part of Christmas growing up was going to my Mammaw's in Mississippi and driving through neighborhoods at night to see all the houses all lit up with beautiful decorations. Can't believe we are almost through the month of December. Tammy@T's Daily Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01474928708908027789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162150278449660664.post-19102385451733135152019-12-18T18:13:21.378-06:002019-12-18T18:13:21.378-06:00We've been in Coeur d'Alene more than once...We've been in Coeur d'Alene more than once but always in camping ( warm) weather. Now we don't have our RV any more so no more trips away.<br />That nativity set is so pretty. I like how you put greens around.Granny Marigoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858237999602347848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162150278449660664.post-35843419351868367932019-12-18T17:00:36.215-06:002019-12-18T17:00:36.215-06:00That looks like so much fun! I used to have an in ...That looks like so much fun! I used to have an in home day care too. I didn't go back to teaching until my kids were all in school. Instead I had a little room off the back of the house that I turned into a daycare. It was hard work but I got to be there for my little ones.Araigneenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162150278449660664.post-33353247800023369072019-12-18T16:24:40.622-06:002019-12-18T16:24:40.622-06:00Your photos of the resort are beautiful.
I'm ...Your photos of the resort are beautiful.<br /><br />I'm a little jealous about Cracker Barrel. I love their chicken and dumplings.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08170904251383218423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162150278449660664.post-4259392194578830382019-12-18T11:14:34.909-06:002019-12-18T11:14:34.909-06:00Coeur d'Alene looks like a gorgeous place Bets...Coeur d'Alene looks like a gorgeous place Betsy. So festive and pretty. I'm not sure about the floating boardwalk though...I might have gotten sick - lol. Your pictures are so pretty - even the blurry ones. I love the reflections in the water. What a beautiful Nativity set - you are right that it is a miracle that it has survived the years!!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13189170045283685051noreply@blogger.com