I saw a commercial this morning on the In Touch Ministries website that showed a dad calling each one of his family members down to the living room. They had no idea why he wanted them all together, but they soon found that the reason he took the time to interrupt their routines was so that they could all rediscover why we celebrate such a beautiful holiday… he said "Last year I woke up the day after Christmas, feeling like I'd missed something."
I'm ashamed to confess that I've felt that very thing before.
So before the season is once again past, I'm going to take the time to remember and celebrate what I should have been dwelling on all along: not frenzied shopping and repetitive list-making and seeing to it that all the sticks of butter are at room temperature so I can bake all those cookies, but rather the One whose birth was the first Christmas gift to us all.
Please enjoy this complimentary chart from my heart to yours. And Merry Christmas!
Click here for the printable chart, and not on the images: Download Christmas Ornament 2014 PRINTOUT
(Pictured below are some different fabric options, just to give you an idea of what you may want to work with.)
And if you haven't taken the time yet to read the "story" of Christmas, here is something else you may want to either pull up on your tablet/laptop/computer, or print out. The link to print is at the bottom of the image.
43 Comments
Tiffany
This post is part of the reason you are one of my favorite designers! Thank you for the thoughtful stitch, looking forward to doing it over my Christmas break. God bless you and yours this Christmas season – may all His joys be yours to behold. 🙂
Jill Werschin
We all need to be reminded of the reason for Christmas….thank you so much!
Minnie
May God bless you this Christmas and everyday of the year. Thank you for your generosity. Merry Christmas!
rita ogden
Have a blessed Christmas season Paulette. Love and peace to all that you hold dear in your heart.
Ellie
Palette thank you so much hope you and your lovely family also all the fur babies have a wonderful christmas and all my best wishes to you for 2015
Hugs
Ellie xx over the pond!!!
Lori
Thank you, Paulette, both for the chart and the thoughts! Wishing you and your family a lovely Christmas and a Merry New Year!
Maria del Valle
Thank you Paulette, Merry Christmas and Happy New year!!
Vonna
Thank you Paulette! Something that I try to treasure every day is what has been given for us. Your generosity is a blessing to all of us stitchers!
Cathryn
Thank you so much, Paulette, for your generosity. I really love this chart. It is so kind of you to share your life, your talents, your gifts (photography, designing) with us so freely. God Bless you and yours. Merry Christmas. Cathryn
Constance
God Bless you and your family at a most wonderful time.
Robin in Virginia
Wishing you and your family a season filled with blessings! Merry Christmas and best wishes for a bright New Year.
Thank you for sharing your talents with us!
Maggee
Wonderful reminder of the reason we are in such a frenzied state… Time to stop, reflect and revel in the joy of His coming for us! Thank you! Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Linda
Thank you so very much Paulette! Beautiful post from your generous heart.
Vickie
Perfect! Thank you! A Merry, Blessed Christmas to you all!
Joanie
A blessed Christmas to you and your family. May the peace of the season and the birth of our Savior bring you happiness and joy this coming year!
Celaina
Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord! Merry Christmas!
Rita
Thank you and Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Ranae
Love it!
Thank you!
Merry Christmas!
Phyllis
Thank you!
Merry Christmas!
Marilyn Brown
Thank you Paulette for the great new Christmas freebie, Merry Christmas to you and your family! Thank you for all of the wonderful designs you have created for us over the years! Not to mention the great pictures of your pets and the captions to go with them! Best Regards, Marilyn
gingercat
Thank you Paulette. I have a 5 year old granddaughter that currently attends Catholic school. She is so excited this year because of the birth of Jesus that some of the secular aspects of Christmas have been thankfully “drowned out.” It is good for us to have this small child leading us back to Christ. I hope that her enthusiasm never wans, but we are prepared to help her remember as she gets older and the secular aspects have more “pull.”
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Christina
Thank you! Happy Holidays to you and your family.
Shirlee
A beautiful post. God bless you & your family this Christmas season & all through the year!
Pam Lacey
Thank you, thank you for the post and contents for the true meaning of Christmas! Love the freebie. Merry Christmas and blessings to you and your family!
Margaret
Thank you, Paulette. It’s funny cause my son and I were talking about this exact thing the other day. I told him I was going to be sure to have DH reinstate our custom of reading the story of Christ’s birth from the Bible before we open presents this year. It’s so nice to see you were thinking the same thing. Thanks for the chart and for the This is Christmas pint out. I might use it on Christmas.
Margaret Foster
Thank you, the most important thing in our lives is not a thing, but a man sent from a loving God to pay for our sins. Margaret
Avril Baxter
Thank you and Jesus is the only reason worth celebrating. I am going to enjoy a quiet day by myself after the church service. Great.
Hazel
Beautiful post! It is good to be reminded of the real reason of Christmas. Jesus! Thanks for all your inspiration and for your freebie. x
Beaj
Merry Christmas & Wishing you & yours all the Best that 2015 has to offer.
Thank You & God Bless..
Melody
Thank you for the lovely ornament chart. I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday!
Betty
Thank you. Wishing you and yours a happy, healthy 2015 filled with adventures.
Lynn Jones
Thank you so much Paulette for your lovely ornament. I love the first line from O Holy Night which is a favourite Christmas song of mine. Thank you also for sharing the joy of the Christmas Story. I am amazed at how many have never heard these words before.
A very blessed Christmas to you and your family and a wish for peace, health and happiness for 2015.
Christine Richards
Thank you for sharing this design. Have a wonderful Holiday with your family!
Frances N
Thank you for a lovely post!
Thank you, also, for the wonderful chart! It will be a joy to stitch!
And thank you, finally, for all the beautiful charts you’ve designed!
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Theresa
Merry Christmas Paulette to you and the family! what a lovely post. I never fail to be inspired when I visit your blog (no matter how often you post — little or lots!) love, love, love your posts. What a great year you have had with so many releases (your most productive and creative year yet? and can’t wait to see what is ahead for you…) Hubby’s breaks a leg, daughter goes to her 1st prom, another daughter transitioning/helping with moving into a new place…and you just keep pressing on! May 2015 be a great year for all of you!
Pilar
Lovely freebie Paulette.
I wish you a Merry Christmas from Spain
Hugs!
Lynda
Thank you for the lovely chart. Blessings of the season to you and yours xx
Barb Simmons
Thank you so much for the wonderful pattern. May you and your family have many blessings and a very Merry Christmas!
Olivia
Thank you for the lovely freebie…and the perfect reminder. Our celebrations are over so fast but His gift is everlasting.
Laurita
Thank you!!!
Marie
Loved this post and will include it on my Internet Inspirations (unless you object). Really beautiful and well written!
Julie
Thank you so much for the gorgeous chart and the printout of Christmas. Both are so beautiful and such a wonderful reminder of what Christmas is really about. Have a very happy and blessed New Year!
Lorene Frischknecht
Thanks so much for this chart! This is exactly how I believe and it is the only reason to celelbrat Christmas!!!