There are many things to top off a Christmas tree. I think it’s safe to say the majority of people have either a star of some variety or an angel, lighted or not.
I always preferred to have an angel. There was something comforting about having a representation of a being looking down over us. Or maybe it’s because I love dolls, and an angel resembles a doll.
Every year the lighted angel went up on the tree. She was white and shimmery and pretty. One year when my boys were in upper elementary school, they asked if we could please have something other than an angel on the top. Sure. So I bought a star and put that up for a couple of years then traded off every other year with the two toppers.
Then there was the year I couldn’t find our angel or our star. I couldn’t figure out where we’d packed either. I was frustrated and wanted to be done with the tree, so I put a Barbie atop it. When my boys came home, I told them I didn’t want to hear one word about the tree topper this year. They eyed Barbie and silently marched to the kitchen. My daughter liked it. I did eventually locate one of the real ones and replaced her. We were all much happier.
Other Tree Toppers
Growing up we had one of these spire type toppers we used until it broke or the ceiling wasn’t high enough for it to fit.
Other ideas include a ball like this one.
Or a big red or gold or silver bow with ribbon streamers cascading down the sides.
Similar to a star would be a snowflake.
A hat could be fun. A Santa hat, cowboy hat, top hat, or tiara.
Pretty much anything you can balance at the very top of a tree can be a tree topper. The possibilities are endless. Like this spaghetti monster.
What sits atop your tree? Angel? Star? Or something else fun and festive?
THIMBLES AND THREADS: 4 Love Stories Are Quilted Into Broken Lives
Love Stitched into Four Women’s Lives
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“Bygones” by Mary Davis
Texas, 1884
Drawn to the new orphan boy in town, Tilly Rockford soon became the unfortunate victim of a lot of Orion Dunbar’s mischievous deeds in school. Can Tilly figure out how to truly forgive the one who made her childhood unbearable? Now she doesn’t even know she holds his heart. Can this deviant orphan-train boy turned man make up for the misdeeds of his youth and win Tilly’s heart before another man steals her away?
Other stories in this collection:
“The Bridal Shop” by Grace Hitchcock, “Mending Sarah’s Heart” by Suzanne Norquist, and “Binding Up Wounds” by Liz Tolsma
THE DAUGHTER'S PREDICAMENT (Book 2 in the Quilting Circle series)
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Can a patient love win her heart?
As Isabelle Atwood’s romance prospects are turning in her favor, a family scandal derails her dreams. While making a quilt for her own hope chest, Isabelle’s half-sister becomes pregnant out of wedlock and Isabelle--always the unfavored daughter--becomes the family sacrifice to save face. Despite gaining the attention of a handsome rancher, her parents are pressuring her to marry a man of their choosing to rescue her sister’s reputation. A third suitor waits silently in the wings, hoping for his own chance at love. Isabelle ends up with three marriage proposals, but this only further confuses her decision.
A handsome rancher, a stranger, and an unseen suitor are all waiting for an answer. Isabelle loves her sister, but will she really allow herself to be manipulated into a marriage without love? Will Isabelle capitulate and marry the man her parents wish her to, or will she rebel and marry the man they don’t approve of? Or will the man leaving her secret love poems sweep her off her feet?
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MARY DAVIS s a bestselling, award-winning novelist of over two dozen titles in both historical and contemporary themes. Her 2018 titles include; "Holly and Ivy" in A Bouquet of Brides Collection (January), Courting Her Amish Heart (March), The Widow’s Plight (July), Courting Her Secret Heart (September), “Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure” in The MISSAdventure Brides Collection (December), and Courting Her Prodigal Heart (January 2019). Coming in 2019, The Daughter's Predicament (May) and "Bygones" in Thimbles and Threads (July). She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups.
Mary lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of over thirty-four years and two cats. She has three adult children and two incredibly adorable grandchildren. Find her online at:
1 comment:
Hi Mary I enjoyed reading your newsletter. We always put a star on top of our tree, as of yet our tree isn't up still, but in a day or so it will. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful and awesome gift of you being an awesome author . God Bless you. Sincerely, Alicia aliciabhaney@sbcglobal.net
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