Yes, this is US. 

This is the "big question" at the beginning of 2016 - for us - and for you: "What will you ASK of the 

Heavenly Father in this New Year?"

Perhaps you are in the place that I was for most of my young, religiously educated life. I didn't know 

that part of our relationship with God, is that He commands us to come before Him and to ask of Him, 

in His Sons' Name, whatsoever we will.

I had no idea, no right,Biblical knowledge to tell me that God wants us to "ask of Him". How about 

you?

So, read the Word and then tell us, are you being prompted by the Holy Spirit to "ask" in a way 

that you never have been before? Do you have a new comfort in asking, now that you've found the 

scriptures to back you up in the Word? 

Thinking of you.

Izzy Herriette & Co / Ginger Renken 

Yes!  This is exactly how we start the New Year every year: PRAYER!

And the scriptures of promise for our lives, families, our future and all of our steps forward. 

HAPPY 2016 - EVERYONE!

From our Trunk Treasures set table, filled with leftover 2015 Christmas stuff.

Some things remain the same - year round.

Izzy Herriette & Co / Ginger Renken / Rugged Country Collections

Some white gift bags we decorated ourselves a few years back. 

Since we still chose not to use these particular ones because we liked them SO MUCH OURSELVES, 

they've become part of the decor.

Love the WHITE PAPER, reminding me of the purity in Christmas.

And of course, being the avid Starbucks fan that I am …

I collect those little gift bags too and they somehow show up all around the house as some kind of 

"novelty" decor.

You can never have enough SNOWFLAKES for winter decorating or enough twine!

We search for twine of many varieties. Great for gift wrapping those special gifts any time of the year.

I missed so, the "fresh" sprigs of greenery this last year. I much prefer the wonderful smell and realness 

of that brought in from the outside but we were just far too busy this year with other things and …

so the sacrifice this time. 

Next year - Christmas 2016 - watch for it!!