December starts with joy in the air.
Snowflakes falling everywhere.

Here is a story about Christmas. This is the first page of the story on the countdown to Christmas Eve.

[A note about this picture: I sketched the girls in pencil and in and then snapped a photo. In my digital art program, I added a touch of PS generative tools to give the girls a softer look and then edited the results.]

My story: flic.kr/s/aHBqjBSChy

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Wrapping gifts with paper 'n bows.
Secret presents -- no one knows!

The ongoing Christmas story:
flic.kr/s/aHBqjBSChy

P.S. I just learned how to download all kinds of paintbrushes to PS! Too fun!

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Stockings hung in a tidy line,
Waiting for gifts, one of a kind.

[Brushes in Photo Shop offer endless possibilities.]

My story: flic.kr/s/aHBqjBSChy

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Toy trains chugging on the floor.
Winding circles, round once more.

(Drawing by my grandson.)

The ongoing Christmas story:
flic.kr/s/aHBqjBSChy

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The message is the heart of Christmas--
"For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord."

May we keep this message in our hearts, that we may be kept in its everlasting Hope.

My complete story of Christmas: flic.kr/s/aHBqjBSChy

Tags:   nativity baby Jesus in Explore

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