The 16th day, the 14th comment!  Congratulations to the winner.  She wins my new Gingerbread Christmas Card Set shown at left.  We had a tremendously fun time yesterday at the crop. 

This kit is on sale this week only for 30% off and you can go to it in the shop by clicking on the picture.

If you didn’t get to participate in the crop event yesterday, all the tutorials and art are still free and still posted HERE Look up the Contest Schedule post for links to the free kits and the free templates.  You can read through the posts and learn even though the "event" is over.  Some of the freebie links will only be active through the end of the day today.  Tammy’s Ballet Kit will be free or two weeks from Friday, Nov. 30th.  The card template links will be active for two weeks and then will become kits available in the DAISIE store.

THE CHRISTMAS STORY:Luke 1:45-56

The Magnificat: Mary’s Song of Praise
46 Mary responded,

"Oh, how I praise the Lord.
47 How I rejoice in God my Savior!
48 For he took notice of his lowly servant girl,
and now generation after generation
will call me blessed.
49 For he, the Mighty One, is holy,
and he has done great things for me.
50 His mercy goes on from generation to generation,
to all who fear him.
51 His mighty arm does tremendous things!
How he scatters the proud and haughty ones!
52 He has taken princes from their thrones
and exalted the lowly.
53 He has satisfied the hungry with good things
and sent the rich away with empty hands.
54 And how he has helped his servant Israel!
He has not forgotten his promise to be merciful.
55 For he promised our ancestors–Abraham and his children–
to be merciful to them forever."

56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then went back to her own home.  NLT