Candlelit Tree, Dusting of Snow

by | Dec 25, 2013 | Christmas, Family, Holidays, Travel | 22 comments

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Merry Christmas to you all from Pennsylvania. This may be the first candlelit tree I’ve seen in person. We glimpsed it last night after the Moravian service in Lititz, Pennsylvania.

This has been a holiday filled with singing. Tonight I am hoarse from an impromptu evening of carols and songs around the family table. Briefly, it felt like we were in another era – a time of candelit trees and pump organs. But some around the table were finding lyrics on smart phones. Two worlds blended on this Christmas night in a still-young century, and it felt good. Very good.

Sleep my child and peace attend thee, all through the night.

22 Comments

  1. jcisnowjs on December 25, 2013 at 9:31 pm

    Loved the tree. Merry Christmas.

  2. Sue Adam on December 26, 2013 at 1:55 am

    With love to all of you, Glædelig Jul from Denmark!

  3. apartmentwife on December 26, 2013 at 11:05 am

    sounds like a wonderful cozy night- and thank goodness for the iphones – how would anyone know the words without them? our family usually needs to mutter through half the songs- which i’m okay for all the laughs that produces 🙂 hope your holidays were happy!

  5. Barbara Bamber | justasmidgen on December 29, 2013 at 11:19 pm

    What a beautiful Christmas celebration. This photo is so lovely and reminiscent of my childhood, although I believe the candles were artificially lit, the idea was there. What a beautiful tree! Wishing you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas season and best wishes for 2014!! xx

    • Sue Schlabach 129twigandvine on December 30, 2013 at 9:08 am

      Thank you so much Barbara! I hope you’re enjoying these days between the years. xox

  6. Caitlin | The Siren's Tale on December 31, 2013 at 10:41 am

    So beautiful – the story and the photograph. There’s something so magical about moments that bring us back in time, even to a time we never lived. Loved this!

    • Sue Schlabach 129twigandvine on December 31, 2013 at 10:43 am

      Thanks Caitlin! Gotta grab these fleeting moments when we glimpse them. Happy New Year!

  8. Vine Vampire on January 17, 2014 at 2:07 pm

    The tree is beautiful, I hope you had peaceful holidays! <3

      • Vine Vampire on January 17, 2014 at 3:02 pm

        De rien! Tu parles francais couramment?

          • Vine Vampire on January 18, 2014 at 11:47 pm

            Je n´aurais pas deviné, je croyais que tu étais francophone! 😉

          • Vine Vampire on January 21, 2014 at 11:29 am

            Oui, en partie, c´est ma langue maternelle. Vous parlez francais depuis longtemps?

  9. jeanneahlers on April 30, 2014 at 9:54 pm

    Are you Moravian by chance? I love your blog, and I am a Moravian, so I had to ask. 🙂

    • Sue Schlabach 129twigandvine on May 3, 2014 at 9:11 am

      Hi Jeanne-no I’m not Moravian, but grew up in a community in Pennsylvania with many Moravian people (not far from Bethlehem, PA). This was my first experience of a Moravian Christmas Eve. Lovely!

      • jeanneahlers on May 3, 2014 at 4:16 pm

        It is beautiful! I didn’t grow up Moravian, but I really enjoyed the church family, so I joined. 🙂