The Gingerbread Cottage - Big Bear Lake

12/21/2024

Welcome to the first day of winter....the shortest day and the longest night. It only gets brighter from here!

“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand, and for a talk beside the fire. It is the time for home.”
~~Edith Sitwell

12/09/2024

🎄🎄ALL DECKED OUT!🎄🎄
The Gingerbread Cottage - Big Bear Lake
is the cutest, little house in the whole neighborhood.
❤️❤️❤️❤️

12/01/2024

We’re believing God’s blessings of love, faith, hope, peace, and joy will fill all of our hearts and minds throughout the wondrous month of December and into 2025. Keep your focus on Him and watch for His miracles!

11/28/2024

Blessings to all for a wonderful start to the holiday season!
Thankful~Grateful~Blessed

11/15/2024

First snowfall of the season! Who's ready for a visit?!

11/11/2024

We have deep respect, honor, and gratitude for all men and women who swore an oath and decided to stand in the gap to defend our great nation! Thank you for your bravery, service, and sacrifice! God bless you, your families, and the United States of America! ❤️🇺🇸❤️

11/01/2024

As the days grow colder, I pray we all feel the warmth of God's love surrounding us, providing strength and comfort.

10/04/2024

🎉🥇Superhost AGAIN!🥇🎉

Come and visit so you can see for yourself why we keep earning this great award! Reach out for more information and booking details. Chat soon!

10/02/2024

God is on the move and His power is UNSTOPPABLE!!! October blessings from our family to yours.

09/22/2024

🍁🍂~1st Day of Fall!~🍂🍁
Time to unpack the sweaters; pull out the crock pot; and get ready for all things pumpkin!

09/01/2024

Healing, light, peace, truth, and wisdom is pouring out and shining down from Heaven. Miracles are our portion. His Word, His Will, His Way! Believe it, and speak it. God bless!

08/01/2024

Thank you for this new month, Father God! I’ve witnessed and experienced so many miracles, signs, and wonders I can say with certainty our 2 realms, the seen and unseen, are converging at this time. Keep watch! Be expectant! God is on the move and His power is UNSTOPPABLE!!! Hell doesn’t stand a chance. Not now. Not ever!

07/04/2024

One Nation Under God!

07/01/2024

It's the month of The Boom! I'm believing for supernatural encounters, radical breakthroughs, and a flood of miracles and awakenings of Biblical proportion. God is on the move and His power is UNSTOPPABLE!!! Keep your eyes on Him. He never lies, and He never fails.

06/20/2024

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06/14/2024

🇺🇸June 14th - FLAG DAY🇺🇸
❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️

I AM THE FLAG
I am the flag of the United States of America.
My name is Old Glory.
I fly atop the world's tallest buildings.
I stand watch in America's halls of justice.
I fly majestically over institutions of learning.
I stand guard with power in the world.
Look up and see me.
I stand for peace, honor, truth and justice.
I stand for freedom. I am confident.
I am arrogant. I am proud.
When I am flown with my fellow banners,
My head is a little higher,
My colors a little truer.
I bow to no one!
I am recognized all over the world.
I am worshiped - I am saluted.
I am loved - I am revered.
I am respected - I am feared.
I have fought in every battle of every war for more than 200 years.
I was flown at Valley Forge, Gettysburg, Shiloh and Appamatox.
I was there at San Juan Hill, the trenches of France, in the Argonne Forest, Anzio, Rome and the beaches of Normandy.
Guam, Okinawa, Korea and KheSan, Saigon, Vietnam know me.
I was there. I led my troops.
I was dirty, battle-worn and tired,
but my soldiers cheered me and I was proud.
I have been burned, torn and trampled on the streets of countries
I have helped set free. It does not hurt for I am invincible.
I have been soiled upon, burned, torn and trampled in the streets of my country.
And when it's done by those whom I've served in battle - it hurts.
But I shall overcome - for I am strong.
I have slipped the bonds of earth and
stood watch over the uncharted frontiers of space from my vantage point on the moon.
I have born silent witness to all of America's finest hours.
But my finest hours are yet to come.
When I am torn into strips and used as bandages for my wounded comrades on the battle field,
when I am flown at half-mast to honor my soldier,
or when I lie in the trembling arms of a grieving parent at the grave of their fallen son or daughter,
I am proud.
I am the flag of the United States of America.

Originally entitled, My Name is Old Glory by Howard Schnauber
© 1994 the author [Mr. Schnauber has given permission to the public to use this poem for program or publishing purposes. Please credit the Fort Collins Public Library Local History Archive, Oral History Interview of Mr. Howard Schnauber, the author.]

06/08/2024

Big Bear is beautiful during the summer months, and a lot cooler than the valleys! Beat the heat and come up for a visit to hike, fish, shop, or just relax. Connect with me to check on availability. 🤗🤗

06/06/2024

~~~June 6, 1944~~~
The Greatest Generation

“They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest. They fight to liberate.”~~President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s official address announcing the invasion.

Honoring the bravery and sacrifice of the selfless soldiers who stormed the beaches of Normandy 8 decades ago. Their courage changed the course of history and reminds us of the price of freedom.