Making it Impossible to Not Think About God
Everyone says it, and generally, I don't like to say what everyone else says (I'm a rebel like that), but man, I can't believe my baby just turned one! It truly feels like just yesterday that we were announcing his arrival into this world. Now, here I sit, reminiscing this last year and praising God for the gift Samuel is to us. To celebrate his birthday, I wanted to have a kicking awesome … [Read more...]
In addition to our Advent calendar and Advent Activities, we have decided to embark on the journey of connecting the Old Testament with the New Testament through the use of the "Jesse Tree" this Christmas season. The idea of the "Jesse Tree" stems from Isaiah 11:1-2: There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of the … [Read more...]
You'll have to bear with me. I'm tired, and I just had a mug of Nutella hot chocolate. This means I am overly tired and hyped up on chocolate. Great. Now that we have that out of the way. Let's proceed. As we neared December 1st, frustration began to set in. We wanted to do an Advent Calendar full of fun things to do as a family each day, but we didn't have a pretty little painted box with … [Read more...]
Today, we are enjoying the gift of fellowship and food. Just as the Pilgrims celebrated God's abundant goodness and feasted on his riches during their first harvest, we are doing the same. I pray your family enjoys a day of Thanksgiving. Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving... The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me. ~Psalm 50 By the way, if you’re … [Read more...]
Now that we have enjoyed our Mayflower and Plymouth Dinner, as well as continued adding to our Thankful Tree, we are ready for our third installment of our intentional approach to Thanksgiving. The very first Thanksgiving dinner was not a one day celebration as we celebrate it now. It was over the course a few days, which is why we, as a family, started celebrating on Tuesday with our … [Read more...]
Thinking through how we wanted to celebrate Thanksgiving meant that we had to think about why we celebrate Thanksgiving. Creating a Thankful Tree is only step one to an intentional approach to Thanksgiving. As is my nature, I scoured the shelves of our local library (virtually, mind you), and found this book: Pilgrim Stories by Margaret Pumphrey. I absolutely adored this book. I felt like I … [Read more...]
Every year, all around the country, turkeys come out of the oven stuffed to the brim and millions of pies are baked and served piping hot. I can almost taste my grandmother's homemade pecan pie as I type. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It always has been. I have great memories of getting together with family, eating good food, and having no other purpose but to fellowship with one … [Read more...]
This year we are celebrating Independence Day at the beach with our family. We are so grateful for this opportunity, and for those who make this day possible. A big thank you from my family to yours - to all the soldiers, especially my brother, for the sacrifices you have made and will make for us to enjoy our freedom! **************** I, also, want to take a minute to remember the … [Read more...]
Memorial Day is a day of remembrance. A day to remember those who gave their lives while protecting our freedom. Many people observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries and memorials. We fly the flag of the United States at half-staff from dawn until noon, and American flags are placed on grave sites at National Cemeteries. Today, I want to take a minute and thank my brother and his family … [Read more...]
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