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Happy Thanksgiving…
Tag: Holidays
Happy Easter
Happy New Year
Welcome 2024!
At our church’s vespers service in December, I heard a song that touched my heart and seems an appropriate prayer for the new year.
Come Light Our Hearts by Sandra McCracken
For You, o Lord our souls in stillness wait.
Truly our hope is in You.
O Lord of life our only hope;
Your radiance shines On all who look to you in the dark.
Emmanuel come, come light our hearts.
Oh Joy above, all other loves, in You we find, more than enough
We come as we are, O heal and restore,
Come light our hearts.
Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told. Luke 2: 15-20
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It’s Christmas…all over the world.
Happy Thanksgiving
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.”
1 Chronicles 16:34
4th of July
Tonight’s Lights reflects the illuminations I saw walking home from a 4th of July fireworks display one year.
Tonight's Lights Twilight Moonlight Starlight Fireworks! Fireflies Lamplights Headlights Garage Lights Porch Lights Interior Lights and in a fire pit...fire light!
Happy 4th of July.
Happy New Year
Twenty Twenty-Two:
One more trip around the sun -
Ponder lessons learned.
Cheers to the new year!
Welcome Twenty Twenty-Three.
Adventures await!
Valerie
I like this quote:
Tomorrow {Today} is the first blank page of a 365-page-book. Write a good one.
Brad Paisley
Merry Christmas
Our wonderful children – telling and singing the Christmas story.
Luke 2: 8-12 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
Merry Christmas.
Happy Thanksgiving
Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Psalm 100:4-5
…through all generations …
Grateful!
Thanksgiving in the Woods
I have a children’s book titled “Thanksgiving in the Woods.”
It is a true story about one family’s Thanksgiving tradition. Each year they make a special effort to go into the woods to eat their thanksgiving meal, with extended family and friends. The story tells they bring traditional Thanksgiving food, set up tables and chairs, load a truck full of hay for hay rides, bring guitars to make music around a bon fire, and other outdoor activities. I always thought it sounded like a lot of fun.
So, when our grandchildren were invited to attend a “Thanksgiving in the Woods” I, of course, latched on to the idea and signed us up.
We didn’t know what to expect. I knew it would not be like the book, but I wanted to experience what this event had to offer. We knew the weather in North Carolina has been unseasonably cold, so we planned to dress warmly. We knew that by 6:00 pm it is dark outside, but that added to the excitement. We knew we were to bring a dessert, and we knew the park (which was on an island) since we had hiked there before with the kids.
We didn’t know if there would be any program, a campfire, or what kind of meal to expect.
We drove across the causeway to the island, parked in the lot, and walked a little ways up the unlit, paved path to the picnic shelter.
A large bon fire greeted us. The buffet table was set up in picnic shelter and we set down our contribution to the meal. The kids immediately started to run around as we stood by the campfire and had polite conversation with some folks.
The meal was the real deal…a full array of Thanksgiving foods…stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, spinach casserole, gravy, turkey, ham, cranberries and miscellaneous desserts including pumpkin pie, and a decorated theme cake.
Everyone went through the food line, including those serving the meal. Not until after everyone had finished eating did they open the dessert line. That was a nice touch.
A lot of work went into planning this event, and although the event was not at all like the book, we enjoyed being outside in the woods… we did not get cold…we ate tasty food (including smoked turkey!)…and we were thankful.
It was an enjoyable evening… at this “Thanksgiving in the Woods.”