So, yeah. December first is coming fast upon us, so this is a little last minute. But what would Advent be without some seriously last-minute projects? I still have two calendars of my own to post pictures of, but check out these fun ideas:
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 One of the delightful things about Thanksgiving is the name of this holiday: thanksgiving. “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise; be thankful to Him and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting; and His truth endureth to all generations” (Psalm 100:4-5).
As we rejoice in God’s provision for us (symbolized by the big turkey on the table with all the trimmings), we want to remember our thanks to God goes far beyond this: we bless Him because He is good, He is everlastingly merciful, and His truth stretches beyond our own generation to those to come.
Tomorrow is the day of many preparations. As we prepare the meal, the table, the house, and everything else, let’s remember to prepare our hearts to be thankful to God from the moment we rise until we fall back into bed. Thankful as we roll out the dough, peel the potatoes, and iron the napkins, thankful as we prepare those foods everyone has come to expect for Thanksgiving dinner. Thankful if something breaks or spills or burns or is forgotten or unappreciated. Thankful as we wash the dishes. Thankful for leftovers. Always and for everything, giving thanks!
Come on – doesn’t this make you wonder just a little bit what might be in the Fortnightly Purse this time?
That reminds me of macrame, but in a good way! I did this out of the same yarn that is our advent calendar, stockings, and a few other Christmas things. Very quick, and festive too.
So, I have four of these going right now for four nieces. They will each have a fairy inside. There is a fairy inside of this one that you can’t see yet because I haven’t painted her face, but she has pink hair (and an orange skirt, and red tights). These were very inexpensive “ornament boxes”, which I hope will turn into a fun little Christmas present!
Here is my humble table so far today. It is a very small group because we are missing seven who celebrate without us in the UK and six (the Nate Wilsons) because of sickness. But luckily we are having six guests or we would be very hard up! Yes, I do like red….especially this time of year when it is gray outside. You can see that it is nothing fancy pants. Just fun. We have little wine glasses for the little kids (yes, they get a sip for Continue reading ‘Sabbath Dinner Show and Tell’
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