Stay At Home... What I'm Doing

Life has been a routine these past few weeks.

Which is good!

Tom and I do exercises together, twice a day.

I take Banjo for a walk, 3-4 times a day.

Food is cooked, baked or BBQ'd

Projects are completed.

Back gate has been repaired.

But then there are days when the routine is broken!

One day, we took the older grand kids
 for a bike ride.

Good exercise and lots of fun to be with them.

 
You could tell they were happy
 by all the conversations
we had while riding.


And they didn't want us to go home.


Just had to put this in...

It's almost a news worthy event 

when you run out of  TP.

And another weird event..

 
Making masks!
(I haven't used one and probably won't.)



We all need haircuts, including Banjo.

He loves the attention and would of stayed on the table all day if I let him.

Another thing he loves is,
going for a ride in the car!

He sticks his head out the window and

let the wind blow his face.

Here he is looking at deer!

I think he thinks they are big dogs.

On our walks, he keeps discovering new things.

Here he is checking out Dandelions.

Sometimes we just enjoy the sunshine with our "pal".

EASTER 2020

Tom and I got up early and drove to a special 

spot where we could watch the sunrise.

We arrived during the Blue Hour.

It was such a humbling and 

 moving moment, for just the two of us.

Tom read scripture as we watched the sun peek out.

Easter 2020 

HE HAS RISEN!

He has risen, indeed!

Later on in the afternoon,

we joined in

 on an egg hunt.

When all the eggs had be found,

the "goods" were inspected.

(this says it all)

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"The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble."

Psalm 9:9

Thanksgiving Decorations

Have you noticed that there are very few, if any,
Thanksgiving decorations for sale in stores?

Especially Pilgrims!

It goes from Halloween to Christmas.

  I have a small, but valued. collection of

Pilgrims and a few Indians.

What happened to our history and the stories

 of The Mayflower;

Pursuit of religious freedom;

Giving thanks to God for

even the smallest appreciation;

Friends helping and 

sharing??

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I let our grandchildren play with

my collection of Pilgrims.

I want them to know who about  our History

and why we celebrate.

This year, why don't you add a little American History to

your Thanksgiving table.
And be sure to thank
God for the many blessings
that he has given you.

Here are some facts about why we 

 give THANKS

at this time of year.

1. The Pilgrims came to America to avoid religious rules imposed by England.
2. The Pilgrims asked the King to start a new church, he denied it.
3. The Pilgrims moved to Holland until 1620.
4. On December  11, 1620, they landed at Plymouth Rock.
5. The Wampanago Indians were the people who taught the Pilgrims how to
get the land ready for planting.
6. By the Fall of 1621, only have of the Pilgrims, who sailed on the Mayflower, survived. The survivors, thankful to be alive, decided to prepare a thanksgiving feast.
7. The chief of the Wampanago tribe and about 90 Indians were invited to the feast by the Pilgrim leader, Governor William Bradford.
8. The first Thanksgiving was actually a three days celebration.
 9. Plymouth, Massachusetts looks just like it did in the 17th century.


10, The first Thanksgiving was held in the autumn of 1621
11. Thanksgiving didn't become a national holiday until 200 years later.
 12. Sarah Josepha Hale, convinced President Lincoln to make it a national holiday,
after writing letters for 17 years.

Click here to order a free DVD from
Mike Huckabee about God's Role in American History

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"You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God." 

2 Corinthians 9:11

The Christmas Fly

This is a fly that has full advantage of

our home. He can go anywhere and do anything

he wants because...

 

Tom, the animal lover,

has PARDONED the fly!

 

He has even named it,

The Christmas Fly.

 

 

 

Tom is such an animal lover

he saves the worms that

have crawled up onto the patio,

after a hard rain.

 

Yup, that's him in his bathrobe

Saving the Worms!

 

 

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"For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities-his internal power and

 divine nature- have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse."

 

Romans 1:20

 

 

 

 



It's Official!

The Torch has been passed!

 

Thanksgiving has always been at our home.

For years we would have family and friends over to share the holiday.

 Sometimes it would be a surprise who would show up.

New recipes were tried out,

(one time we mashed cauliflower instead of potatoes, didn't go over well!)

 

One memorable Thanksgiving we had a house full of hungry people and the power went out!

 God was good because all the cooking was finished.

We were just about to sit down.

We were in the dark

 

We ran around collecting all the candles we could find.

Thanksgiving continued by candle light,

without a hitch.

Lots of memories for me, at this time of the year.

 

Which leads me to the torch being passed.

Kimmy has now started her new family traditions, at her home.

 

This year she is having 30 people.

I mentally fought the thought of not serving the Thanksgiving dinner, anymore.

Until this year!

It all started when Kimmy asked to borrow some little knives

 so she could use them for a cheese spread.

Sure! I said.

I pulled out my assortment of tiny knives.

They look pitiful!

 

I couldn't send these over.

So I bought her some new, matching knives.

This made me think,

I'm no longer making Thanksgiving dinner.

 

All week long Kimmy has been preparing for Thanksgiving.

She has been sending me pictures of her excitement.

 

They put up their Christmas tree

 

 

Isaac was so excited!

 

 Levi put up the nativity scene.

 

Kimmy cleaned her oven...

 Washed the crystal that has been

the traditional cranberry dish for years.

(it was passed down a few years ago)

 

 Candy bowls were filled, to the brim!

 

 Today, she texted me, the turkeys are in the ovens.

 

Kimmy is even trying out new recipes!

Yes, it's official.

 

THE TORCH HAS BEEN PASSED!

 

It's makes me so happy to see how she has grown into

a woman who loves the Lord and

 serves with her heart.

 

Kimmy it is my pleasure

to give you the torch!

(Or should I say, spreading knives.)

 

I love you!

 

 

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"Children are an inheritance from the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward."

 

Psalm 127: 3-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Stop Listening...

Where do you read your Bible?

"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path."

Psalm 119:105

For me,

I enjoy reading here.

But lately,

 God has shown his morning artwork

from our backyard.

"All Scripture is breath out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work."

2 Timothy 3:16-17

I'll be gone for awhile.

I'll be back...

Woman of God...

"Training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions and to live a self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age"

Titus 2: 12

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"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for a believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and purity."

1 Timothy 4:16

"Do not be surprise, brothers, that the world hates you."

1 John 3:13

Manners Class

Kimmy, our daughter, Home-Schools her children.

I am so pleased with her abilities

and the progress of 

each child.

To my surprise, she asked me to do a

segment on Manners.

She must of remembered when she and her brother were threaten and then finally had manners class, during summer vacation!

Yup, I had both kids sit down and 

we went over all 

the particulars of manners and etiquette.

Something I don't think both forgot,

 because I was pretty stick and thorough.

If you know me,

 you know that I'm pretty serious when it comes to

teaching and learning.

I got right to work and learned as much as I could.

(I only had one hour to teach this class)

First, we started with the difference between

Manner vs, Etiquette.

Do you know the difference?

(answer at the end)

Some kids were serious about the subject.

Others were easily distracted.

After going over the facts, 

they did some hands-on practice.

I had them set, a place setting,

 (BMW - bread, meal, water)

Pass food to the right, with please and thank you's.

Which way to approach a chair and which way to get up.

How to leave your silverware when finished with a meal.

Wait until the hostess sits and picks up her fork before eating.

How to place a napkin on your lap and where it goes when you need to leave the table and come back.

And much more!

That night they all came over for dinner.

It was the final test!

I graded them on the things we learned!

Levi took it more serious then I thought!

He came to dinner with a Cheat Sheet

and asked if he could use it!

As it turned out, he didn't need it.

Levi and all the rest did a great job!

Levi's Cheat Sheet

I'll try to explain this picture because it's so cute!

Top, middle is a chair with arrows showing

which way to enter and exit when sitting.

The "hand" on the left is showing which way to pass food to the right.

The "hands" on the right are passing salt & pepper, together!

The X and arrow, ???

The drawing on the right edge is him burping with his hand over his mouth,

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And now for the answer to the question

Manners vs. Etiquette.

Manners are things you do that show respect and courtesy to others.

Etiquette are the set rules for different occasions,

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 "As a ring of gold in a swine's snot, So is a beautiful women who lacks discretion."

Proverbs 11:22