Let us come before Him with thanksgiving and extol Him with music and song. Psalm 95:2 Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise, give thanks to Him and praise His name. Psalm 100:4 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Phil. 4:6 217. a spontaneous day off with David and the kids 218. a husband who plans a "surprise" day off ahead of time and had the details all worked ... Read More about Many, many gifts
Preparing our hearts for Advent
For the desert places in which we walk The streets we roam The paths we cross Guide our feet Take us to places Where You would go Give us words that You would use That in this Advent season Of promise and preparation We might point the way with John the Baptist To the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!(anon. taken from here)We wait in anticipation and hope for ... Read More about Preparing our hearts for Advent
Advent — Our Jesse Tree tradition
My absolute favorite time of year -- Advent!!What exactly is Advent? The very word "advent" literally means "the coming" or "arrival." So, as Christians, during the Christmas season, we are awaiting the birth or the coming, arrival, of our Savior into this world.This time of waiting has so many deeper meanings, however. Ultimately, we are waiting on Him to return again and take us to our eternal home. Waiting. Longing. You may be waiting on something right now...waiting on the answer to a prayer ... Read More about Advent — Our Jesse Tree tradition
Multitude of Blessings
In everything...give thanks! a leaf fort built with daddy 196. beautiful, unseasonably warm weather for November! 197. yummy, pumpkin dessert 198. the anticipation of the holidays (my favorite time of year) 199. finding a wonderful (and free) poetry unit from HSS, Hannah has been asking lots of questions about poetry, so I decided to dig in a little deeper with her 200. girls asking for more school 201. cute little boy asking to do his phonics page 202. pulling out favorite holiday ... Read More about Multitude of Blessings
Compassion
Once again I am overwhelmed with the need. The desperate people. The hungry. The lonely. So. much.hurt. So much need.My children and I have spent the greater part of this morning reading about the Good Samaritan and then watching and reading.Did you know that Compassion now has a site for kids?Did you know that as I sit here in my warm home, with running and clean water, reading these stories on the internet that there is a team in El Salvador helping those who are suffering the tragedy of ... Read More about Compassion
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