Were you celebrating Thanksgiving last week with family and friends all around? Or was your day quiet with ordinary tasks to see to? Maybe Thursday last week was not Thanksgiving Day where you live. Me? We enjoyed a day of Thanksgiving and blessing with new friends, good food and sweet fellowship. That pretty much sums up our weekly gathering here…
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Aaahhh, sweet maple – pure all-natural goodness. Living in New England we have maple trees and maple syrup all around us. We find ourselves surrounded by brilliant color of maple leaves in the autumn which gives me the promise of sweetness in the spring. Saturday morning pancakes are a favorite with my children. When I began serving pure maple syrup…
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We gather together, to ask the Lord’s Blessing, and to give thanks for all who share their hearts and encourage our lives. Each week, every Thursday you all show up to share, read, visit, be encouraged – thank you! This week’s featured posts are: This Carrot Cake Cheesecake Recipe from All That’s Jas was our most-viewed post last week –…
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Some years ago, our family chose a Bible verse to guide our days and our steps, to help us focus on who we wanted to be and how we wanted to live. [1 Thessalonians 5:16-18] Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything, give thanks. Simple words that pack a powerful punch. Easy to recite but not always easy to live….
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Illuminating Literature: Characters in Crisis, written and published by Writing with Sharon Watson is a writing/literature curriculum for high school students in 9th – 12th grade. I was happy to get the chance to review this, having a 10th and 11th grader myself. It uses classic literature choices but is written from a Christian worldview. This course is designed to…
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