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November 23, 2010
Heather L
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Gearing up for Thanksgiving

Posted in Family, Holidays, and Homemaking

Our Thanksgiving preparations actually begin way back in October.  You see, we decorate for harvest starting on October 1st.  When the 1st of November arrives, we start to add in some Thanksgiving specific decorations.  The beginning of November also means that we’ll be doing some sort of a thankful craft.  This year, we did the Gratitude Tree.  Last year, we did the Giving Thanks Turkey craft.  Whatever craft we do, the purpose is to remind us to remain thankful during the month. Going gluten free changed how I prepared our Thanksgiving meal.  For years, I used doctored up store products…

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November 22, 2010
Heather L
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Thanksgiving Traditions Remembered

Posted in Family, and Holidays

Food, Family, and Football As I was looking for the Pretty, Pretty Princess picture of big T, I had the opportunity to look over many pictures from the past.  It got me thinking about past Thanksgiving traditions. Growing up, Thanksgiving meant that we were heading to my grandparent’s house in PA.  That’s where my Dad’s side of the family got together each year at Thanksgiving.  We would eat a huge Thanksgiving meal, watch A Christmas Story (“You’ll shoot your eye out!”), watch some football, and play lots of card games. We’d also head up to the mountain.  Sometimes, just the…

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November 21, 2010
Heather L
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We Give Thanks

Posted in Christian Life, and Holidays

We Give Thanks by J. Bennett We give thanks to thee for the golden day for the song of the river for the whisper of the trees for the mountains watching over the sea and for the blue blanket of the heavenly sky. We give thanks to thee for each breath that we sigh for the beating of the drum deep inside for the blessing of each precious day and most of all we give thanks for thy gracious love. I thought this Celtic Thanksgiving song was beautiful and wanted to share it today as we get ready for Thanksgiving…

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November 21, 2010
Heather L
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A Working Stove and Oven

Posted in Holidays, and Homemaking

I had always taken a working stove/oven for granted until we started renting a house where the oven was completely unreliable and the burners on the stove didn’t work quite right.  Then, D blessed me at our previous house with a very nice stove/oven, and I realized, once again, how nice it was to have a quality, working appliance. In this house, I have a nice gas stove/oven that works.  While it may not be as nice as the one at our last house, it keeps an even, consistent temperature in the oven and all of the burners work well. …

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November 19, 2010
Heather L
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Saying Goodbye to a Furry Friend

Posted in Family, and Holidays

Today, my sister and my brother-in-law had to put down their family dog.  He was a larger than life black lab who loved to play and get into trouble.  We have very fond memories of him as he entered our lives shortly after Munchkin was born.  He and our puppy got along well, and they enjoyed playing together whenever we were able to visit (after we moved away). He was 11 1/2 years old, and he will be missed.  We are thankful for the time he was in ours lives.  Our “puppy” has been a bit down today.  It’s as…

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