With Halloween around the corner, I've been thinking about the struggle it sometimes is to keep our homes full of light, and free of worldly influences. Our family personally doesn't celebrate Halloween. We also steer clear of church festivals and the like which try to "redeem the day," since we feel like imitating the world … Continue reading Letting Light Shine In Our Homes
Tag: Holidays
Celebrating the Day of Atonement as a Christian/Messianic Believer
This has been the second year we have celebrated the Day of Atonement as Christian/Messianic believers, and I would love to share some of the ways we remember this special and holy day with our children. I must admit, I felt a twinge of disappointment when I realized I misplaced so many of our Feast … Continue reading Celebrating the Day of Atonement as a Christian/Messianic Believer
A Small Disappointment
Well, our power went out a few hours ago and I'm awake, trying to make sure we have a good plan to get everyone ready for violin lessons this morning. A minor inconvenience at most, really. I thought while up I'd share a small disappointment we recently encountered with y'all. When we moved back to … Continue reading A Small Disappointment
My Raw, Unfiltered Thoughts About Patriotism
For me, walking with the Lord is sometimes hard. Perhaps you know what I mean. As I grow closer to Him or seek His will on a subject, often I'm surprised by what He asks me to do because it is so countercultural. I've always enjoyed Independence Day and things of a patriotic nature. I'm … Continue reading My Raw, Unfiltered Thoughts About Patriotism
A Christian Feast of Trumpets Celebration
Ah, we had such a blessed little Feast of Trumpets celebration in our home earlier in the week, and I can't wait to share it with you! I meant to post earlier, but Hurricane Florence has been quite the distraction. We do not live in an evacuation zone, but we still have been weighing our … Continue reading A Christian Feast of Trumpets Celebration
