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i love this time of year. for some, this season brings busyness and a never-ending to-do list. for me, time slows down, the things we choose to do are intentional, and we spend a lot of time at home. colder weather makes me want to never leave the house. instead we curl up on the couch underneath a fleece blanket and read. i love it.tomorrow brings a new year of adv

Happy Thanksgiving!
We are thankful for family, food and the Lord's provision. And our new (and only) cousin!Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours!

community
in our small group at church we are reading Broken-Down House by Paul David Tripp. his chapter on community is my favorite part of the book so far and this is what he writes at the beginning of the chapter:privacy fenceno sidewalksattached garagepersonal entertainment centerfrenetic schedulehalf acre plotindividualizedliving.lie of autonomydeceit of self-sufficiencydelusion of self-righteousness.buy your way out ofneed.endless amusementpushes reality out of t

rutherford daily news
how many things can you fit into one weekend?let's see...how abouta birthday party for two little girls from churcha weddinganother birthday party for my sisterchurchdelivering a thanksgiving meal to a needy familythanksgiving service at churchreception for a couple in our churchwe were so busy i did not have the time to even snap a few pictures! it was busy but fun.john has inservice at school today but then we all have the entire week off to spend with each other. i am completely excited about this!our cougar football team won their playoff game saturday night. they have another playoff game th

burrito's thanksgiving feast
my parents did not own a video camera back when i was a child. you know, back in the dark ages, ha! we have LOTS of pictures but no video. with one exception. when i was in kindergarten, we had a thanksgiving feast where some dressed as pilgrims and some dressed as indians, and we all ate lots of food. for whatever reason, the local news channel sent a crew out to our school to shoot some video and air it on the news that night. and yes, there is video of me, stuffing my face full of food on the news. my parents loved to pull out this video to show to all of my teenage friends in high school. i was always mortified. but now i am so grateful for it. i plan to