Being Productive

My father has been home from work on vacation since Thursday.  In that time, we've celebrated Thanksgiving, removed a rather old and ugly grape arbor, taken down two trees, pruned bushes, burned trash, and decorated the house - inside and out - for Christmas.  I'm just amazed at how much my family can accomplish when we all work together.  The Lord really blessed each family member, including little Qavah, with enough strength to help.

Tomorrow, we go to church.  I'm looking forward to the first Sunday of Advent.  After the service, we are meeting my grandparents for lunch. They will be celebrating their sixty-fourth wedding anniversary on Tuesday, so we wanted to do something special with them before my dad returns to work on Monday.  I'm so grateful for these healthy and joyous "bonus" days!  

Tuesday's Treat

Last Fall, while shopping at Wal-Mart with my mother, we found a glass, pumpkin-shaped bowl for $5.00.  We were delighted with our "bargain".  I thought we would fill the dish with seasonal treats, like candy corn, but my creative Mama had a better idea in mind...

...make a Jello-O pumpkin of course!  By using Kraft's Orange Jell-O and Cool Whip, Mom cooked up a festive dessert.  This edible Autumn decoration is also a real conversation piece, not to mention a lot easier to "carve" than a real pumpkin.

Election Day 2010

Since I am legally blind and cannot drive, I have the option of voting by absentee.  This is the first year I actually cast my ballot using that method; the process was so easy that I plan to do it that way in the future.  It was strange this morning, though, to wake up and realize that I didn't need to go to the polling place first thing.  However, since I could stay home, Mom and Dad were able to leave Qavah with me while they voted, which was a help to them.

Yesterday, I had an extended family member forward me the picture posted below.  It's a real photograph, taken in Arizona, using a Kodak 33 mm film camera.  All I could think of was the Bible verse from Psalm 33:12 that states, "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance".

Prayer

Several Sundays ago at church there was a video shown on the topic of "prayer".  By the time the video ended, I knew I had to post it on my website. I'm not going to type anything else, because I believe the quotes that are displayed speak for themselves.

"Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." -1 Thessalonians 5:16-18