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December 27, 2023

Postcards from Christmas

by chuckofish

Christmas in our part of flyover country was warm and rainy, but we ignored that and had a good time. We spent Christmas Eve with the boy’s family and with daughter #1, going to church (twice!) …

…and then coming home to open presents and eat our traditional dollar roll sandwiches and toasted ravioli feast, with charcuterie board and assorted nibblies.

(The boy and his fam headed to sunny Florida the next day.)

Daughter #1 spent the night and we enjoyed our traditional leisurely Christmas morning coffee/stockings/mimosas/cinammon rolls/presents extravaganza.

Mr. Smith made out like a bandit.

(That red ball in the corner kept him occupied for literally hours.)

We had a lovely pork tenderloin for dinner and then watched A Christmas Story (1985) which I had not seen for years.

We missed daughter #2 and her family, but we look forward to the years ahead when they too are residents of flyover country!

Pete the Cat, a ukulele and a new plush bathrobe like Mommy’s–what more could a girl ask for?

Maybe one of these:

Something to keep in mind for a new year!

“He that hath slight thoughts of sin never had great thoughts of God.”

–John Owen, The Mortification of Sin
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November 28, 2022

Come let us walk in the light of the Lord*

by chuckofish

Last week was exhausting and I will need a week to recover! But, of course, we had a wonderful time together doing all the things.

Watching the parades with Mimosas and cinnamon rolls…

Eating big meals…

…and throwing a swingin’ party on Friday complete with DN’s party punch and charcuterie board…

But we totally forgot to take any pictures!

After daughter #2, DN and Katie headed back east, we consoled ourselves with bingeing our favorite Christmas movies to start off the holidays…

And we put up the little tree…

After bringing up lots of Christmas stuff from the basement, daughter #1 left Sunday morning to pick up her new puppy…

…and we went to church with the boy and the wee twins. Afterwards we celebrated the boy’s birthday in our familiar style…

…with food (you don’t have to eat your veggies on your birthday!) and cake and presents…

And then I collapsed.

*Isaiah 2:5

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November 24, 2022

More postcards

by chuckofish

Today is a day for giving thanks! We are thankful for so many things…

The Ultimate Fam…

…Cousins…

…Shared interests…(checking out the prices at an antique mall)…train ’em early!

…lunch out with the Compton Ladies…

…vintage Beanie Babies…

Jumpin’ on the trampoline…

Pete the Cat!

My cup runneth over. Relax and enjoy the Mimosas, the parades, the food, the family, Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), a fire in the fireplace, living in America, and all the blessings of this life.

And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

Colossians 3:17
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November 22, 2018

“Now thank we all our God, with heart and hands and voices”*

by chuckofish

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Here’s something good to read about the “First Thanksgiving,” which reminds us that the Pilgrims were “people of remarkable faith and fortitude—common folk of average abilities and below-average means who risked everything in the interest of their families and their community of faith.” Americans tend to forget that and most may not even value those qualities anymore. Well, I do.

Last night we had the whole gang plus Tim and Abbie, who drove in from Indiana, over for gluten-free chili. Today we will be a smaller gathering for turkey and trimmings–the wee babes and their parents are coming later for pie and our annual viewing of Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987).

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We do love our traditions.

Let’s all take a moment.

*Martin Rinkart

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