GREETINGS!

 

HAVE JOY  BUT STAY SAFE!

GREETING!

 

TODAY'S PRAISE SONG(S):

DAILY BLESSINGS!

 

Original Apple Cider Bouquet

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JOHN 13:34-35

A new commandment I give to you, 

that you love one another; as 

I have loved you, that you also love one another. By 

this all will know that you 

are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

TODAY'S PRAISE SONG(S):

DAILY BLESSING!

 

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PSALM 72: 4

He will bring justice to the poor of 

the people; He will save the children 

of the needy, And will break in pieces 

the oppressor.

TODAY'S PRAISE SONG(S):

NO DULL KNIVES FOR ME!

I love to cook and bake. However, 

I do this less often now.  My sons 

have moved on and I am a widow. 

I have no one to cook for but myself

most of the time. 

My friends and I used to take turns treating each other to brunch once a month. We decided to stop doing this after COVI-19 hit our state. I am no longer meeting my friends to eat

out at restaurants.  We are getting 

take out or home delivery when we

don't want to cook. 

I am staying home more and  only run errands twice a week. I have more time to cook and bake my meals.  I have saved a lot of money by cooking at home.  So there is at least one positive result from the Virus. The second one

is that I have remained Virus free

by staying at home more.  

My family decided to not travel to my Mom's house for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinners this year.  

I will be cooking Holiday dinners for

my two sons though.  I plan to cook plenty so they can take leftovers home.  

I noticed recently that my steak knife was dull when I was cutting  my steak. 

I checked the rest of my knives and 

they were dull too. Lucky for me, that my son has knife sharpening equipment. His hobby is making custom made knives.  I gave him all of my kitchen knives and asked him to sharpen them for me. I have a weak grip in my hands. Chefs on cooking

shows say that using a dull knife 

was dangerous. The knife could slip since I cannot grip the knife 

handle tight.  

He has finished sharpening my

knives. I am so happy!  I need to 

have sharp knives to do my Holiday cooking and baking. 

He sharpens knives for my friends 

and local butchers in the Research Triangle area. 

He has a nice ad on Facebook

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HOLIDAY CRAFT TIME!

 

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I have been collecting lanterns for

several years.  My son gave me a beautiful one for Mother's Day

10 years ago. It was silver with

a stained glass pattern.  I displayed

it on a table on my porch. I loved to 

see the sun shine through the stained glass. This gift peaked my interest in lanterns. I soon discovered that there were many lantern designs. 

I bought most of my lanterns 

during after Christmas sales. 

I even found a lantern with

solar lights. It has  been glowing

at night for the past three years

I was delighted to discover that 

there are people  on YouTube 

making their own lanterns. 

Some of them used picture 

frames and painters sticks. 

I found a lot of  picture frames

during my trip to a dollar store. 

 There were no painter's sticks 

available. I decided to use 

wood rulers instead.

I spent a whole day watching

DIY lantern videos. I eventually

figured out how I wanted to design

my own lanterns.  I painted my wood

rulers white, added a poinsettia

swag and a mini glass angel to

my DIY Christmas lantern.

                                                                           

I decided to make a second lantern

as a Christmas gift for one of my friends.  I chose small elegant silver

picture frames.  I added a silver

poinsettia swag and a small

Christmas tree surrounded by

silver garland to this lantern.

The silver lantern looks great!!

I  am really motivated now and plan 

to make a purple lantern for my porch next! This will be part of my Christmas decor!

DAILY BLESSING!

 

FALL GARDENING 

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GENESIS 2: 8, 15

8 The Lord God planted a garden 

eastward in Eden, and there He 

put the man whom He had formed.

15 Then the Lord God took the man

 and put him in the garden of Eden 

to tend and keep it.

TODAY'S PRAISE SONG(S):

HOLIDAY GREETING!

 

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DAILY BLESSINGS!

 

FALL, BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

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EZEKIEL 17: 9

“Say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Will it thrive? Will he not pull up its roots, Cut off its fruit, And leave it to wither? All of its spring leaves will wither, And no great power or many people Will be needed to pluck it up by its roots.

TODAY'S PRAISE SONG(S):

ELECTION DAY!

FOUNDING FATHER OF AMERICA

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