Good Times are Ahead!
Are you getting excited about the approaching holiday season?
I can’t wait!
Seeking inspiration, this week I spent some time searching through my archives for articles about autumn mirth and merrymaking. I hope you’ll enjoy these five links to popular posts at Chrysalis and my hospitality site, Susannah’s {Kitchen}. If you've seen them before, it doesn't hurt to jog your memory. Right?
1. Why Christian Hospitality? 10 Good Reasons to Open Our Homes
There are many Bible verses which encourage hospitality. Find out why...
2. The Jewish Feast of Booths (Tabernacles)
This joyful celebration called Sukkot runs from Sept. 23 - Oct. 1 in 2010, and it will conclude at sundown on Friday. Review the Christian symbolism behind the seventh Levitical Feast of the Lord.
3. 13 Ways to Celebrate (U.S.) Thanksgiving
Here are a few ideas to help make your family gathering more meaningful than simply gorging on delicious holiday fare. For example, consider organizing a children’s parade, a “Pie and Praise” event, or reading Lincoln’s Proclamation.
4. Let Grandparents Shine at the Holidays
Discover three ways the elder folk in your family tribe can serve as valued story-tellers.
5. Parlour Games and Amusements at the Table
Do you know the rules to The Minister’s Cat, Squeak Piggy Squeak, and Elephant’s Foot Umbrella Stand? If not, learn how to play these thoroughly entertaining parlour games.
6. (BONUS) For the Happy Hostess: Special Order PLUS Size Vintage-Inspired Aprons
These are the prettiest 1X to 4X apron styles anywhere on the internet! This week I received an order for six aprons from a sweet sister who is organizing a church auction. Let me know if need PLUS size aprons for a similar fund-raiser, bazaar, or function.
Related: Join us for Susanne’s popular Friday Fave Five meme at Living to Tell the Story.
Photo: JustinBugsySailor (Flickr)
Up Next—Marriage Monday: Our Sacred Commitment
What are you really looking forward to this holiday season?
Are you getting excited about the approaching holiday season?
I can’t wait!
Seeking inspiration, this week I spent some time searching through my archives for articles about autumn mirth and merrymaking. I hope you’ll enjoy these five links to popular posts at Chrysalis and my hospitality site, Susannah’s {Kitchen}. If you've seen them before, it doesn't hurt to jog your memory. Right?
1. Why Christian Hospitality? 10 Good Reasons to Open Our Homes
There are many Bible verses which encourage hospitality. Find out why...
2. The Jewish Feast of Booths (Tabernacles)
This joyful celebration called Sukkot runs from Sept. 23 - Oct. 1 in 2010, and it will conclude at sundown on Friday. Review the Christian symbolism behind the seventh Levitical Feast of the Lord.
3. 13 Ways to Celebrate (U.S.) Thanksgiving
Here are a few ideas to help make your family gathering more meaningful than simply gorging on delicious holiday fare. For example, consider organizing a children’s parade, a “Pie and Praise” event, or reading Lincoln’s Proclamation.
4. Let Grandparents Shine at the Holidays
Discover three ways the elder folk in your family tribe can serve as valued story-tellers.
5. Parlour Games and Amusements at the Table
Do you know the rules to The Minister’s Cat, Squeak Piggy Squeak, and Elephant’s Foot Umbrella Stand? If not, learn how to play these thoroughly entertaining parlour games.
6. (BONUS) For the Happy Hostess: Special Order PLUS Size Vintage-Inspired ApronsThese are the prettiest 1X to 4X apron styles anywhere on the internet! This week I received an order for six aprons from a sweet sister who is organizing a church auction. Let me know if need PLUS size aprons for a similar fund-raiser, bazaar, or function.
Related: Join us for Susanne’s popular Friday Fave Five meme at Living to Tell the Story.
Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality. (Rom 12:13) Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. (1 Pet 4:9)
Photo: JustinBugsySailor (Flickr)
Up Next—Marriage Monday: Our Sacred Commitment
What are you really looking forward to this holiday season? 
17 Comments:
Great post! Was checking out all the great links. This is something my husband and I want to do more of.
Some of my lame excuses - It is hard with having to get a base pass. I also get really tied up in making everything be perfect that I lose sight of who I'm doing it for and make everyone miserable and stressed as I am.
Thank you for sharing! :)
Sherry
Well I am going to have to check out those games, that is a great idea. We have read Lincoln's Proclimation before...it's amazing! Thanks for sharing your ideas! :)
Thanks for these links! I'm going to check out the one on the Feast of Booths.
Love the colors of the apron!
This is just awesome...I will have to go through all these sites!!! I also love the picture of the long table...it looks like our family times. My parents are moving up here so the grandparent site will be great also.
I already had a neighborhood caroling party in mind..we haven't done it here, but at our old neighborhoods...always fun and always a blessing
Great post!!!
Those aprons are really pretty. I am all about hospitality, its so rewarding and we build so many great relationships along the way.
I’ve been looking forward to your post ever since I saw you announce the topic. I always want to be more hospitable than I am. I’ll bookmark your post and come back to check out all the links!
For me all occasions are good to celebrate something, lol ! What a yummy table !
Love that apron! So cute and fallish.
Next week is our Canadian Thanksgiving as you know so we're gearing up already for the hospitality. Definitely checking out your link to the table games. Sounds like fun.
I want to check out the games most of all. I haven't thought too much about the holiday season yet, but what I am most looking forward to is having all my kids together again. We just all moved in different directions in August, and this is the longest we've been apart.
Great post! I love the holiday season!!!
Great ideas. Thanks for sharing!
I can't wait to sit down and read these. They look like great articles!
I love the holidays. I got a nice dose of hospitality from a friend this week, and it made me want to return the favor. Something I should do more of.
Have a great week ahead.
I miss your page and am back again, got lost somewhere in my requirements. This one is so good, got to apply these for the coming holidays.
oh I'm looking forward to teaching the kids more about christ.. it's been so much as they learn the meaning of who he is and what he's done! We've had neat ways to serve and I want to do something creative this year so they will remember it!
On the party front, doing Sinterklaas day is becoming my new favorite thing for the kids! They are loving it!
all in all I love the Christmas season!
and I apologize, with the homeschooling, I'm getting behind in my outside visiting blogs this season, so know I read even if I'm not posting as much this time around!!
Thanks for the inspiration about the opportunities coming up for hospitality. Thank you for sharing the links, look forward to spending lots of time looking at them!
Sweet sisters: Watch for my personal email response to your comments.
Gemini: Thanks for stopping by to visit. Do enjoy the links!
Amydeanne: No need to apologize. Do what Moms should be doing. Enjoy those children of yours this holiday season!
i am mainly looking forward to resting in the knowledge that by xmas most of my oldest daughters' college applications and essays will be done....sigh...it's such a process to get her going with all the portfolio stuff involved!
Thanks for a ver informative post
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