Category Archives: Special Days (Holidays)

An Example of Maundy Thursday in Action

Posted on April 9th, 2009
This is what I wrote on Maundy Thursday last year: “Today is Maundy Thursday – it is the day we remember Christ washing the Disciples feet. I was doing a little research on Maundy Thursday and found this on Wikipedia: The word Maundy is derived through Middle English, and Old French mandé, from the Latin mandatum, the first word of the phrase “Mandatum [...]
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Shiphrah and Puah

Posted on March 8th, 2009
We’ve all heard the story of how Moses was saved by his mother who hid him from Pharaoh’s soldier’s and then set him in a basket of reeds along the bank of the Nile, but it recently came to my attention that if it hadn’t been for the courage of two midwives who “feared God” [...]
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Happy Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14th, 2009
“Christ, King of tenderness, Christ, King of tenderness, bind us with a bond that cannot be broken. Bind us with a bond of love that cannot be broken.” Amen. Rejoicing in the journey - Bethany Stedman If you like this post please consider buying me a coffee (Suggested: $3 a coffee)
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Posted on December 31st, 2008
My friend, Tara, posted this New Year Commitment prayer on her blog Story Formed and I thought I would share it with all of you. I found it to be challenging, and honestly there are things on this list that I don’t really feel like committing to, but I want to feel like committing to [...]
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Happy Halloween

Posted on October 31st, 2008
  Happy Halloween, everyone! As I sit here with pumpkin roasting in the oven filling my home with a delightfully fall smell, I thought I’d share with you all some photo’s of costumes and Halloweens past. Enjoy!               If you want to know more of my thoughts on Halloween, check out this blog I wrote last week. And here’s [...]
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