This is day 10 in a 12 days series of {handmade} Christmas tutorials. I’m Nicole and I blog at thepantrybook.com, a notebook of homekeeping, crafts, and professional motherhood. Come on over to join me and my family on our journey of eucharisteo (radical gratitude) in the midst of loving our amazing Everett, our one-year-old son [...]
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One of the most peculiar things for me to subscribe to when I became Lutheran was the liturgy and the church calendar. I’ve been in a liturgical church for five years and I’m just now starting to really anticipate the rhythm and the meaning of it. In some ways, it seems simple and straight forward [...]
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Our most gracious God, we pray for your blessings as we begin our Advent journey. Turn our hearts toward You. Forgive us our selfish preoccupations. Quiet us with Your words of comfort and peace and hope. And as we anticipate Your coming in glory, remind us of Your humble ‘comings’—as a baby in a manger, [...]
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Oh, come, strong Branch of Jesse, free Thine own from Satan’s tyranny; From depths of hell Thy people save And give them vict’ry o’er the grave. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to Thee, O Isreal. The first Sunday in Advent falls on November 29 but with the all the yummies to be made and tables [...]
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and I like cowboy boots, C.S. Lewis, good food, strong coffee, banjo music and books. I am a deeply flawed momma of 4 and grateful receiver of more good gifts than one heart can hold. I fight for joy and find it in the most unexpected places. I make quirky look normal, relish in my small town Southern way of living, and am learning that it's all grace--every last bit of it. Read More Here...
