Messianic Passover

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And he said, "Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples."

Matthew 26:18

This week Passover is celebrated,  to  commemorate  God's deliverance of the Jews from  their  slavery in Egypt....  It  is  in remembrance of how  He  told them to  sacrifice a  spotless lamb and  paint its blood over the lintels of their homes  so the death angel  would pass over them when he came to kill every  first born son of  Egypt including  the son of Pharoah....   a Messianic Passover  is the fulfilment of this   blood sacrifice  through the  spilled blood of Jesus Christ on the cross   to  deliver those who   will believe  He is who He says  He is, the son of God, from their  sins  and   give them the gift of   eternal life...When God instituted  Passover,  he told the people to keep it  forever....  I believe that  since   we are grafted into    family of God's  chosen  people  it   is beneficial for us to   keep it, too,   in Messianic form...  which  ritual  is  found here.

  I  am  not  able to    be prepared  for this   this year,  but I wanted to  repost last year's Seder.

"Because it was such a special celebration I enjoyed with   Lynn , and because our dear Amanda and Joshua were not able to be with us, I did take some photos to commemorate this wonderful experience.

I am always excited to use Lynn's mother's china which I love so much!

Lynn's placesetting included the 4 cups for the fruit of the vine.

The Seder plate included the parsley for dipping into the salt water representing new life mixed with tears and sorrow.

Also the bitter herbs, Maror, (horseradish) along with the sweet, fruity charoset ( a mortar-like paste made of ground apples, nuts, honey, dates, dried cherries, and wine. Again, the dipping of the bitter and sweet, which comprises the Christian experience. A roasted egg represented new life.

At the far end of the table are the basin water and towel for the ceremonial hand washing.

Lynn explained the importance of the matza.


 You  can see   we both had  copies of the Haggadah  with   speaking parts for  us both...   This is especially  a wonderful family   practice as there are wonderful   passages for  children  and  the  Holy Story becomes   so  much  more alive  in their hearts...

The first cup celebrated our deliverance from bondage!

Later we enjoyed the actual meal.

We enjoyed a Mediterranean roast chicken  with     fruits and  veggies , deviled eggs, roasted asparagus, and the remaining charoset.

In celebration of the sabbath we enjoyed lighting the menorah and just resting in its festive light!

 I purchased this candelabra    just for these special occasions....  "

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The Power of His Word

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God's Word

God's Word is  so  powerful...    it   is the power  of salvation for those who believe... it    has the power to   lead and direct and   show  us the way  to all righteousness through Jesus Christ....because He is the Word.

John 1  begins:

'In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life,and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome

it."

Therefore, 

"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." 2 Timothy 2:15

  

It is through  the study of God's word   that  we find our hope   in God...    it is   in  the Word taht we  see the  wonderful works fo God and  know of His deep love and compassion for  man..  and  when  we   know  HIm  we love Him adn desire to keep His commandments  for   theya re good and   our obedience  pleases  the Father...

Prayer

Dear Father in heaven,  thank you so much for loving  us  so much that You sent Your only begotten Son to  earth  to live and  die for us....  to   be  the Word  that     offers us   hope, salvation,  peace,   and   life  because  He is  the Life and the Light of the world... Remove the   shackles , the  bonds of slavery that we have  that   bind us and  keep us  entangled in the  stuff of this world and  give us strength and the   desire to rise and shine  with Your glory through   a better understanding of your Word...  for Your commandments are  good Your precepts  will  light our path and  we will find rest for our  souls! 

A Mantel for Holy Week

I love to   decorate the   mantel   seasonally....  and    Resurrection  season   is   a favorite  time...

 The glory of   this  celebration is   the resurrection of   our   Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ....

so  to me it is  important to   incorporate    worship  in my life in everyway...   I   love  to sing this song  each  Resurrection Sunday

Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia!

 Earth and heaven in chorus say, Alleluia!

 Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!

 Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply, Alleluia!  

Love's redeeming work is done, Alleluia! 

 Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia! 

 Death in vain forbids him rise, Alleluia!

 Christ has opened paradise, Alleluia! 

Or   just in case     the book  seems to  want to topple, which   it  may  in the night and I wouldnt be too happy.....

 I still   can focus of   the  cross

Jesus, keep me near the Cross;
There a precious fountain,
Free to all -- a healing stream --
Flows from Calvary's mountain.
In the cross, in the cross,
Be my glory ever,
Till my raptured soul shall find
Rest beyond the river.

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One Thousand Gifts (461-469)

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   I am  so thankful  for
461.  fun memories   shared  about the early days of motherhood
462.  good news  from  a dear friends healing from  a serious illness
463.  good friends around the fellowship table  Wednesday night
464.  delicious homebaked banana  nut bread  we received  form the neighbor up the street
465.  Special ham biscuits shared  with mom and Joan  at the nursing faciloity..  their  smiles are   so   precious
466.  A hard  eucharisteo   that brought me blessing was  to hear  that   the VA had lost our  paperwork  we had been waiting  16 months for  resolution  and were told we'd have to begin  again... but  a friend helped us at  the  veteran's administration and I  ended up   being able to   get a  document taht  I had jsut  discovered that  I was  going to need for  my dad and I  really had no idea how  I was  going to get it...
  God  works in mysterious ways   to  test our faith....  
467.  What a blessing to get our  rugs  professionally cleaned and fringed.  They are   like walking on  clouds now
  I love them!
468. I  finally decided to keep the  large painting that always hung in my mom's den...  a picture of  a little girl about  10 eyars old   standing  in the  barnyard  with her  blond ponytail.... It always  reminded me and mom of me  and  everytime I looked at it I smiled....  I  just couldnt let it go  in the estate sale!.  It  now  hangs  beside my computer table

469.   my  sweetheart  surprised me and took me to The Summitt to celebrate our 41st anniversary!

Happy Homemaker Monday

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The Weather:::

The temps have finally climbed up to   40 degrees  and  the  4 inches of snow  we  got  in the alst  24 hours   has lost its   beauty  as it  melts away into the ground....I am very thankful for the   inproving water table and  replenishing  rains and snow  we've received the last few months..

Right now : 

I am so   terrbioly sleepy  I cant  stand it  but  hopeful   blogging will   rejuvenate me.

Thinking:

still trying to   lose  these  five pounds , then the next, and the .....
     

On my reading pile:::

Randy Alcorn,  Heaven

On my tv:::
nothing, actually

Favorite Blog post this week (mine or other)::: again, I just havent had time to   think about blogging this week

Something fun to share:::

have you ever had something   great to share   but didnt know ho

w to begin to share  about it...    and you knew that  it would  take   a long tkime  to, so  it's  better to just sit on it for  a  time...  someday!

On the menu for this week:::

 now  if I would plan a week's menu I might be  successful with my diet,  but life on the run lately  isnt  conducive to  weight loss 

Just sayin'!

On my to do list:::
 take Lynn to  ophthamalogist

take dad for labwork
 get that house sold
Bible Study
allergy shot
visit mom  
Holy Week Activities
Laundry 

Marketing 

Housework 

What I am sewing, crocheting, knitting or creating::: 

starting  to attend a knitting class at my church

Looking around the house:::

From the camera:::

Snow on March 24th  which   accumulated to  about 4 inches  by this morning....  oh my poor   forsythia!

On my prayer list:::

Friends and Family (parents)
Our  daughter and son-in-law

Church

Nation

Israel

Bible verse, Devotional::: 

Deuteronomy 28:2

And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.

Wishes Can Come True, Can't They

Happy Spring and   Pink Saturday

When I look out my window I see this...

   Spring is  trying so hard to break through...

But the   weather  just  won't  cooperate!

So   I turn to   sources for   inspiration....  like the   greenhouse...

and  the  garden shop, Plow and Hearth...  looking forward to the day....  from my  wishlist!



Our  new Plow and Hearth  opened recently  and  I  am so anxious to  get out there with   sweetie and   make  a  few wishes  come true!

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It May Spring, But.....

Well, today is the   official  first full day of spring,  but there is  an icy chill in the air  even though the sun is shining...  I can  look outside  my windows and see    evidence  of the calendar, 

 Even now  the daffodils   have  fully bloomed out in all their radiant  glory,  and the crocuses   have already   gone,  

and the pansies

 

  are holding their own in the  up and daown   temp  changes.
I   adore the   vibrant  colors of the  flowering quince,  such an early  bloomer

come to  enliven our  desire for  spring!

and now the  forsythia is   showing off her gold!

But there  is   not one  but two threats of snow in the forecast for the next few days....  and   I am           reminded of this  shot I took last  Sunday   on a particularly cold,  rainy  day.

Too soon to get  too optimistic  about  spring's arrival,   Old Man Winter just   won't let go his grip  on  the weather, and we  dare not  put away our winter gear quite yet!

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Anniversary Time

  

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   For the past   several   years  my sweetie and I have celebrated our anniversary  in various   bed and breakfasts  around   Virginia...
One year  we stayed here in Lexington...

We  loved   enjoying the country  porch  and the   gorgeous  view of the mountains


the early morning   sunrise     was   especially     glorious  that  late March  day!

Another year we stayed here  near  Virginia Tech...

again the porch  and  a cup of tea  suited us just fine!

This  gorgeous  federal  home   was   awesome..

Located in Lynchburg,  it  was   fairly close to home....  and  a delight   to  every  sense!.
Because it was  a  very rainy time,  we  enjoyed our  lovely room   so much!
Once we   traveled to Williamsburg and stayed here...


the accomodations  were   excellent


 the entertainments were  sublime...


 
"Bring it on!!!"
This year   I know we are dining here

and  it is located  within walking distance of one of  the above b&b's.....   hmmm!