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A Bundle of Myrrh

"My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh." Song of Solomon 1:13

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At The Parsonage: Epiphanytide

Sunday, March 22nd, 2020

It’s always sad to see the tree being dragged to its death.

January 10: I often hear how depressing the time after Christmas is. The Christmas decorations are back in boxes (almost) and the house feels so empty. Personally, I love this season. Am I the only one weirdie who actually “decorates” for Winter and Epiphanytide? I add more twinkle lights to the house, light more candles and pull out all our Winter books to snuggle up with. To quote one of my favorite winter books, where Rabbit and Badger get their hygge on…

Ha!” Badger laughed. “How can it ever be warm in winter?” “Wait and see.” said Rabbit.

Badger watched Rabbit set up the checkerboard. She took a sip of the soup Rabbit had made for her. She snuggled deep in the nightie Rabbit had given her. Then she looked out the window at the falling snow.

“You know Rabbit,” said Badger, “being here with you makes me feel…” Badger stopped. “Feel what?” said Rabbit. Badger smiled. “Warm,” she said. “Warm in winter.”

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At The Parsonage: Preparing for Christmas Part I

Monday, February 10th, 2020

Dec. 20: Our friend Steve delivers our tree! He has kindly provided a tree for us from his farm for the past 6 or 7 years. This is always an exciting day for us!

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Advent At The Parsonage

Thursday, December 19th, 2019

After Thanksgiving we plunged into Advent. Thankfully with traditions in place we can almost easily get right too it. Also, thankfully, I had thought ahead and bought some new blue and pink candles to have on hand for our table wreath.

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October Fall – At The Parsonage

Friday, December 13th, 2019

October 23: I’m not sure why it’s taken me 3 years to leave the church grounds and go for a walk in the little neighborhood next to our parsonage. But today we finally did. It wasn’t muddy and the hurricane winds have died down. We were happy to enjoy our lovely Fall!

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