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A Bundle of Myrrh

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

Archive for the ‘Church Year’ Category

Our Ascension Day

Sunday, June 25th, 2023

May 18: The Ascension of our Lord marks 40 days after the Resurrection. Many years we have enjoyed an old church tradition of picnicking on a hill. We’ve never had to actually “ascend” a hill since we happen to live on one. This year we had lovely weather so we took our dessert outside after supper for our picnic.

“He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.” Ruling and governing all things. Blessed Ascension Day.

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The Easter Picture

Sunday, May 7th, 2023

We finally get our traditional outdoor Easter photo.

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Eastertide

Sunday, April 16th, 2023

Easter Monday I gave the babies their Easter basket with some goodies. I love being able to take advantage of an entire season by spreading out the gifts and activities. I could never have everything done on one day!

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Our Easter Sunday

Sunday, April 16th, 2023

April 9: We celebrate the Resurrection! Unfortunately I still do not have a family photo or our iconic Easter picture of the babies in front of the spruce tree but this seems to have become the pattern. Eventually we’ll get those!

Gerhardt sketched out this Resurrection scene and cut it out on the scroll saw for me.

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