DAY#9 - Jesus is the Lighthouse Advent Calendar

DAY#9 - Jesus is the Lighthouse Advent Calendar

Welcome to Advent Season 2024!!  Advent is the season that begins the celebration of Jesus' coming to earth.  The word "Advent" is derived from the Latin word "adventus" which means "coming".  During Advent, Christians celebrate the birth of the Messiah Jesus but it is also a time to prepare for the second coming of Christ. 

Every year I feature a different Advent calendar and I've been doing this since 2016.  This year, I am actually featuring two different calendars and this is the second one. (click HERE to view Day9 of the Mini Advent Calendar).  

There are so many Bible verses talking about Jesus Christ being the light, that's why I am calling this calendar:

"Jesus is the Lighthouse"

A lighthouse guides mariners safely to their destination - just like Jesus (who is the Light of the world) guides us to eternal life.

 

Today is December 9th and I am opening Box#9

Inside we find:

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A Tea House

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"You are the light of the world.  A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.  Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.  In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven." 

Matthew 5:14-16

Interesting fact:  Did you know that Michigan is the state with the most lighthouses??  (Maine is a close second).

Other "Jesus is the Lighthouse" posts:

Day#1

Day#2

Day#3

Day#4

Day#5

Day#6

Day#7

Day#8

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"Homemade Chai Tea"

Beauty in the Little Things

Beauty in the Little Things

I'm sure you have heard this saying in the past:

"Grow where God plants you" 

Well, that phrase has been helpful in my life.  A trip to Europe or a hike in the Appalachian mountains are beautiful indeed, but I can find just as much beauty in the detailed little things of my garden.

Three beautiful little things popped out at me this summer:

 1.  Allowing a few onions from last year to go to seed this year

2.  The flower of a weed called "Daisy Fleabane"

3.  A bent Echinacea petal 

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1.  Onion Flowerheads

We had a few onions that were not harvested last year and instead of digging them up, we decided to try to save some onion seeds.

I was pleasantly surprised to see the beauty of each onion flower (see pictures below).

(I included a special onion recipe below the pictures)

Click HERE to read "Caramelized Onion Chicken Meatballs"

2.  Daisy Fleabane Weed

I'm so glad that I allowed this weed to flower.  Checkout the tiny detail in these cute little flowers - each petal is like a pen line (see pictures below).

Not all weeds are pests

(See link to post below the pictures about a healthy weed)

Click HERE to read "Purslane - A Good Weed???"

3.  A Bent Echinacea Petal

It may look like this Echinacea petal was just blowing in the wind but it wasn't.  I've never seen a petal grow creased without there being something that was forcing it to grow that way.  I just thought this was uniquely weird but still beautiful (see pictures below).

(Below the pictures is a post on Echinacea that I wrote last year)

Click HERE to read "Echinacea Purple Coneflower"

ENJOY!

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Baker's Dozen #5 - HERBS

Baker's Dozen #5 - HERBS

This is the fifth post in my 2024 series celebrating the 13th year of "God's Growing Garden".  The term "baker's dozen" comes from medieval England where there were strict laws about the price of bread/wheat.  If a baker was caught cheating on the size of bread they would be fined or even punished physically.  To make sure that punishment never happened, bakers started adding an extra baked good in with each customer's order. 

Once or twice a month I will post in this series.  I will choose a topic and then share 13 previously published posts on that chosen topic.

Today's topic:

HERBS

ENJOY!

click on each title to view the entire post:


Pesto Pocket Chicken Tenders (BASIL)

Homemade Pesto from Home Grown BASIL

Herbal Kefir Cheese Spread (DILL, CHIVES, PARSLEY, LEMON BASIL)

Home Grown Mint Tea

PARSLEY Tabbouleh Salad

Herbal Coffee Substitute - CHICORY

The Two-in-One Herb & Spice:  CILANTRO & CORIANDER

Woven LAVENDER Closet Bundles

Lemon BASIL Scones

Drying STEVIA for a Natural Tea Sweetener

Sandwich Sliced DILL Pickles

CHIVES'n Ham Deviled Eggs

Lemon Pepper THYME Crock Pot Roasted Chicken

Other "Baker's Dozen" posts:

WINTER

CHOCOLATE

SPRING

FLOWERS



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Hot RECIPES for Frigid Weather

Hot RECIPES for Frigid Weather

Whenever we have deep freeze weather systems arrive, I am always drawn to my favorite hot recipes (which are perfect during frigid temperature systems).

First - I wanted to reminisce about winter storms from the past.  When I think about heavy snowfall, two years/dates come to mind:  the year of 1978 and 2014.  Below is a post comparing those two storms:

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"The Blizzard of 1978 Replaced by January 2014"

Below are my favorite "hot recipe" posts organized into 4 different categories:

Hot Beverages

Hot Soups

Hot Stews/Casseroles

Spicy Hot Food

(Please click on each title below to view the entire post - ENJOY!)

HOT BEVERAGES

   

 

     

 7 Ways To Make Coffee

Homemade Chai Tea

Orange Hot Chocolate with Cocoa Whipped Cream

HOT SOUPS

 

  

   

Soup Season - 10 "SOUPer" Recipes

Cream of Homegrown Mushroom Soup

HOT STEWS/CASSEROLES

     

 

  

  

    

 Garden Preserved Beef Stew

Chicken Pot Pie

Oktoberfest Kale & Potato Casserole

Cheesy Scalloped Ham & Potatoes Squared

Cauliflower Lasagna Rollups

Lemon Pepper Crock Pot Roasted Chicken

SPICY HOT

 

   

 

   

    

Dry Roasted Peanut Thai Chicken

Chili & Cocoa Chocolate Chip Cookies

Hot Chili Pepper Chocolate Creme Brulee

Garden Preserved Chili

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