Pandemic changes

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How have you adapted to the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic?

Wow! This was a question I’ve actually been thinking about a lot lately.

Our lives have changed a lot since the pandemic… I’m sure others can relate to this as well.

We had just moved into our current home and I was pregnant with little Shyanne… what an experience! It was a high risk pregnancy and I had to attend most appointments alone.

The pregnancy and complications made that time more difficult in itself. It was definitely one of the most challenging experiences of my life… even without the added challenges from the pandemic.

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Biblical Feasts: Fall Feast Resources

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Here are some posts and resources we have made regarding the Fall Feasts:

Fall Feasts

Feast of Trumpets/Rosh Hashanah:

This is the day that we are reminded that Jesus will be coming back and the angels will blow trumpets to signal his return! The kids love this one as they get to blow the Shofar.

Biblical Feasts: Feast of the Trumpets Menu & Activities

Biblical Feasts: Feast of the Trumpets Resources

Day of Atonement/Yom Kippur:

This is a solemn Feast day, often accompanied by a 24-hour fast, when we remember the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross to atone for our sins.

Biblical Feasts: Day of Atonement Menu & Activities

Biblical Feasts: Day of Atonement Resources

Feast of Tabernacles/Sukkot:

We are reminded that God sheltered the Israelites after they left Egypt. We are also reminded that Jesus ‘tabernacled’ or lived among us for a while, and that God will rebuild the Earth, and everyone will be taught the laws to live by.

Think ‘Thanksgiving’ and Christmas rolled into one… so much to be grateful for and so many ways to show our thankfulness for all of God’s blessings on us!

Biblical Feasts: A Sukkot Menu & Activities

Biblical Feasts: Celebrating Sukkot as a Christian

Feast of the 8th Day/The last great day:

We are reminded that God will resurrect those who have died, and we will be reunited with our friends and family. This will be the GREATEST DAY EVER!

Biblical Feasts: A Sukkot Menu & Activities

Learn more about the Biblical Feasts HERE.

You can check out our other posts on Biblical Feasts using the links below:

Celebrating Biblical Feasts

Holy Days vs Holidays

Transform Your Celebrations: Biblical vs. Traditional

Embracing New Family Traditions in Homeschooling

Here are some other posts that you might find helpful for planning your Biblical Feast celebrations:

Check out our Biblical Feasts Pinterest Board for More Ideas!

Free Party Planning Printables!

Perpetual Menus – with meal plan suggestions for various Holy Days and holidays

Special Spring Meals and Recipe Links

Special Fall Meals and Recipe Links

Get a little more organized with a Planning Notebook! FREE Printables!

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Get a little more organized with a Planning Notebook! FREE Printables!

Garden updates

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Sorry ya’ll… I’ve been a little MIA her lately as we’ve been busy with our gardens and greenhouse.

We’ve put a lot of plants in the ground and made a few changes around the gardens. We’ve also added a few new planting areas.

I’ll post a few picture below but we do have a couple of slideshows up on our YouTube channel as well.

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Essential Tips for Emergency Preparedness

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Howdy folks!

How have you been? It’s been busy here, as usual, and I’m writing this post a few months before it will actually publish so in real life I’ve just planted my winter garden. I’m pretty excited as this as I haven’t actually done this before but I am looking forward to having fresh veggies in the next month or two!

I love to garden so for me I don’t see this as part of a ‘prepper’ thing but for many people learning to garden is part of their emergency preparations. I am always looking for new suggestions on ways to better prepare our family for emergencies. We recently had two really bad hurricanes (Helene and Milton) that caused a lot of devastation in widespread areas.

Fortunately, we were not severely affected by either one but it did show us some ‘weak’ areas that we needed to fix. After Hurricane Debby (before Helene) we lost a freezer which made us realize that frozen foods would not be a very sustainable option in a long-term emergency.

While we aren’t supposed to live in fear I do feel that the Bible tells us to be prepared. Joseph helped Egypt prepare for the famine that was to come and helped save a lot of people.

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