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Now Available: Your Free Comprehensive Biblical Feasts & Sabbath Family Study Guide!

Published on October 6, 2026September 5, 2026 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

Hello, friends!

If you’ve been following along with my journey lately, you know how much joy it brings me to create resources that help families walk out their faith with intention. Today, I am absolutely thrilled to share a brand-new, completely free resource with you: the Comprehensive Biblical Feasts & Sabbath Family Study Guide!

Whether you are completely new to celebrating the Appointed Times or have been keeping them for years, my prayer is that this guide serves as a welcoming, stress-free tool for your home.

A Gentle Reminder for the Journey

As we open up these studies together, I want to reiterate something very important to me: I am not perfect in my knowledge of these feasts. I am a student of the Word just like you, simply drawing from the best sources and understandings available to me at this time.

I want to lovingly encourage you to do your own research as a family. Use this guide as a helpful starting point, but always test everything against the Scriptures! I also ask that you use your own discretion when choosing which activities, discussions, or crafts to participate in throughout the guide. Your family’s walk is unique, so please feel free to adapt, skip, or modify anything to best fit your home and convictions.

What is Inside This Free Guide?

I wanted this comprehensive guide to be a beautiful, easy-to-use roadmap for your family. Inside, you’ll find:

Sabbath Foundations: Simple, meaningful ways to welcome the weekly Sabbath into your home with peace and joy.
The Biblical Feasts: A comprehensive overview covering the heart, history, and spiritual significance of the Appointed Times.
Family-Focused Activities: Bite-sized learning, discussion prompts, and practical ideas designed to engage hearts of all ages.
Completely Free to Download: No strings attached—just a gift from my heart to your home to support you on this walk!

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Introducing the Fall Feast Planning Guides (Plus a Peek at What’s Coming Next)

Published on September 7, 2026September 9, 2026 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

Shalom, friends!

The changing of the seasons always brings a special sense of anticipation, especially as we approach the Autumn months. I am so excited to share something I have been working on close to my heart: the Fall Feast Planning Guides are officially ready for you!

My hope is that these guides bring clarity, peace, and joy to your home as you prepare to celebrate the Appointed Times.

A Quick Heart-to-Heart Before You Begin

Before you dive in, I want to share a quick, transparent note from my heart to yours. I am not perfect in my knowledge of these feasts. Like many of you, I am on a lifelong journey of learning and growing. The information, schedules, and ideas in these guides are simply drawn from the best sources and understandings I currently have available to me.

Because of this, I want to encourage you to do your own research. Let these guides be a helpful jumping-off point, but dive into the scriptures and history for yourself! Additionally, please use your own discretion when choosing which activities to participate in throughout the guide. Every family is unique, and you should always choose what aligns best with your home and your conviction.

Sabbath & Biblical Feasts Resources

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Biblical Feasts: A Sukkot Menu & Activitities

Published on October 3, 2025May 21, 2026 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog4 Comments

If you’ve been around here for a bit, then you probably know that we have been on a journey to learn more about the Biblical Feasts. Well, Sukkot/The Feast of the Tabernacles is almost upon us, and I decided that being prepared makes it more likely that I can follow through with the intentions of celebrating this year. Definitely ask for help from your family if this time seems overwhelming, as Sukkot embodies the theme of unity, and we all need to come together as one to make this a special time of the year.

We will be trying to incorporate some of the garden harvest into our menus during this time, as this is a type of ‘Harvest Festival’ and we plan to eat by candlelight whenever possible. Please note that I am not an expert, and most of these ideas are just ideas that I have, and I can not say that they are traditional or ‘allowed’ for a traditional Jewish celebration.

The Challah bread is usually round by tradition. Wine is normally served with meals as well, although we will probably opt for sparkling wine, apple cider, or juice.

You can change whatever recipes you need to make this work for you… you can even buy premade foods and make this work. The idea is to celebrate your BLESSINGS and show THANKFULNESS to GOD.

DON’T FORGET TO INVITE YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY! Click below for FREE printable invitations:

Biblical Feasts: An Invitation to Attend

Biblical Feasts: Celebrating Sukkot as a Christian

Here is the menu that we have come up with:

1st Day

Breakfast

Make Ahead Breakfast Quiche, Toast w/Jelly

Lunch

Cold Plate Lunch

Dinner

Baked Salmon or Mississippi Pot Roast w/rice – We’ve been making this with smoked lamb and it is so good!

Lentils, Rice, Salad, Seasonal Veggies w/Dip

Stuffed Mushrooms w/Dipping Sauce – can be prepared ahead and heated before serving

Challah or Sourdough w/honey butter

Dessert

Apple Pies, ice cream

SNACKS:

Fresh fruits and veggies

Beverages:

Sweet Tea, Lemonade, Apple Cider, Hot Cocoa, or Coffee – I might even set up a Hot Cocoa Bar for everyone

Notes:

You may choose to read Scripture during breakfast, or you may also choose to do a special Bible Study during this time.

You should already have your Sukkah or outdoor living space prepared. We will be using our back porch area. Set the table with some pretty festive fall decor, if applicable. Add candles too!

Say a prayer before sitting down to eat.

Read Scripture and/or say a prayer of Thankfulness after the meal.

Free Party Planning Printables!

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Biblical Feasts: Celebrating Sukkot as a Christian

Published on October 2, 2025October 8, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog3 Comments

Please note that I am NOT an expert on the BIBLE or on any of the BIBLICAL FEASTS, but I know others are feeling led to celebrate the FEASTS as we are, so I am just sharing what we have been learning. This post, like many of my posts, is a helpful reminder for myself and a place to put links that I might otherwise forget about.

Who should celebrate the Seven Biblical Feasts?

Well, that is a debate among many, and I have been doing TONS of research. During that research, I read somewhere that we are not commanded to celebrate them, but we are invited to celebrate them as Jesus did. How would you feel if you had invited someone to celebrate with you and they didn’t show up?

First and foremost, I would say that you need to pray and see if GOD is leading you to celebrate… you should pray about any big changes in direction before heading down a path that life may be leading you down.

Holy Days vs. Holidays

I have read some theories that Thanksgiving may have actually been based on the Sukkot Celebrations… it lasted three days while Sukkot lasts for seven, so there may be some truth to this. They both occur around harvest time, and Thanksgiving was a harvest celebration when it first started. The Pilgrims were well versed in the Bible and Hebrew, so they may have adopted this celebration as a time to remember all they had been through.

Why celebrate Sukkot?

Secondly, you should do your own research about Sukkot. Find out the who, the what, the when, the where. the why, and the how… all of it! Then you can decide if and how you want to celebrate it. You can start by reading through Leviticus 23.

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