Holidays In My Family

This is a paper I wrote for an assignment

Holidays In My Family

You may think Easter and Christmas is all about getting presents and candy. If you do, think again. They mean two totally different things to my family.

In my family, every Sunday we go to church, rain or shine. We wake up early to get there in time. But in my house, Christmas and Easter are special times.

Christmas Eve, we go to a service and hear the story of the birth of Jesus Christ. We hear about how Mary and Joseph traveled to Bethlehem, and how the shepherds and Wise Men came to visit him. This year was special because Christmas Day was on a Sunday! That is how we celebrate Christmas.

Easter is also an important holiday in my family. Have you ever noticed Easter is always on a Sunday? Well, three days before Easter is when Jesus died to forgive all of our bad things we did. But on Easter he came back from the dead! That is how we celebrate Easter.

So whenever these holidays are here, think about them as holidays in disguise. (Don’t worry; we still opened presents and hunted for eggs.)

Written by Josephine Hope Moore

Camp Fun

Hi. Reddy Heady here. A few days ago I came home from camp. It was awesome! I learned about God in a whole new way. I went with my buddies and met a ton of new ones. I went canoeing, fishing, and even went to a campfire! And whats not a campfire without S'MORES! It was awesome and I can't wait to go again next year!

Here are a couple of pics of me having FUN!

Horsing Around

What a WONDERFUL July Fourth holiday! After letting the house sleep in a bit, and having a yummy french toast breakfast, we packed up the girls for a surprise outing: Warm Springs Ranch -- the breeding facility for the Budweiser Clydesdale horses. What a joy it was to see so many of these beautiful creatures - and so many young ones too! The girls had a great time seeing the horses and Josie especially loved learning all about the care of the horses and the facility.

After visiting the horses, we had lunch and then enjoyed another surprise stop: the local pool! After lots of splashing, laughter, and bright sunshine, we took the fair-skinned beauties home for a quiet afternoon. The evening was, of course, made complete with the local fireworks display.

Josie summed it up best, "We did so much fun stuff today, but the best part was doing it all as a family!" Awww....

"While Sis is away, I Get to Play"

Josie is off at summer church camp this week. This is her first non-parent over-night camp and to say she was very excited to be going would be an understatement! I am sure she will share tales of her experiences when she gets home. For now, this is NJ enjoying the perks that come with being the "only child" as we make cookies.

And let us not forget all the joy around our own childhood memories of licking the beaters/spoon. I love that this is one of the childhood experiences that we can all relate to across the generations.

I think it is safe to say that NJ is enjoying being the only child, for now. Who knows what other adventures wait for her this week!!