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Fall Hospitality (& How Vera Helps!)

November 5, 2014 by Aliesha

Something about fall just makes me want to show hospitality!

I love having people around my table, serving them warm food and talking while the candles burn down.

So many “fall dishes” are warm and comforting, and perfect for easy hospitality.  Beef stew, ham & potato chowder, lasagna, enchiladas… all of these are warm and delicious, yet simple.

Our new wall art is so special to us.  We sang this hymn at our wedding and at Tad’s ordination.  It’s a Lindsay Letters print we bought at Hobby Lobby.

 Our calligraphy name art can be found at MiMi’s Soda Shoppe.

Vera has been so excited about showing hospitality when we’ve done it lately.

Here are some ways she helps:
-straightening up her room
-picking up books and toys in the living room
-setting the table (with a little help)
-greeting guests at the door
-serving dessert (she loves to carry plates in for people!)
-thanking our guests for coming

My best tip for showing hospitality… just INVITE them, and then figure everything else out!  I bet you’ll get that table cleaned off if you know they are coming.  😉

Filed Under: dining room, fall, hospitality, Vera

Fall at Our Park

October 31, 2014 by Aliesha

We have a little park just around the corner, and we love to walk there when it’s nice!  When the time changes, we’ll have to go earlier, but for now we can go between dinner and bedtime.

We always have it completely to ourselves, so the kids can run around and play as much as they want!

I am so grateful that we can spend this time together!

Filed Under: Cordelia, everyday, fall, family, Jude, nature, Tad, Vera

Favorite Fall Books

September 25, 2014 by Aliesha

As the seasons change, I like to gather up some of our favorite seasonal books and keep them on the coffee table in the living room to read to the girls!

Here are a few of our family’s favorite fall books!

The Pumpkin Patch Parable by Liz Curtis Higgs
This is a sweet book that uses the story of a farmer planting pumpkins to talk about God’s work in our lives when we become believers!

Bear Feels Scared by Karma Wilson
We love all of the bear books by Karma Wilson (well, the five we have), but these two are perfect for fall.  Bear’s friends all come to find him when he is lost in the woods, and the charming illustrations captivate the girls every time we read it.

Bear Feels Sick by Karma Wilson
This was the first of the Bear books that we got, and it’s just adorable!  I love reading it, and the girls like hearing about how Bear’s friends take care of him when he is sick.

Thankful Together by Holly Davis
This is a year-round favorite, but with the overall theme of thankfulness, I like to bring it out in the fall to read more often.  The book is about the blessings of a day that the mother and baby squirrel spend together, and it is filled with prayers of thanksgiving.  Very sweet!

What are your favorite fall children’s books?

Filed Under: books, fall

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