Feathers in Our Nest

a blog about faith, family, food, & more written by a wife and stay at home mom of five

Cookies & Carols

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I have three favorite Christmas season memories with Vera this year, so far.  One of them I posted about yesterday.  Another one was getting to make cookies with her last Friday!

 
 
 
 
 

She “got it” this year, for the most part, and was able to help roll the dough and cut out the cookies (kind of). 

Of course she thought the cookies tasted delicious!

 

My #1 favorite memory of Vera this Christmas season was when we went caroling last Thursday.  She did really great as we went room to room, singing to various residents.  In one room, she made a beeline for an older woman sitting in a recliner.  She climbed up on her lap and cuddled with her while we sang our songs! 

I had tears in my eyes as I watched her show love and spread Christmas joy.  It was so precious!

My heart is overflowing with joy this season, and I am so thankful for my sweet family!

 

Youth Room Re-do

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A few weeks ago, we (Tad, me, & the youth at church) repainted the youth room. 

It was looking pretty rough before we started, and we had a great time working on it!

 
 

We painted the walls dark maroon and the trim jet black. 

We painted the wall around the bulletin board with chalkboard paint and have been busy writing Bible verses, song lyrics, and quotes all over it.

 
 
 

We got a new lamp and we strung Christmas lights around the chalkboard wall.  We covered the bulletin board with photos from the last three years!

We also now have a coffee station, which has been popular.

We spray painted the old metal folding chairs with oil rubbed bronze paint and they look pretty awesome (we still have a few left to paint).

The youth love how the room turned out!

One of the Blessings

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One of the blessings of Tad’s ministry position/job is that we get to be a part of so much of it!  Yesterday was a gorgeous day, so we all went with Tad to a soccer game for one of the kids from church. 

 I feel like it’s rare for me to get a good picture with just Vera, but I love how this one turned out.

 Vera had a blast running around outside.

 She didn’t like getting dirty, but that’s pretty normal for her.

 Those curls. Those eyes. I could eat her up!

 It was so sunny that Tad had to borrow my shades!

 We were cheering for #14.

 We hung out with some sweet friends during the second half.

Thankful for the opportunities God has given us to minister at our church right now!

P.S. Cordelia was napping in her stroller during the game, and I didn’t take any pictures of her!

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