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In 2007, I began my original website, Sonshine's Haven. In 2007, it was turned into a blog and used to keep family updated on my first husband's fight with liver cancer. He passed away November of 2009. We were married for 34+ wonderful years and this journals some of that grief process I've gone through.

I have since remarried another widower, but Mike is missed dearly, and will always be a big part of my life.

At times, all of us will be called to act as witnesses to the suffering of another. We will be unable to affect the outcome physically. Words will fail us. Prayer will seem futile. And yet, the act of bearing witness to someone else's trials is a sacred sorrow that offers and astounding glimpse of eternal joy." by Ginger Garrett

"Being willing to stay with a loved one throughout their travail, can be difficult....YES! But offering yourselves as faithful companions on a dark and dreadful journey can be an unmeasured blessing." (paraphrased by me)

11.30.2011

 

Week 2 — Sunday, December 4

By Focus on the Family http://www.thrivingfamily.com


adventThis week, light the first and second purple candles of your Advent wreath.
Scripture reading: Exodus 11:1-7; John 1:29
Activity:
Have your kids write a list of all the firstborn sons in the families they know. Include relatives, church friends and neighbors. Ask your children to imagine that those families would lose their eldest sons if they didn't follow certain instructions. That's exactly what happened during the first Passover in Egypt.

We often think of the Israelite homes as having escaped death. But really, death came to every home. For God's people, a lamb died in place of the firstborn son. This was a picture of how God would send His Son, Jesus, to be our Passover Lamb.
For more: This week only, download and enjoy part one of "Back to Bethlehem," an Adventures in Odyssey audio drama about Jewish customs in the days before the first Christmas.
Tell your kids that you are going to temporarily appoint their oldest sibling as a "go-between." Whenever you need to say something to the other…more

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For Daily Activities Throughout the Week....... 
adventPut a washcloth in a bowl filled with water. Have your children take turns soaking the cloth and squeezing it into an empty glass. Who…moreadvent
adventTie a small piece of red yarn or ribbon around each of your children's wrists. Ask them to think of one thing that the red string might remind them…moreadvent
adventWrap your wedding ring in gift wrap. Then put a Christmas bow on a large empty box. Put both packages in different corners of the room…moreadvent
adventCut a few crowns from thick paper covered with tinfoil. Encourage your children to wear the crowns, and discuss what decisions…moreadvent
adventPlay hide-and-seek for a few minutes, allowing your kids to hide every time. After repeatedly finding your kids' hiding spots…more





Martha Stewart Kids, Holiday 2003
Craft Idea
 "The littler the better" is the philosophy of these presents -- and it's easy to make a bunch quickly. Kids can give them to friends and classmates, adding a small treat, such as a holiday note, candy, or trinket.
Matchboxes are available in bulk at grocery or discount stores. For a standard-size matchbox, cut a 33/4-by-2-inch band of decorative paper. Glue band around box; you can attach more paper to box ends. Embellish with string, stickers, or a thin strip of paper glued around box.

To make a card to go inside, cut a 2-by-21/2-inch piece of paper; trim edges with pinking shears, if desired, and fold in half.

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