Thanksgiving Inspiration: Homeschool Thanksgiving Luncheon 2017

We have so MUCH to be thankful for.

Isn't that true of every one of us?

Especially those of us who won the lottery and took our first breath

in this first world country we call The United States of America?

Where we are free to pick our own employment and house and color of carpet?

Where we have laws in place that protect us as we travel

 the systems of transportation already in place for us?

Where we can choose our house of worship and expect

to not be persecuted because of it?

Where we can walk or drive to several options of marketplaces

for food to celebrate with our friends and families this

great holiday of Thanksgiving?

Which should be a lifestyle and not simply a one-time holiday?

Thanksliving.

Even when we feel our resources are stretched thin.

We simply have to look around us to see how very much we have.
When we open our tight fists and give God our hands and lives,

we realize how He "daily loads us with benefits."

So much so that our hearts begin to overflow with gratitude 

and we realize our abundance!!

Enough to share....enough to give!

"As we have therefore opportunity,

let us do good unto all men,

especially unto them who are of the household of faith."
Galatians 6:10

Family and Consumer Science Class: Senior Saints Thanksgiving Luncheon 2016

Again this school year, I have had the delightful privilege

 of teaching the high school girls of our little homeschool assistance program 

a Family and Consumer Science Class.

Last year, we focused on Foods 1, and Beginning Sewing and Crafts.

After talking over their interests at the end of the year last school year,

the girls decided that they wanted the advanced versions 

of each class this year.

So this fall we're learning Textiles and Clothing Construction, 

and after Christmas we'll explore Foods 2!

We were once again asked to prepare and host a Thanksgiving Luncheon

for the senior citizens of the church,

and what fun it was to pull it all together.

We had a slightly smaller crew than last year, 

but these girls worked so hard

and used their creativity to make this a beautiful event!

The girls did all the set-up and decorations.
It turned out so lovely!

On the morning of this event,

they were very focused on working as a team

and making each of their guests feel welcome and cared for.

What a blessing Miss Amanda was to us this year in working

with our girls, preparing so many of the dishes,

and keeping things organized in the kitchen!!

 

"Be hospitable to one another without complaint.

As each one has received a special gift, employ it 

in serving one another as good stewards

of the manifold grace of God."  1 Peter 4:9, 10

What a blessing to watch these girls grow as we guide them along,

and learn skills in hospitality and gracious food service!

"Honor widows who are widows indeed."  1 Timothy 5:3