Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Last Week in Pictures...

Honey fermented cranberries

Essential oils


Blowing snow

3 ingredient peanut butter cookies

Potato bread

Sunset

Dinner

Kettle pizza

Homemade creamy chicken noodle soup

Gas prices are dropping

More Kettle pizza

What Number One Husband cooks for his breakfast

Making lunch

I made the sauce while I was baking the pizza.

Dang good stuff!

Kettle pizza is our favorite pizza. Homemade and ready
in less than an hour.

Pancakes with homemade cranberry syrup

Homemade cranberry juice and plague candles

Cranberry jam

New window treatments

Winemaking

Pickled chicken biscuits

Spending time with my God!


I had a realization yesterday while blogging that I have not been doing much this past year due to shingles that lasted months, several dental procedures, some sort of flu that I am still having side effects from and last but not least those illnesses have caused increased back pain and sleeplessness, and I am tired! 

I am hoping and praying for next year to be better in all ways for everyone suffering from various trials and tribulations. We have been given the gift of prayer along with the power of praying for ourselves and others, so let us pray!


Acts 12:1-17 

12 It was around this time that King Herod began arresting and persecuting certain members of the Messianic community; and he had Ya‘akov (James), Yochanan’s (John's) brother, put to death by the sword. When Herod saw how much this pleased the Judeans, he went on to arrest Kefa (Peter) as well. It was during the Days of Matzah (Unleavened Bread)so when Herod seized him, he threw him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each, with the intention of bringing him to public trial after Pesach (Passover)So Kefa was being held under watch in prison, but intense prayer was being made to God on his behalf by the Messianic community.

The night before Herod was going to bring him to trial, Kefa was sleeping between two soldiers. He was bound with two chains; and guards were at the door, keeping watch over the prison. Suddenly an angel of Adonai stood there, and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Kefa’s side and woke him. “Hurry! Get up!” he said; and the chains fell off his hands. The angel said to him, “Put on your clothes and sandals,” and he did. “Throw on your robe,” he said, “and follow me!” Going out, Kefa followed him but did not realize that what was happening through the angel was real — he thought he was seeing a vision. 10 Having passed a first guard and a second, they arrived at the iron gate leading to the city. This opened to them by itself, and they made their exit. They went down the length of one street, and suddenly the angel left him. 11 Then Kefa came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord sent his angel to rescue me from Herod’s power and from everything the Judean people were hoping for.”

12 Realizing what had happened, he went to the house of Miryam (Mary) the mother of (John) Yochanan (surnamed Mark), where many people had gathered to pray. 13 He knocked at the outside door, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer. 14 She recognized Kefa’s voice and was so happy that she ran back in without opening the door and announced that Kefa was standing outside. 15 “You’re out of your mind!” they said to her. But she insisted it was true. So they said, “It is his angel.” 16 Meanwhile, Kefa kept knocking; and when they opened the door and saw him, they were amazed. 17 Motioning to them with his hand to be quiet, he told them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison and said, “Tell all this to Ya‘akov (James) and the brothers.” Then he left and went elsewhere. CJB






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