Sukkot Snapshots

It's been a couple of weeks since Sukkot ended
and we took lots of photos...
but wanted to share a few here
that I compiled into collages.

It was such a delight to celebrate YHVH's feast days
with fellow believers this year!
Thank You, Abba! ♥


{click on the photos to enlarge}


The top two left photos are at our home,
when we hosted a game night fellowship.
The bottom left is from our afternoon of
shabbattin' in a sukkah at the seashore
(as are the top and bottom right photos),
and the one in the middle left is
when we visited friends in their sukkah. :)


We didn't do as much homeschool work
in the sukkah as I would have liked,
but we did do some...



We enjoyed reading Scriptures
and making mini Torah scrolls





We look forward to the spring feasts next year!

Blessings and Shalom!

Happy Sukkot!

Chag Sukkot Sameach!
Happy Sukkot Feast!

Our finished sukkah and giant menorah :)

The Feast of Tabernacles {Sukkot} has begun!
We look forward to this week long celebration
as we rejoice in our redemption from Egypt {sin},
how we dwell in temporary dwellings now
but that one day we will dwell eternally with Him...
rejoicing in our Messiah's birth,
how He came and tabernacled {dwelt} among us...
rejoicing that one day He will return
and tabernacle among us once again...
rejoicing in the coming marriage supper of the Lamb...
and so much more He has done
and what is to come!!

There is SO much to learn from His feast days!
May we choose to learn...
choose to seek His ways.

May you be blessed
as you rejoice in His moedim {appointed times}!


Shalom!



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Enjoy this wonderful song of rejoicing!




chag haSukkot Hazeh,
Z'man simchatenu.

This is the time of our rejoicing,
Z'man simchatenu
baruch ata Adonai {YHVH} Eloheinu,
melech haOlam, shehecheyanu,
v'kiyemanu, v'hegianu lazman hazeh.

Halleluyah, Sukkot has come, halleluyah!

Feast of Tabernacles

This week we begin observing and celebrating
The Feast of Tabernacles.
This is only our second year of learning about
and keeping the feast days of our Creator
and we continue to learn so much...
and continue to find them such a delight!

I came across this video,
which I thought did a very good job
explaining more about The Feast of Tabernacles.

Please watch. Please share.
Learn about these feast days,
that one day ALL mankind will observe!
They are amazing!


"And it shall be that all who are left from all the gentiles
which came up against Yerushalayim {Jerusalem},
shall go up from year to year to bow themselves
to the Sovereign, יהוה {YHVH} of hosts,
and to observe the Festival of Booths {Tabernacles}."
~ Zechariah 14:16


Blessings and Shalom!

Haven at Home Happenings: Yom Teruah and Yom Kippur

It's hard to believe it's been a month
since my last blog post.
There have been busy, busy days around here.

Things still continue to be busy
as we prepare for Sukkot/The Feast of Tabernacles this week!
We are VERY excited about this joyous time of year!!
And hope to share about it and pics soon.

Until then...
here's a little snippet of what we've been up to...

Celebrating Yom Teruah/The Feast of Trumpets...
with our fellowship group...



LOVE to hear those shofars!
What a joyous day it will be when we hear the final trumpet call
and our Savior, Yeshua, returns!


And we had the privilege to celebrate
with a few online friends that were visiting from out of town!




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This past weekend, we observed Yom Kippur.
It was a delight to meet with our fellowship group...



... and, also, a special time of self-examination and repentance
and rejoicing in Yeshua, our atonement.

Here's a video I put together with some Scripture
about Yom Kippur...



I hope to share, again, soon as we enter into Sukkot!

Blessings and Shalom!

Lights... Dedication... Chanukah

One of our highlights this past week
was learning about Chanukah (or Hanukkah),
the Feast of Dedication, the Festival of Lights.

We enjoyed being a little festive,
learning more about the history
(through reading, audio, and a video),
some of the tidbits about Jewish tradition
and why they have it, but what we really enjoyed
was reading select Scripture each night
when lighting the menorah.

Below are a few pics I wanted to share...



Chanukah bouquet




Playing while listening to the Chanukah story via online




Nighttime reading of the Chanukah story and coloring




Dreidel crayons



Coloring with them




Though we did not actually play the traditional dreidel game,
we did discuss it and they did have fun spinning their pieces.




Potato latkes... Mmmm!




Cupcakes


Candle lighting...


Night 1
"The sun shall be no more thy light by day;
neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee:
but YHVH shall be unto thee an everlasting light,
and thy Elohim thy glory." Isaiah 60:19

"YHVH is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
YHVH is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?"
Psalm 27:1




Night 2
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,
and a light unto my path."
Psalm 119:105

"The entrance of Thy words giveth light;
it giveth understanding unto the simple."
Psalm 119:130

"For the commandment is a lamp;
and the law {Torah} is light;
and reproofs of instruction are the way of life"
Proverbs 6:23




Day 3
"Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound:
they shall walk O YHVH,
in the light of Thy countenance."
Psalm89:15

"Turn us again, O Elohim,
and cause Thy face to shine;
and we may be saved."
Psalm 80:3

"YHVH bless thee, and keep thee:
YHVH make His face shine upon thee,
and be gracious into thee:
YHVH lift up His countenance upon thee,
and give thee peace."
Numbers 6:24-26




Day 4
"The light of the body is the eye:
therefore when thine eye is single,
thy whole body also is full of light;
but when thine eye is evil,
thy body also is full of darkness."
Luke 11:34

"To open their eyes,
and to turn them from darkness to light,
and from the power of Satan into Elohim,
that they may receive forgiveness of sins,
and inheritance among them
which are sanctified by faith that is in Me."
Acts 26:18




Day 5
"In Him was life; and the life was the light of men.
And the light shineth in darkness ;
and the darkness comprehended it not."
John 1:4-5

"Then spake Yeshua (Jesus) again unto them, saying,
I am the light of the world:
he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness,
but shall have the light of life."
John 8:12




Day 6
"But the path of the just is as the shining light,
that shineth more and more into the perfect day."
Proverbs 4:18

"And they that be wise shall shine
as the brightness of the firmament;
and they that turn many to righteousness
as the stars for ever and ever."
Daniel 12:3

"Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
That ye may be blameless and harmless,
the sons of Elohim, without rebuke,
in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation,
among whom ye shine as lights in the world"
Philippians 2:14-15




Day 7
"Giving thanks to the Father,
which hath made us to be partakers
of the inheritance of the saints in light:
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness,
and hath translated us into
the kingdom of His dear Son:
in Whom we have redemption through His blood,
even the forgiveness of sins"
Colossians 1:12-14

"But ye are a chosen generation,
a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people;
that ye should shew forth the praises of Him
Who hath called you out of darkness
into His marvellous light:
Which in time past were not a people,
but are now the people of Elohim:
which had not obtained mercy,
but now have obtained mercy."
1 Peter 2:9-10




Day 8
"The sun shall be no more thy light by day;
neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee:
but YHVH shall be unto thee an everlasting light,
and thy Elohim thy glory.
Thy sun shall no more go down;
neither shall thy moon withdraw itself:
for YHVH shall be thine everlasting light,
and the days of thy mourning shall be ended."
Isaiah 60:19-20

"And there shall be no more curse:
but the throne of Elohim and of the Lamb shall be in it;
and His servants shall serve Him:
And they shall see His face;
and His name shall be in their foreheads.
And there shall be no night there;
and they need no candle, neither light of the sun;
for YHVH Elohim giveth them light:
and they shall reign for ever and ever."
Revelation 22:3-5

Ducks in a Row

Not quite ducks... and not quite in a row...
but we did have ALL of our children home for Thanksgiving.
It was a blessing to have Ally home for the weekend!










"Blessed be YHVH, who daily loadeth us with benefits,
even the Elohim of our salvation. Selah."
Psalm 68:19

O Give Thanks...

"O give thanks unto YHVH,
for He is good:
for His mercy endureth for ever."
Psalm 107:1


May we offer up our praise
and our thanksgiving
on a DAILY basis.

May we not make the sacrifice of praise
only on a week or month
surrounding a man made holiday
or only on 'special occasions'...

But may we continue
in a lifestyle
of praise and thanksgiving
to the Creator and Giver
of all blessings.



Shalom!



{thoughts from my daybook entry}