Wednesday, December 3, 2025

DAY#3 - Peaks & Valleys Advent Calendar

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DAY#3 - Peaks & Valleys Advent Calendar

Welcome to the 2025 Advent Season!!  Advent is the season that celebrates Jesus coming to earth.  The word "Advent" is derived from the Latin word "adventus" which means "coming".  During Advent, Christians celebrate the birth of the Messiah Jesus who came to earth as a sacrifice so that we all might have eternal life.
In the "Strange Stuff" series we learned that our calendar has been distorted and changed (click HERE to read "13 Moonths & The Turtle Shell").  We learned that Jesus was most likely NOT born in December - however, that does not mean we should stop celebrating Jesus.  Yes, I agree that society has added evil to Christmas by focusing on santa, material things and food, but those should NEVER be our focus.  
Jesus is the ONLY reason that I celebrate Christmas.

Every year I feature a different Advent calendar and since this year has been particularly difficult for my family (both my mother-in-law and my father passed away), I felt led by the Holy Spirit to focus on Scripture showing God's help through both the bad and good times. 
There are so many Bible verses (Old & New Testaments), focusing on how our God is ALWAYS there for us during the lows and highs of life.  That's why I'm calling this
"Peaks & Valleys Advent Calendar"

Jesus is always our Savior, during the peaks & valleys/highs and lows of life.

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Today is December 3rd and I am opening Box#3



Inside we find:
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A family sitting together around the dinner table enjoying a meal.
Outside the little chalet we see two children having fun sledding with their father.

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 "Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Nehemiah 8:10

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025

2nd of DECEMBER - Peaks & Valleys Advent Calendar

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2nd of DECEMBER - Peaks & Valleys Advent Calendar

Welcome to the 2025 Advent Season!!  Advent is the season that celebrates Jesus coming to earth.  The word "Advent" is derived from the Latin word "adventus" which means "coming".  During Advent, Christians celebrate the birth of the Messiah Jesus who came to earth as a sacrifice so that we all might have eternal life.
In the "Strange Stuff" series we learned that our calendar has been distorted and changed (click HERE to read "13 Moonths & The Turtle Shell").  We learned that Jesus was most likely NOT born in December - however, that does not mean we should stop celebrating Jesus.  Yes, I agree that society has added evil to Christmas by focusing on santa, material things and food, but those should NEVER be our focus.  
Jesus is the ONLY reason that I celebrate Christmas.

Every year I feature a different Advent calendar and since this year has been particularly difficult for my family (both my mother-in-law and my father passed away), I felt led by the Holy Spirit to focus on Scripture showing God's help through both the bad and good times. 
There are so many Bible verses (Old & New Testaments), focusing on how our God is ALWAYS there for us during the lows and highs of life.  That's why I'm calling this
"Peaks & Valleys Advent Calendar"

Jesus is always our Savior, during the peaks & valleys/highs and lows of life.

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Today is December 2nd and I am opening Box#2



Inside we find:
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Someone playing the violin

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 "so is My word that goes out from My mouth:  It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
    and achieve the purpose for which 
I sent it.
You will go out in joy
    and be led forth in peace;
the mountains and hills
    will burst into song before you,
and all the trees of the field
    will clap their hands.”
Isaiah 55:11-12

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Tuesdays with a Twist Blog Hop #658

Welcome to Tuesdays with a Twist #658!
FYI - Marci from Stone Cottage Adventures is currently having issues with her blog - praying that it will be fixed soon.
Before we get to the blog hop today - 
during the month of December I will be featuring previous Advent Calendar posts:

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Checkout wonderful seeds at Mary's Heirloom Seeds 
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Or click picture below:


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Also, checkout one of my Bags/Purses available at Zazzle:


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Good Morning and Welcome to another No Rules Party!


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We're your hosts & co-hosts 

Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
Angie @ God's Growing Garden
Checkout my amazing "Featured" Pinterest Board

(click HERE to view & follow)
Features!
Each co-host will be sharing her own picks for Features. This gives everyone a better chance of being featured. Be sure to check all of our blogs to see if you were featured! 
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My Features this Week are:

1. "The Blessings of November with the Grands" by Our Grand Lives
2. "New Christmas Trees in the Den" by A Debbie-Dabble Christmas
3. "A Late-Victorian Thanksgiving Day" by My Little Old World

If you've been featured we'd love for you to grab a button.

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The party starts every Tuesday at 7am EST and will continue until Saturday at 11:59pm.  Feel free to stop back any time and "like" your favorites.  Please visit other blogs if you have a moment. 

Share older posts as well as new ones.  No limit on links!

*Pictures should be your own* 

By linking up you give us permission to use these photos

 (with proper link backs) in our features.   And now for the party!





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Monday, December 1, 2025

DAY#1 - Peaks & Valleys Advent Calendar

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DAY#1 - Peaks & Valleys Advent Calendar

Yesterday was the first of Advent and began the 2025 Advent Season!!  Advent is the season that celebrates Jesus coming to earth.  The word "Advent" is derived from the Latin word "adventus" which means "coming".  During Advent, Christians celebrate the birth of the Messiah Jesus who came to earth as a sacrifice so that we all might have eternal life.
In the "Strange Stuff" series we learned that our calendar has been distorted and changed (click HERE to read "13 Moonths & The Turtle Shell").  We learned that Jesus was most likely NOT born in December - however, that does not mean we should stop celebrating Jesus.  Yes, I agree that society has added evil to Christmas by focusing on santa, material things and food, but those should NEVER be our focus.  
Jesus is the ONLY reason that I celebrate Christmas.

Every year I feature a different Advent calendar and since this year has been particularly difficult for my family (both my mother-in-law and my father passed away), I felt led by the Holy Spirit to focus on Scripture showing God's help through both the bad and good times. 
There are so many Bible verses (Old & New Testaments), focusing on how our God is ALWAYS there for us during the lows and highs of life.  That's why I'm calling this
"Peaks & Valleys Advent Calendar"

Jesus is always our Savior, during the peaks & valleys/highs and lows of life.

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Today is December 1st and I am opening Box#1



Inside we find:
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A family lighting the advent wreath (or maybe it's a candle chandelier)

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God the Help of Those Who Seek Him
 "I will lift up my eyes to the hills—
From whence comes my help?
My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.”
Psalm 121:1-2

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Other "Peaks & Valleys" posts:





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You're the STAR - Week#1 GARDEN (December 2025)

FYI - Marci (from Stone Cottage Adventures) is currently having issues with her blog.  I'm sure it will be resolved soon.
Thank you again for joining us!
There are many ways to follow me:
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Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share from my blog:

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WELCOME to the first week of the December 2025 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!

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WELCOME to GARDEN feature week of the December 2025 "You're the STAR" blog hop!
Meet your GARDEN week Hosts

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This week is GARDEN feature week
Swing by the GARDEN Hosts blogs:
Angie @ God's Growing Garden
Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures

This is a month long Linky party featuring YOU!
There will be 4 different features each week and 4 different feature categories.  Just to be clear - this is NOT a themed party - you may link up ANY family-friendly blog posts any day of each month. 
The "theme" occurs in our weekly features:
WEEK#1 GARDEN - gardening, homesteading, recycling, outdoor activities &/or preserving (this can include any type of green living,  repurposed ideas, outdoor concerns, posts relating to farm animals etc all while remaining family friendly)



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(These features were chosen from the November 2025 "You're the Star" blog hop)



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If you've been featured then please grab a STAR button below:


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All Hosts/CoHosts will post this blog hop on every Monday of each week.
Please link up your family friendly blog posts below!
It wouldn't be a linky party with YOU!
(IMPORTANT NOTE: by linking up you understand that you might be featured next month and if so, we will use some of your photos from your post - rest assured - we will always link back to your lovely blog.  We might also share your fantastic posts on social media.  Also, you may link up as many family-friendly posts as you like & YES - other blog hops &/or giveaways are welcome {giveaways and blog hops will NOT be featured though}  Thank You & ENJOY! )



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Sunday, November 30, 2025

JESUS CHRIST - What I'm Thankful for Today#30

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What I'm Thankful for Today #30 - JESUS CHRIST

This is the final post in my little month long thankful series.  About ten years ago I did a series called "365 Days of Being THANKFUL".  Everyday I posted something for which I was thankful and I did this for 365 days.  Well, this year I decided to do a smaller version of that series and post something everyday during the month of November.

Today I am thankful for JESUS CHRIST.

Tomorrow is the first of Advent when we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ!
Words cannot express the gratitude that I have for the fact that my Savior, Jesus Christ, sacrificed His life so that we ALL might have eternal life.

John 3:16
 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.


The following is a series that I did on Jesus Christ - specifically about how He is described in the book of John
(click on each title to view each post - the list of series parts are below the pictures):


SundayJesusIsBREAD SundayJesusLIGHT SundayJesusGATE SundayJesusSHEPHERD SundayJesusRESURRECTION SundayJesusWayTruthLife SundayJesusVINE(2)
 
JESUS IS:




ENJOY!!









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Saturday, November 29, 2025

NOVEMBER - 2 Weeks in Blogging History

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2 Weeks in Blogging History - NOVEMBER

We continue our celebration of the 14th year of "God's Growing Garden" blog with a series called: 
"2 Weeks in Blogging History."  
Since there are 14 days in in 2 weeks, I will be featuring 14 posts; one from each year of God's Growing Garden's existence.

Today I am featuring previous posts from:
The month of NOVEMBER

ENJOY!

click on each title to view the entire post:


A Decade of Blogging - THANKSGIVING
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LIFEspine

2023-10-04

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Orange Mocha Meringue Tarts, by Angie Ouellette-Towergodsgrowinggarden.com

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Other "2 Weeks in Blogging History" posts:
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