tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883106892491921714.post5996060414901273869..comments2024-03-27T23:40:45.479-04:00Comments on Miss Merry's House with the Picket Fence: Church and GraduatesMiss Merryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691152819794851137noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883106892491921714.post-27270595634334952202022-06-07T09:26:11.836-04:002022-06-07T09:26:11.836-04:00What a lovely celebration for the graduates and wh...What a lovely celebration for the graduates and what creativity in naming the dishes. I have long given up on organized religion. I journal and pray every morning but I found too much prejudice and meanness in the church. I'm no angel but I'm pretty sure Jesus did not envision the hatred and division that is now our reality. You are not alone but it's a shame that anyone is driven away from the church by those who are not following in Jesus's footsteps. www.self-sufficientsam.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065860466566055543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883106892491921714.post-41042210716789560692022-06-07T01:56:42.217-04:002022-06-07T01:56:42.217-04:00We all understand that things move with the times ...We all understand that things move with the times but it is a sad state of affairs when manners, acts of kindness, respect and appreciation of others are left behind. You and your friend did a wonderful job providing that delicious meal to celebrate a special time in a child's life.Fun60https://www.blogger.com/profile/08084441984556826917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883106892491921714.post-62288322704560264812022-06-07T00:26:43.433-04:002022-06-07T00:26:43.433-04:00Oh great, now I am hungry. The food is amazing. ...Oh great, now I am hungry. The food is amazing. Love the names of the dishes. Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285774814387516190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883106892491921714.post-25918277489904428482022-06-06T13:41:33.697-04:002022-06-06T13:41:33.697-04:00Me again! Glad you like the "Tea Room" I...Me again! Glad you like the "Tea Room" I created in my Dining Room...It was fun!! Loved your story about the chair covers...I actually thought I gave those chair covers away and discovered them by accident looking for something else but I am so glad that I did!! Thanks so much for all your visits and kind words!! Hope you had a great weekend!!<br />Hugs,<br />DebDebbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble Christmashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09393980831584145593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883106892491921714.post-90227736768166251172022-06-04T07:45:34.903-04:002022-06-04T07:45:34.903-04:00Me again!! Glad to hear that your grand daughter e...Me again!! Glad to hear that your grand daughter enjoyed seeing Nelson Crest all decked out in her Patriotic finery!! thanks again for stopping by and for your kind words!! I hope you have a great weekend!! Stay safe, healthy and happy!!<br />Hugs,<br />DebbieDebbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble Christmashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09393980831584145593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883106892491921714.post-63851020011530326622022-05-31T21:22:55.946-04:002022-05-31T21:22:55.946-04:00Me again!! Thanks so much for stopping by all the ...Me again!! Thanks so much for stopping by all the time and for all your kind words!! Stay safe, healthy and happy!!<br />Hugs,<br />DebDebbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble Christmashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09393980831584145593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883106892491921714.post-8909292031903783312022-05-30T09:04:03.047-04:002022-05-30T09:04:03.047-04:00Separation of church and state really is important...Separation of church and state really is important. Sadly, it no longer is really separated as it should be. It creates problems for many. I love the way you described your little church in the beginning. What a shame it changed, and blended with sister churches. What a lovely idea having the graduation breakfast. Something the families will remember and cherish, I think. The food looks amazing!! I will never understand why so many churches balked at the mask wearing or believing how real and deadly Covid was and continues to be. Churches were big spreaders of the virus. Those that cared for their people didn't hold in person gatherings, but many continued to gather and spread, and die. I don't know if we'll ever get back to what it was pre-Covid; but with kind people like you to keep true faith and love alive I have faith.<br /><a href="https://4ccccs.blogspot.com/2022/05/starts-finishes-and-next-project.html" rel="nofollow">Sandy's Space</a>Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141251905909903805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883106892491921714.post-5504216284147083462022-05-29T22:39:02.138-04:002022-05-29T22:39:02.138-04:00I hear you.......I have watched Mass on face book ...I hear you.......I have watched Mass on face book since 2020 and still have not gone back in person....Before the Pandemic, I ran a lot of Fund Raisers but with working full time, it seemed like I had a second full time job. I was actually getting ill from the stress and the lack of time to get things done...I new priest came along and that was my opportunity to bow out..The new priest did not know me so that was my time when I decided to quite everything I was doing at the church....I felt much better after I did it...All the stress was gone...Now we have another new priest ( the third one since I bowed out of everything) and my son knows him as he works for the Diocese...I want to go back in person but now with the uptick in cases again...I just do not feel comfortable...So I too will continue watching on face book for the time being!! Thanks so much for always taking the time to stop by and to let me know that you did by leaving such kind comments!!<br />I hope you have a great Memorial Day!!!<br />Hugs,<br />DebDebbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble Christmashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09393980831584145593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883106892491921714.post-65873569299356080982022-05-29T10:42:24.742-04:002022-05-29T10:42:24.742-04:00I love the tags on the food...I am not sure where ...I love the tags on the food...I am not sure where our country is headed because of the deep divisions splitting us apart. I used to be an optimist, but not so much anymore.Meryl Baerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482532818278685217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883106892491921714.post-85580142110684548192022-05-27T15:11:38.073-04:002022-05-27T15:11:38.073-04:00You did a really good thing using your talents to ...You did a really good thing using your talents to cook for a group, I hope it was appreciated! Covid had many lasting affects...so many people are so angry with anyone and everyone...sad to see. God's house should welcome everyone that comes through the door. We attend by computer...most Sundays I fast forward to the Sermon...as the Hymns are obscure Lutheran hymns:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883106892491921714.post-56454384262272589292022-05-26T07:39:09.639-04:002022-05-26T07:39:09.639-04:00Oh man I am soooo so sorry about that. I don't...Oh man I am soooo so sorry about that. I don't have a church I belong to but that doesn't mean I don't like them. Too many churches I've gone to seemed to care more about the almighty dollar than just providing good lessons to live by.<br /><br />My step daughter's church went the way of Covid Hoax and the pastor even told them who they should vote for which horrified me. <br />I miss going to my Grandparents little country church in the summers where everyone had coffee and chatted after services.<br />We could look out the windows at the dairy cows munching in the sunlight.<br />Kids spilled out of church and played hide 'n go seek around the big oaks in the church yard.<br /><br />My grandchildren just moved to another church other than their folks church because they wanted to be around younger people and they love it. <br /><br />The world is changing. Here is wishing you had a place to go worship that was comfortable.Val Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11773318159420863765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883106892491921714.post-22900552348185260242022-05-26T00:03:54.890-04:002022-05-26T00:03:54.890-04:00First of all, the beautiful meal that you and your...First of all, the beautiful meal that you and your friends provided for the graduates, family and friends was an act of love and service for others that is noticed and appreciated my dear friend.<br />Second, the years of service that you have provided to the children of the parish is also noticed and appreciated by those children and their families.<br />Thirdly and finally, I am SO SORRY for the hurtful words that were spoken by leadership to and about others. That has no place in the Lords church. People are not perfect and sometimes discipline does need to take place, (if that's what is was, obviously I don't know,) but it should never leave the leadership to be spoken about elsewhere.<br />My husband was an elder in our church for over 35 years before we moved last year and he and the other leadership were very, very careful about this. I can honestly say that I don't think gossip about their leading happened. If so, I didn't hear about it.<br />The Bible is clear that we're not to give up the fellowship with other believers. I really hope that you are able to find a parish or other church that you can feel comfortable attending so you can share your life with others. Covid sure didn't help things. We all have gotten so used to being in our own homes instead of with other people.<br />Okay. Enough seriousness. :-) I mailed a small package to you today. It's not much but I hope you like it. Wishing you a wonderful Thursday my dear friend. <br />Much love and blessings,<br />BetsyBetsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00807691752817225336noreply@blogger.com