Oct. 20, 2009 - Traditions
Good afternoon my lovely homeschoolers!!
It is officially Autumn. Not because it is after September 21st. Not because the weather has been horrible chilled lately, but because I have made my pumpkin custard. It's true. It's not autumn in the Nolette household until Mom makes the pumpkin custard. Most of my family LOVES it. Thanks to a special request from my wonderful friend Susha I'm making my second batch in less than one week. It's like fluffy a pumpkin pie with out the crust. Try it yourself...
Pumpkin Custard
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 Eggs
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 1 tsp. Vanilla
- 1 tsp. Cinnamon
- 3 Tbsp. Flour
- 3 Tbsp. Butter
- ¾ Cup Milk
- 1 (28 Oz.) Can Pumpkin
- Cool Whip
INSTRUCTIONS:
- 1. Mix all ingredients.
- 2. Pour into casserole dish.
- 3. Bake 50 minutes.
- 4. Serve warm or cool, with Cool Whip on top.
We talk often about traditions at Powerline Productions. We love them. Our families have Heroes for Jesus Parties on October 31st (the anniversary of the day that Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the Whittenburg Door). We serve Thanksgiving Feast at the end of November which always begin with a time to contemplate the gifts the Lord has given us and thanking Him for His kindness. We bake cookies together and make ornaments each December. On Christmas Eve we travel to eat a picnic dinner, similar to what Mary and Joseph were doing the evening before our Lord and Savior was born. We sing carols glorifying God and His precious Son. We exchange gifts in rememberance of what He did for us.
We are introducing a new line of books this year to help you all build your own Christ centered traditions. Check out our first offering in the Celebrate! series: Celebrate Our Chrstian Heroes (Instead of Halloween) by Meredith Curtis. The e-book can be purchased at Currclick.com the book is filled with great ideas for having your own Heroes for Jesus celebration. You'll find game ideas with all the templates, reproducable pictures, and instructions you'll need to assemble these great games. Everybody will have a blast and not even realize that they are learning church history!! Meredith has even included some of our best tried and true Autumn recipes for you to try!
Now is the time to really start thinking about those family traditions you repeat every Christmas. Are you teaching your family the true meaning of Christmas? Are you honoring the Lord whose birth we are celebrating with all He deserves? Let's all pray and work with our families to be shining lights this Christmas. Let's see if we can make the Word of God in our lives shine brighter than the twinkle lights on our houses! For some of us that will take alot more shining than others, but let's have fun doing it anyway!!
Keep your eyes open for more Celebrate! books from Powerline Productions!!
