We love celebrating Resurrection Sunday in our family. It is so much more than dressing in bright spring colors and singing special songs. That is just the icing on top. But to celebrate forgiveness of sins, eternal life, undeserved mercy and grace – now that is worth celebrating! We had a full week of music…
Rallies and Rakes
Spring is here! A blast of snow in early March reminded us not to bank too heavily on the alluring warm weather we had recently enjoyed. The snow lined every tree branch and drooping bush and out in the backyard the boys built a 13 foot snowman, with the aid of a ladder of course….
A Dinner for Two
One of the highlights of February for our family is hosting an evening of marriage encouragement at our church. The event is truly a team effort and several days are spent in preparation. Lydia headed up the decorations, dreaming up lovely decor from poring over ideas online and utilizing plenty of white lights and tulle. She…
Winter Sketches
We welcomed the new year with a gathering of friends, playing games and eating food. We decided to simplify our gingerbread village this year, propping up cookie cutter gingerbread men in front of pop tents, calling it a Civil War encampment and not connecting it with any particular famous moment in history or any anniversary…
Fast Away the Old Year Passes
Thanksgiving week saw our family gathering with uncles, aunts and cousins, relishing the traditional family dishes and chatting with each other over the meal. We ended this year’s football game unscarred, no injuries, lots of exercise and plenty of laughs. The mild temps made it all the better! No sooner had we ended Thanksgiving, we…
Fall Time Fun
Connecticut lays claim to one of the most famous heroes of the Revolutionary War, a young schoolteacher described as “a simple hearted, well-educated, intelligent country youth.” Nathan Hale is known for his untimely death at the hands of the British and his selfless last words, “My only regret is that I have but one life…
An Apple a Day
Imagine waking up in the early morning to the warm homespun scent of applesauce and cinnamon in the air. Thanks to a friend, we have been enjoying that experience more than once! Early fall in New England is synonymous with apple picking and apple pie and when our friend invited us to help ourselves to…
Sunny Summertime
July 4th kicked off the summer season for us with our annual Tribute to America concert and the public reading of the Declaration of Independence on the town green. Both events coincided on the weekend so we had a chock full, star spangled couple of days. Have we mentioned we are chicken owners? After lobbying…
A Wedding Way Down South
There’s a certain thrill when the car top carriers are pulled out and strapped to our trusty 15 passenger van, a certain adrenaline when it’s time to stow the suitcases on top. We looked forward to a trip to Texas where six Bennetts would help at the wedding of our friend Esther. The morning of…
A Legacy Worth Having
Proverbs 13:22 says, “A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children.” This month we are reflecting on the inheritance our grandfather, Raymond Bennett, Sr. left us twenty years ago. Most people would probably think of money or property as an inheritance to leave your family. But like the apostle Peter in the book…