Holiday Traditions
Jill at Follow Your Bliss is having a "Celebration of Traditons." This brings to mind many fun traditions in our family though none to me are as special and as dear as when I hear, "MOM, you ARE going to make our favorite Molasses Krinkle cookies aren't you?" "Oh, and MOM, dinner just wouldn't be the same without Grandma's seven layer salad, and you'd better make two bowls instead of one...I want one all to myself-extra bacon please!" Then you watch them MOUND their plates with salad. Whoever thought salad wasn't a favorite of kids hasn't tried this one!
It's dangerous to send a tin or bag of cookies home with a sibling or for someone else in the family, because it never gets there. The tin is empty by the time it arrives to it's destination!
These little doves have beeen on my parent's tree as long as I can remember until my mother passed them on to me. I love them as it reminds me of the dove sent by Noah (in Genesis 8:8-11) to find land. When the dove returned it had in its beak a freshly plucked olive leaf and Noah then knew the water had receded from the earth. For me it symbolizes a fresh new beginning of life, faith and love.
Labels: "holiday traditions", Christmas
posted by "Maggie" at 10:00 AM
11 Comments:
Maggie,
What wonderful traditions! So glad you are playing! Be sure to post another one on the 9th... maybe I will get to taste those yummy cookies....
Wow all that food sounds soooo good. I made the recipe you had posted with the chicken drizzled with ranch and taco seasoning. It was really good. Bill and I ate every last bite! Hope all is well!
Karen
There you are Miss Maggie!
I've been trying to find your blog address. I will now add it to my list.
Hugs!
Michelle
Although the to-do list seems always to get longer, never shorter, it's still worth the effort to prioritize for the traditional favorites, isn't it? Hope you are enjoying the family holiday pleasures you treasure.
So anxious to see you today! Got your name on the post... how did I miss you??? So glad you are a part of the celebration... that salad sounds so yummy!
Merry Christmas...
xoxox Jill
love those doves - and the cookies are the kind we like to make...
xox - eb.
Oh the doves....so pretty and wow! The sentiment you wrote about them gives me goosebumps!!
(hugs)
Teresa McFayden
The cookies sound so yummy! Can't say as I blame the messenger, though the recipient must have been sad. The doves are a wonderful tradition!
It's so nice to have ornaments from your childhood!
Merry Christmas!
Robin
Sounds delicious..pity ypou did'nt supply the recipes, the salad sounds particularly good, I would love to try it :)
My grandmother used to make wonderful frosted molasses cookies at Christmas. I love the doves and their meaning for you too.
Merry Christmas!
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