Tablescapes Event

Last month, I attended a wonderful event featuring tablescapes at the Cocoa Community Women's Club.  I loved seeing the lovely china, crystal, silver, and linens on display.  I also enjoyed the flower arrangments that included common Florida plants.  I hope you enjoy seeing the photos as much as I enjoyed my visit.

The event was publicized in our local paper.

Lawndale around 1895

The funds raised from the event went to help in the renovation of Lawndale, a local historic home.  The photos below show the Limoges china, silver, and linens that were like those used by the former owners of the house.

It was a lovely tablescape event that I hope will become an annual tradition. 

While there, I picked up a flier about a historic home tour in the area.  My next post will be about these beautiful homes built around the 1890's. 

Blessings to you!

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Sabbath Music - Zealous Over Zion

David's Tower in Jerusalem

Shabbat Shalom, Gail-Friends!  We have cause for great rejoicing this Sabbath.  I hope you will meditate on the Scriptures I share today, and join me in prayer.

This week, President Trump fulfilled a promise to Israel by acknowledging Jerusalem as the capital city.  He has also said that the American embassy will be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.  This is the fulfillment of a promise made decades ago, and I applaud him for his courage and integrity.  No other president has been so brave.  The decision is not popular in the Middle East and has already caused violence.

I am very encouraged by this action because it shows President Trump's heart according to this verse:

Because I love Zion, I will not keep still. Because my heart yearns for Jerusalem, I cannot remain silent. I will not stop praying for her until her righteousness shines like the dawn, and her salvation blazes like a burning torch. The nations will see your righteousness. World leaders will be blinded by your glory. (Isaiah 62:1,2)

(Read the whole chapter, and you will be blessed and encouraged)

A message came from Adonai-Tzva’ot: “Adonai-Tzva’ot says, ‘I am extremely jealous on Tziyon’s behalf, and I am jealous for her with great fury.’ Adonai says, ‘I am returning to Tziyon, and I will live in Yerushalayim. Then Yerushalayim will be called Truth City, Adonai-Tzva’ot’s Mountain, the Mountain of the Holy One. (Zechariah 8:1-3 CJB)

 (Also, read all of Zechariah chapter 8 to see more of the 

significance of Jerusalem) 

Blessed be Adonai out of Tziyon, He who dwells in Yerushalayim! Halleluyah! (Psalm 135:21)

Pray for shalom in Yerushalayim; may those who love you prosper.  

(Psalm 122:6)

I am reading through the Psalms in my quiet time, and this was in my reading just this morning:

For Adonai has chosen Tziyon (Israel), He has wanted it as His home. 

 (He says) "This is my resting-place forever, I will live here 

because I so much want to." 

(Psalm 132:13-14 CJB)

My prayer is that President Trump will continue to walk in the paths of justice and righteousness.

I have two songs for you this week.  First, Jerusalem of Gold sung in Hebrew, with English lyrics.  You can feel the longing in this song.  Second, Zealous Over Zion written and sung by Ted Pearce, and based on Zechariah 8.  Both of these songs are on my heart today.  

Good Shabbos, Gail-Friends, and please pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

**The photo at the beginning of this post is the Tower of David, aka the Jerusalem Tower.  The site was named for King David because he prayed at this location.  You can read about my visit to Jerusalem HERE.
 

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Sabbath Music - Hoshiana

Graphic courtesy of MiYah Music on Facebook

 With Chanukkah on the way, I've been thinking about light.  Yeshua said, "I am the Light of the World" and our celebration of this holiday reminds of this.  Here is a song, based on Psalm 27:

Hoshiana - The L-rd is My Light and My Salvation
What a wonder-full meditation for the Sabbath.  As a young woman, I memorized parts of this psalm from the King James Version, and provide that translation here for you, via Bible Gateway.  I can't count the times these words have given courage to my soul.

Psalm 27  

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life;

 of whom shall I be afraid?

² When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, 

they stumbled and fell.

³ Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

⁴ One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; 

that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.

⁵ For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

⁶ And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.

⁷ Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

⁸ When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek.

⁹ Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

¹⁰ When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.

¹¹ Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.

¹² Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, 

and such as breathe out cruelty.

¹³ I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

¹⁴ Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
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Blessings and shalom to y'all, and I pray you have a blessed, rest-full, and worship-full Sabbath.


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