March Goes Out Like a Lion | An Old Fashioned Bouquet for Holy Week | Breaking New Paths скачать в хорошем качестве

March Goes Out Like a Lion | An Old Fashioned Bouquet for Holy Week | Breaking New Paths

#hope #countryliving #palmsunday #snowfall #littlehouseontheprairie #lauraingalls #faith #vermont #vermontlife #newpath #newlife #movingforward #easter March is going out like a lion, roaring in Vermont with a snowstorm that, as I write, is still raging. It's been snowing for more than 24 hours and we are now up to two feet. What a way to head toward Easter! I prefer this time of year to be filled with spring flowers, not icicles. But this is the day the Lord has made, and I will find a way to rejoice in it. Since it is Palm Sunday, the start of Holy Week, I discovered a new tradition called a Palm Bouquet or Palm Stick. Popular in Germany, the bouquet featured seven natural materials (think of Jesus' seven last words from the cross). The bouquets features material like boxwood and pussy willows. The faithful would bring them to the church on the Saturday before Palm Sunday to have the bouquets blessed. I took mine to Sofie's Hill — and I close our time at the farm with a Palm Sunday blessing (watch till the end!). But as I trudged in the snow, I was reminded of how hard it is making a new path in it. And that got me thinking how hard it is sometimes to make a new path forward in our lives. And so, on this snowy start to Holy Week, I invite you to discover a new tradition with me and to really reach deep inside to find the strength to move forward in life — and not be afraid of doing the hard work of making a new path. So bundle up! It's cold out there! Invite a friend to join us! Like, comment, and let me know what are some ways you prepare for Easter during the holiest of weeks. Blessings!