My Home at Thanksgiving.

    The smells in my home on thanksgiving is suburb! You walk in with the smell of turkey roasting in the oven. Cinnamon and oranges on the stove. Hot apple cider is a family favorite! The one smell I like the best is all the pies baking in the oven.

     The tastes are warm but also cold! Pumpkin pie is warm with a touch of sweetness. Black jerry jello is cold but has a touch of tartness and sweet at the same time. Roast turkey is hot with a taste of garlic and onions. My favorite taste is cranberry salad with a hint of tartness but then you get a hint of sweetness at the end!

     The sights are wonderful! Babies crawling and playing with each other! The Macy day parade and all the floats! Food is one of the best sights with all the verities! But best of sights is family! I think the Norman Rockwell picture describe my scene very well.

 

 

 

The sounds can be loud, but they are wonderful loudness! Timers our going off so that we can remember all the food that is cooking. Going around the table telling of how God blessed us through this last year! The swishing a spoons stirring the stuffing. Best of all of sounds is the babies’ cooing away and talking baby talk!

     The textures are soft but also warm! Soft napkins that wipe your gravy stained face, but also to wipe away tears of joy when you think next year you will have more babies at the table! Soft babies skin as you hold them! Warm apple pie hitting your tongue! After all the eating is done the best texture is dry clean dishes!

~ Courtney ~

True Love.

     Berta woke up from her mother screaming in her separate room! She knew what that meant, she gave birth to twins. Berta was excited that there was going to be more children but she knew her mother and father were not since they were twins. In her village they killed twins because they thought that one of them had evil spirits. They did not know how to tell which one had the evil spirit so they killed both. Berta could not sleep the rest of the night. She knew she could not even meet her siblings because she might get an evil spirit. She knew it was not true because a nice lady with red hair taught her about Jesus and she had been saved from the teaching. The lady with red hair said that Jesus died on the cross for her sins. But Berta said he could not want her, Berta said she has done to many bad things. The red hair lady said that Jesus died on the cross for all your sins. That is it she thought! I need to figure out where that lady is so I can take my siblings there. She finally remembered where the lady said she would be but the village was 3 days away. How could she sneak away with her siblings without anybody seeing her? She finally went back to sleep but only got a little more sleep because her dad woke her up to tell her that the chief would be here in 4 days to take the babies and kill them. She thought I have 4 days to get them away from here. She said a long prayer to God asking for wisdom and direction for what to do. That day when she was done digging for sweet potatoes she went home to start secretly packing for the trip she would take. She had to figure out where the twins where to get them tonight. At dinner she asked her parents where the twins were. They curiously asked why she wanted to know. She said so that she would know not to go there. Her father told her they were near the south side of the field there was a hut they were in. When she was going to bed she thought this is going to be my last night here. When she heard her mother and father both snoring she quietly grabbed her things and snuck out to get the twins. She got to the hut without waking the guard up. Saying a quick prayer to God, She quietly scooped them in her arms and snuck into the darkness heading toward where the lady lived. She thought I can do this with God’s help. She remembered a Bible verse Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.

 Part Two

The Journey!

She was a little scared traveling in the dark from all the noises but she knew it was for her sibling’s life. When dawn came she got caught with a tiger, she knew that her village men might be trying to find them so she could not make noise. She started throwing sticks at the tiger and it finally ran away! She had a twin on her back in a sling and one in her stomach on another sling. She felt weak carrying all the stuff she would need for the trip and the twins. She took a break from walking and fed the twins the milk she snuck for the trip. She ate some bread to keep up her own strength. She knew she need to get going so off she went walking in a jungle full of scary animals creepy cob webs that kept getting in her face. 

Day and Half Later

     She was finally only a couple of miles away from the village that lady lived in but all of the sudden she heard a noise. It was not an animal but a person! She was a afraid it was her father or one of the village men. It was not, it was the kind lady with red hair. The lady remembered her and said her name was Mary Slessor. Berta told Mary her story. She said that Berta was a very brave girl for what she had done. They walked together finally reaching Mary’s hut.

The Rest of Her Story.

 When Berta walked inside the hut she was amazed at the size. She never saw something that big before. A week past and all was good. Berta helped Miss. Mary with her Siblings and all the other children Miss. Mary had saved from death! However her mother and father came one day and were furious with her. They were yelling at her telling her that she put disgrace upon her parents and that they needed her to come back and work in the fields. She said no! Finally Miss. Mary stepped in and said that they should discuss this calmly but that made her parents madder. Finally they said this is your last chance Berta or else. Miss Mary asked very kindly if they could leave because they are waking all the babies up. They both finally left. Berta never saw her parents again! Miss. Mary said I was a strong fourteen year old and that she was very proud of me! As the twins and Berta grew older the heard more and more about Jesus and God’s grace for them. When Berta turned eighteen she was baptized.
Berta grew up and became like Mary and taught the story of salvation. Amali stayed true to her name and shared hope to all people that would listened. Banji Her brother grew up and started a mission for twins and their siblings.

NOTE: This story is made up so that you can see what it was like in Mary Slessor time.

Here is were you can learn more on Mary Slessor: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Slessor

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog! My name is Courtney. I'm 15 years old. I love any thing with children, baking, cooking, and most importantly Jesus Christ. My goal for this blog is to share with you what is going in my life and stories I write. Please enjoy!

~ Courtney ~