Thursday, October 12, 2017

Sukkot 2017

For the second year running, Valley of Blessing had their congregational Sukkot up at Higher Ground Christian Center in Virginia. 
 We decided to bring our camper up with us to stay in rather than pitching a tent for the ten days.
 If there's one thing we can count on at HG, it's beautiful sunrises.




 We did get a couple days of rain, but the weather was pretty nice, overall. 
We didn't plan nearly as many events as we did last year, so there was a lot of free time for just hanging out. That gave  Pastor Donna from spending a little time with the littles playing games. 

 We took a little side trip to Mabry Mill and walked around the old buildings and exhibits there. 


 The last night of Sukkot, we celebrated Simchat Torah, which is when we roll the whole Torah scroll back to Genesis 1:1. It's always so cool to see the Word of Adonai rolled out. 
This passage is the Song of Moses in Deuteronomy. It's divided to commemorate the dividing of the Red Sea during the Exodus.

While doing Sukkot at Higher Ground was good for two years, I think we've decided to go back to our previous tradition of camping on our own from now on. It's a lot less hassle and stress. 

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