Today’s “Faith & Hope” e-letter
News From My Life:
It’s Thanksgiving Eve! “It’s the most wonderful time of the year”.… when we light the candles, Dad puts carols on to play and mom makes the house homey. Last night a man dropped off firewood for us to burn over the holidays! Tomorrow we start listening to Christmas Carols as we go to Grandma and Grandpa Pierpont’s for Thanksgiving. This year God has done so much in my life and I hope that you will be encouraged by these thoughts. Thanks to all of you for your encouraging words of love. It’s my privilege to correspond with you all over the world by this e-letter! So wherever you are and whatever your doing I hope this “Faith & Hope” will inspire you to think of ways in which God has also blessed your life… This is a special edition for Thanksgiving thus I filled it full

It seems women like to talk about their “rights”. Well, here is one “right” we don’t have especially as women…

I Have No Right…
I had been riding on a bus all through the night and most of the next day. I was tired, hungry and wanted a shower. We were on our way to an orphanage in Mexico…

When we got there I wasn’t really in the mood for ministry. Someone came up to my sisters and I and told us about a “baby room”. I was curious and I wanted to visit it. I went in and was met by many sweet-faced, orphan babies. They were all so beautiful with dark brown eyes, dark brown hair and light brown skin. They were SO hungry for love I had never before seen anything like it. I walked over to one crib and eager arms came up to greet me. I went to pick her up and then there was another one crying out to be held. I reached out to hold onto the hand of him with one baby already in my arms. Heidi and Hannah had picked up little ones as well and were holding them. I walked over to one crib and a little baby boy lay face down in the small bed. The little guy looked like he needed a loving touch. I reached into his crib and gently touched his little back. He looked so lonely lying there in his light yellow sleeper. Thinking I realized he would sleep alone tonight with no one to hold him and rock him to sleep. Silently tears filled my eyes till he became just a small blur. Tears dropped out of my eyes freely and landed on his little mattress as I prayed over him. I talked to him gently as I tried to wipe the tears from my eyes. I kept saying over and over,

“Hey there buddy…I love you. Honey, I love you.” I said gently.

All too soon we had to leave. As my sisters and I all returned the babies back to their lonely cribs there were cries all over the room. My little guy was just silent when I laid him back where I found him like he was used to being put back in bed and left. As Heidi, Hannah, Hope and I all walked down the hallway, the sounds of many lonely little hearts crying out for love flooded our ears and made our hearts literally ache and hurt. One cried with outstretched arms and big tears after Heidi,

“Mama, Mama, Mama!”

I looked in the window and saw the little guy I had just held he looked back at me with lonely, big brown eyes his cheek pressed against the mattress of his bed. Heidi, Hannah and I couldn’t say a word our hearts were so heavy. As we walked down the hall and out the door we all looked at each other and burst into tears. Tears were streaming down each of our faces as we left the building…I realized then I was hungry, tired and I wanted a shower but had no right to complain. I had so much to be thankful for. Today my heart travels back to Mexico to that “Baby Room” and again I realize I have no right in the world to complain only to be thankful. I only have one right and that is to be thankful.

Special Verse:
In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
1Th 5:18

Quote to Keep:
This is a beautiful song. Sing it around the house today and tomorrow to the Lord.

Give thanks with a grateful heart,
Give thanks to the Holy One,
Give thanks because He’s given Jesus Christ His Son.
And now let the weak say I am strong, let the poor say
I am rich because of what the Lord has done for us - give thanks.

A Practical Tip for Today:
The number one way to find joy in any situation I believe is to simply give thanks. So make a list for the Lord of things your thankful for…get 2 or 3 or 4 sheets of paper!! Also…
My Mother made this Cheesecake recently and it was wonderful! You should try it out. So I will include this recipe here. I thank the Lord for my Mom. Last year mom worked all day making a beautiful meal. She was on her feet all day long making the house homey, burning candles and making food for all of us. She gave me this recipe to share with all of you today.

~ My Mom’s Pumpkin Cheesecake ~

2 (8oz.) packages of cream cheese, softened
½ cup of canned pumpkin
½ cup of sugar
½ teaspoon of vanilla
½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon
Dash each ground cloves and nutmeg
2 eggs
1 graham cracker pie crust (6 oz. or 9 inch)

1.Mix cream cheese, pumpkin, sugar, vanilla and spices at medium speed with electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs; mix until blended.

2. Pour into crust.

3. Bake at 350, 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight. Garnish with cool whip and chocolate dipped pecans. 8 servings.

Have a beautiful & Happy Thanksgiving from our home to yours!

Holly A. Pierpont
Wednesday November 22, 2006
Thanksgiving Eve

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