The Reformation 500 - Faith and Freedom Tour

And, here is the second part of my posts about the Reformation 500. During the celebration, they had a whole bunch of mini Faith and Freedom tours. We only managed to take one, but that one was a really good tour. We went and saw the Old North Church, (We've seen the Old North Church before, but we mainly wanted to go on this tour just to see Copp's Hill.) then trudged up the road to Copp's Hill. It was so amazing to look at all the gravestones, and to just remind ourselves of our Christian heritage. Here's a quote from John Adams:

"After Martin Luther had introduced into Germany the liberty of thinking in matters of religion, and erected the standard of reformation, John Calvin, a native of Noyon, in Picardie, of a vast genius, singular eloquence, various erudition, and polished taste, embraced the cause of reformation. In the books which he published, and in the discourses which he held in the several cities of France, he proposed one hundred and twenty-eight articles in opposition to the creed of the Roman Catholic church. These opinions were soon embraced with ardor, and maintained with obstinacy, by a great number of persons of all conditions. The asylum and the centre of this new sect was Geneva, a city situated on the lake ancient, called Lemanus, on the frontiers of Savoy, which had shaken off the yoke of its bishop and the Duke of Savoy, and erected itself into a republic, under the title of a free city, for the sake of liberty of conscience.

Let not Geneva be forgotten or despised. Religious liberty owes it much respect."

Mr. Serven-Our tour guide

Mrs. Serven

Daddy, by the Mather Tomb

At Copp's Hill, remembering those that came before us...

The green the rain brought...

The Reformation 500 - The Reformers

This past week, Daddy and I had the privilege of journeying to Boston, and celebrating the 500th birthday of John Calvin with some wonderful people. We had a blessed time, and really enjoyed the time spent with friends and each other. In this post, I'm only posting pictures of the reenacting "reformers". They were people dressed up in costume, and would tell stories, as well as sign your booklets and give you encouraging verses to dwell on. I will post more pictures of the event in another post, but here are these to start off! :) (Do pardon the not-so-good lighting on some of the pictures.)

John Calvin

John Knox

Anne Bradstreet

Katharina Luther: telling her stories and signing booklets

Athanasius - signing his name in Greek

Lovely Lady Jane Grey Dudley

Anna Sofia as Queen Jeanne d'Albret

Elizabeth B. as Queen Anne Boleyn

Until next time!
~Margaret

Guess What?

So, when I was eleven years old, I really, really, really got into medieval times. I researched all about them, but mostly about the clothing. The beautiful dresses with long flowing sleeves simply enthralled me, and when I turned twelve, I decided that I wanted to make one. On my birthday, my mama, sisters, and I went to the store, picked out a pattern, and with the help of a very sweet lady from from our church, we were able to adjust the pattern to fit me.

During the next few days, I also picked out slip and dress material. I was EXTREMELY excited about having my very own medieval costume!

Well, the months went on. So did the weeks, days, and hours. Not to mention: years. One year passed, and I hadn't finished my dress! Well, this year was going to be my two year "anniversary", but, this week, I sat down, and.................................................................
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Finished my dress!!

I was probably the happiest person on planet earth, as I stitched the last stitch on the hem. I was glad to feel the soft satin slip over my head, and get that wonderful feeling you (girls, not boys) get when you put on something really "dressy-uppy". (That was a very inconspicuous word I found in a very large dictionary, with LOTS of words.) Well, needless to say, I'm just very thankful to have finished that. Thanks, Mrs. K.!

Hmm... On to my next project, aye?

~Margaret