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Sabbath Keeping

by Sandra Bennett
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17 Nov
 “I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty…”
~ Ruth 1:21 ~

“Where we love is home –  home that our feet may leave but not our hearts.”
~ Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. ~

“The ornament of a house are the friends who frequent it.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~

“It’s sad if people think that’s (homemaking) a dull existence, (but) you can’t just buy an apartment and furnish it and walk away. It’s the flowers you choose, the music you play, the smile you have waiting. I want to be gay and cheerful, a haven in this troubled world. I don’t want my husband and children to come home and find a rattled woman. Our era is already rattled enough, isn’t it?”
~ Audrey Hepburn ~

“There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.”
 ~ Jane Austin ~

“There is no spectacle on earth more appealing than that of a beautiful woman in the act of cooking dinner for someone she loves.” ~ Thomas Wolfe ~

“Home is where one starts from.” ~ T. S. Eliot ~

“I believe that a godly home is a foretaste of heaven. Our homes, imperfect as they are, must be a haven from the chaos outside. They should be a reflection of our eternal home, where troubled souls find peace, weary hearts find rest, hungry bodies find refreshment, lonely pilgrims find communion, and wounded spirits find compassion.” ~ Jani Ortlund ~

“Home is where the heart is.”
~Pliny the Elder  ~

“I’m only a housewife, I’m afraid.” How often do we hear this shocking admission. I’m afraid when I heart it I feel very angry indeed. Only a housewife: only a practitioner of one of the two most noble professions (the other one is that of a farmer); only the mistress of a huge battery of high and varied skills and custodian of civilization itself. Only a typist, perhaps! Only a company director, or a nuclear physicist; only a barrister; only the President! When a woman says she is a housewife she should say it with the utmost pride, for there is nothing higher on this planet to which she could aspire.” ~ John Seymour, Forgotten Household Crafts ~

“Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love.”
~ Billy Graham ~
“A home without books is a body without soul.” ~ Cicero ~
“My home is in heaven.
I’m just traveling through this world.”
~ Billy Graham ~

“There are many rooms in my Father’s house.
If there were not, would I have told you that I am going away to prepare a place for you?
And if I am going away to prepare a place for you,
I will come again and will welcome you into my presence,
so that you may be where I am.”
~ John 14:2-3 ~

If you have a name for the prayer list, each week, please let me know. Around the world, people are praying.

Sabbath Keeping ~ Wendy ~ Annie ~  GJ ~ Bill ~ Donna ~ Jim ~ Sandra ~

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  1. Sandra Bennett says

    November 28, 2014 at 10:55 pm

    Annie, you're on my prayer list and hope you're feeling better.

    Rainey, home is still home, even without our beloveds.

    Jane, I am so glad; thank you for letting me know.

    Mildred, how is Wendy doing?

    Dori, you're very welcome!

    Celeste, thank you and hopefully you and yours had a bountiful Thanksgiving.

    Kathy, even without Dave, home is still my favorite place.

    Donna, you and Jim are always in my prayers.

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  2. Donna says

    November 19, 2014 at 12:38 am

    We are always so grateful for your prayers.

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  3. KathyB. says

    November 18, 2014 at 1:58 am

    Home, the place I love to be, the place I long for when I am away. The best place for me on earth. I love your quotes about my favorite place. Thank-you Sandra.

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  4. CelestinaMarie@SouthernDayDreams says

    November 18, 2014 at 1:31 am

    Hi Sandra, Once again a touching post filled with beautiful quotes.
    Keeping you in prayers my friend.
    Have a wonderful week and Happy Thanksgiving.
    Hugs and Blessings.

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  5. dori says

    November 17, 2014 at 11:47 pm

    Very important, Thistle! Thank you for saying this to many!

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  6. Anonymous says

    November 17, 2014 at 9:19 pm

    Such beautiful quotes and ones that I so agree with. Praying for you and the others on the prayer list, Sandra. Please continue to pray for Wendy.

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  7. jAne says

    November 17, 2014 at 3:20 pm

    it's always a pleasure reading through the quotes you offer… thank you especially for these as they're speaking to my heart extra much. 🙂

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  8. FlowerLady Lorraine says

    November 17, 2014 at 10:14 am

    Another lovely post!

    My home, even with the loss of my dear husband and best friend, is still a haven to me.

    I am thankful.

    FlowerLady

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  9. annie says

    November 17, 2014 at 4:28 am

    yes, blessings to you!
    lovely, always so lovely.
    please add me on if you will,
    I have been down and ill all day, thanks much, a better week will come.

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BLOG – I help folks find, buy, live and increase income on their farm, homestead or ranch. Even if it’s a half-acre lot in town. On this blog you’ll find what you need for…

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Welcome!  I’m Sandra, at one time shepherd of the largest flock of colored wool sheep and herd of American Curly horses in Virginia. My homestead roots go deep; as far back as 1654 my Daddy’s people came to the New World for a better life and in May 1995 Thistle Cove Farm was established in the southwest Appalachian mountains of Virginia.

In 2005 the blog began as a journal documenting our handmade, homemade farm life (restoring house, barns, fences, pastures) animal husbandry (hogs, Agatha and Esmeralda The Fabulous Angora-Pygmy Goatini Sisters, rare breed sheep (Carly, Harry, Sophie Shetland triplets who lived to be 22+ years), American Curly horses, black Angus steers, alpacas, cats and dogs), farmhouse kitchen, etc.

Now, since Dave’s death (my beloved husband), I’m taking a new direction and documenting my University course, “Increasing Farm, Homestead, Small Business Income” taught in the USA, Russia and eastern Europe.  It’s said when an old person dies, a library is gone forever and seeing as how I’m north of Medicare, I’m doing a brain dump as quickly (haha) as a older, slow woman can go.

While I do have a Uni degree (VCU when they still had a great program), the useful stuff has been learned at The School of Hard Knocks. I’m not a doctor, vet, lawyer, plumber, carpenter, mechanic, etc. so always consult a professional.

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