~ Morris Knob, Tazewell County, VA ~ "Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the Lord, and depart from evil." ~ Proverbs 3:7 ~ "Lord I know not what to ask of Thee; Thou knowest what I need; Thou lovest me better than I know how to love myself. O Father, give to Thy child ... Read More about Sabbath Keeping
Saint Patrick’s Day and Prayer
The Prayer of St. Patrick I arise todayThrough the strength of heaven;Light of the sun,Splendor of fire,Speed of lightning,Swiftness of the wind,Depth of the sea,Stability of the earth,Firmness of the rock. I arise todayThrough God's strength to pilot me;God's might to uphold me,God's wisdom to ... Read More about Saint Patrick’s Day and Prayer
Sabbath Keeping
~ Daisy Mae, she ain't nothing but a hound dawg ~ "With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless many you show yourself blameless." ~ Second Samuel 22:26 ~ "there is a God, there always has been. I see him here, in the eyes of thepeople in this [hospital] corridor of ... Read More about Sabbath Keeping
Obituaries of Days Gone By
Thank you all for watching the beautiful video Gina made; every time I watch it I end up crying...for all the dreams that came to fruition, for all those good and bad times and for all those dreams that will never be now that Dave is dead. But, believing God has a plan Plan, I continue to trust ... Read More about Obituaries of Days Gone By
Thistle Cove Farm Video
Hi all...while I cannot download this from home (bandwidth "issues"...remember), if you're able, please click here and let me know what you think...pretty please! Gina, Whispering Cove Farm, has done a marvelous job! Your advice, comments, suggestions are gratefully welcome; wanted to add the ... Read More about Thistle Cove Farm Video
Sabbath Keeping
"Where there is no vision the people perish." ~ Proverbs 29:18 ~ "I pray for you, that all your misgivings will be melted to thanksgivings. Remember that the shadow a thing casts often far exceeds the size of the thing itself (especially if the light be low on the horizon) and though some future ... Read More about Sabbath Keeping
Just Plain Baccy…not Waccy Baccy
In central Virginia, folks still grow tobacco but it's changed a lot since the days I used to work on my uncle's farm. He grew acres and acres of tobacco and the entire family helped. The men would go to the field and strip the leaves from the stalk, load it on a wagon where it would be brought to ... Read More about Just Plain Baccy…not Waccy Baccy
A Lot of Something About Nothing Much
Nancy, at A Rural Journal, hosts Random 5 Friday "where you share 5 random facts about you, your day, your pets, your kids, whatever!" 1. Remember this kitten? He's the little one I picked up on the side of the road when the "mean people" dumped him. For a long while, he was simply called "Kitten"; ... Read More about A Lot of Something About Nothing Much
Thursday, It’s a Sleety Day
On Thursdays, TexWisGirl hosts Good Fences at The Run*A*Round Ranch and since I've got the great fence under water photo, decided to link along. As an aside, some years back I used to live in Richmond, VA where there was a restaurant called Texas-Wisconsin Border Cafe (now closed) but were ... Read More about Thursday, It’s a Sleety Day
So Long, Farewell; It’s Good to see the Last of February!
Scenes from February...making it not so very difficult to say good-bye. Snow drifts (upper end) made it impossible to get the tractor out of the barn and on the lower end, the doors opened inward giving access to the tack room and hay loft. High winds, with wind chills of 30 below zero tore a ... Read More about So Long, Farewell; It’s Good to see the Last of February!