Home & Homestead Living
Thanks to prayer and God’s positive response, photos are downloaded and instead of my usual Sabbath Keeping post, I’m doing an update this evening. Not a day goes by I’m not thanking and praising God for this move to Nottoway County! God cannot forget His own for in Isaiah it says, “See, I have engraved you on the palms of…
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(If you’ve noticed I’m using the same photos over and over, I’m having trouble figuring out how to download from the camera into the computer. I’d love to give a farm update, pray for the blessing of knowledge for me to figure out how to accomplish the download.” “Blessed is the man who trusteth in the Lord and whose hope…
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“Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, “Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?” And the woman said unto the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: but of the…
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“I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.” ~ Psalm 9:1 ~ “When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the…
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“…as your days are so shall your strength be…” ~ Deuteronomy 33:25 ~ “True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; The two are ever united.” ~ Wilhelm von Humbolt ~ “Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart.” ~ Gene Tunney ~ “The body needs its rest and sleep is extremely important in…
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Dear Dave, The last Dear Dave letter I wrote, I wasn’t sure if I’d ever write again but the sixth anniversary of your Homegoing, today, falls on Sunday. I was torn between the usual Sabbath Keeping post with quotes and Bible verses or writing you so I chose both. Before beginning this letter, I typed “Dear Dave” in the blog…
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This was originally printed October 30, 2010. Are you familiar with the Reformation? If you’re a Christian, please accept my wishes for you to have, and celebrate, a true holiday…a holy day known as the Reformation.Here on the farm, we don’t “celebrate” halloweenie because it’s not a holiday…not a holy day. I’ve never been a fan of death, dieing and destruction;…
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“That my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!” ~ Psalm 30:12 ~ “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” ~ L. M. Montgomery ~ “We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet…
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Doesn’t everyone need a face on their broom stick? The house is liveable (although I’m living in somewhat controlled chaos), the barn workable, the view incredible, the shed has a three bay addition, all horses are in the same paddock, the cats haven’t yet come to terms with being outside cats…but with a big, beautiful barn to live in plus…
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“The everlasting God is your place of safety, and his arms will hold you up forever… .” ~ Deuteronomy 33:27 ~ “ The soul hardly ever realizes it, but whether he is a believer or not, his loneliness is really a homesickness for God.” ~ Hubert van Zeller ~ “Learn first that I [Jesus] know what loneliness, desertion and solitude mean. Learn that…
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“I will not forget you. See, I have written your name on the palms of my hands… .” ~ Isaiah 49:16 ~ “since God in faithfulness remembers us, we by faith must remember God.” “I made you. Trust me. I know what I’m doing.” ~ love, God ~ “God didn’t bring you out to deep waters to drown you, He…
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