Home & Homestead Living
“I know the plans I have for you”, says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” ~ Jeremiah 29:11 ~ “God is not concerned about our plans. He does not say-“Do you want to go through this bereavement, this upset?” He allows these things for His own purpose….
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“My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.” ~ Proverbs 6:20 ~ “I remembered my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.” ~ Abraham Lincoln ~ “The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.” ~ Theodore Hesburgh ~…
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“Let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,” declares the LORD.” ~ Jeremiah 9:24~ “For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the…
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April’s Full Pink Moon arrived on my birthday…a joyous gift!…and, absolutely knowing how to LIVE LARGE, (like you!) I treated myself to a frozen yogurt…smile! When the kind woman found out it was a birthday treat, she plopped a huge strawberry on top. There are all manners of good things, on a daily basis, that, almost always, outweigh the not…
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“He is like a [good] father to us, tender and sympathetic to those who reverence Him. For He knows we are but dust and that our days are few and brief, like grass, like flowers, blown by the wind and gone forever. But the loving-kindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting to those who reverence him.” ~ Psalm…
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“Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you…
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The Epic Mess of January 8 is nearly over. At least, the rooms are almost put back together and my bedroom has had HEAT for ten days…just in time for Spring, doncha know. Hallelujah and Thank the Good Lord above along with Gillespie Construction! It’s been a mess, in more ways than one and I’m happy to say good-bye to…
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“Honor your father and your mother that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.” ~ Exodus 20:12 ~ “Parents are the bone on which children sharpen their teeth.” ~ Peter Ustinov ~ “A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.” ~…
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(would love to give credit…do you know origin of this photo?) “The end of a thing is better than its beginning; the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.” ~ Ecclesiastes 7:8,9 ~ “Patience is bitter but its fruit is…
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So much has gone on that a lot of it has been forgotten and the (almost) worst of it has been the computer has been on the fritz. As in, I couldn’t access any web sites except those the computer (or Google…let’s not forget Google…) decided I could see. That includes my very own blog which explains no Sabbath Keeping…
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“…No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the LORD.” ~ Isaiah 54:17 ~ “God never made a promise that was too good to be true.” ~ D. L. Moody ~ Ten Things God…
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