Home & Homestead Living
“Cast your burden on the Lord, and He will sustain you; He will never permit the righteous to be moved.” ~ Psalm 55:22 ~ “I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience…
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“If a man die, shall he live again? All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.” ~ Job 14:14 ~ “Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.” ~ Thomas Moore ~ “There are no crown-wearers in heaven who were not cross-bearers here below.” ~ Charles Spurgeon ~ “For the Christian, heaven is where…
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~ reminding me of the Trinity and how Each care for me ~ It’s been a little more than six weeks of the “epic mess” and work continues with Gillespie Construction doing the construction side of things, Eddie doing furniture repair and restoration, Faith doing clean up and I’ve been doing what all else needs doing. ~ sheet rock, up, taped, mudded,…
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“Call upon me and I will answer you…” ~ Jeremiah 33:3 ~ For those old enough to remember prefixes, God’s phone number is JER333. Prayer is a dialogue, not a monologue; God hears the prayers of His righteous people but the only prayer God hears of a sinner is the prayer of salvation. Tennessee Ernie Ford sang a great song,…
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“Lord, the God of our ancestors, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you.” ~ 2 Chronicles 20:6 ~ “The greatness of a man’s power is the measure of his surrender.” ~ William Booth ~ “There is…
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“Wait on the Lord. Be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” ~ Psalm 27:14 ~ “I am thy shield. Have no fear. You must know that “All is well.” I will never let anyone do to you both, other than My Will for you. I can see the future. I can read men’s hearts.I know better than you…
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As we slide toward January’s closing, a few photos to give you a glimpse of Heaven on earth. The above is similar to the header photo; the valley view I see daily and it’s always fresh and new. A volunteer among the Jade plant; the amaryllis came from…? I haven’t any idea but it’s a lovely, unexpected surprise. Maiden Spring…
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“God changes times and seasons; He deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.” ~ Daniel 2:21 ~ “I hope we once again have reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There’s a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law…
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~ Girly loves Sam with Gray Lady (rear) and Smudge Moonbeam ~ For a good portion of the last two weeks, we’ve had warm weather…very warm weather which is in direct conflict with snow, high wind chills of below zero double digits and temps of -5 degrees F we had Sunday, January 8 which caused this. It’s been an epic,…
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“The eternal God is your [my] refuge and underneath [me] are His everlasting arms.” ~ Deuteronomy 33:27 ~ As you may have read, last Sunday was a chaotic, epic mess. My morning devotions for that day, read prior to the chaotic, epic mess happening, included God Calling…this is that devotion: Love Bangs the Door “Life with Me is not immunity…
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~ 8 inches of snow on top of 3 inches of snow + extremely cold temps ~ Food, shelter, clothing are, or should be, everyone’s concerns and once those three needs have been met, we’re ready to move to wants. Lately, my concerns have revolved solely around needs; specifically around water…even more specifically, frozen water. Last month, the horse trough froze…
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