Home & Homestead Living
Not sure where I found this, nor the owner, but isn’t it fabulous? Makes me smile each time I see it so if you know the owner, please let me know so I can give credit. Nor do I know the actor…probably someone extremely famous but what do I know, eh? The answer is…not much. -smile- These mornings I drink…
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“Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child. Let {me} hope in the Lord from henceforth and for ever.”…
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“Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah. And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the…
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~ Lady Gray, recently born in the basement ~ Gina made another video on the farm and asks, nicely, that you click here and view for a minimum of 30 seconds. Perhaps you did that a few months ago but; “please, would you do it again, the sooner the better for Sandra” so asks Gina? Please don’t forget; I’ll wait…
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“Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.” ~ Psalm 55:22 ~ “God cares about every area of our lives, and God wants us to ask for help.” ~ Ben Carson ~ “When trouble comes, focus on God’s ability to care for you.” ~ Charles Stanley ~ Might…
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There’s been a little of this…Yellow Tail Sparkling Wine…on the front porch where I sit and sip. There’s not nearly enough of this, compared to the work, but I’m getting a better handle on the proportions. I think. Last month, I took sisters Faith and Becky to my Cherry Grove condo (Thistle Cove Cottage); neither had ever been to the…
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~ Ireland 2013 ~ “The unfailing love of the Lord never ends. By His mercies we have been kept from complete destruction. Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each day.” ~ Lamentations 3:22-23 ~ “Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely. Though we are imperfect, He loves us perfectly. Though we may feel lost and without compass,…
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“Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set on them to do evil. Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him: But it shall…
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Blessings ~ God has a plan ~
Recently I had an opportunity to leave Thistle Cove Farm and drive to Thistle Cove Cottage. The view from my cottage windows is almost as nice as the view from my farm house windows. It’s not a “beachy” place; rather, it’s a place that envelopes, is cozy and peaceful and is the only place in my life where I don’t…
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“Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands, obtain guidance.” ~ Proverbs 1:5 ~ “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” ~ Dr. Seuss ~ “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” ~ W….
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