Home & Homestead Living
~grasshopper on sun room window ~ “As for me, I look to the Lord for help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me.” ~ Micah 7:7 ~ “And sure enough, even waiting will end, if you can just wait long enough.” ~ William Faulkner ~ “Waiting is a trap. there will always…
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Taking some time off was a Very Good Thing but I can’t report that anything wonderful happened. Life went along as usual…rescued another dog, rescued another kitten, made some delicious snacks that turned out to be supper, was going to visit family but ended up spending two weeks sick. It’s some sort of upper respiratory infection and I’m in the…
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“There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” ~ C. S. Lewis ~ There is simply nothing left to give. Hopefully, that will change. In the meantime, as God brings you to mind, you’ll be tucked in prayer. Please, return the kindness.
~ fawn and cat on my brother’s WV farm ~ As I’ve gotten older (thank God!), my to-do list and my ability to complete that list seem to be in direct conflict. It just takes so much longer and so much more energy to accomplish what needs to be done, leaving what I want to do, still on the list….
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~ Sadie Lovebug ~ “Through all this, Job did not sin nor did he blame God.” ~ Job 1:22 ~ “Some people’s blameless lives are to blame for a good deal.” ~ Dorothy Sayers ~ “If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches; for the…
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~ Randy Forbes ~ “As for God, His way is perfect; The Word of the Lord is tried: He is a buckler to all them who trust in Him.” ~ 2 Samuel 22:1 ~ “The most important lesson that I have learned is to trust God in every circumstance. Lots of times we go through different trials and following God’s plan…
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~ Sandra and Sadie ~ I’ve been churning butter since last Thursday; finally finished Sunday afternoon. In case you’re wondering, there’s a little more than eight pounds to a gallon of cream. One pound of cream yields around one-half pound of butter and ten gallons of Jersey cream made somewhere between around forty+ pounds of butter. Maybe more but, frankly,…
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~ HayJ, American Curly horse x Percheron ~ “He counts the number of the stars He calls them all by name.” ~ Psalm 147:4 ~ “When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~ “I will love the light for it shows me the way yet I will endure the darkness because it shows…
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~ turkey vulture or buzzard ~ “Time is fleeting and I’m not waiting to wear purple Or red or kiwi or orange or magenta or any other color I’ll spend my time sitting under the sunflowers while the mares snuffle my hair and kittens play in my lap Today I’ll take my knitting to the pasture and chance a wet…
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~ my love hate relationship with the beautiful thistle ~ Before starting on the day, I wanted to ask a favor for a blog friend. Patrice, she of Everyday Ruralty and Chats on the Farmhouse Porch, wants to take a course on Nutritional Psychology Coaching. Along with being a wife, mother and farmer alongside her husband, Patrice is also a chef….
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~ Cove dawn ~ “…but the righteous shall live by his faith.” ~ Habakkuk 2:4 ~ “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen; not only because I see it, but because by it, I see everything else.” ~ C. S. Lewis ~ “Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.” ~ J. R….
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