Home & Homestead Living
“But you, Bethlehem, David’s country, the runt of the litter- From you will come the leader who will shepherd-rule Israel. He’ll be no upstart, no pretender. His family tree is ancient and distinguished. Meanwhile, Israel will be in foster homes until the birth pants are over and the child is born, And the scattered brothers come back home to the…
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~ view of the Cove, from half mile tree ~ We’re in the midst of a spring blizzard, howling winds, low temps, snow and sleety ice pouring from gray sky. Stephanie, my Beloved Sistah, was taken to their doctor this afternoon. Doctor didn’t like the looks of symptoms and admitted Steph to hospital. She’s there, medicated, lots of i.v. to…
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Did you notice I changed the header photo? More bulbs have earth sprung and it’s still pretty even though the patch needs weeding. Once, someone told me, “Every time I see your header photo, those weeds drive me crazy.” So I told her, “Feel free to come weed; weeds don’t care who pull ’em from their roots.” Funny…she never did…
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“Give your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you. He will never let good people down.” ~ Psalm 55:22 ~ “People with nothing to declare, carry the most.” ~ Jonathan Safran Foer ~ “Duty is heavy as a mountain, death is light as a feather.” ~ Robert Jordan ~ “You think when someone you love passes…
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After posting yesterday, I realized Sabbath Keeping’s post was number 1,000! It totally surprised me because it’s like this: ~ not sure where I found this fabulous quote ~ To celebrate post number 1,000, I’m giving away a $50 gift card, entry rules at end of post. I’m in the market for a smart phone and am getting either the LG G2, here,…
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“Whenever Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent; and the LORD would speak with Moses.” ~ Exodus 33:9 ~ “Solitude sometimes is best society.” ~ John Milton ~ “I live in that solitude which is painful in youth but delicious in the years of maturity.” ~ Albert Einstein ~ …
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~ if it’s above freezing, or not, clothes are line dried ~ 1. It annoys the Home Owners Association. Frankly, I don’t understand people who carp about the environment and then use a dryer. So many HOA’s have rules against clothes lines where clothes can be seen by other residents. Seriously? You’re going to get annoyed because you see my…
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Oh mercy. Spring wants to be here…today was warmer, sun shining and clothes hanging on the line. Dogs and I went for long pasture walk, not long enough due to that four letter word w.o.r.k. but still better than not going for a pasture walk. Dandy Man, or someone, managed to knock down a section of fence and he was…
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“Where there is no guidance the people fall, But in abundance of counselors there is victory.” ~ Proverbs 11:14 ~ “Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.” ~ Publilius Syrus ~ “Somebody has to take responsibility for being a leader.” ~ Toni Morrison ~ “He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.” ~…
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~ HayJ, American Curly x Percheron ~ Listen for God’s Replies, when… God seems far away…Psalm 25 having a good time seems too important…Galatians 5:1-26 you want inward peace…Romans 8:1-39 you are discouraged…Psalm 23; 42 friends are unfaithful…1 Corinthians 13:1-13 tempted to do wrong…Psalm 19:1-14 you are jealous…James 3:1-12 you are disobedient…Luke 5:1-11 you are impatient…Psalm 40:1-17 you have a…
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~ crocus ~ In case you’ve been living in a cave…today is the first day of SpRiNG! I don’t care the weather MAN (because even a hormonal woman wouldn’t call for snow after the winter we’ve had) is calling for snow next Tuesday…today is this Tuesday and it’s not snowing! The sun is shining, has been all day, and the…
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