Home & Homestead Living
~ photo of a photo at Cliffs of Moher ~ Have you ever gone about your business, your daily life, thinking all is well and you’re doing just fine? No worries, none major that is, and your to-do list is manageable and you’re even ticking off some “done” items. The sky is blue, the sun is shining and there’s a…
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“…to obey is better than sacrifice.” ~ 1 Samuel 15:22 ~ “Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?” ~ Corrie ten Boom ~ “Religion today is not transforming people; rather it is being transformed by the people. It is not raising the moral level of society; it is descending to society’s own level, and congratulating itself that is…
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~ a photo of a photo at Cliffs of Moher, Ireland ~ “I bind unto myself today The strong Name of the Trinity, By invocation of the same The Three in One and One in Three. I bind this today to me forever By power of faith, Christ’s incarnation; His baptism in Jordan river, His death on Cross for my…
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~ Easter Romney, 16 to 18 years old ~ Daddy always says the weather that comes in on the Equinox will be the weather we have for spring. Spring is a few days hence but… Mother Nature and Father Time are sending rain tomorrow followed by sleety snow and low temps…just in case I might have forgotten the horrors of…
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~ Izzabella and DaniGirl ~ Although colder temps still linger, the snow has melted and daylight hours bring a modicum of warmth. The wind still has a decided bite but, dare I hope, spring creeps ever so diligently closer…day by day, and, as of today, spring is ten TEN days away…be still my heart! Due to illness, this last week…
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“I am weary, O God; I am weary, O God, and worn out.” ~ Proverbs 30:1 ~ “Our labour preserves us from three great evils — weariness, vice, and want.” ~ Voltaire ~ “I am old, Gandalf. I don’t look it, but I am beginning to feel it in my heart of hearts. Well-preserved indeed! Why, I feel all thin,…
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~ Gray Tom, thinking deep thoughts ~ “For as a man {or woman} thinks, so he {she} is.” ~ Proverbs 23:7 ~ “We are addicted to our thoughts. We cannot change anything if we cannot change our thinking.” ~ Santosh Kalwar ~ “Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.” ~ Voltaire ~ “The mind is not…
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~ daffs, maybe? ~ If my vote had been taken, February would have been kicked to the curb in the first week; maybe in the first few days. What with the brain freeze, it’s hard to remember -lol-. March can come in like a lion all it wants…and it’s wanting plenty because temps are dropping, storm is coming from the…
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You have less than 24 hours to tell the IRS NO! There are plenty who have problems with that government organization and the power they wield but now there’s more reason for concern. The IRS is proposing regulations that will give them the authority to make rules to shut down conservative, and other, organizations such as Family Research Council, The…
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~ back porch wood rack ~ This post is going to be, somewhat, free of photos. Due to the physically demanding couple of weeks I’ve had, my back and nether regions are in spasms due to pulled muscles. Using the camera requires more energy and effort than I can bring to the task right now. Mercy, it’s time again for…
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“Light shines in the darkness for the godly. They are generous, compassionate, and righteous. Good comes to those who lend money generously and conduct their business fairly. Such people will not be overcome by evil. Those who are righteous will be long remembered. … They share freely and give generously to those in need. Their good deeds will be remembered…
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