Home & Homestead Living
“Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! You can make this choice by loving the Lord your God, obeying Him, and committing yourself firmly to…
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~ x marks the spot ~ oops. forgot to say, my contribution to Vicki‘s Grow Your Blog party is here and there are two giveaways. One reason I don’t blog very often is due to exhaustion. After doing the physical labor necessary to keep us all going on a daily basis, at night, all I want to do is collapse…
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~ baked oatmeal with almonds and blueberries ~ My contribution to Vicki’s Grow Your Blog Party is here; there are two giveaways. There are some mornings that call out for baked oatmeal; today was such a morning. At dawn, around 7:00, it was about 10 below zero; at 1:30’ish a.m., it was about 15 below zero. When it’s this cold…
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My Grow Your Blog Part post is here and there are two giveaways. Time again for Patrice and her Chats on the Farmhouse Porch although, since it’s frigid cold she’s moved inside…don’t let anyone tell you she’s not bright as a copper penny! First, Q&A, then a catch-up with farm happenings. ~ white out conditions ~ 1. Have you tried…
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“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” ~ Psalm 119:105 ~ “When you fear God, you fear nothing else.” ~ Oswald Chambers ~ “I am a Bible-bigot. I follow it in all things, both great and small.” ~ John Wesley ~ “The secret of my success? It is simple. It is found in…
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Welcome to Vicki’s (2 Bags Full) Grow Your Blog Party; I’m so glad you’re here! It’s all pleasure to help Vicki with her party; she’s a fantastic woman and has blessed my life greatly. On an update, Vicki said there are 596 bloggers participating, possibly more by now, so it’s going to be a grand party…again, welcome to Grow Your…
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~ two barn owls roost in my hay loft ~ Lately, a lot of folks have been saying, “Can you believe it’s the end of January already?!” That’s what happens when you blink and breath…tempus fugit with skates on winged feet. Pretend with me…it’s Wednesday and the winner of the $50 Visa gift card is being announced. To mimic Susan…
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“So God created mankind in His own image. in the image of God He created them; Male and female He created them.” ~ Genesis 1:27 ~ “The ultimate end of all revolutionary social change is to establish the sanctity of human life, the dignity of man, , the right of every human being to liberty and well-being.” ~ Emma Goldman…
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Why do we waste today by worrying about tomorrow? Tomorrow never comes; it’s always and forever…simply today. “Use your eyes as if tomorrow you would be stricken blind. … Hear the music of voices, the song of the bird, the mighty strains of an orchestra, as if you would be stricken deaf tomorrow. Touch each object as if tomorrow your…
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It’s not as cold as it has been but we’ve got snow, as evidenced by frozen laundry on the line. Yesterday, I took advantage, or so I thought, of the afternoon’s clear skies, sun and mild breeze, to pin a load of laundry to the line. I detest using the dryer for a variety of reasons, the main one being,…
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“How long, you simpletons, will you insist on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking? How long will you fools hate knowledge? ~ Proverbs 1:22 ~ “He who buys what he does not need steals from himself.” ~ proverb ~ “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci ~ “I recommend to you holy simplicity.” ~…
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