Home & Homestead Living
Patrice is hosting Chat Number 123 and, after playing along, I’ll do a little farm update. I’ll admit right now, I’m fairly stunned…physically and emotionally…due to the terribly cold weather so any mistakes, my apologies. 1. How much baking did you do before/after Christmas? Do you get more inspired to bake when temps are cooler? I baked shortbread and carried it…
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WHEN… ~ in sorrow, read John 14 ~ people fail you, read Psalm 27 ~ you have sinned, read Psalm 51 ~ you are worried, read Matthew 6:19-34 ~ you are in danger, read ~ Psalm 91 ~ God seems far away, read Psalm 139 ~ your faith needs stirring, read Hebrews 11 ~ you are lonely and fearful, read…
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~ Miss Emma ~ Do you celebrate Hogmanay? Read my post, here, for more information. I don’t but that’s mainly due to the fact I keep my front gate locked -smile-. It’s year’s end and a lot of people are busy making plans and resolutions. If you’re a long time reader, you may have read what Daddy has to say…
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“Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness And his chambers by injustice, Who uses his neighbor’s service without wages And gives him nothing for his work.” ~ Jeremiah 22: 13-14 ~ “Nothing is really work, unless you would rather be doing something else.” ~ J. M. Barrie ~ “Hide not your talents, They for use were made. What’s…
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In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, In the bleak midwinter, long ago. Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain; Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign. In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed…
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~ my fat flock ~ Since 2009, Alece Ronzino has been the author of ONEWORD 365 Forget New Year’s Resolutions, Just Choose One Word. She writes, “…The whole point of One Word 365 is living with intentionality…” and from her blog, “Well, it’s time to start thinking of your One Word for 2014…What do you want to focus on this…
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“Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind; it is abomination.” ~ Leviticus 18:22 ~ “Alcohol doesn’t console. It doesn’t fill up anyone’s psychological gaps, all it replaces is the lack of God. It doesn’t comfort man. On the contrary, it encourages him in his folly, it transports him to the supreme regions where he is master of his…
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Today is the worst longest day darkness of the year; from here on, it’s all getting lighter, thank God. Today’s to-do list didn’t include working on the car but that’s what I found myself doing. I should do vehicle checks every quarter but I usually do them twice a year. Let’s face it, since Dave died, it all falls to me and, usually,…
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~ sorry, no photos, just information that’ll scare your socks off! ~ I hope I’ve got your attention because what I’m about to write about affects every single person living in the USA and beyond. Except, perhaps, that 1% who already misuses most of the resources God allows them to have. Have you heard about TPP? It stands for Trans-Pacific…
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~ Sam and Tom ~ Just so you know, my day has plenty of sweetness that outweighs, mostly, all the hard, messy, cold, dangerous work. Dave was always a night owl and I’m a morning person; it worked out well because he would have his quiet time in the evenings, after I’d gone to bed and vice verse in the…
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~ Ireland’s west coast ~ “To you, O Lord, I call.” ~ Joel 1:19 ~ “My gracious heavenly Father, with gratitude I bow before You today. I rejoice in the little, ordinary things which so often are accepted by me unrecognized and which so frequently pass by unnoticed. For life itself I give You thanks. For the breath which I…
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