Home & Homestead Living
“Arise, shine; for thy light is come and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. ~ Isaiah 60:1 ~ In the bleak mid-winter 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 mid-winter Long ago. Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him Nor…
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~ Pray, Plan, Dream ~ PRAY and PLAN “Cast your cares upon Him for He cares for you.” ~ I Peter 5:7 ~ “I have a firm conviction that I am immortal till my work is done.” ~ Lottie Moon ~ “If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up somewhere anyway.” ~ Sandra Bennett ~ “Goals are dreams…
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~ Sam P. Spade, Secret Agent and Gypsy Rose Lee ~ “The Lord is my light and my salvation Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life, Of whom shall I be afraid?” ~ Psalm 27:1 ~ “No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.” ~ C. S. Lewis ~ “If fear is…
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~ Woodstock Soapstone Company ~ When Dave and I moved to the farm, I wanted three things: a gas cook stove, a well and a wood burning stove for heat. I’m not sure Dave understood why those things were important to me, at least, he didn’t understand until cold weather set in. That first winter of 1995-1996 was the coldest…
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~ Latitia ~ for The Salvation Army bell ringers; Latitia has been doing this for several years and at the same location. When I asked if I could take a picture of the sign and pot, she said, “I don’t care to have my picture taken too” which means, “I don’t mind if you take my picture”. That was one…
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“Arise, let your light shine!” ~ Isaiah 60 ~ “The name of Jesus is the one lever that lifts the world.” ~ anonymous ~ “He changed sunset into sunrise.” ~ Clement of Alexandria ~ “I have read in Plato and Cicero things that are very wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of them, “Come unto…
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A friend lost two Dalmations and has been frantically looking for them. So far, no one has seen them; if you find them, please call 555.HELP. Speaking of help…recently, I’ve contacted some folks who say they are in the business of helping build better blogs. Then…I’ve waited and waited and waited…and no response. Maybe my requests aren’t big enough but,…
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~ for the last time…it’s LEVI! ~ Patrice, Everyday Ruralty, is hosting Chats on the Farmhouse Porch. She asks questions, readers give answers and it’s both interesting and fun. 1. Do you still write snail mail? Oh my yes! Probably more than the national average although that’s, probably, not saying a lot, is it? I enjoy sending and receiving letters,…
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~ baby Lily ~ Remember way back in September…down at the barn…this little one, mewling, crawling across the loft while barn owls looked down in anticipation? So I could climb down the ladder safely, I stuffed this little one inside my shirt and brought her to the house. I’m guessing four weeks old, more or less, and it was touch…
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“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, his steadfast love endures forever.” ~ Psalm 136:1 ~ “In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” ~ Albert Schweitzer ~ “Hem…
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~ Harvest Table ~ December 4, 1619 ~ Berkeley Plantation, Virginia “Wee ordaine that the day of our ships arrival at the place assigned for plantacon in the land of Virginia shall be yearly and perpetually kept holy as a day of Thanksgiving to Almighty God.” “THE FIRST THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION: June 20, 1676: “The Holy God having by a long…
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