Home & Homestead Living
“God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, for He shall receive me.” ~ Psalm 49:15 ~ “I am sometimes almost terrified at the scope of the demands made upon me, at the perfection of the self-abandonment requires of me, yet outside of such absoluteness can be no salvation.” ~ George MacDonald ~ “The place where God…
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Fearless Farmgirl…don’t you LOVE the name?!…recently had a contest. She asked participants to give a caption to the photo above…her lab watching, closely, the two birds. My suggestion was “How long before Mom notices I’m pointing?” FF loved my suggestion and I won a gift card to Duluth Trading Company…woohoo! It’s one of my favorite places to shop, especially for…
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“The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings. Perhaps it’s the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise or maybe it’s the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either way, the first few hours of a Saturday morning are most enjoyable. A few weeks ago, I was shuffling toward the basement with…
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In doing research for my book, I’ve run across “free money” and want to tell you about it because…ta da!…you just might have “free money” available. Today, just one suggestion: do an i-net search for your state Department of Treasury and then look for “Unclaimed Property”. It’s entirely possible you’ve forgotten about an old savings account, an unclaimed security deposit,…
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THANK YOU FOR SERVING! Blessings ~ Dave, who honorably served his country in the USArmy ~
“Don’t waste your breath on fools, for they will despise the wisest word.” ~ Psalm 23:9 ~ “Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh ~ “Sometimes it’s the same moments that take your breath away that breath purpose and love back into your life.” ~ Steve Maraboli ~…
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~ my feet, SXM ~ Rest Renewal Relaxation Recreation so I can return to the farm anew… Rural Thursday Blog Hop Number 42 at A Rural Journal P. S. PLEASE go visit Mags and read this; it’s absolutely HILARIOUS! Blessings ~ rest ~ renewal ~ relaxation ~ recreation ~ time away to ponder and reflect ~
VOTE! “Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, “Woe to those who call evil good,” but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have…
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It’s been a year: a year of loneliness, sorrow, unimaginable grief, stress, anguish, fear, tears, hesitation, of slogging through the days, enduring the nights, even glimpses of joy. It’s been a year. I had no idea it would be this hard, this difficult. You warned me about the loneliness and the grief but the work has been unimaginable as well….
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Hurricane Sandy has come and gone, leaving not only a total mess, but loss of life, both human and animal, total destruction of property, broken hearts and lives. On the farm, there are drifts of three to four feet and about two feet of snow. The wind has been blowing steadily so most of the snow is gone, leaving the…
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Karen, at This Old House, is hosting Project 24. For 24 hours, beginning at midnight, October 31, until midnight November 1, volunteers take photos that represents something about them. Here, the power has been off with brief spurts of on, making it a challenge to send Karen my photo. This morning, the power is on so, in a scurry, I’m…
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