Home & Homestead Living
A few days ago, Millie and I were talking; she asked how I was doing. I told her, “where Dave used to be, here on the farm with us, is now a black hole and everything is rushing toward that black hole, being pulled into, sucked inside, and wanting, needing to be wholly obliterated. It’s all a horrible dream, a…
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“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” ~ Exodus 14:14 ~ “For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.” ~ Psalms 91:11 ~ If you’d like your name added to the prayer list, please let me know. Prayer Keeping ~ Karena ~ Roland ~ Debbie ~ Beckwith family…
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~ serenity, thy name is Thistle Cove Farm ~ The first meteor shower of 2012 begins tonight but the best viewing is after midnight/pre-dawn tomorrow morning. The Quadrantid Meteor Shower is supposed to peak about 2:30 tonight and is supposed to be one of this year’s best. Science Daily has another report. I’m planning on having hot chocolate and my…
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~ the road ahead ~ “When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.” ~ Psalms 9:12 ~ “Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is…
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Happy New Year May the worst of 2012 be from the best of 2011. Blessings ~ the year is almost ended ~ heating oil in the tank ~ new de-icer in the water trough ~ hay ready to be set out for horses and sheep ~ farm is readied for the coming storm ~ Psalms 91:11 ~
The snowflakes are lovely, Though ‘Snowmen’ are few; Fond mem’ries sustain us, Now isn’t that true? Recall the huge mantle All hung with our socks? We played on the floors With our dolls and our blocks. The popcorn we strung wrapped Around the whole tree; The games that we played Aren’t on your TV. We all could play checkers, Or…
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It’s almost Christmas Eve eve and as we get closer to Christmas, my feet drag slower and slower. It’s been a day weeks month and more of pain, sorrow and grief. People who barely know me have asked the Most Intensely Personal Questions and it has Boggled my mind! People have treated me with utmost shabbiness, dare I say even…
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“Those who know your name trust you, O LORD, because you have never deserted those who seek your help.” ~ Psalms 9:10 ~ “My dear child, you must believe in God, no matter what the clergy tell you.” ~ Benjamin Jowett ~ “Duty is ours, events are God’s.” ~ Samuel Rutherford ~ “There is but one way to tranquility of…
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There is nothing I can give you which you have not got; but there is much, very much, that, while I cannot give it, you can take. No Heaven can come to us unless our hearts find rest in it to-day. Take Heaven! No peace lies in the future which is not hidden in this present little instant. Take peace!…
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This is the photo placed inside our my Christmas cards this year. Dave and I were in the Azores Islands, about one thousand miles off the coast of Portugal. When we traveled, I’d wear a red or other brightly colored scarf so Dave could find me out in a crowd easier; it was one of our safety measures. Today, someone…
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~ gateway to the world ~ “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.” ~ 1 Chronicles 22:13 ~ “Let me do my work each day; And if the darkened hours of despair overcome me, May I not forget the strength that comforted me In the desolation of other times May I still remember the bright hours that…
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