Home & Homestead Living
~ beverage of choice ~ So, how much water do you drink? Do you know your body weight in water? Are you drinking sixty-four ounces of water each and every day? Or, to make it easier, take your body weight, divide in half and that’s how many ounces of water you should drink. Hmmm…for me, it makes sixty-four ounces way…
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~ the road home ~ “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” ~ Jeremiah 29:11 ~ “God wants us to lay our burdens on Him and rest in His love. It’s His responsibility to work out the purpose…
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~ happy family ~ Mary Q., the talented photographer who took this photograph, had it enlarged and gave it to us as a Christmas gift. Dave and I opened the box Christmas morning…it seems someone else’s lifetime ago… and immediately took down one of the apartment paintings so this could be hung. It reminds us our situation is temporary and…
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~ beauty, splayed before ~ OWOH 2011 below this post. “Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil doing. ~ Psalms 37:8 ~ “Build this day on a foundation of pleasant thoughts. Never fret at any imperfections that you fear may impede your progress. Remind yourself, as often as necessary, that you are a creature of God and have the…
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~ tealightful! ~ Remember my One World One Heart post earlier in the month? Today’s the day and here are my offerings: a delightful blue and white lidded mug with saucer. As a little surprise, there will be a tea bag or two tucked inside and, perhaps, a bit of chocolate love as well. ~ flower power ~ Another, handmade,…
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~ busy, busy, busy ~ Well. You know how everyone is always telling you, you need to take care of you? And yeah, we probably all agree, women need to take better care of themselves. In most households, if the wife/mother goes to her sickbed, the entire household comes to a grinding halt. Lately, that’s something I hear a lot:…
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~ yummy apple cobbler ~ Hopefully, your weekend was as good as ours. We had a quiet weekend, filled with family and good food. Is there anything better? I think not. Mom and Daddy came yesterday, after church, and Mom made a huge kettle of beef roast, carrots, potatoes and onions. The beef came from a WV slaughterhouse and the…
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~ children’s Bible ~ “One day children were brought to Jesus in the hope that he would lay hands on them and pray over them. The disciples shooed them off. But Jesus intervened: “Let the children alone, don’t prevent them from coming to me. God’s kingdom is made up of people like these.” After laying hands on them, he left.”…
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~ for deep growth ~ Are you a reader? Do these words ring true? “Hi, my name is _____ and I’m a reader.” I think it’s fair to say only readers understand other readers. The need to have reading material at hand, a stack currently being read but also to be read, along with magazines makes me a happy, satisfied…
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~lovely mixing bowl ~ Coloradolady hosts Vintage Thingie Thursday which is a lot of fun and causes, or may cause, severe envy, depending upon what thingie your heart loves that is vintage. I adore old stuff which used to be called antique but is now called vintage. Most of the farmhouse at Thistle Cove Farm is full of old stuff….
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~ the sun is always shining, always! ~ You’ve heard the saying, “Of all the things I’ve lost, I miss my mind the most.” That’s how I feel these days; my mind is missing and I’m struggling just to remain upright. With all that’s going on in life just now, I’m going to take on Tidbit Tuesday. It’s where…
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