Today I am thankful for you, my dear Reader. I don’t know what brought you here, whether we know each other in real life, or have become acquainted because of my blog, but it just hit me today how blessed I feel because of you. I was scanning through some of the recent comments left…
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It’s good to rest in the arms of our Good Shepherd. 🐑
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Thankful for present blessings, and savoring each moment.
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Hi, Friends! In just a week and a day, here in North America we will gather. I love that word. To gather means so much more than just meeting up. It means coming together for a purpose. It assumes a crowd, which is what most Thanksgiving celebrations entail. And in my mind, gathering suggests a…
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Some Bible Promises for Your Day The Bible contains thousands of promises. They are quietly waiting for you to open it and discover them. Sometimes, all you need is one to turn your day around. 😊 Awhile back, I shared a couple of printables with some of my favorite Bible Promises for Homesteaders, then MORE…
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PLEASE NOTE: We somehow got this blog hop mixed up, but it now has been corrected and you may link up. 😊 Shew! It’s been busy! I believe in truth in advertising, and I’ll just say that I’m sorry that I’ve not been all that active on this blog lately. What with my dad being…
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Simple Pleasures This week, despite it being the end of October, found me relishing the pleasure of hanging a couple of loads of laundry out. It’s a simple thing, but just gave me some pause to look around and enjoy the day. Falling leaves–so loud I could hear the rustling of them gently drifting down–gave…
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Riding the Virginia Creeper Trail 🚲 So on Sunday, as planned, our family joined our church group in Damascus, Virginia, to ride the Creeper Trail. I wrote about this on 🚲 Sunday Sunshine Blog Hop 🚴, with some links that included some interesting history about the trail. Sunday was actually cloudy all day, but that…
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Laundry Days I never used to even think about Laundry days. You know… Monday wash day Tuesday Ironing Wednesday Baking Etc… Then, several years back, our family lived out West for five months in our camper. Laundry day became something we had to plan, and it took half a day a week at least. That…
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Not Hairball Too! I lost my friend today. Sometimes life just kind of stinks–there are those days, anyway. Yesterday he was sleeping in my bed, walking up the hill with me, and head-butting me at every chance. Today he sleeps alone, up the hill next to Tiger, and I won’t feel his furry head bumping…
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A Bountiful Harvest and the Garden’s Last Hurrah! Every time I hike up the hill to check out the garden goodies, I find more to pick! Green beans and purple pole beans have not disappointed me. They just keep on producing! I think we are at the end, and today’s picking was half as much…
Read moreWelcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Harvest Time In our garden, and yours as well, I presume, we are in the midst of the harvest season. Don’t you enjoy seeing the fruits of your hand? All that work eventually does bring something wonderful We’ve been working on potatoes, snap beans, tomatoes, and herbs. And don’t…
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Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Howdy again, bloggers! We are experiencing crisp mornings and cooler evenings! How about your area? 🍃 🍁 🍂 Fall is my favorite time of the year! We are getting in very close–savor every moment of the transition! Our garden is putting forth its last effort! I keep finding purple…
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Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Husbands. Sometimes they are infuriating and they don’t even try to be! Take today, for instance. I was varnishing our kitchen ceiling, which is a daunting task. Right in the middle, I began to look around at our setup. Maybe I didn’t want to keep at it, or maybe…
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Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Are you canning? We have been doing some here and there. More this last week than the whole summer. I swore I would not be canning in the camper, but guess what? Yep! I am! I’m not going out of my way to find stuff to can—just whatever garden…
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