Alive and Kicking

Here is part of our congregation at the park during the feast of Tabernacles/sukkot. We are just dressed in our play clothes for this one. I am on the back side of the circle in the white skirt and purple shirt. :)

I am still alive and kicking. I have just been very busy preparing for our new grandblessing and becoming involved in our congregation again. This means Hubby and I are back on the Praise and Worship Dance Team. We are enjoying it very much. Between practising dance, chasing the baby all day and walking 3 miles a night with sweet hubby ....I am tired.

I am off to do my school work. You will remember I am an online college student.

May the Lord bless you and keep you. I will try to update soon.

Autumn Sunshine

"I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house. So I spend almost all the daylight hours in the open air."- Nathaniel Hawthorne

Feast Of Tabernacles/Sukkot

This is the temporary dwelling (sukkah)spoken of in Levitcus 23, we built Wednesday afternoon. It looks much better in real life Really it does.............

My, My this has been a wonderful, busy few days. You see, it is the Feast of Tabernacles spoken of in Leviticus 23. I believe in Jesus for my salvation and I try to follow all the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelations. This includes keeping God's Feast Days such as Passover as well as not eating things the Scriptures say not to eat. I keep the Sabbath on the seventh day (Saturday.) I believe very much in grace and I try hard to be kind and to love my neighbor as myself. I live this way because it is the way that I believe God said to live. After all, this is the way Jesus lived when He walked this earth. I am ashamed to say that I fail God in some way every day. This is usually something to do with my mouth. I am thankful for Grace and Mercy and for a God that is patient as He teaches me.

This week end we were able to rejoin our former Congregation. It has been 3 long years and we are grateful to God. You see, this is the season of our joy. This is the season that we celebrate the birth of Jesus. We do lots of Davidic Praise and worship dancing during this time. The word Feast, when used in leviticus 23 means, in part, dancing in a circle. I love to dance before the Lord. This is my passion. Except for a brief couple of months when I was teaching a dance class to a few people and we were meeting with them for Bible Study , praise and worship, I have done very little dancing over the past 3 years. This has been due to the lack of a congregation as well as injuries. I spent Friday afternoon trying to restore my confidence that I was still able to dance. I danced for hours then went to dance practice and danced some more. We danced during praise and worship time, had Bible Study then we danced a couple of more hours after the service. The next day we all met at the park for fellowship, Bible study, more dancing and mikveh(Baptism for some in the river). That night, I went back to dance practice then danced during praise and worship. I cannot tell you how happy I am. This is truly the season of our joy.

The picture above is a sukkah or (temporary dwelling). My sister and I built it in the backyard. It is very temporary but it serves the purpose and we enjoyed many happy hours in it since Wednesday night. Today it rained and it appears that we will rebuild it soon.

We believe in the whole Bible. We believe that Jesus Christ was born of a virgin, walked this earth performing miracles and teaching us how to live, died on the cross, rose on the third day and now sits at the right hand of the Father. We just carry out our worship and obedience a little differently than others. We are not judgemental of how others choose to worship or carry out their own obedience. All believers are brothers and sisters and we love all of them as such. I believe in and lay claim to a very personal , close relationship with God. I give all the honor and praise and glory to God for that. I am grateful that He allows such sweet fellowship with Him.

I cannot tell you what a blessing it is to be part of a godly, likeminded congregation once again. I am grateful and humbled at my Fathers blessing and favor on me.

May the Lord bless you and keep you.

Meat Pies

This is a recipe I made up er developed..... many years ago. I have changed it over the years to be more healthy and it tends to be a little different every time I make it depending on what I have on hand. I do know how to write a recipe in a more accepted format. However, I just wrote this one in plain language. Instructions for my gluten free version and vegetarian version are at the bottom.

I hope you enjoy and God bless you all.

Meat Pies

For two pies!
brown 1 1/2 lbs hamburger meat after seasoning with salt,pepper, soul seasoning and sage.

make crust

3/4 cup whole wheat flour
3 Tablespoons baking powder
1 tsp salt
buttermilk to mix it thin

Begin by placing a layer of the crust mixture in the bottom of 9 inch casserole or glass pie dish,saving half for the top. (tonight instead of making two pies I made one large one in a large square glass dish.)
Place meat mixture in a large bowl, add green beans, corn,carrots, sweet peas(about 2 1/2 cups each either fresh cooked, canned or frozen.(thaw first if frozen) drain if canned. Add more salt,pepper, soul seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, and a couple tablespoons minced dried onion.(or one fresh sauteed onion) Add 1 cup of milk and about 1/2 cup whole wheat flour. Mix well.
Pour the meat and veggie mixture over the bottom crust. Add a layer of leftover mashed potatos. (if you have them)Pour other half of crust mix on top. Bake at 425 for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Let sit for 5 minutes. Then serve with brown rice and garlic toast.


Tonight I made this gluten free by substituting almond meal and adding an extra tablespoon of baking powder.. If you use almond meal cut the milk down to 1/2 cup in the vegetable mixture.


I also made a vegetarian version of this for my daughter. I put a layer of lentils on the bottom, then prepared it using the gluten free adaptations. Before adding the top crust I added another layer of lentils.

My Sweet Spot

The lizard featured in the above photo is not the one that crawled on me. I don't think I could have abided that. The other was a different kind and size and it was still difficult to sit there while he traveled on my arm and leg. :) If you would like to see the picture in greater detail, click on it and it will enlarge to full size.

This morning as is my custom, I went out to my prayer spot. My herb garden is there. I have grown increasingly fond of this special place in my back yard. It is the place I spend time with my Father. It is "our place". My husband joins me there when he can and that is special too.

I have other friends visit from time to time. There are the hummingbirds, cardinals, bluebirds, lizards, rabbits and squirrels. Occasionally we see a fox, deer or turkey. This morning a squirrel drank from my little homemade frog pond not six feet from me and a little newborn uh newly hatched lizard crawled all over me. I watched his tiny sides contract and expand as he breathed. He changed colors as he reached my leg. His little head was smaller than my pinky nail....much smaller as his little body was about an inch long. Neither the squirrel nor the lizard were afraid. I assume it is because I am there for hours every morning and everything is so peaceful. This is a sweet spot in my life. It is a place to relax, get centered and focus not only on speaking to God, but listening to Him. I chase the shade around on Saturdays because I get to be out there all day. I love the sun but do limit myself somewhat!

I encourage you to create a special place to be with God in the beauty of His creation. It does not have to be fancy. Just a chair as close to the woods as possible will do nicely. It would be good to plant some fragrant, beautiful flowers or herbs nearby and step by step ,work towards creating your sweet spot.

May the Lord draw you to spend alone time with Him. Tis so sweet!

HomeMade Laundry Powder

I made liquid laundry soap for about a year. One day I was very busy and ran out. I decided to modify my recipe and see what happened. I have been using it this way for quite some time now and I am very pleased. I have two variations. Both of these work. Sometimes I may not have a specific ingredient on hand, that is why I have two variations.


1 bar fels naptha soap grated
2 cups washing soda
2 cups baking soda
4 cups borax.

Put in a large plastic container and shake. I use a plastic gallon jug that I recycled after using all the mayonaise. Use two tablespoons per load

Here is the second recipe

1 bar ivory soap grated
2 cups baking soda
2 cups borax

Mix together and use 2 tablespoons per load

Sometimes I add a few drops of essential oil like lavendar.



Making my own laundry detergent has not only saved me plenty of money, it has also given me the satisfaction of doing it myself. I feel great that my family and my septic tank are not being filled with harmful chemicals.

Be blessed and thankful today!

Garden Surprise!

Today I walked out to my Victory Garden to see how much work would be involved in cleaning it up for the winter. I usually pull all the plants , remove tomato cages etc. I want to get a load of manure on it and put a heavy layer of wheat straw on it. That would get it ready for Spring planting. I thought everything was finished making.

Well..... I was able to harvest several armenian cucumbers with more little ones to be ready soon. They also have blooms.
And.....I harvested okra! The plants just sat there all this time and now.....they started producing.....for the first time this year. I was really disappointed in my garden this year. I am not sure why it suddenly began to produce but PRAISE THE LORD!!!

I even got a few cherry tomatos.

God is so good!

I am Back

This afternoon, I laid down on the grass and took this picture. I can't believe I actually have time to do this. WHOOHOO!

Good afternoon,

It has certainly been a while since I blogged here. I have done my best to keep up with all of your blogs. It is such a treat for me. We finally got my daughter and her husband moved in at the farm. While I still expect my life to be busy, as we ready ourselves for the new baby and I still keep up with babysitting my neice along with all my other responsibilities, I feel that a great deal of the pressure is off for the moment.

I wish I could recount for you all the ways our mighty God has moved on our behalf over the past few months. He cares for even the smallest detail of my life. I can't understand why, for I am so unworthy and so undeserving of His Love and attention, yes even favor.

I pray that He will continue to draw me closer to Him and that He will use this blog for His honor and glory. AMEN

Give Away and Mama Hen's Blog

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This is the link to Mama Hen. She is having a marvelous giveaway. Click on over and check her out!

Half The World

We captured the image of this beauty on the barn door at the farm a couple of days ago.

Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it" .... Robert Frost



Dear Friends ,
For fear of falling into the second category of people described here by Mr. Frost, I have elected for my blog to remain silent for the past week. There are many things happening in myself and my family, none of which I want to discuss here. I appreciate your thoughts and prayers.

I have spent several days at the farm, cleaning and moving things out. It seems to be going slower than I want. However, God is in control, not me.

I realize this post sounds blah and I apoligise for that. Please bear with me.

May the Lord bless you all.

Crazy Week

The last week has been quite eventful. I spent three of those days in Dr.'s offices. Two days with my husband, and one with my daughter. I was so scared about my husbands left arm pain, I actually went to work with him one day! They continue to run tests and we are not sure yet what is going on, if anything.

Yesterday was our anniversary! We had a blast going to a far away city for the day together. It was great!

The bulk of the rest of the time has been spent at the farmhouse getting ready for my daughter and her husband to move in. We have burned, many, many, many things. The list includes, mattresses, sectional sofa, dressers, book shelves etc. Many other things are being donated to the local homeless shelter store. Moving all my things out of the farmhouse and incorporating them into my house here is quite a daunting task. We are working against the clock to get the house ready to paint by the week end. I am overwhelmed at the enormity of the project but elated that my daughter will be living at the farm again. After all, it is where she grew up....this precious treasure of mine. I believe it will really help me to not feel so divided. I will be able to entrust the farm to her and focus on the house here. I am in hopes that we will co-raise a larger garden as well as chickens, cows, goats, donkeys, horses and other animals. She is quite interested in this prospect. It will be much easier with her there full time. On the other hand........I AM GOING TO MISS HER!!!!! I love having my children all under my roof. At least it is only 16 miles away and I can be confident she will be safe.

So with these things added to my usual crazy schedule, I don't have time not to pray!!!!! I slept in until 7 this morning and it got me all behind. I have locked myself out of the Farm house, spilled lawn mower gas in my trunk etc. I would go and ly down in my bed and just begin again but........I locked myself out of there too! My husband has keys but he works in the big city in the next county. So I wait. I am grateful that nothing bad has happened today.....just aggravating little things.

Supper is in the crockpot and bread is rising.......I think I will go spend some more quiet time with my Heavenly Father who loves me!

Have a blessed day!

Singing, Granny and Fire

This is my Brother dancing with my Granny........sweet times!

Good morning to all!

We had a productive week end. I went to hear my Daddy sing on Friday night with his community band. It had been awhile since we had the pleasure of attending his weekly singing. There is something so sweet about listening to the guitars, fiddles and mandolins play along with the sound of my sweet Daddys voice, along with the others as they belt out those old gospel and country songs.

My Grandmother is 86 years old. My Daddy's wife took Granny to the singing on Friday night. I walked over and asked her to dance. We did the two step as my Daddy sang an old Hank Williams tune "I can't help it if I'm still in love with you......... It was a wonderful time. Next my brother asked her to dance and she accepted. To know the joy of this, you would have to know first of all , how much she loves to dance and second of all , the challenges she faces with her health and her physical limitations. Praise God from whom all blessings flow! Just last week she was looking at possible emergency surgery to try to keep her from being paralyzed and this week she is two stepping with her granchildren. We serve an awesome God who truly cares about every little detail.

Yesterday, Hubby and I got up early and went to the farm. We burned a very hot fire all day. Now first of all I should paint the weather picture for you. It was 107 degree heat index. So, we built a roaring fire in the field. We burned logs, old stuff taken out of the house during recent remodeling and cartons of stuff my daughter and I had gone through last week.We burned for 9 and 1/2 hours.
The fire was pretty close to the sorgham. I think we dried the sorgham still on the stalks! :)

Our "off" days are usually spent working. We work all week, he at an outside job and me in our homes and doing the business associated with our home and family. We work hard and we are thankful for that work.

It was a nice , normal week end with no drama!

Blessed be the name of the Lord!

Sorting Through Things At The Farm

This picture makes me feel cool just looking at it. It was taken in February at the Farm on one of our very rare snow days. In Alabama, we take pictures of the snow because it is quite a rarity! I am a tropical orchid and love the South so this works very well for me. It is pretty though!


Good Afternoon,

This week I have been busy at the farmhouse. We have been cleaning out the barn/shop and sorting through things....boxes and boxes of things.

I am tired. My sisters baby really keeps me on my toes these days. She is quite a handful.

I think I will go and do a few chores while she naps.

May the Lord bless you all!

Week-end.....They Seem To Go So Quickly

This photo was taken last month by my daughter on our family vacation. I hope to publish more photos for you soon.


Good evening everyone,
The surgeon told my Grandmother to just keep on as she is. Apparently her condition is a slow process so he does not recommend surgery. We are thankful and grateful to our marvelous God for His mercy. Thank you for all your prayers.

This has been a busy few days. My younger daughter and I spent close to 14 hours cleaning the house on Friday. The older daughter was in bed feeling pretty rough. Friday evening Hubby , me and my two daughters went out to eat Mexican food. We enjoyed it very much but sadly went to bed without doing Bible study. Everyone just crashed from overeating I think. :( It was good for the four of us to spend some quality time together.

Saturday, we rested around the homestead.

Last night we went out to dinner with our friends the G's. We had a great time of food and fellowship. We haven't done this nearly often enough and have missed them greatly.

Today, Hubby and I went into town and caroused around the antique store/flea market. We ate chinese and had a date together. I am grateful for my husband. God really blessed me.

I seem to be really stressed and harried lately. I would appreciate your prayers. Usually when a person is feeling that way, they are spending too much time thinking about themselves and all that they are doing. I need to repent and count my blessings. My God has tremendously blessed me and I have no right to feel this overwhelmed. I must trust the One who made and loves me. He is so wonderful and merciful! Bless His Holy Name!

My teenage nephew has been visiting and he will go home in the morning.

My house is clean. My laundry is caught up! I have two loaves of fresh ground, wholewheat bread baking in the oven for tomorrow. Life is good! I love to begin the week this way.

Tomorrow morning, my daughter and I plan to begin sorting through things in the barn and cleaning it out. This will be quite a job. I have enlisted the help of my friend J to watch the baby for a couple of hours so I can assess the situation and see what it is I am up against.

It has rained here for the last three days. Thank you Lord!

Praise the Lord all ye peoples!
Be blessed!

Please Pray for my Granny

Dear Friends and Family.
Please be in prayer for my Granny.(Louise Day) She is being told after
several tests that the arthritis she has suffered with for years, has
affected the nerves in her spinal cord. The Doctors are saying this will
paralize her. She is to see an orthopedic surgeon this morning at 8:00 for
evaluation for the possibility of emergency surgery.
As you can well imagine, we are all gravely concerned. She is 86 so I am
sure surgery would be very difficult to say the least.
We serve a miracle working God and this is not anything He can't handle.
My Granny and our whole family would appreciate your prayers very much.

King James Bible
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be
healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. James
5:16


Thank you all and May The Lord Bless you and Keep you.

In His Love,

In The Wee Hours Of Morning

As I sit here this evening......or morning since it is 1:00 a.m., I am astounded at how quickly my state of mind can change.

I must keep myself immersed in prayer, Bible study and service to my God. It is too easy for anxiety to creep into my mind. I am worrying too much again. I am depending too much on myself and not enough on God. My Heavenly Father is so much more than deserving of my trust,praise and worship....of my adoration.

God is so good and merciful to me. For I am weak........but I am reminded that in my weakness He is strong.

Be blessed!

Farm Garden Photos

This is a tomato horned worm. He has eggs from a beneficial parasitic wasp laid on him. This will kill him. Then there will be many more beneficial wasps in the garden. I actually felt very sorry for him but they will eat down a whole tomato plant in one night. I am thankful for Gods delicate balance in nature.

It is much bigger than it looks! Especially when you are at the business end of the hoe!

You can see the squash are dying back. ....time to replant

Top View from a little farther away in the field.

Below View from the gate leading into the field






A couple of tomato plants up close

Farm Garden Pictures

This is a tomato horned worm. He has eggs from a beneficial parasitic wasp laid on him. This will kill him. Then there will be many more beneficial wasps in the garden. I actually felt very sorry for him but they will eat down a whole tomato plant in one night. I am thankful for Gods delicate balance in nature.

It is much bigger than it looks! Especially when you are at the business end of the hoe!

You can see the squash are dying back. ....time to replant

Top View from a little farther away in the field.

Below View from the gate leading into the field






A couple of tomato plants up close

Counting Blessings

As I sit here tonight, I am reminded of God's goodness and mercy. He is my rock and my salvation.

I love summer. I delight in the hot, humid nights watching the lightning bugs.. My daughter(22) and I walked out in the woods tonight to dump the litter box. Yes, the pleasure was all mine. :) When we came out of the woods she spotted a tiny frog in the beam of the flashlight. Such a precious little thing. We just went on and on about how cute it was. Then I showed her the huge frog that floats around in my miniature frog pond. This one much bigger. We enjoyed the night.....the air so thick you could almost cut it. She said Mama, we get excited over the smallest things....it doesn't take much to please us does it? I said "I am so glad". What a blessing! God is so good. This is one of things that you just could not put a price tag on.


How much is the loyalty of a friend worth? How about the adoration of your child or the joy of watching them grow into adults that still think you are the cats meow and enjoy your company....and you enjoy theirs! What price could you put on a faithful, wonderful, godly, hardworking husband who cherishes you?
How much would someone pay for parents who love you unconditionally and are worthy of your love and respect ...not to even mention Grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins? And the family circle.....priceless isn't it?

The next time budget woes beset us , we need to count our blessings and be thankful for a benevolent, merciful, abundantly providing God. We should think upon these things.

Good evening and God bless you all.

Squirrels........They are so cute!

This is tigger and Lola. They reside now in squirrel haven in my daddy's woods! this picture was taken with a motion camera.


My Daddy's wife raised these squirrels to adulthood. She released them in the back of their woods in what is now known as squirrel haven.


This has been a very fast paced week. I was able to meet my deadlines for my classes. Now it is time to begin again......... My sister has been home from school and work for two weeks. I have enjoyed her and this has enabled me to meet my deadlines as she has watched the baby.(her daughter, my neice.) Also her other daughter, (teenager) left to go and visit her Daddy for a few weeks. We will miss her.

The gardens are lush and beautiful but not producing very much food yet. I have many blooms so I am in hopes of reaping an abundant harvest, God willing.

Today a friend visited from Texas. We have been close friends with this family since 1998. It is always good to see them. This friend was on the way to a TDY in Charleston and was able to bring all my daughters things from her storage building in Witchita falls. She hasn't seen these things since August , 2007.......long story......happy ending!

I am very happy to be able to rest! Praise the Lord!! I plan to sleep late in the morning, God willing.

God is teaching me so many things. I long for the words to express what is happening inside me.........

Plan Your Work And Work Your Plan

Dear Friends and Family,

As a rule, I do not post the same thing on all my blogs. However, due to the urgency I feel in sharing this message, I have decided to make an exception. Please forgive my redundancy.


My sweet husband has been sharing the phrase found in this blog title with me for quite some time. He is so smart! On this Sabbath day of rest, I have time to reflect on this. I have been engaged in a college course that helps you with strategy. Plan your work and work your plan! This phrase is used frequently. I am also reading a book by John Edmund Haggai. Here is a summary of what I am learning from these three sources about scheduling ie. Plan your work and work your plan!

Some of the suggestions I have compiled for accomplishing a working plan are as follows:

Rise early in the morning for your quiet time with the Lord. This should include prayer, Bible study and a time of quiet reflection to hear the Lord’s voice. Without all three of these elements, we can become unbalanced in our lives.

With the guidance of the Holy Spirit, make a list of the things you need to accomplish for the day.

Incorporate these things into your schedule for the day. Ideally, you already have a weekly skeletal schedule in place, so that appointments etc. can easily be inserted as neccesary. If not, take the time to create one.

Ask the Lord for the wisdom to plan your work and then ask Him for the grace to work your plan.

As you work through your list for the day, check these things off. At the end of the day, take time to contemplate the sense of satisfaction that comes from successfully completed tasks.

Mr. Haggai teaches us that “scheduling defeats frenzy and hurry by bringing regularity into our lifestyle and by imposing order on what may othewise be a chaotic, moment-to-moment existence. “ He says that ” Hurry is symptomatic of a weakly organized mind. Without scheduling and organization you will move fast and make mistakes and that will lead to discouragement and tension.”

Remember that “The Lord gives us the time to do everything He expects us to do. We have an obligation and a privilege to utilize these God-given resources so that His will for us may be fulfilled. And in turn ,that fulfillment honors Him and dispels anxiety. God help us to live in such a way as our Lord while yet on earth was able to do- so that we can say, “I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do” (John 17:4b)”.

All quotes are from John Edmund Haggai :How To Win Over Worry”.

It appears that I have much room for improvement in the area of scheduling. I am grateful and humbled that God would be so kind and gracious as to point this out and teach me how to be victorious in this area of my life.

There are many other areas concerning daily living that I am studying. I will share these with you as the Lord leads.

May the Lord bless you teach you His ways!

First produce Summer Garden 2010

This is the first produce of the season. I left the zuchinni on the vine too long. This came out of the farm garden which is 20 miles away from where I live. I am concerned about my cucumbers here in the Victory garden. Many of my pepper plants did not survive. I am praying the remaining ones are extra fruitful. The spaghetti squash has pulled down a few of my corn plants. Does anyone know how to tell when spaghetti squash is ripe? This is my first year growing it.

Everything else looks good. I need to hoe, weed and fertilize both gardens.

Good night, God bless you all!

The State of The Gardens

Good morning Family and Friends,
The Lord changed my plans yesterday as I made a dairy run not to Georgia but to South Alabama. And not on Tuesday but on Monday afternoon. He is our God and He has that right you know. I was really glad on both counts. Now we get to Buy Alabama and my turn is over for 6 months. God is Good!



The gardens are coming along nicely in both places. It is rather tricky at times to have two gardens 18 miles apart........

I have been wanting to try growing sorgham for awhile. When M(Baby Bear) planted some at the farm, we did not know if it would even come up. You see, it was last years seed. I bought it from Baker Creek and then did not have room in the Victory Garden for it. But it did come up.....all of it. Now we have to figure out what to do with it. We even have to figure out if we planted enough to do anything at all with it.

In the Victory Garden:
The grass has to be reclaimed from one corner :)
The cucumbers are blooming
One volanteer tomato plant is blooming
The mystery plants(tomatilla I think) are blooming
The green beans are recovering from a rabbit attack and climbing their trellis
There are about 20 tomato plants still needing cages
The string fence still needs to go up to keep the neighbors bull dog(huge feet) out of my garden!!!!!!
I have been harvesting some of the garlic
All the other kinds of vegetable plants are looking good so far

In the Farm Garden:
6 of the beds need to be weeded
The new pan squash is growing huge! It is really pretty with green and white leaves(first time growing)

The corn is about 2 to 3 feet tall
The sorgham is about 2 feet tall
The peas are nice and green(last years seed)
The spaghetti squash plants are growing nicely among the corn(first time growing)
I forgot to check to see if the okra came up(last years seed again)
There are at least 25 tomato plants that need cages probably more.I have to plant enough for the horned tomato worms in case they attack again. One worm can take down a huge tomato plant in one night. Gardening organically has its challenges you know.
The green beans need to be trellised 2 WEEKS AGO! It will be interesting to train them up the strings now.

It is now time to fertilize both gardens again. This is the sign of aries so it is a good time to kill weeds as it is a dead sign.
All the other vegetable plants are looking good. I have planted 7 or 8 different kinds of pepper. Several of these are new to me and some are old favorites. We love peppers and I hope they produce prolifically.

I have lost a few plants this year after starting from seed and putting in the Victory Garden. I am unsure what happened except I keep finding huge paw prints out there. Time for a fence, right?

I have herb starts that need to go in the herb garden. And I have huckleberry and wonderberry plants that need to go in the Victory garden and Farm Garden. I am out of space so I will have to make some somewhere.


I am getting a late start this morning as I got in extremely late last night from the dairy. I am headed to my prayer spot and then to the Victory garden. Later this evening, God willing I will head to the Farm Garden with Hubby.

May the Good Lord bless you and keep you. And don't forget to ask God for His direction. Believe me, you never know what is coming next. You simply can not afford to pilot your own ship. God knows best and He knows everything. He loves you very much and He will hear our cries! He deserves our attention!

Change of Plans

You just never know what God has next for you.....

Today, I did have quiet time with God. Then I hoed and weeded in my Suburbia garden. I then found out I needed to go to the farm for milk today as the farmer wouldnt be there in the morning. I quickly made arrangements to leave this afternoon. We had a blast and I am glad my turn is over for another 6 months. This also meant canceling the appointment with the internet tech. I did not make it to the farm garden as I was 2 1/2 hours south of here enjoying a dairy farm.

Man can plan but God orders the steps of a good man.

Be blessed everyone!

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My Kick off Post

Hello all my fellow bloggers. I have decided to post here as well as HSB. I would like to be able to keep up with all my friends that have left.

Today I have been in the gardens. I started out in the Suburbia garden, Hubby worked in the yard and caged tomatoes while I transplanted 41 plants. He finished in time to help with the last few, which made it go much faster. :) I am so glad he was available to help with carrying everything since my shoulder/arm/neck is still affecting me.

After that we showered and went into town to do some grocery shopping. Then we headed to the farm garden. We transplanted more plants, caged some tomatoes and did some weeding.

We are home now and my daughter and her friend are cooking supper. I am just too exhausted as we literally worked from the time we got up until sundown. I am very happy to have so much accomplished though.

I plan to get up at 5:30 a.m., have my time with the Good Lord and then head out to the garden. During the heat of the day, I plan to do some housework and laundry. After that, I plan to go to the farm garden and work. With all this rain the Lord has blessed us with, the weeds are growing fast. The gardens look great after all the rain and I feel truly blessed by the Lord.

Our Great God is worthy of praise. He has delivered us! May we never forget it!

Blessings to you all!