I woke this morning and went outside. The weather and cool breeze was so wonderful. I walked around the garden and saw all the produce that will be so wonderful to eat~soon! Can't wait!!!!!!!
Last night (as I have been trying to do each day), I fixed up a new little spot on the farm. It is the entrance to our back porch.
I bought the hanging basket at Stutzman's last fall and the flowers I bought from Hobby Lobby using a gift certificate that was given for my birthday. I have been making things with the burlap.... so I thought I would put a piece of that ruffled out the front of the basket. I have one more thing that I will be making. A sign.....hmmm think it will say, "enter and leave with a happy heart". I saw something on Pinterest.......I will show you when I get it done, but for now when I come in the back porch..... it will make me smile! I am treating myself just a little each day to make the farm look like I would like it to look. Next is the front porch......can't wait. I am getting ready in case I could ever have a Prairie Flower Farmgirl Party.......a real one and you would be invited. Bring your own tent, camper......and those don't have either...we will squish all of you in the refuge cabin! Heehee. What a dream huh?
Did I say party? I think I did.......this morning I was thinking what could we do special today! I bought some adorable blue......my second favorite color........garden gloves. I thought when I bought them that I should crochet around the cuff and have them as a giveaway. Then I thought I needed a little matching kleenex holder to go with. So I made that up. I will make another one.......because there will be two winners to this party giveaway.
So let the party begin! Just 24 hours noon tomorrow June 7th I will draw a name. Wonder who will be coming. Now the comment........let's just say......share one thing about what you do to make your day a little special for just you! I have to first go outside. I have to see nature and all the Lord has done over night! The garden and my chickens.....have to be checked. The communion I have with Him alone.....is precious! My prayer time!
So let the party begin........I am going to go chase some cows......when I get back I will have some pictures. They are out......two miles down the road.
Hugs to your day and know that you are loved......by me and Jesus!
Linda
The one thing that I do to make my day special that is just for me is open the front door to be greeted by my beautiful flowers on the porch and the trees full of green leaves and the cow pastures across the road. The landscape of the Shenandoah Valley is breathtaking at times. Then I grab my Bible and make my retreat to my front porch to sit in my wooden wicker rocker and read God's word and instruction to focus my day...Quiet time with God is the most special thing I could do for myself each day...then soak in the glorious surroundings HE has given me!
ReplyDeleteGood Morning Linda!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for hosting such a sweet giveaway! I love to craft...so each day, no matter how much other "chores" are on my list...I try to find at least a little time to do some crafting...knitting, sewing, crocheting...it's a special time just for me! And usually I'm working on something to give to someone else...so that makes me feel good as well!
Have a blessed day!
Laura
I try to spend 1 hour every day crafting, quilting, sewing or finding new ways to change up my home decor! Sometimes I only get a few minutes but I go into my craft room every day! My cares just seem to melt away in there!
ReplyDeleteHow pretty,,I love to cross stitch; that makes me feel relaxed. I envy you living on a farm; when I was little my Grandparents had a dairy farm in Ohio and we'd go visit every summer; what wonderful memories I have and would love to go back..:) Love your back porch hun..
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ME, I am here!! If you ever do a farmgirl party, I am SOOOO making the trip from Nebraska to camp in your yard :)
ReplyDeleteI am working too many hours these days but on my days off, I try hard to work on my little homestead to make it what I want it to be. My project this week is painting my porch floor. So many more projects on my list and in my head :)
Blessings to you Linda!
Gail
Hi Linda,
ReplyDeleteI enjoy walking around my yard and my garden to see what is growing and how it is growing and thanking God for this beautiful world He has made for us to enjoy. I also enjoy walking my dog and enjoying the outdoors as I walk down our gravel road. I enjoy crafting, too. Right now I am crocheting a baby afghan and making a quilt for one of my daughters. God is so good!
Blue is one of my favorite colors. :) Cute garden gloves and kleenex holder. I enjoy reading your blog every day! May God bless you!
I also left a comment on fb.
Hugs,
Gla
The first thing I do is open the house up. Open the doors, shades and if the weather permits I open up windows and let the sun shine in! After all the littles are fed and settled down I then step onto the back porch with a cup of tea. I take five minutes to sip my tea, hear the birds sing, rejoice in a new day and then I am ready to face the rest of the day.
ReplyDeleteI call my mama every day! She lives about 4 hours away, so I don't see her often.
ReplyDeleteHi Linda! Our farm home sits on top of a hill and the view is just wonderful. Our living room has tall windows all the way around to the east and south. We can see for miles. Each morning I look out at the chickens putting around the yard, the cows down in the pasture, and the dog and kitties waiting patiently by their food bowls. Waiting for the farmer to come and fill them up.
ReplyDeleteThe view is perfect and it helps me shake the cobwebs out of my head and get ready for the day. Later on, I go out and do my walk around checking to make sure everyone has water, check the garden and my greenhouse. I am blessed to live such an amazing life!
Love ya, Sue Krei
I like to take the dogs on a walk each day and enjoy all the changes through out the seasons.Warm Blessings!~Amy
ReplyDeleteThe geraniums are so pretty, they will make everyone who enters smile. What a pretty picture the blue garden gloves, kleenex holder, and flowers make too! Just for me . . . well, I make a mug of green Constant Comment tea - I'm the only hot tea drinker in the house - and I've been sitting at my computer early in the morning reading the daily devotional and scripture and reading from the Old and New Testaments with the daily Bible reading plan. It's become a very special time. I like that you are fixing up little spots on the farm on a daily basis. Think I'll copy that idea.
ReplyDeleteJust left a comment for you on your facebook page too!
ReplyDeleteI love the early morning time wandering around the flower beds, pulling a few weeds, deadheading spent flowers, bird watching, and taking note of what's new. I love checking on the hummingbird feeders to see if they need a refill. It's a perfect time to finish up my mug of coffee and perhaps take a few photos in that special early morning light. I love summer mornings before the heat sets in. Take care!
ReplyDeleteRising early, I have recently enjoyed sitting out by the pool. Though my hands are usually wrapped around a mug of coffee my heart has been wrapped around the very thought of how Awesome God really is. It has been so refreshing to read from the Word of God while listening to all of nature sing! The quiet hush of the morning has been my anchor for each day. I am learning to ask Jesus to order my steps and what a difference it makes when I simply have a willing heart to listen and obey. If you ever have a Farmgirl Party I am there too! You are such a ray of Sonshine cause Jesus shines through you!
ReplyDeleteNow that summer vacation is here I love to go out and water my flowers! Just being home makes me happiest! Cute gloves and kleenex holder! You are so creative and always busy.♥♫
ReplyDeleteA campout would be so much fun! I like having a cup of tea and spending some time in the word each morning. Then I like to go check on my little garden, too. I have mostly tomato plants this year and this is the first year I've really gone out to check on them almost every day----and they seem to be doing so much better than when I have haphazardly planted in the past and let the weeds crowd out all my plants! I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
ReplyDeleteI also left a comment on your facebook page!
ReplyDeleteI would love to camp out! That would be a fun vacation.
ReplyDeleteI seem to have so much in common with you. First in my life is God. Second, family. Third my mini farm (which is all my animals). Fourth is sewing, painting and crafts. Like many of your blog and FB friends, I just love some quite time with God and admiring his creations on my little farm. I also left you a message on FB about having two calf's that I am bottle feeding, I just love God's new creations. Wish you could have a get together, I would have my husband hook the camper up and be on our way. Sounds like it would be so fun. Keep your blog going, it is such a blessing.
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I get up very early, and open the doors, to let in the cool morning air, and look at the view of the Rocky Mountains. Then, I wonder how I got so lucky to live in such a beautiful place.
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Hi, Linda! I crack open a bud lite and have a cigarette......just kidding.....I do exactly what all of us seem to do when we wake up. Thank God for a great night's rest, turn on the coffee pot, sit at my table or go out on the deck and listen to the birds and keep praising God for all He has provided for me and my family over the years. There is no end to His blessings. I am so happy He loves me and cares about me so much. Just the thought of an Awesome God watching over me makes me dizzy. :-)
ReplyDeleteI like my peaceful times in the garden, weeding, watering or harvesting. My mother tells me my grandmother was the same way.
ReplyDeleteHi Linda, Love your new porch decorations - red :) - so very sweet!
ReplyDeleteI like to check on our birds, flowers, chickie girls and just spend time Thanking the Lord for all the beauty He has given us. I'm always amazed by His Grace and Provisions. I love the gloves, you once again have created something beautiful out of something simple :) Going to leave a comment on FB as well. Hugs to your day!
I love getting up early and seeing what kind of day the Lord has given. We only have a few chickens but I enjoy checking in on them in the morning and gathering the warm eggs. Wouldn't a camp out be fun! Would love to meet everyone!
ReplyDeleteLeft you a message on Facebook too (On The Home Front)
ReplyDeleteI love getting up early too, and in warm weather (it has been cool and rainy here) I love to have my quiet time on the screened front porch. That always makes me feel (for an hour or so) as if I am on vacation. Another thing I do for myself is to try and do one creative thing each day. It doesn't have to be a craft -- it could be writing or blogging or cooking something special or whatever -- but of course I do love it best when I can craft. I believe creativity is a gift from God and so I try to nurture that each day.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the party -- I love the back porch and the matching blog header. It made me smile as soon as it appeared.
My special time just for me is in the early morning with GOD....I sit out in my backyard and say my daily prayers and read my meditation books while observing God's handiwork all around me. I have a bird house in a tree close to the house and they have been having hatchlings for years now.With many feeders. I just love my birds....by the way the gloves and tissue holder are so adorable...thanks so much Linda...your the best....ciao4now64 at yahoo dot com.
ReplyDeleteMy special times is at the crack of dawn before the children rise. I like to sit on the sofa I created out of a futon on the front porch with a cup of tea and my bible. If it's chilly outside I just curl up with a blanket.
ReplyDeleteHi, Linda - What a fun idea - a one day party! Let's see now - for my entry - one of the special things I do "just for me" each day - is spend time out in my patio garden! I like to take some time while I am watering it all to just enjoy the beauty of the flowers, be surprised at the new growth on my veggies(the potatoes are REALLY popping!) and thank the Lord for His blessings that I get to enjoy out there! I have to tell you - He is amazing - several of my heirloom tomato plants really looked *dead as a doornail* for quite awhile. Friends told me to replace them - but I just said "let's wait and see - I'm praying for them to revive!" And God DID revive them! They are standing up just as perky as can be now! Thought you would enjoy hearing that, too! When I'm out there, it really is a special time & place to pray!
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ReplyDeleteI like to set up my pop up camper in my back yard and listen to nature, read, craft. It's my little getaway without leaving home.
my day starts with my Wriggly licking me on my face at 5:15am!! i get up, wander to the kitchen & she is laying politely watching me make my 1st Java!! then to my recliner, she to the sofa beside me, i check emails/blogs. she goes back to sleep while i pick up my prayer shawl, pray & start knitting. i ask GOD to BLESS the recipient, wrap them in HIS loving warmth, releive their pain & suffering, lessen their loneliness/depression & give them peace. i am so lucky to be given this opportunity to do something for those who are suffering. today i took 3 shawls i made to have Father John BLESS ... 2 are spoken for already!! i knit everyday!! (i LOVE your new banner pic!)
ReplyDeleteBLESS you, Linda!! ^)^linda
Hi Linda
ReplyDeleteTo make my day extra special I try to always have my devotions as soon as I wake up. It's wonderful starting the day with God's word in your heart (newly refreshed).
Once I'm up though, the busy day begins!
Have a wonderful day my friend
Blessings
Renata:)
Hello special Lady! The one thing I do to make my day special is I get my coffee and open my door so I can hear the birds sing!! I leave the door open and sit in my livingroom sippin my coffee and listen to the birds sing.I love it!!
ReplyDeleteGod is good!!! Hugs, Kandy
Hi Linda - I so love reading your blog every day. You fill my heart with joy and love. When I am feeling blue, your devotion to God lifts me up.
ReplyDeleteMy morning begins with thanking the Lord for a new and glorious day. I fetch the newspaper off the porch, and listen for a minute to the birds chirping and greeting the day as well. Off to work at 5am.
Bless you and your day!
Becky
Any day is special if it includes a little knitting and some cooking, my two favorite activities! Hope you had a wonderful Wednesday!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of the day is my 20-minute drive in the morning when I praise and worship the Lord by singing to Him all the way to work! A beautiful and joyful start to my day by thanking our precious Jesus for all of His grace and mercy every day. Tomorrow is my birthday so thank you for the early party!! If you ever have a real Farmgirl Party, I'll be the first one on the trail to Kansas! Abundant blessings to you, your family, and all of your adorable little farm babies!! ♥
ReplyDeleteOops forgot...I also left a comment on your Facebook post :)
ReplyDeleteIf I can do one little thing to make me happy per day, it is to work on a craft I have going at the time. whether it be a sewing project or knitting. Something I enjoy just for me. I usually can fit in a half hour to an hour and that makes me happy when I can see it coming along a bit everyday...
ReplyDeleteAt this time of the year I love walking around outside checking my flowers and just enjoying the beautiful morning that God has allowed me to wake up to! Right now however, we need prayers for rain. Farm crops & gardens are in need.
ReplyDeleteI also posted on Facebook :)
O Linda your parties are soooo much fun :) I thought of a couple of things that I do that make my days special. My time with the Lord in the morning is oh so necessary for me and it usually gives me the right heart for the day. Then I do like to do something crafty each day--making a greeting card or arranging a flower bouquet or just changing the home decor up a bit! Thanks for the opportunity to win something too.
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Connie
my day starts with having a piece of fruit and tea while i check out my email and fb. then i take out my little dog and check my garden and see all the awesome birds. i sew for my grandchildren or scrapbook something everyday. always look forward to your encouraging posts everyday. thanks so much for using your gifts for others. cathy
ReplyDeleteI love stepping out on my front deck and looking at my flowers that I planted and watching them grow from one day to the next.
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I think you have the right idea about doing a little something each day to beautify your little farm. Not so overwhelming that way. And I love your back door flower basket..so cute!
ReplyDeleteEvery morning, I start my day with some coffee and reading emails/blogs until my medications kick in. It's MY time to get ready for my day. I love to sew/craft so working in my sewing room is always a delight and brings me great joy.
Since we just purchase 6 baby chicks - here lately I enjoy going outside and see what they are up to. I just love your website and the items you come up are awesome. Wish I was as talented as you. I do enjoy crocheting and cooking. Also my grandkids keep me busy in the summer. Love it!
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I also left a comment on your facebook page!
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Special times for just me: is reading and cuddling with my very precious 2 1/2 yr old boy (he might be the only one we ever have to cuddle. We usually try to read one bible story with him a day - he loves this special time with me too! What a blessing children are from our Loving Lord.xxoo
ReplyDeleteI love it when I have time to sit out back under my deck in the swing and watch and listen to the birds at my bird feeders. (We have a walk out basement so the deck is on the second floor level out back with a concrete patio under it. It sounded funny when I said I sit under the deck. :D)
ReplyDeleteTried to post this early today & having computer problems. I go to the front porch & sit in swing listen to birds sing, wait & see if God is trying to tell me something, just rest, enjoy the quiet
ReplyDeleteHi Linda, the entrance to your back porch looks lovely! red and white is often used here to make traditional 'savoyard' decorations.
ReplyDeleteI like to get up an hour before everyone else and do 'my thing', which is generally a bit of knitting or yoga.
Hi Linda
ReplyDeleteI love that around the back porch what a cheery entrance it will make.I get up at 5 every morning even on days off just to have my alone time I love having my coffee and with the first cup playing on the computer then the 2nd cup is time for planning what I want to do if it is a day off and that means baking or gardening
Hi Linda..I just love your new header..plus your new arrangement at your door! You are so gifted!! I have a half basket kind of like yours, I got on close out one year..so try to ruse it each year. This year I was stumped...until now! "if" I can do this I will show it to you. I know I'm too late for your drawing...we had Drs.appointments all day yesterday .... Anyway...I'd like to share...first thing I do in the morning while sitting in my chair, having my coffee is to look out our 'big' picture window at God's wondrous sky, and to see the birds as they come in for a drink or a bite to eat.
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Gert
Good Morning! My favorite time of the day is my mornings when I sit on my deck & watch my baby wood wrens that are nesting in a birdhouse on my clothesline & also watching my hummingbirds. This is my peaceful time! Somethings money just can't buy! Have a great day! Diane drpom6@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteI think my favorite thing to do during a day alone would be enjoying a peppermint mocha while I knit on a project that I have in mind. It would be extra fun if it was a lite rainy day outside as well. In the background I would enjoy music by Chris Tomlin, my very favorite worship singer today!!
ReplyDeleteExcited about the party Linda and I love your pictures of things you are doing at the farm! Bless your day!
Hugs from Linda in Wichita
Linda,
ReplyDeleteI wake up every morning and listen to the silence and feeling God's presence everywhere. Then I take a trip out side to look at God'smagnificent Art work. Isn't HE the most Awesome Artist!!!!
Love the sweet gloves. I would feel so much like a princesses in them. Be Blessed today my friend
My morning cup of coffee is my 'just for me' time. I just feel so cozy and now that summer is nearly here, I will sit in the sun on my porch drinking it for a few minutes. Just a nice way to begin the day in quiet solitude remembering how blessed I am.
ReplyDeleteA cup of tea, just for me. Then I'll walk among the blossoms that will fade too soon. I am reminded that the beautiful colors were thought up by our Father God and it makes me truly thankful. He watches over us and adds beauty to our world.
ReplyDeleteHey Linda! One thing I like to do just for me is go out on the back porch before the hecticness of the day begins and look over the garden and watch the birds visit the birdfeeders. The tranquility of enjoying God's creation helps set the tone for the day. Today my hubby and I celebrate our 26th wedding anniversary. Just another reason to rejoice!
ReplyDeleteMy kitchen and back deck faces Pikes Peak Mountains (America's Mountains), a view that I will never get tired of. I thank God every morning for the view and all the Blessings he has given me. My family and friends are so precious to me and I ask that he always keeps them safe. You see my husband is a Wildland Fire Helicopter Pilot and has been gone since March and will be home in September after Fire Season. I ask God to keep him and all firefighters safe as they protect our homes and land. I also ask that he help to ease my loneliness as my hubby does his job.
ReplyDeleteWhile I am at it I ask him to watch over our soldiers and to keep them safe. Sometimes I wonder if I ask to much but I do not think so.
Thank you for yet another wonderful party and for us to have a chance to win such a lovely gift of your wonderful handiwork.
Have a beautiful weekend.
Hugs,
Debbie
You are one prayer warrior Debbie. Praise the Lord. That is interesting about your hubby. Wow! Please let him know we think what he does is so honorable! I would think that it would be hard for you. I would love to see your place. I bet it is beautiful! Sorry the party was for only one day! It was over yesterday.......sad. I will have more!
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A nice tall glass of ice tea and sitting out on my patio , watching the birds, the flowers grow and smell of the fresh air is all I need somedays. It is just so relaxing. I just enjoy the Spring/Summer time. The joy the great things that God brings us during this time is so great. I count down the days all Winter until it is time for Spring to plant veggies and flowers.
ReplyDeleteI also enjoy your e-mails and blog daily, it has brought me back to my love of God and the great things he has done for me.
Kelly thank you for writing and telling me that you are back with the Lord..........I bet He is dancing! He has been good to all of us, just have to stop sometimes and reflect. The party was for only one day.......sorry! I will do one again soon! Thank you for being a part of Prairie Flower!
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I just have to say thank you to all who signed up for the party!!!!!! I loved reading your comments. It helps me get to know you so much better!!!!!!! I hope one day we can all meet.
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