Hello!

Hello Sweet Ladies,

This morning I went to the garden early.......green beans, potatoes and tomatoes were ready for picking again. I so like it when I can feed my family from our garden with fresh produce. I am sure lots of you feel the same way.

The other day I went out to check on the cantaloupe and some big critter stole it. Vitaliy found it a little ways from the patch and it was still eatable! Thankful we could at least enjoy it. Then went out this morning and something had taken the other honeydew. Next year I will build a fence around them! They won't fool me again.

Today I was going to have the Gooseberry Patch and Prairie Flower Farm Party.......well.......plans have changed and I will have it........ Lord willing tomorrow. I am working real hard and like the color combination I have chosen for the lunch/craft bag. I think you farmgirl's (even if you live in the city) right? Will like.

This is a fast post, but couldn't not say hi to some of my favorite ladies!!!!!!! So back to sewing.....whatcha up to today? 

Hugs from my sewing room! 

Linda

It is a New Day.....SONday!

Hello sweet ladies,

Thank you so for the sweetness yesterday. I guess when you are a Momma.......and you have prayed for your children who are now grown and life comes and hits them from behind......it is hard to watch them suffer. I realize suffering is a part of life and the Lord says it produces perseverance...for that I am thankful. During the times when you children walk through hard times......it is essential that you don't pray them out of the hard times......but that they will only rely on the One who wants to make them more into His image. I can trust the Lord with my kids........He had them first. I have the history of walking a long time with Jesus.......and the faithfulness He has been to my family over the years. I have seen prayers answered in mighty ways that can only be explained by the Lord's intervening.  I pray also for myself, that I will be of great courage.....leaning on the Him for my all, so that I might be a blessing to my child during their time of hurt. Staying in His Word......praying it over my them.....so they will not miss out on the blessing that the Lord has. God always works in obedience. 

One thing I know.....Christ is the answer and a picture of Himself and his church (His bride)....purifying...those who have put their trust in His salvation that He has provided by His shed blood on Calvary.......for all who will believe, He is God in man form, 

For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and wordly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope-the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for Himself a people that are His very own, eager to do what is good. Titus 3:11-14 If only we believe.

“Suffering in the path of Christian obedience, with joy - because the steadfast love of the Lord is better than life (Psalm 63:3) - is the clearest display of the worth of God in our lives. Therefore, faith-filled suffering is essential in this world for the most intense, authentic worship. When we are most satisfied with God in suffering, he will be most glorified in us in worship. Our problem is not styles of music. Our problem is styles of life. When we embrace more affliction for the worth of Christ, there will be more fruit in the worship of Christ.” ― John Piper, Tested by Fire

If you are walking through a difficult time now, your obedience counts......maybe you are sitting day after day with your precious man who is sick....... caring for one of your parents who doesn't even know who you are..... watching your children making wrong choices for their lives and not giving up on them...............your husband doesn't have a job.........don't quit  looking to the SON.......continue to give Him praise during this time......because He has your life in the palm of His hand......working all things out, if you are stayed on Him. He promises to not leave us. This place is not our home.....but it preparing us for eternity. What a wonderful day that will be!

How precious to KNOW that!

Hugs to your SONday........

You are so precious in His sight!

Linda

P.S. A new little chicky was born last night.......makes that 13 little fluffs.......when I go up to the brand new babies in the bird cage......I talk to them face to face.....they come up an peep at me......they think that I am their mom......I am!

"It's A New Day"

Hello Sweet Ladies,

Went to the milk house this morning........3 new baby fluffs and 2 more pecking their way out. CRUNCH CRUNCH.......! Can't wait to see what they are. The baby on the left is a little Mottled Cochin chick and the chick on the right is a Blue Cochin chick. Pure sweetness. They are now in the farmhouse in a little bird cage, with a little light on them to keep them warm. When they start roaming in the milk house.......they have to come and be with me. Their Momma Hens get very confused! I don't mind......love the little peeping sounds....they keep me company.

Well, today is a down day for me. Do you ever have those days......when the enemy comes up from behind and knocks you off.......and you just keep your eyes on Jesus.......because you know He will get you through the storm? We all have them, right? I would appreciate prayer.......I won't mention what it is, but the Lord knows.....thank you in advance. 

Hugs to your day......His mercies are new every morning. Reminds me of this morning Vitaly woke up.....said hi Grammie.........I am hungry. I told him that I feed him and it never makes any difference heehee.......he said "it's a new day"......meaning we have to start all over feeding him again......he makes life a blessing!

Blessings,

Linda

Enjoying My Last Days On The Farm

Hello Sweet Ladies,

I have been enjoying myself working in my little farmhouse all summer long. I have only about 3 weeks left before I have to go and serve at the college. It will be bittersweet for sure, but I am asking the Lord to prepare my heart for ministry. That is the only way I can leave my home.......thinking about working for the Lord with all four of us together (a gift from the Lord), in the lives of the kids at the college helps. I am so blessed to be able to stay home during the summer months, I work real hard on being thankful......I do slip up though. You can pray with, if you don't mind, I do fight my flesh......but Jesus has the victory...... if I will submit. Staying close to HIM!

All summer long I have been tackling different areas in our home,  so life will be smooth for us being gone during the day. This last Wednesday Ellie (my granddaughter) and I worked in my sweet man's and my bedroom. When we moved here the house was filled with Grandma and Grandpa's things.......I have moved lots of those things into rubbermaid containers. I am slowly moving our things in. This wardrobe is one of my favorite pieces. 

I am using it for my clothes........loved how everything is all organized! Such a simple thing can help keep life to be a little calmer for myself. It will be wonderful to wake up at 5 and have everything in one place.

Now I am working on my sewing room. Started yesterday and worked late into the evening........can't wait to have it done! I have plastic containers to put all my different supplies in, I will stack and label. That will help also! Ellie and I folded fabric, and fabric! It will be so nice when I can stack in color. 

Next Monday Gooseberry Patch and Prairie Flower Farm will be having a party.  and I will be making one of these lunch or craft bags for the party.  This is not my style......but I will be having fun putting my ideas to this pattern. I have permission to make them. Yeah! Adorableness! You can find this tutorial in my Pinterest Here It will be fun to make for one!

I just received the new 101 Breakfast & Brunch Recipe Cookbook in the mail. I enjoy getting mail from Gooseberry Patch!  Click here to buy. Oh my will you like. Beautiful pictures of pictures of different recipes. Looks like a lot of healthy choices! We will start the party on Monday.......I will put up a post about it. 

Well, I am off to start organizing!!!!!!! It will feel good to get another room in order! 

Hugs to your day from my farm.......baby chicks are beginning to peck their way out of their eggs. Put the eggs up to my ear to listen to the little crunching sounds. Music to this farmgirl's ear. 

Have a sweet day!

Linda

I Love Weddings!!!!!!!!!

Hi sweet ladies, 

What a whirl wind weekend and last two days!!!!!! I felt like my feet haven't touched the ground. 

This was their engagement pic. 

I said that I would share about the wedding a bit. Nellie and Brandon are two precious young people. Their courtship was so ordained by the Lord Jesus! It was precious to watch. Every time I would see them I would get choked up. When the wedding started their was a children's choir. I have never seen this happen. Nellie comes from a family of 10. Her daddy is a Pastor of a Bible Church and I guess it was the children from their church. It was so beautiful as they walked in singing down the isle before she came down. I didn't bring a hankie!!!!!! Her Daddy officiated the wedding. He did a beautiful job. They used the book of Ruth throughout the wedding. 

Then on Sunday night their was a Men's Encounter. This is truly a men's movement that is growing and really needs the Lord's protection. It is a time when men go from Friday night to Sunday night. My sweet man has gone and was so blessed by being with other men sharpening iron with the Word of God. Anyway one young man who was in his twenties blessed my sweet man and myself. He got up with the Bible in hand. He opened it up and read from Proverbs 22:6 Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. Then he said that he was going to go home and love his Dad and Mom and be there for his brothers and sisters. Of course I cried, because the next thing he did was turned to his Dad......and hugged him. Amazing amazing......he had not been living for Jesus before but was trained.....now he is. If anyone lives in my area.....and want to know about Men's Encounter you can call here.  There is another one going on October 19-21. It will be held in Salina, Kansas. God is doing a huge work. 200 men's lives were changed last weekend, whether they had been walking with Jesus for years or just came to know who he was! That is what will change America! One Home after another! Please pray for our men and sons.......ladies, they need our support!

Today my Ellie (granddaughter) is coming.....we are going to spend a little time working in the trailer and laying red/white check contact paper down in the cupboards. That will make me feel like at least that is fresh and clean!

I found some dishes!!!!!!  I used to have some of these along time ago. Can't wait to save and get a few sets. They are tin and they will be perfect.

Taylor wanted to thank you for the kindness shown to her on her birthday. She will write, but she had to go with her sis and back a cake at a friend's house!

Hugs to your day, 

Linda

It's Her Birthday.......Where Did The Time Go?

Hello sweet ladies, 

Taylor would sleep in her cowgirl boots (with spurs) if we let her........smile!

This morning I got up early.....I had orders that I had to work on and the morning was beautiful. There was a light breeze and it was so nice and quiet. I was letting the girls sleep in. It is our youngest's birthday......she is 18. Can't believe it, where did the time go? When she got up I fixed crepes....her favorite....with cut up fresh peaches rolled in the middle ready for her. Oh and a little powdered sugar sprinkled on the top! 


Today will be her day.......we will be going to the gun shop......she is a hunter, (she has brothers that are older and a Daddy that hunts......need I say more)? She wants to buy gun shells? I know.....she has watched her siblings go and buy shells and she was the baby and couldn't. Then we will take her to dinner...sweet fellowship.


Her Daddy prayed over her this morning and blessed her, asking the Lord to keep her and protect her. She has now graduated from homeschooling and asking the Lord for what He wants to do with her life. Never dated......waiting for her prince as she calls him. She is special........so glad that when I was 42, I was thankful to be pregnant. She is a gift.....straight from God.......I say thank you to Him alllll the time!


She will read this........
Father thank you for giving gifts.....the best ever.......children. I want to thank you so for our Tay. Please continue to give her a hunger and thirst for righteousness.....to live pure before you and follow your straight path for her life. Protect her from the evil one. Thank you that she has been able to enjoy her home all the days of her life. That will change one day we know, but until then let her enjoy life to the fullest, as she walks it out serving You. Use her life Lord to make a difference in others. Bring many to a saving knowledge of you and make her bold to share the gospel. Help us as parents as we enjoy our time with her............she is our joy! We pray for the young man that you are preparing for her right now and for his parents. Keep them on the straight path of living a life that is pleasing to you. You are so good Father! We ask this in the precious Name of Jesus, Amen


I will be back tomorrow, with news on this last weekend and pic's of the trailer.......it is looking good well......better might be the right word.........smile! 

Hugs to your day sweet ladies,

Linda

Trailer!!!!!

Hello SWEET LADIES,

OH my, I didn't realize it was this time. My posts always go up about 1pm. I have been out in the trailer. I AM SO STINKIN EXCITED!!!!!! I know it looked a little worn (the trailer).......but I am tearing out......scrubbing down and going to make it sooooo cute! I have talked with some friends this last weekend that are giving us pointers as to what to do.....so I am feeling a lot better about things. 

My V had a blast.......he wants to come back. I think he likes tearing things apart. I didn't think I would like it as much as I am either!!!! 

Well this is the fastest post I have ever done. But I wanted to say hello and I will write again tomorrow.

Love you all bunches and trust your weekend was sweet! Ours was amazing and God blessed it mega big time! I will share tomorrow.

Hugs,

Linda