Pass Me Not O Gentle Savior

This hymn has been in my head and on my heart for weeks, so I thought I would share the words here. I have always loved singing hymns, I think it is my special time to be in worship daily.Pass me not, O gentle Savior,Hear my humble cry;While on others Thou art calling,Do not pass me by.Savior, Savior,Hear my humble cry;While on others Thou art calling,Do not pass me by.Let me at Thy throne of mercyFind a sweet relief,Kneeling there in deep contrition;Help...

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Thanksgiving Menu

I can hardly believe that it is already the week of Thanksgiving! I am curious about what other ladies are serving for their Thanksgiving dinners. Here is what we are having: Turkey (I season mine with melted butter with salt, pepper and maybe a few other little things added in) Corn Pudding (no on in our family likes dressings, so I always make this instead) Homemade Macaroni and Cheese (my husband's favorite) Green Beans Cranberry Sauce Rolls...

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Happenings Around Our Home

What busy, busy days around here! I have been baking a large amount of potato bread to fill our freezer. You would think that the family would grow tired of potato bread, but quite the contrary! Our family has developed a deep love for it, especially topped with apple preserves or apple butter. :) I sent a loaf with a jar of apple butter to work with my husband on friday, so that he could share it with his co-workers.Yesterday we went to a...

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The Virtuous Woman- For Unmarried Women

Several woman have asked me how the example of the Proverbs woman applies to them, if they are not married, or no longer married. I thought I would share this as an encouragement.I realize that some of the terminology here is inapplicable (at least on the surface) since we are talking about singlehood after marriage; however, if you look at the terms in ways that apply to the current situation, I think it will make sense. So in this case we will...

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My Precious Little Students

The boys have been really liking our new schedule, and being back into our routine...especially having school time. We rearranged things to have a separate school area and play area, as we were finding the toys to be too much of a distraction in the school room (which is also where we do our Family Worship Time and Bible Study). The boys love the new set up! I am going to repaint the walls in the toy room a pale blue and paint a picket fence...

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What do you do with 45 lbs of potatoes, half a bushel of apples and 4 large pumpkins?

...a lot of baking, canning and preparing foods for the freezer! What a joy to have such an abundance! The boys had quite a bit of fun "helping", although all of the apples near Joshua seemed to be mysteriously missing bites...The best part of all this baking and cooking is the wonderful smells that are filling our house. The boys have decided that they really like potato bread and apple butter (which is a rather good thing since we have so much...

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Feeling Overwhelmed

Good Morning Ladies I had a bit of a rough day yesterday-nothing serious, I was just feeling a little overwhelmed and tired. So I got a later start on really getting things done, but I did end up making 2 loaves of potato bread, 3 pints of Apple Maple Jam, and 3 pints of Apple Preserves, and a big container of Apple Baby Food for Joseph. I also made a batch of latkes which we ate for dinner with some sausage, a loaf of the bread, and preserves....

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Good Morning Ladies

I hope this morning finds all of you well. It is a chilly, gray morning here. Yesterday it was so cold in here that I had to try to turn on our little fireplace in the dining room to have a warm enough place for my bread to rise. I think I will have to do this again today, as it is awfully cold! I do like this nice fall weather though.Well today I am canning apple preserves, making more loaves and rolls of potato bread, and quite a few other things...

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Good Morning!

Good morning dear sisters in Christ! I pray this day finds you all well.We have had a busy weekend. A friend of ours came across a deal on potatoes for 15 lbs for $1! They are leftovers from I think she said a food service supply house. So we now have 45 lbs of potatoes that need to be used very quickly. We also came across a deal on apples, a half bushel for $5 ( I believe that is 25 lbs). And then a friend of ours had pumpkins left over from...

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Harvest Blessings

Our new friend is going today to a shop in town and is picking us up a few bags of potatoes, she found them for 15 lbs for a dollar! It looks like we are going to be having quite a few potatoes in the near future! She is also giving us a bunch of the pumpkins left over from her harvest gathering decorations, so I am going to be making some pumpkin recipes as well. It is so neat how God can provide for our needs, even when we are not struggling financially....

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