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Continue reading →: Summertime…
…and the livin’s not exactly been easy. Any of you ever get stuck in a rut, or a holding pattern of sorts, that feels like you’ll never get out of? I’m there, and it is not my favorite place to be. This past school year was one of the hardest…
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Continue reading →: “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”
William Worsdworth I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o’er vales and hills,When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees;Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shineAnd twinkle on the milky way,They stretched in…
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Continue reading →: Winter
Ah, winter. My least favorite time of year. It’s cold. It’s gray. It’s usually not pretty. I’m usually trapped in the house. And did I mention it’s cold? Generally, I like to be outside, enjoying the warmth of the sun on my skin as I dig in the dirt or…
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Continue reading →: Thanksgiving
This is, and has always been, my favorite holiday. The older I get, the more important this day becomes to me, but I also realize that every day should be treated like Thanksgiving. Not the food, of course–that’s not sustainable–but the mindset. Psalm 107:8-9 says, “Let them thank the Lord…
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Continue reading →: 22 days.
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against…
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Continue reading →: Jeremiah & Thessalonians
Jeremiah 29:5 tells us that God told his people to “build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce,” while 1 Thessalonians 4:11 instructs us to “lead a quiet life” and “mind [our] business and work with [our] hands.” I don’t know about you, but we are…
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Continue reading →: Untitled
It’s been a wild ride the last several years, including a move to North Carolina, then back to Maryland…and then to another area in Maryland, not far from where I had initially escaped for North Carolina. As we’ve been searching for our property, we’ve had one more move–this one, however,…
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Continue reading →: Faithfulness & Gardening
Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven. The Lord will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest. Righteousness goes before him and prepares the way for his steps. —Psalm 85:11-13 It’s finally seed-starting time in Zone 6B! After patiently waiting longer…
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Continue reading →: the Agenda.
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard about the 2030 Agenda, about how “you will own nothing and be happy.” You’ve heard about it, right? We have. But we have a different agenda. Our agenda is to owe nothing and be happy. It’s been a very humbling week, to say the…
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Continue reading →: Snow Days
“The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth. They cause grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry.” Isaiah 55:10 I’ve been fortunate enough to have the week off work due to weather & road…
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