Life Is Beautiful!

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Psalm 127:3

 Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: 
and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

Woo~ Hoo! I am back!
I am doing the happy dance this morning. I have been without my laptop for a couple of months now. When that UPS man showed up with my new Apple in that cute little box I almost hugged his neck.

This morning I opened up my blog and read several comments and emails from you~ my girlie friends in Christ. I was so blessed~ I have missed you all.

 Roxy~ you are a blessing to me too. Patty~ Farming On Faith is all our hearts~ so right! Betsy~ enjoy those grandbabies! Tanya~ hope you are having a great new school year and I am looking forward to a text. We really must to do lunch at Zona Rosa ! Soon! Tammy~ you were so close! One of this times we should meet for tea~ my Missouri Friend.  Ann~ I will send an email soon~ I promise. Congratulations to your boy!

I woke up this morning and listened to this song.



I can't help but count my blessings. I do sometimes hold my breath when I pass by our retirement home on our way to church. I even may get a little tearful when I see Sami and Ruby in the yard but I know God has a plan and I can trust him. I am so blessed.

 We really are happy at our new home and have been making it our own. It is a wonderful little neighborhood and such sweet neighbors. My Brian has worked at making things just the way I want them~ what a man!  These are the times that make us realize that we have it all. Life is beautiful!

  I loved Erma Bombeck . In case you don't happen to know who she was ~ she was one of America's most well-loved writers. She had a way of writing about the everyday life as a wife and mother that made us laugh. She was very successful and despite her fame and fortune, Erma said, " My legacy is going to be (my) three kids."

In a day and age when the family is shredding with disintegrating values and moral decline I want to be a woman who makes a difference. What a wise statement from such a wise woman. It is in a secure environment of the family that life's most valuable lessons are taught and learned.

Oh ~ I want to leave a Godly legacy in the lives of my children so that they can go on and pass that legacy on to others. Sharing the Gospel and God's love is far more important than my own interest, what house I live in, what car I drive or the latest fashions I wear. Like Erma~ I want to affirm that my family is my most important legacy.

Yep~ these are the times that remind me that I have it all! Life is beautiful!

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.
Erma Bombeck 
 








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No Farming On Faith In The City~

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Oh ~my stars where has this month gone? Have I told you that I really dislike moving? That is why you have not heard much from me. It just unsettles me. It takes me awhile to get my footing. I have unpacked all the boxes but I am still trying to rearrange things until I like the way they fit. Here is just a small part of my kitchen~ I have a very large kitchen.  Much bigger than my last one~ kind-of excited about that! I promise more pictures soon.



I am thankful that I did not have to move back to the city. I know I had joked about having to change the blog name to Farming On Faith In The City. 

We found a house just three miles down the road but in the limits. Although it will be a much smaller version of our little homestead ~ it may take me awhile~ but I plan to have my little "Farming on Faith." We have plenty of room for our garden and plan on planting a small orchard this fall. I saved some plantings from my raspberries and will plant them just as soon as the heat is gone. God has been good.

Pippa and Caleb have settled into our new home and have become friends as you can see. 

School has started and the "new normal" has set in~ for that I am thankful. I love routine as much I hate to admit it.

I just have to share new pictures. I am planning on heading back to see my grandbabies in a couple of weeks and we are all going out for Thanksgiving.  My girls and I are going to bake up a feast like none other.  I just have to take a "Grammy moment" and share a few summer pictures of my Washington kids.








We have just ordered a new computer so I will be back very soon. I sure miss you all my blog friends . My smart phone is not so smart at blogging. 

Psalm 126:3

The LORD hath done great things for us; 

whereof we are glad.

Have a blessed week!


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Who Are You Running To?

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Don't you just love this window?  It is in our guest bathroom. I call it my "Go to meeting with Jesus~ Holy Spirit Room."

Ready or not here comes a brand new school year. Our life revolves around the school year calendar. This year brings many new changes for our family. I keep thinking life will slow down to a new normal. But I give up. It is just never going to happen~ we just tend to live in high speed.

Author and cartoonist James Thurber made this provocative observation about life: “All persons must learn before they die what they are running from and what they are running to, and why.”

I thought about this as I was reading this fact in the Daily Bread devotion. What am I running from? Our thoughts and actions are shaped by our past: a broken home, standards set for us that we can never reach, insecurity~ who knows~ the list could go on and on.

But I have found it matters so much more ~what we are running to. Some run to fame and fortune. Some people run in search of someone to fill the emptiness. It reminds me of all the people running to line up to get the best seats on the air plane. There are many addictions that we could run to if we wanted to.

There was a song from the 80's that I loved~


"They don't know that I go running home when I fall down." It is so true. I run to my Heavenly Father.

 But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works. Psalm 73:28

The Psalmist~ Asaph knew what he was running from~ doubt and despair. He also knew WHO  he needed to run to. 

He also said~
 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

Psalm 73:24


I have figured out what I am running from but what is most important is WHO I  am running to.

Just like Asaph ~ I can say, "It is good for me to draw near to God."



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The Letters~ Amish Book Review

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Suzanne does it again. I just love her books! 

 When this book came in the mail I was in the middle of moving. I really did not have time to read a book. But I decided to grab a Diet Coke and read this book by the pool. What a treat it was. 

 I loved this story from the first line. It was sort of different from many Amish books that I have read~ and believe me I have read tons.

 I loved how Rose~ the main character ~ reaches out to an Englisher with compassion in her darkest moments. A friendship was formed that strengthened their faith.   I could not put this book down until I was finished.

This is one you just don't want to miss! I rate this book 5 + stars! 

About The Letters:
Book one in Suzanne's brand new series; The Inn at Eagle Hill.

Rose Schrock is a plain woman with a simple plan. Determined to find a way to support her family and pay off her late husband's debts, she sets to work to convert the basement of her Amish farmhouse into an inn. While her family, especially her cranky mother-in-law, is unhappy with Rose's big idea, her friend and neighbor, Galen King, supports the decision and he helps with the conversion. As Rose finalizes preparations for visitors, she prays. She asks God to bless each guest who stays at the Inn at Eagle Hill. As the first guest arrives and settles in, Rose is surprised to discover that her entire family is the one who receives the blessings, in the most unexpected ways. And she's even more surprised when that guest decides to play matchmaker for Galen King.

With her signature plot twists combined with gentle Amish romance, bestselling author Suzanne Woods Fisher invites readers back to Stoney Ridge for fresh stories of simple pleasures despite the complexity of life. Fisher's tale of God's providence and provision will delight her fans and create many new ones. Welcome to the Inn at Eagle Hill.

Purchase a copy: http://ow.ly/nibGe

Meet Suzanne:

Suzanne Woods Fisher is the bestselling author of the Lancaster County Secrets series and the Stoney Ridge Seasons series, as well as nonfiction books about the Amish, includingAmish Peace. She is also the coauthor of a new Amish children's series, The Adventures of Lily Lapp. Her interest in the Anabaptist cultures can be directly traced to her grandfather, who was raised in the Old Order German Baptist Brethren Church in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Suzanne is a Carol Award winner and a Christy Award finalist. She is a columnist for Christian Post and Cooking & Such magazines. She lives in California. For more information, please visitsuzannewoodsfisher.com and connect with her on Twitter @suzannewfisher. Get Amish proverbs delivered right to your iPhone or iPad! Download the Free App!http://bit.ly/134r55G









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Our New Home Sweet Home

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Hello Blog Friends~
Here is our new Home Sweet Home. The move is behind us and we are getting settled. The boxes are all unpacked but I am still trying to decide what should go where. As you can see ~ I have the most amazing front porch and I am loving it! 

"It's time to move on" ~ has been our saying this summer. God doesn't want us to look back but instead to focus on what's before us. He has great plans for our lives and wants us to rise up to our full potential. He has called each of us to do mighty things. 

I will not lie. During this time of selling our retirement home~ being homeless for a spell~ and at the last moment finding our new home I felt afraid, panicked and lost. But~ GOD can and will make a way even when we feel lost. When we can't see the plan He still has one and we can need to trust Him. 

As you can see ~my new home is just beautiful. And truly it is going to be a much better fit for where we are as a couple in life. Even though I stomped my feet and threw a little spiritual fit God was still working out all things for my good. 

Even so much more in our spiritual walk~ we can't be staying where we are or always looking back. God wants us to keep moving and growing so that we can be all He wants us to be and accomplish the plans He has for us to accomplish. Yes~ at times it may be hard but it is the only way we can get where we are going and grow in His grace. Oh~ God is so good!

Isaiah 43:18-19

King James Version (KJV)
18 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.


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Everybody Needs A Friend

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A True Blue Friend 
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In this third grade classroom. there is a nine-year-old kid sitting at his desk. Awkwardly and suddenly, there is a puddle between his feet. The front of his pants is wet.

He thinks his heart is going to stop and he cannot possibly imagine how this has happened. It’s never happened before, and he knows that when the boys find out he will never hear the end of it. When the girls find out, they’ll never speak to him again as long as he lives.

The boy believes his heart is going to stop; he puts his head down and prays this prayer, “Dear God, this is an emergency! I need help now! Five minutes from now I’m dead meat.”

He looks up from his prayer and here comes the teacher with a look in her eyes that says he has been discovered.

As the teacher is walking toward him, a classmate named Susie is carrying a goldfish bowl that is filled with water. Susie trips in front of the teacher and inexplicably dumps the bowl of water in the boy’s lap.

The boy pretends to be angry, but all the while is saying to himself, “Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord!”

Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule, the boy is the object of sympathy. The teacher rushes him downstairs and gives him gym shorts to put on while his pants dry out.

All the other children are on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk. The sympathy is wonderful. But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his has been transferred to someone else – Susie. She tries to help, but they tell her to get out. You’ve done enough, you klutz!

Finally, at the end of the day, as they are waiting for the bus, the boy walks over to Susie and whispers, “You did that on purpose, didn’t you?” Susie whispers back, “I wet my pants once too.”

May God help us see the opportunities that are always around us to be that awesome friend.

Oh.... That we are all blessed with such sweet friends. 

Is that not how life is? We gain compassion when we walk through hard days. God uses those hard lessons in life so we may grow and be ready to give compassion and love to those who are struggling. 

I want to be willing to show some love and kindness to those I meet today.

Proverbs 18:24

King James Version (KJV)

24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

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We Are Moved

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But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40:31

We are moved but we are still unpacking. I am so thankful God gave us cool weather last week for the move. I prayed for that and I am still amazed when God takes time to answer my prayers. Wow- that All Mighty God cares that much!
What a blessing to serve such a God.

I had a few tears leaving my girls but I left  them in good hands. The new owner has promised to take good care of them and I know they will do best at their home.


Just as soon as I get settled I am hopping back on a plane to see these sweet grand babies of mine!

I will be back soon to blogging .... Sure miss you all!


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