tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018636644574236842024-02-21T06:48:11.622-05:00J.RaeJ. Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455272418395123349noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001863664457423684.post-53521843000114979972011-11-20T15:07:00.001-05:002011-11-20T15:08:40.165-05:00The Ninety and Nine<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5bSCL_7vID8" width="420"></iframe></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">There were ninety and nine that safely lay<br />
In the shelter of the fold.<br />
But one was out on the hills away,<br />
Far off from the gates of gold.<br />
Away on the mountains wild and bare.<br />
Away from the tender Shepherd’s care.<br />
Away from the tender Shepherd’s care.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">“Lord, Thou hast here Thy ninety and nine;<br />
Are they not enough for Thee?”<br />
But the Shepherd made answer: “This of Mine<br />
Has wandered away from Me;<br />
And although the road be rough and steep,<br />
I go to the desert to find My sheep,<br />
I go to the desert to find My sheep.”</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But none of the ransomed ever knew<br />
How deep were the waters crossed;<br />
Nor how dark was the night the Lord passed through<br />
Ere He found His sheep that was lost.<br />
Out in the desert He heard its cry,<br />
Sick and helpless and ready to die;<br />
Sick and helpless and ready to die.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">“Lord, whence are those blood drops all the way<br />
That mark out the mountain’s track?”<br />
“They were shed for one who had gone astray<br />
Ere the Shepherd could bring him back.”<br />
“Lord, whence are Thy hands so rent and torn?”<br />
“They are pierced tonight by many a thorn;<br />
They are pierced tonight by many a thorn.”</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And all through the mountains, thunder riven<br />
And up from the rocky steep,<br />
There arose a glad cry to the gate of Heaven,<br />
“Rejoice! I have found My sheep!”<br />
And the angels echoed around the throne,<br />
“Rejoice, for the Lord brings back His own!<br />
Rejoice, for the Lord brings back His own!”<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Elizabeth C. Clephane</i></span></div></div>J. Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455272418395123349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001863664457423684.post-21171668148708756762011-09-05T14:01:00.000-04:002011-09-05T14:01:51.931-04:00Cucumber lineup<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBP8_qkpaLxcZxT7ZWDK_6BOM-UmnBkxCwvZkS25I3zQphuYHDcEwmUrYrTljavJE2kvXf3uI_nEtq6LBMoirMwxfFG5lVFPZvF667cqM2ZnvEsivVyhLZq3i1mZmk0DeTK41PYpdtKY/s1600/IMG_3962.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBP8_qkpaLxcZxT7ZWDK_6BOM-UmnBkxCwvZkS25I3zQphuYHDcEwmUrYrTljavJE2kvXf3uI_nEtq6LBMoirMwxfFG5lVFPZvF667cqM2ZnvEsivVyhLZq3i1mZmk0DeTK41PYpdtKY/s400/IMG_3962.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's the whole family! :-)</div>J. Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455272418395123349noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001863664457423684.post-61612578619093259422011-08-21T20:52:00.000-04:002011-08-21T20:52:04.909-04:00A "Summery" of the GardenHere are some updated pictures of the garden!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The beans in the new bed in front of the house (I'm not sure what possessed me to want to plant more beans!!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgualxr321hrHLcLZTtsjCtqB8VeP135bThEa2simPd9L2slmCtWvzmO0t2owFTdlj0wOrkUq5to64iUdIQGmvOWrW_5zVdkydUY2aAYKjCKMdX9eFto_7GihQIhWqoF7JeYgA2bhvaIbk/s1600/blogIMG_3905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgualxr321hrHLcLZTtsjCtqB8VeP135bThEa2simPd9L2slmCtWvzmO0t2owFTdlj0wOrkUq5to64iUdIQGmvOWrW_5zVdkydUY2aAYKjCKMdX9eFto_7GihQIhWqoF7JeYgA2bhvaIbk/s320/blogIMG_3905.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The potatoes (they're really small, I know. The soil has some deficiencies, but we'll work on building it up)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0PDMK5eEFLBEfWE7b58kxdh0uPl6g7vjgyGIMAIdPxQI1TYaWl4QoztS53tk3mD_In443byVBV-PJ6n-vY0ETMXjfk3lK9OJ08C05dcPpG-4qkYvbzSDtrQJa8TXcFOUZsXwEgithiI/s1600/blogIMG_3906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0PDMK5eEFLBEfWE7b58kxdh0uPl6g7vjgyGIMAIdPxQI1TYaWl4QoztS53tk3mD_In443byVBV-PJ6n-vY0ETMXjfk3lK9OJ08C05dcPpG-4qkYvbzSDtrQJa8TXcFOUZsXwEgithiI/s320/blogIMG_3906.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Romaine lettuce, yellow zucchini, volunteer zucchini and pole beans</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHufcaoXV6aGK8o1Ii0WWXDUPkSscwFX0i7ShoGuDx8RRZfl6YPex9mtZjaqwpMqOxCXskdmrK5FaXUN9Lvc2QFqcw8RDejpII-Q_bcSSgj_Jp7nU8HcjSbAWx0E6_N3ixOgRKOQ_yBs/s1600/blogIMG_3907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHufcaoXV6aGK8o1Ii0WWXDUPkSscwFX0i7ShoGuDx8RRZfl6YPex9mtZjaqwpMqOxCXskdmrK5FaXUN9Lvc2QFqcw8RDejpII-Q_bcSSgj_Jp7nU8HcjSbAWx0E6_N3ixOgRKOQ_yBs/s320/blogIMG_3907.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Swiss chard! I planted a variety called "bright lights" and it's very pretty, with yellow, red, pink, purple and green stems/veins on the various plants.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrHmRIgYj-u3vrCDRnk9JcCMPw-AApyAaF7OMr7VK5hyhz2K2sYc23XZF5WAFJeCNr3qVhQnusG74P2DDpPc6QqQvUHKh3UJZQhiB2iX4FJ30nLgRnHRUB3djH7OE7a_zV4B-Z-v-4Z0/s1600/blogIMG_3908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrHmRIgYj-u3vrCDRnk9JcCMPw-AApyAaF7OMr7VK5hyhz2K2sYc23XZF5WAFJeCNr3qVhQnusG74P2DDpPc6QqQvUHKh3UJZQhiB2iX4FJ30nLgRnHRUB3djH7OE7a_zV4B-Z-v-4Z0/s320/blogIMG_3908.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Onions, marigolds and beets</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9AtSj2ZRBq12fTYkxcTkX8x_DmYe69HmH6XS2dHOjcxmR2Cosyxgy85x2glEDfJlosPW1hhmJFcDXR6CbHqD7s9Vc9-V7ZW3nexBlwJebdGf29m9uj_d5xH7d5pflfa32w3gPILJ3-w/s1600/blogIMG_3909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9AtSj2ZRBq12fTYkxcTkX8x_DmYe69HmH6XS2dHOjcxmR2Cosyxgy85x2glEDfJlosPW1hhmJFcDXR6CbHqD7s9Vc9-V7ZW3nexBlwJebdGf29m9uj_d5xH7d5pflfa32w3gPILJ3-w/s320/blogIMG_3909.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Basil and onions</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49NxTeJ3Oj6QU0swSZ9OxF3MbG9lHz1tuaaL9mU1jF7_1rzVNVamlhMb-agr0HVhyphenhyphen7hpceiyI9mYPQXLdbsBrAzmiCXhVx7vm29B8HkR4WktuYF97GNX40cLZ6Fsbc43Q6K5GIddy3hk/s1600/blogIMG_3910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49NxTeJ3Oj6QU0swSZ9OxF3MbG9lHz1tuaaL9mU1jF7_1rzVNVamlhMb-agr0HVhyphenhyphen7hpceiyI9mYPQXLdbsBrAzmiCXhVx7vm29B8HkR4WktuYF97GNX40cLZ6Fsbc43Q6K5GIddy3hk/s320/blogIMG_3910.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Carrots and tomatoes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ2H13oloVHJB67VNxtSdX2nEuCCIKOivkT19WI8FJP5LbyOZYe3b32q4Oy9Mu9C2ficctSuENcKAqp8LYg4durYoZuFFCVCOpebYtHyiEVLCmn8HTCJF1Febsw04wzWVJXfmytRi1_j4/s1600/blogIMG_3911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ2H13oloVHJB67VNxtSdX2nEuCCIKOivkT19WI8FJP5LbyOZYe3b32q4Oy9Mu9C2ficctSuENcKAqp8LYg4durYoZuFFCVCOpebYtHyiEVLCmn8HTCJF1Febsw04wzWVJXfmytRi1_j4/s320/blogIMG_3911.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Peppers and cukes (LOTS of cukes!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3S9CW1wclQg1Dfq6ABz9uBuwr5lwwL3yF1Teu57i-_LL8XvffQ7x-lMfNg8MlyZDpLF9b2FG7XJ-s3qu9O_o_wII5mAhydO2pIRbXBylNjmC7bZVxvJ3ztulWkS02xZZb2Laec0A5zEw/s1600/blogIMG_3912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3S9CW1wclQg1Dfq6ABz9uBuwr5lwwL3yF1Teu57i-_LL8XvffQ7x-lMfNg8MlyZDpLF9b2FG7XJ-s3qu9O_o_wII5mAhydO2pIRbXBylNjmC7bZVxvJ3ztulWkS02xZZb2Laec0A5zEw/s320/blogIMG_3912.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> The new bed in back (we put a row cover on it for a little while) with kale and lettuce</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgey0XS7MvsWKmnnUML9s939rASUihEkwz9W8nV4Q3pGkmiV7cgSN33F3p96zpGmtBTu8a6ZMgSH-uoXcfXStyxMP3WZLFbNVyfnTnN-Bd4RuofJ7hoO59TlBasqt21U2oYVFTeUWRPabM/s1600/blogIMG_3918.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgey0XS7MvsWKmnnUML9s939rASUihEkwz9W8nV4Q3pGkmiV7cgSN33F3p96zpGmtBTu8a6ZMgSH-uoXcfXStyxMP3WZLFbNVyfnTnN-Bd4RuofJ7hoO59TlBasqt21U2oYVFTeUWRPabM/s320/blogIMG_3918.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I tried sun-drying some kale to make kale chips. It worked pretty well until it started getting windy and blowing the dried kale away! I had to finish them in the dehydrator.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29193ZobrpcINv813XbpYb_xRABYuVUEQY5Vvbb9gVc2rpseqpBQsq-dYqw8vD8uGFIYSt5x-9bX_8bmLnUdNhD1_tGvXLsXohq1VIyT-u6mOnzVvf0N9BCta0mDbCdsm55VoeVENXPk/s1600/blogIMG_3920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29193ZobrpcINv813XbpYb_xRABYuVUEQY5Vvbb9gVc2rpseqpBQsq-dYqw8vD8uGFIYSt5x-9bX_8bmLnUdNhD1_tGvXLsXohq1VIyT-u6mOnzVvf0N9BCta0mDbCdsm55VoeVENXPk/s320/blogIMG_3920.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> It's an apple. It's an alien. It's kohlrabi! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpjh3O5pNOlDBAvVlqX2bqA8oAjEPtdZCB2bazFOiSaURofQmEBuzcIfJLqeAuETFJTIyQzWLe622wDySIjY_Js21P3aCq8uCD37vnLSmdmIOdThIML5kmuUNjvztF9K1iGWt_WAtjek/s1600/blogIMG_3914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpjh3O5pNOlDBAvVlqX2bqA8oAjEPtdZCB2bazFOiSaURofQmEBuzcIfJLqeAuETFJTIyQzWLe622wDySIjY_Js21P3aCq8uCD37vnLSmdmIOdThIML5kmuUNjvztF9K1iGWt_WAtjek/s320/blogIMG_3914.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The lettuce out back</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_TXnxt6sMJOJIkREqoAqjfh0hhQtCUFFhyphenhyphen-PYUq8h9NlY5JvcMRhiiDlHH11zoLZtkEY7ONTpAs5VCMj-sWxm1rG0L34t5N-_OO76YwPEp9MCiS5YGGtL0L2F47qnKFvSeyPxl7QeXg/s1600/blogIMG_3919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_TXnxt6sMJOJIkREqoAqjfh0hhQtCUFFhyphenhyphen-PYUq8h9NlY5JvcMRhiiDlHH11zoLZtkEY7ONTpAs5VCMj-sWxm1rG0L34t5N-_OO76YwPEp9MCiS5YGGtL0L2F47qnKFvSeyPxl7QeXg/s320/blogIMG_3919.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This tomato looks like three growing together!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrII4Y9ShVF-hr5JVITsYlVQwEAqwZqEHdK6L6dpIatthpEVBmZ3HOl9vh43pCSl4BJjZf0vYv5nQpOITFp11-fR6OH3HlyAzLRSH1v4wISENylGCIUSN6mYYangagrW1OtxbFy7X_wqE/s1600/blogIMG_3915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrII4Y9ShVF-hr5JVITsYlVQwEAqwZqEHdK6L6dpIatthpEVBmZ3HOl9vh43pCSl4BJjZf0vYv5nQpOITFp11-fR6OH3HlyAzLRSH1v4wISENylGCIUSN6mYYangagrW1OtxbFy7X_wqE/s320/blogIMG_3915.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Spinach (I'm surprised that this spinach actually grew over the summer! I guess it was cool enough for it up here)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTufmLMQUXTJGFa780sfwBC-xKSg2gEH4U7QGb0n9Jv5id2Ln_OvbrY0r-7TBZyGkyjNX5po43BWPTXG6TdKGJ70KBJCCaqAS4U9lftyPZ5hnE_DEN_Fs6Vt4U3k26142fCe07k-L5KA/s1600/blogIMG_3916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTufmLMQUXTJGFa780sfwBC-xKSg2gEH4U7QGb0n9Jv5id2Ln_OvbrY0r-7TBZyGkyjNX5po43BWPTXG6TdKGJ70KBJCCaqAS4U9lftyPZ5hnE_DEN_Fs6Vt4U3k26142fCe07k-L5KA/s320/blogIMG_3916.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
I'm currently harvesting cucumbers every day, and yellow zucchini every other day or so. The beans are slowing down a bit, thankfully (since we have PLENTY of them already!). We have enough lettuce for us to eat about 10 salads per day... most of the broccoli is in and processed, along with the cauliflower... what else. Oh yeah! We made our first batch of basil pesto! It is SOOO delicious. I should pick more of that soon. Anyways... let's just say I'm almost a vegetarian these days. :-) I even brought in a head of cabbage yesterday. That is significant because I thought that the cabbages were goners due to the out-of-control cabbage worms.<br />
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I'm happy that our garden this year has been very rewarding. We are greatly blessed with lots of produce!!<br />
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J. Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455272418395123349noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001863664457423684.post-8790718263455603362011-08-18T12:19:00.000-04:002011-08-18T12:19:21.992-04:00Just a Peek!It's hard to capture the summertime in photos (especially at my house! ;-). Here's an attempt at it, in any case. Enjoy the pictures!<br />
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I went for a walk one of the two dirt roads that connects my house's road to the main route. It's actually rather scenic all year round, but the summer greenery and wildflowers add a lot to it.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">On the way...<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">In another post I will have photos of my "exploding" garden! Let's just say we've put away enough beans (pole beans and bush beans) for... well, maybe two or three winters? :-) And with over 40 kale plants, which are all ready to be harvested, kale chips are definitely on the menu! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUKacPAhNw3JpDelP6nG7Fb10qNelE5HZ235rfbmr1N2XlFblD3rMwzrPaURkMRYQDxZg1pdalUYZbLO5sVjvdYDEaQ-9_AzOOpma2D1TNDSZ6v_hh8SMjm1_RSCIK0G2G6-4WxqdmAY/s1600/blogIMG_3921.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUKacPAhNw3JpDelP6nG7Fb10qNelE5HZ235rfbmr1N2XlFblD3rMwzrPaURkMRYQDxZg1pdalUYZbLO5sVjvdYDEaQ-9_AzOOpma2D1TNDSZ6v_hh8SMjm1_RSCIK0G2G6-4WxqdmAY/s320/blogIMG_3921.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div>J. Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455272418395123349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001863664457423684.post-82334380883866806122011-08-04T15:21:00.001-04:002011-08-05T09:09:26.812-04:00My Week in a Few Words - 8/4/11<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBtOkEJyddQClreN-PJ5IxbOQvyDsgtQWss_52cg27fbi2MirQq7jhm1zj5-R7qYE52Mm1trF54fP0cZW-SaJw8hGYODiWJKd7BMYZGMuYCS4KOBiLFdfxf5AXMBWfcjU5gVW0H99Ohw/s1600/week-in-a-few-words.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBtOkEJyddQClreN-PJ5IxbOQvyDsgtQWss_52cg27fbi2MirQq7jhm1zj5-R7qYE52Mm1trF54fP0cZW-SaJw8hGYODiWJKd7BMYZGMuYCS4KOBiLFdfxf5AXMBWfcjU5gVW0H99Ohw/s200/week-in-a-few-words.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Traveling</span>. <i>Hotel</i>. <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bible</b></span>. Tired. <a href="http://buckitweek.org/" style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">Buckit week</span></a>. <u>Prayer.</u> <span style="font-size: large;">Fellowship</span>. <i><b>People</b></i>. <i>Games</i>. <u style="color: #351c75;">Evangelism</u>. <a href="http://buckitweek.org/welcome/faq" style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Parables</span></a>. <a href="http://buckitweek.org/welcome/faq" style="color: #999999;"><i>Learning</i></a>. <u>Notes</u>. <i>Cults</i>. <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Church</span>. <i>Plans</i>. <u>Sitting</u>.<u> Sessions</u>. <span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Food</span>.<i> Tea.</i> <a href="http://www.e-sword.net/" style="color: #999999;"><i><b>E-Swor</b><b>d</b></i></a>. <i><span style="color: #f1c232;">Sunshine</span>. </i><b>Fun</b>.<span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span><i style="color: #0b5394;">Ideas</i>. <span style="font-size: large;">Ish</span>.J. Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455272418395123349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001863664457423684.post-22131003727304511692011-08-01T13:33:00.000-04:002011-08-01T13:33:09.219-04:00Quotes worth Quoting #16<blockquote style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="body">Christianity is the only major religion to have as its central event the humiliation of its God.</span></span> <br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="bodybold"> Bruce Shelley </span></span></div></blockquote>J. Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455272418395123349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001863664457423684.post-35308628577024039092011-07-18T22:08:00.001-04:002011-07-21T17:24:11.012-04:00AEDs, ankles and irony<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-4qWLuHNjAs97Y8me6ZqaVsrB0GzR3GHHhNije8nxIfXmjKgcafTbAENweY9VgiqqNVL-Hn-1dh67r9sFCn1wBLtiIfvcR0-O6VJBK0W2ANCIA05K2v5gk5BEmAFkKMl3AtQKlIaPKU/s1600/first-aid-kit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-4qWLuHNjAs97Y8me6ZqaVsrB0GzR3GHHhNije8nxIfXmjKgcafTbAENweY9VgiqqNVL-Hn-1dh67r9sFCn1wBLtiIfvcR0-O6VJBK0W2ANCIA05K2v5gk5BEmAFkKMl3AtQKlIaPKU/s200/first-aid-kit.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I'll be honest. Until Saturday, I didn't even know what an AED was. Now I have an adult AED certification. Scary, huh? :-)<br />
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In case you are wondering, AED stands for automated external defibrillator (say that three times fast!). It's basically an electronic device meant for shocking an abnormal heartbeat to get it back in a normal rhythm. My Mom and I took a first aid/CPR/AED course Saturday. Ever since I was younger, one of my favorite books to read was the American Red Cross first aid book that my Dad brought home from his work one day. I now have the updated version!<br />
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The hardest part of the course was putting the mannequins together. I think a good part of the beginning of the class should have covered that necessary detail. :-) I put the plastic bag "lung" inside my adult mnqn and the poor guy STILL didn't breath, no matter how much CPR I did on him. I think he had a hole in his lung. :-(<br />
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Anyways, it was a good class, and the Red Cross first aid book that the teacher gave us has a lot of good information in it.<br />
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Now here's the irony. Shortly after I got home, I was going outside to water the newly-planted snap bush beans, and as I stepped off of the landscape tie onto the driveway my right ankle decided to turn. My first thought was: ouch. My second thought was: This is ironic! I get home from a first-aid class and the first thing I do is sprain my ankle. Great! :-)J. Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455272418395123349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001863664457423684.post-12049640461126857132011-07-12T11:34:00.000-04:002011-07-12T11:34:26.359-04:00Garden greens<div style="text-align: center;">Nothing like a fresh-picked mesclun salad...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4xNxSmnU5h0iaW7pu8W6oA_B2LmUJ5AhR4mW79WMGdIeTERrcJzlHuaGb_kYuCujyEbtwYBMGmVIlFR-bmc6LEHy0WnsepBNVHqXQ7ekpP4S9p_ga4fV8TwbI13g8mRwcQRKgthbXoE/s1600/fresh-mesclun-garden-salad.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4xNxSmnU5h0iaW7pu8W6oA_B2LmUJ5AhR4mW79WMGdIeTERrcJzlHuaGb_kYuCujyEbtwYBMGmVIlFR-bmc6LEHy0WnsepBNVHqXQ7ekpP4S9p_ga4fV8TwbI13g8mRwcQRKgthbXoE/s320/fresh-mesclun-garden-salad.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">...with garlic scapes and homemade lettuce/scape pesto!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBK8ul-h8U_j0kevU8B5ZFASLKhXaCgkpb5mx9X1hQqewO4d9JutbdexD8E1QWnKHEwt_qCHNtuQfDy1E_4M5HHmBif86mIIeuZ6fY3KGViVOW7P1mbxRkBOBDRqjj88aYdCflFMnbrEo/s1600/fresh-garden-salad-pesto-scapes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBK8ul-h8U_j0kevU8B5ZFASLKhXaCgkpb5mx9X1hQqewO4d9JutbdexD8E1QWnKHEwt_qCHNtuQfDy1E_4M5HHmBif86mIIeuZ6fY3KGViVOW7P1mbxRkBOBDRqjj88aYdCflFMnbrEo/s320/fresh-garden-salad-pesto-scapes.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>J. Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455272418395123349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001863664457423684.post-65477838661833865002011-07-09T12:15:00.000-04:002011-07-09T12:15:27.825-04:00Kitten antics videoWhen Eppie and Ollie were small, we got them a "kitten condo": cat house, play toy, perch and scratching post all in one. We would have rather had them climb on that than on our furniture, that's for sure! I got this video of them playing on it. Watch for when they start playing with each others' tails; it's near the end (no pun intended!) of the video. :-)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The potatoes (the garlic is just past them)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzZyHu75maDcLkF2qlMu1ApUJjwsrT7X8szFQ5M_Ch0smP5wECgu0-bznfnFIIXImgZELbJP409i3hq2V-XJGkFLxjtEunwNiSBMQg002bZcqyAzA0a_wFBQvPlwMP7nnDFf2frjFINI/s1600/IMG_3811_1600x1200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzZyHu75maDcLkF2qlMu1ApUJjwsrT7X8szFQ5M_Ch0smP5wECgu0-bznfnFIIXImgZELbJP409i3hq2V-XJGkFLxjtEunwNiSBMQg002bZcqyAzA0a_wFBQvPlwMP7nnDFf2frjFINI/s320/IMG_3811_1600x1200.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">The black seeded Simpson lettuce</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jLC4DxRmGKhZ0x8IttzHoV7nnf5ZFq2pwP9yHUcGv4no0rZm2Z8xrA4-g-ZwZISKqPK_4oNWA87oIC8h2NKJyVdeR64dLcabvdAOaWustCxXCMTOJeBOd3Bv1tLVzd84QwwaCTMWBl0/s1600/IMG_3812_1600x1200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jLC4DxRmGKhZ0x8IttzHoV7nnf5ZFq2pwP9yHUcGv4no0rZm2Z8xrA4-g-ZwZISKqPK_4oNWA87oIC8h2NKJyVdeR64dLcabvdAOaWustCxXCMTOJeBOd3Bv1tLVzd84QwwaCTMWBl0/s320/IMG_3812_1600x1200.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Mesclun and more Simpson lettuce</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarPOAqX7puDuPcpYazVopmf719p2sVk62re7R6U3Imsso50y4w1rkTKh_GKLPDiyIFWTZm1WXCxmhxTDXIviDaDJhJKEgn1kwEkpSjux027gwbIqNOnq53SHPtt0RSWh2d7IrHAW0y8U/s1600/IMG_3813_1600x1200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarPOAqX7puDuPcpYazVopmf719p2sVk62re7R6U3Imsso50y4w1rkTKh_GKLPDiyIFWTZm1WXCxmhxTDXIviDaDJhJKEgn1kwEkpSjux027gwbIqNOnq53SHPtt0RSWh2d7IrHAW0y8U/s320/IMG_3813_1600x1200.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The rather anemic-looking summer squashes (the soil needs more nitrogen in general)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtz8b5D5UsqL418fHMtU1DquF4GTxl_7QIl0EbnfWfORE10DlLAOEX1u0FNkdxd3xWwvboUhlPsOVlcZ9uqPUKQ_axqLmaMCS8wnnV-E7OYWa39L-6RNyvJqnIMQrJmlr_2lzw__2GAxM/s1600/IMG_3814_1600x1200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtz8b5D5UsqL418fHMtU1DquF4GTxl_7QIl0EbnfWfORE10DlLAOEX1u0FNkdxd3xWwvboUhlPsOVlcZ9uqPUKQ_axqLmaMCS8wnnV-E7OYWa39L-6RNyvJqnIMQrJmlr_2lzw__2GAxM/s320/IMG_3814_1600x1200.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Eggplant</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ScTcFaRwxR4It7qs4lioWgTBxlt3eaWK1o1cOlLvVLycyI6kn8r3XQOFkprQx749fnOu6uGs6Yf0gFbxUQcgf9Hjk1esHaOvfUMMnS4EcMbJEFOnbM3hl19Brv2M2a-fDbRD1jcSeJc/s1600/IMG_3815_1600x1200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ScTcFaRwxR4It7qs4lioWgTBxlt3eaWK1o1cOlLvVLycyI6kn8r3XQOFkprQx749fnOu6uGs6Yf0gFbxUQcgf9Hjk1esHaOvfUMMnS4EcMbJEFOnbM3hl19Brv2M2a-fDbRD1jcSeJc/s320/IMG_3815_1600x1200.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pole beans!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2te_pBRxUwRBM3CdNfB8AiA8S7zk_McYeUwjwZJyYybCGQLLa3opLwORsISX5gcOXibRgMmR0lHQs69TakyDgjOaM-tSZQBvbBuoomRfZpot5ZVmIE0YHgL2wD-QJ22wqDTmlsxWqcSw/s1600/IMG_3817_1200x1600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2te_pBRxUwRBM3CdNfB8AiA8S7zk_McYeUwjwZJyYybCGQLLa3opLwORsISX5gcOXibRgMmR0lHQs69TakyDgjOaM-tSZQBvbBuoomRfZpot5ZVmIE0YHgL2wD-QJ22wqDTmlsxWqcSw/s320/IMG_3817_1200x1600.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Romaine lettuce (some of which we already harvested)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiboo1_sHW5fp0fBpAtQMAaCqXIpo9z1rgjzgYNk9Pjb5fXNrLxxHdUKablhlnX17SYu_S7e-onPB24BeYO-rUQEIuuVeW25hxiNpcS7pj-D82Xv9h03oParu_4arOFrQPVg9pdHp3rdAw/s1600/IMG_3818_1600x1200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiboo1_sHW5fp0fBpAtQMAaCqXIpo9z1rgjzgYNk9Pjb5fXNrLxxHdUKablhlnX17SYu_S7e-onPB24BeYO-rUQEIuuVeW25hxiNpcS7pj-D82Xv9h03oParu_4arOFrQPVg9pdHp3rdAw/s320/IMG_3818_1600x1200.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cabbage...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJY36cclIhFbDrm729OjizSb4yrNs6RPPEgwos7DHk6JAgyRevhqzcSQRFDbn8cun7WNqcMHgP0vxBOwXSdCkwL1_L6ZtcVZPRVEOSEDkuKD9VDTuBjdP5GyOOCzFq-zCD-pdS567gIWU/s1600/IMG_3819_1600x1200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJY36cclIhFbDrm729OjizSb4yrNs6RPPEgwos7DHk6JAgyRevhqzcSQRFDbn8cun7WNqcMHgP0vxBOwXSdCkwL1_L6ZtcVZPRVEOSEDkuKD9VDTuBjdP5GyOOCzFq-zCD-pdS567gIWU/s320/IMG_3819_1600x1200.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Onions and broccoli</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqrRir93Fxs0DuVMhQXxFYlVIjarvJSuW2KSnoOlGdgK6vxqzJeBRGyDr6Ev9S84kPToifUASOlnOhyphenhyphenXiq5HIbGlRUBcT6dvaAjlMDZn_W1w7hYVfCEEldQpbx3bqxBTE5KhM_9I9ubI/s1600/IMG_3820_1600x1200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqrRir93Fxs0DuVMhQXxFYlVIjarvJSuW2KSnoOlGdgK6vxqzJeBRGyDr6Ev9S84kPToifUASOlnOhyphenhyphenXiq5HIbGlRUBcT6dvaAjlMDZn_W1w7hYVfCEEldQpbx3bqxBTE5KhM_9I9ubI/s320/IMG_3820_1600x1200.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The beets that mysteriously sprung up that I never actually planted right there...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhnIw8V6zUNNjFmcck3cC9zRcqncEM0x6Ul0KhHLe6NWQEKQ_W2g4kOjqvp1dOxY9lTB3RdtIvkYKnsPm26uChjn-pM4i_nZmpLImCXBSGJYMRRXTXQi6woW9vjvVWfGqPIS1MLOPBfA/s1600/IMG_3821_1600x1200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhnIw8V6zUNNjFmcck3cC9zRcqncEM0x6Ul0KhHLe6NWQEKQ_W2g4kOjqvp1dOxY9lTB3RdtIvkYKnsPm26uChjn-pM4i_nZmpLImCXBSGJYMRRXTXQi6woW9vjvVWfGqPIS1MLOPBfA/s320/IMG_3821_1600x1200.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Carrots!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_8h4Gkol1umrfc7pzlG4qt0XVgW4GWO9j6e0dr5C6_x61p_ziSWhyOBW5mnwnao3SOGr7m3WUFDtDUKIxHoSsL8UfPicEBCmvAkzb1ViaRIDvVVMEKBKNAla9AZtp5dV_pIDCtB-xl4/s1600/IMG_3822_1200x1600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_8h4Gkol1umrfc7pzlG4qt0XVgW4GWO9j6e0dr5C6_x61p_ziSWhyOBW5mnwnao3SOGr7m3WUFDtDUKIxHoSsL8UfPicEBCmvAkzb1ViaRIDvVVMEKBKNAla9AZtp5dV_pIDCtB-xl4/s320/IMG_3822_1200x1600.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tomatoes and peppers (with radishes sprinkled in)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJGv9ouPC2TDDX2VAf1tjzkvQG0K5R0HFVRh0D-F8nL6WvPuHVg3jowvYgDwH1vO4skBVNL72Ntb2esiyfUZbYUQrXtb1lHmuUh6RNV6O8oNYq-UClYQMhEE2MdRerFGVC5grCNsCYqc/s1600/IMG_3823_1200x1600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJGv9ouPC2TDDX2VAf1tjzkvQG0K5R0HFVRh0D-F8nL6WvPuHVg3jowvYgDwH1vO4skBVNL72Ntb2esiyfUZbYUQrXtb1lHmuUh6RNV6O8oNYq-UClYQMhEE2MdRerFGVC5grCNsCYqc/s320/IMG_3823_1200x1600.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pole beans (cucumbers are down at the end under the trellises) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjTqOksy4WGMmTy5dUwp0xwzI8jxY6oipwMoaMcaVlVe_aTSjA6ihB09QNbXUup1GP4DGRVtHYCkC3QWGKhCS0sXmytOPPUeF5IvvTBd-1nH4_iO8yhSRvMw9WI4R6jE60RdaXzBmTXw/s1600/IMG_3824_1200x1600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjTqOksy4WGMmTy5dUwp0xwzI8jxY6oipwMoaMcaVlVe_aTSjA6ihB09QNbXUup1GP4DGRVtHYCkC3QWGKhCS0sXmytOPPUeF5IvvTBd-1nH4_iO8yhSRvMw9WI4R6jE60RdaXzBmTXw/s320/IMG_3824_1200x1600.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sad-looking sweet potato vines... :(</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJh31pf6SYaIXiGNL_nQTdU3KyLHaNcBf7imCDzvgUJVXx95WgPcCXuUyL4Xwmq7Ua9YiDEIqXp66cpjvGjZavJGPz86E0gPkB1nu44l2I0qXBZ2JsfdlJJ2thg6py7EkR58oC22odOg/s1600/IMG_3825_1200x1600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJh31pf6SYaIXiGNL_nQTdU3KyLHaNcBf7imCDzvgUJVXx95WgPcCXuUyL4Xwmq7Ua9YiDEIqXp66cpjvGjZavJGPz86E0gPkB1nu44l2I0qXBZ2JsfdlJJ2thg6py7EkR58oC22odOg/s320/IMG_3825_1200x1600.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Snap peas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jxz-_6NTngFEm5F9DZAXph3tCqv6FeX_YKe8oYbNwDyyD8vBP00EYmWi456tWIEZJilkfkSXD-NNXaGofvkMYkppQo6QV4as07z6Waa9gmMoomuiur9jJtbFqcuHWGAZOIxrlrNDwFE/s1600/IMG_3826_1600x1200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jxz-_6NTngFEm5F9DZAXph3tCqv6FeX_YKe8oYbNwDyyD8vBP00EYmWi456tWIEZJilkfkSXD-NNXaGofvkMYkppQo6QV4as07z6Waa9gmMoomuiur9jJtbFqcuHWGAZOIxrlrNDwFE/s320/IMG_3826_1600x1200.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The basil bed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI63weRrzlVL-ccduoMqg0YMVo7Rhx8R7WTXigHpLMklmIhyphenhyphenZqkqF1ZZKe2s4QFWWm8SKl-djQ4prPdXbscRILuCuPJKnuQUlTv1cxMzbovmOm_byBTQEu4L3zm5sud203CnOfrVwLHc8/s1600/IMG_3827_1200x1600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI63weRrzlVL-ccduoMqg0YMVo7Rhx8R7WTXigHpLMklmIhyphenhyphenZqkqF1ZZKe2s4QFWWm8SKl-djQ4prPdXbscRILuCuPJKnuQUlTv1cxMzbovmOm_byBTQEu4L3zm5sud203CnOfrVwLHc8/s320/IMG_3827_1200x1600.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">More onions!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGBCn030_2uOdbgsDeqtV6SyoFFjcJhalmKzW-VRRjosD9hJAPdsfA_QZC2VIg9wie2Iq9On7cBhX1qSFzAjOruqnBlIdxQaUNZ9Ay26A8osx4r_kENMKsRQSShrLNslp_B6GEb8nv6Y/s1600/IMG_3828_1600x1200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGBCn030_2uOdbgsDeqtV6SyoFFjcJhalmKzW-VRRjosD9hJAPdsfA_QZC2VIg9wie2Iq9On7cBhX1qSFzAjOruqnBlIdxQaUNZ9Ay26A8osx4r_kENMKsRQSShrLNslp_B6GEb8nv6Y/s320/IMG_3828_1600x1200.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">More broccoli! (We have cauliflower growing, too)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdwz_T4nhVaie3M2A4DbrPAONuCEkfIFuapkBWwaD-SleWr0usWGPtaZThutJHsF61eWSdtaFtjeJzp_yAglqrwWl_TGwtIgTLIxFfjKMb8DJ00pifztlESg6xbRxvFl3rFlDsomtF-hM/s1600/IMG_3829_1600x1200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdwz_T4nhVaie3M2A4DbrPAONuCEkfIFuapkBWwaD-SleWr0usWGPtaZThutJHsF61eWSdtaFtjeJzp_yAglqrwWl_TGwtIgTLIxFfjKMb8DJ00pifztlESg6xbRxvFl3rFlDsomtF-hM/s320/IMG_3829_1600x1200.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And the garlic again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJixWhmbptkMcU89QEEXReIBqLUY4a8sJd2q6jCkseojzMgtHGnrLB0179cW5Q30CHNMdC0PLvajgJFBqmGTvGAmK5C8nGyzRt5fjRSlxsSn2wkRkO_pMQpM8Eg0Vkd2O2WkaESd8LL6s/s1600/IMG_3830_1600x1200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJixWhmbptkMcU89QEEXReIBqLUY4a8sJd2q6jCkseojzMgtHGnrLB0179cW5Q30CHNMdC0PLvajgJFBqmGTvGAmK5C8nGyzRt5fjRSlxsSn2wkRkO_pMQpM8Eg0Vkd2O2WkaESd8LL6s/s320/IMG_3830_1600x1200.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We also got some strawberries from the farm, which will hopefully produce next year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzCe4pzFapzC9gtHFAt9yml0OadUiM5hnAFNifoxy-gGeXoF9G3YUs1CIb2OvAdzhUnAwbRdCQeGm6xMm0hzflWTuGgy9lcZDiLe2_lAc_rtf12n-mrF01ae2jNi7NDLWj4D_crLADFw/s1600/IMG_3832_1600x1200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzCe4pzFapzC9gtHFAt9yml0OadUiM5hnAFNifoxy-gGeXoF9G3YUs1CIb2OvAdzhUnAwbRdCQeGm6xMm0hzflWTuGgy9lcZDiLe2_lAc_rtf12n-mrF01ae2jNi7NDLWj4D_crLADFw/s320/IMG_3832_1600x1200.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am looking forward to raspberries! There are lots of plants growing in the woods in our backyard. I've already seen some tiny green berries. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We are being inundated with lettuce! It's nice being able to have salad for every meal, though! Some friends of ours are juicing theirs, they're getting so much. :-) We are going to attempt to make pesto out of garlic scapes and lettuce. Has anybody out there ever tried it?</div>J. Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455272418395123349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001863664457423684.post-62409241159466375852011-06-21T10:46:00.002-04:002011-06-21T15:33:49.971-04:00My week in a few Words<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRD_qzpZ1RGXHebKIvFHDwczZStnIEWeG_af4DCmqwWpJNyWnVL2fkGV1El5gmVGDoF1k8kDagw85eoyMtxEnnmWeabjS5XmMY5OQFkZhYISjLW7gpm5ZUGfksRInyNjV01bDPteVWq_0/s1600/week-in-a-few-words.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRD_qzpZ1RGXHebKIvFHDwczZStnIEWeG_af4DCmqwWpJNyWnVL2fkGV1El5gmVGDoF1k8kDagw85eoyMtxEnnmWeabjS5XmMY5OQFkZhYISjLW7gpm5ZUGfksRInyNjV01bDPteVWq_0/s200/week-in-a-few-words.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><i>When I don't have much time to write a full-blown post but I still want to update the blog, I may occasionally write a post that just summarizes what I've been up to lately. Stay tuned for posts expounding on the details! </i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Summer</span>. <span style="font-size: large;">Biking.</span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gardening</span></span>.</span><u> </u><b>Friends</b>.<b> Church</b>. <b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Bible studies</i></span></b>. <i>Studying</i>. <b>Prayer</b>. Birthdays. <u>Volleyball</u>. <span style="font-size: large;">CYIA</span>. <i>CEF</i>. <span style="font-size: small;"><i>Camp</i></span>. <span style="font-size: large;"><i>Packing</i></span>. <i>Last minute</i>. Clothes. <span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">Bonfire</span>. <u><span style="color: #990000;">Goji berries</span>.</u> <u style="color: #783f04;">Cocoa nibs</u><i>. </i><span style="background-color: yellow; color: black; font-size: large;">Sunshine</span>. <b>Enjoyment</b>. <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Scripture.</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you spot the common allergens in this photo? :-)</td></tr>
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<a href="http://nohealthydiet.com/">http://nohealthydiet.com/</a><br />
And here's the link to the post that I wrote:<br />
<a href="http://nohealthydiet.com/healthy-diet-plan/essentials-for-a-healthy-diet/">http://nohealthydiet.com/healthy-diet-plan/essentials-for-a-healthy-diet/</a><br />
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P.S. I am going to post photos of our family's garden as soon as I get our camera back! :-)J. Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455272418395123349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001863664457423684.post-46175013268649808972011-06-10T11:00:00.000-04:002011-06-10T11:00:30.105-04:0030-Day Bible Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh352J4uKL1e3pXYAIDm8G-0JIQi_MQecCEjnLrugNA2TFp_LePa22_D88Rj9-vFVZt2EEvMTKA0UMjGy4SIPM4kKafVAuhs9BvWrdY68nuUH8MHFXh8VCL4DrH1ZQtt03a-8qm4KX940c/s1600/30-day-Bible-reading-challenge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh352J4uKL1e3pXYAIDm8G-0JIQi_MQecCEjnLrugNA2TFp_LePa22_D88Rj9-vFVZt2EEvMTKA0UMjGy4SIPM4kKafVAuhs9BvWrdY68nuUH8MHFXh8VCL4DrH1ZQtt03a-8qm4KX940c/s1600/30-day-Bible-reading-challenge.jpg" /></a></div>In May I attended a day-long conference geared toward equipping and encouraging young people to share the gospel. While I was there, one of the speakers gave a challenge: For 30 consecutive days, read 2 Bible verses in the morning and evening, and meditate on what you read. I read the Bible each day anyway, but I still decided to take the challenge, and along with meditating on what I read, write down some of my thought about the various passages.<br />
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Even from day 1 I felt encouraged and refreshed by the Word of God all over again! I think that actually writing down the things I learned about the verses that I read really gave me the desire to explore them further and dig deeper into the truths that they contained. Certain things just seemed to "click" as I pondered the verses, how they applied to me, and how I should live in light of them. Just goes to show that the Bible is a living book, and you can never fully plumb its depths!<br />
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So here's the challenge.<br />
For 30 days, read 2 Bible verses (it can be more!) in the morning and in the evening, meditate (think about) what you read, and jot down some of your thoughts about the verses. I hope you take the challenge, and if you don't already read your Bible daily then I hope you make it a habit!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtr3TKMHuPZXNiUCXaV1mCW3TLZrK-DhaLxLKo8dONg9SMiBf4t4TsChnWMI161HzJKDSpAMuccghw_2CJhE-YUjK29oYgweG7DTMsFXpR3gcUkQtNYWydWald0fo9knKu_akxFsnzzLg/s1600/30-day-Bible-reading-challenge-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtr3TKMHuPZXNiUCXaV1mCW3TLZrK-DhaLxLKo8dONg9SMiBf4t4TsChnWMI161HzJKDSpAMuccghw_2CJhE-YUjK29oYgweG7DTMsFXpR3gcUkQtNYWydWald0fo9knKu_akxFsnzzLg/s200/30-day-Bible-reading-challenge-2.jpg" width="200" /></a>If you decide to take the challenge, then please comment! Also, if you want to share any of the thoughts that the Lord brings to your mind along the way, then feel free. I would love to share some of thoughts He's blessed me with.J. Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455272418395123349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001863664457423684.post-19248737422244885382011-06-08T17:10:00.000-04:002011-06-08T17:10:14.491-04:00Not I, but Christ<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6X9Cw6sYF6K2qWsfxVqkEpPARo_YelAziFD15Hso8l6a9iGs9QkDySsDZ71iNs-Psf-IhmafeBpHRI0f0bTcSMMl2Io42LoVphSWIQiH73fxgU52jSYZiM3oQkdG7VsATiUfqpeHhBk/s1600/Untitled-1+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Not I, but Christ</b></i> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0j5ZAjf0YhpY6Mp21ZSPqE_BLBmKHbPd1JJ360byGL0EbF0uGo-r31krshiGn8Tjd8et8xDWUFAbzIlG2rl97RXNO7DwJT0t4l04lc9YIOm02ziNt-jaDTBoBhhRgIoe4LplZXI0jp8/s1600/Untitled-1+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><i> </i> <br />
Not I, but Christ, be honored, loved, exalted;<br />
Not I, but Christ, be seen be known, be heard;<br />
Not I, but Christ, in every look and action,<br />
Not I, but Christ, in every thought and word.<br />
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<i>O to be saved from myself, dear Lord,</i><br />
<i>O to be lost in Thee,</i><br />
<i>O that it might be no more I,</i><br />
<i>But Christ, that lives in me.</i><br />
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Not I, but Christ, to gently soothe in sorrow,<br />
Not I, but Christ, to wipe the falling tear;<br />
Not I, but Christ, to lift the weary burden,<br />
Not I, but Christ, to hush away all fear.<br />
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Christ, only Christ! no idle words e’er falling,<br />
Christ, only Christ; no needless bustling sound;<br />
Christ, only Christ; no self important bearing;<br />
Christ, only Christ; no trace of "I" be found.<br />
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Not I, but Christ, my every need supplying,<br />
Not I, but Christ, my strength and health to be;<br />
Not I, but Christ, for body, soul, and spirit,<br />
Christ, only Christ, here and eternally.<br />
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Christ, only Christ, ere long will fill my vision;<br />
Glory excelling soon, full soon I’ll see—<br />
Christ, only Christ, my every wish fulfilling—<br />
Christ, only Christ, my all in all to be.<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Ada Whiddington</i></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvrTGG9gOy424RJA6LA-Sh7e43_81ju1ObX3s5S3Sg3rLuhQxZpUVoTvRFj5it1jB99NHaJjbxWqEnwhULfX-aElVVftoQn6MLm6zDkUDEqr3zia83Ukr5idT-G91uWJyRZBeZPi1WcMY/s1600/not-i-but-Christ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvrTGG9gOy424RJA6LA-Sh7e43_81ju1ObX3s5S3Sg3rLuhQxZpUVoTvRFj5it1jB99NHaJjbxWqEnwhULfX-aElVVftoQn6MLm6zDkUDEqr3zia83Ukr5idT-G91uWJyRZBeZPi1WcMY/s320/not-i-but-Christ.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> </i></span></div>J. Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455272418395123349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001863664457423684.post-41696989453944028592011-05-09T22:40:00.000-04:002011-05-09T22:40:59.626-04:00Pillar of Fire<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUbKclnC02LRTHAAxvKXT86VsrerbkGNuKSTVyQwhiQX1MVjeOeaRRkM21t-putit7T9lzgbuaCKtqD2i9Ueegya23Ize-FnH4aeGyDIJZhaoR9asT4FC5_3hDOoORJ87suSURWuxSXM/s1600/IMG_3735copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUbKclnC02LRTHAAxvKXT86VsrerbkGNuKSTVyQwhiQX1MVjeOeaRRkM21t-putit7T9lzgbuaCKtqD2i9Ueegya23Ize-FnH4aeGyDIJZhaoR9asT4FC5_3hDOoORJ87suSURWuxSXM/s400/IMG_3735copy.jpg" width="351" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I saw this unique rainbow in the sky today. It looked even more amazing in real life!</div>J. Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455272418395123349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001863664457423684.post-60905109007576282112011-04-29T16:06:00.000-04:002011-04-29T16:06:18.264-04:00Waiting... but not for long!<div style="text-align: center;">Today was just too beautiful for words, so here are some photos! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">(pardon the black spot in the upper right-hand corner of these photos... our poor little camera has suffered a lot of abuse! I suppose you could consider it a watermark... :-)</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Here's the garden, waiting to be tilled and planted planted. Kale, Swiss chard, broccoli, bell peppers, onions, green beans, snap peas, carrots, potatoes, cabbage, zucchini and squash are some of the things we want to plant, in addition to the garlic, which took up residence last October. We already have peppers, onions and tomatoes started in little pots.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivv4ypVoLdTzlf3m6O6QcfRZwswcIJ69ksmpOgfhi9j2iMJDTEntjBnORgLA7k6t1CsiR6NCT_9P4kjkx13tyR8pMMY7IycxVcIJNpKx7asW5J7kaKEtS1swtWY0ggKZVpDi7wSX964Us/s1600/IMG_3693.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivv4ypVoLdTzlf3m6O6QcfRZwswcIJ69ksmpOgfhi9j2iMJDTEntjBnORgLA7k6t1CsiR6NCT_9P4kjkx13tyR8pMMY7IycxVcIJNpKx7asW5J7kaKEtS1swtWY0ggKZVpDi7wSX964Us/s320/IMG_3693.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's the bonfire, waiting to be lit! Most of this brush came from the woods where Dad wants to put in another garden plot. The spot we have our current garden gets a bit wet, since it's in a lower elevation. We'll still use it this year, but we're hoping to have the other garden up and running next year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitppXdFbFkFSZMIbz_peakpXvqB7_7-M85lsJjC1ltt5LbRu6pM88iEu4e_E1TYgWMyRO2m1ILf2cbkzNdcLmRAymSU3KjKdsw-YTZsuqVFY6n9AOHhC5xK7u_-1K7Y9oahlXn3VOuyFM/s1600/IMG_3694.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitppXdFbFkFSZMIbz_peakpXvqB7_7-M85lsJjC1ltt5LbRu6pM88iEu4e_E1TYgWMyRO2m1ILf2cbkzNdcLmRAymSU3KjKdsw-YTZsuqVFY6n9AOHhC5xK7u_-1K7Y9oahlXn3VOuyFM/s320/IMG_3694.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Speaking of which, here is the site of garden 2.0.12! It doesn't look like much yet, but with a little (lot) of work, hopefully it will work out well for another garden spot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc50wNU0xM6pM08KBriVIWPA2Q0FnAH19AgjhH3888K0qfrf94E1p4e2_bPfgkOD_ZoWrm0n_Z2P1VTzrDE-ZL5rKWdJYvcekaP3oUDXF6HRhqkqwOBG3NTqtpz_O8KflyNb3F7B62x3g/s1600/IMG_3701.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc50wNU0xM6pM08KBriVIWPA2Q0FnAH19AgjhH3888K0qfrf94E1p4e2_bPfgkOD_ZoWrm0n_Z2P1VTzrDE-ZL5rKWdJYvcekaP3oUDXF6HRhqkqwOBG3NTqtpz_O8KflyNb3F7B62x3g/s320/IMG_3701.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's part of our lawn, waiting to be mowed! It's so refreshing looking out of the window and seeing GREEN instead of WHITE on the ground. Though I'm sure when summer comes I'll wish we had a little of that white stuff. :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvdrg51Y8FiIL71s6MCb2v2P9Bxpyd3Rk-Wkws-1b7dbmnUENtGgtoAHrq9_c1WH2E6ja4ppWj7Hob6vX7KFkWrLsBdzG9-TdBmNwD1lRIw3RPP8n9Co_JtlnEq4sEnOskWitJnZ_h_0/s1600/IMG_3700.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvdrg51Y8FiIL71s6MCb2v2P9Bxpyd3Rk-Wkws-1b7dbmnUENtGgtoAHrq9_c1WH2E6ja4ppWj7Hob6vX7KFkWrLsBdzG9-TdBmNwD1lRIw3RPP8n9Co_JtlnEq4sEnOskWitJnZ_h_0/s320/IMG_3700.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's the recently-pruned lilac bush, waiting for flowers!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoInqJE8qxi9TskBhcPtZM3kc0LQp63UviAIAkqsbwW7luLlSiRPex-SEijMCDGtAxbFXL2ChdO2ArDXvCqOxJXVGkZm42Kcyxlp4PaWE0ULlIWgB0XnQ5PRlMJ0f4DIIBY31kt_37kw/s1600/IMG_3698.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoInqJE8qxi9TskBhcPtZM3kc0LQp63UviAIAkqsbwW7luLlSiRPex-SEijMCDGtAxbFXL2ChdO2ArDXvCqOxJXVGkZm42Kcyxlp4PaWE0ULlIWgB0XnQ5PRlMJ0f4DIIBY31kt_37kw/s320/IMG_3698.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwT-23CpjCDN8lQkOh7MXdnGThxvh2H4RYNy22608rQrVTsKCpDjKNxfVVFx677FQzxx2CjZHsWp0ExZI0xjE92Buc0SRvj4O932EvYBPzx-FHXDOCZUltjuoYtjAPcNxf5u6wW3siPK4/s1600/IMG_3695.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwT-23CpjCDN8lQkOh7MXdnGThxvh2H4RYNy22608rQrVTsKCpDjKNxfVVFx677FQzxx2CjZHsWp0ExZI0xjE92Buc0SRvj4O932EvYBPzx-FHXDOCZUltjuoYtjAPcNxf5u6wW3siPK4/s320/IMG_3695.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's the trusty weather station that never needs to wait for weather! </div><div style="text-align: center;">You can actually view the data from it <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KMEGARLA2">here!</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6p1-CrZVFNR-2PQaAodZ57m-OhHJKkWZ7QltVYLvDFyiugAVEf8f9BMqE51D_5wEocx5zc_AJd2LBQGeLBV68Xz2j5KOQEBHA2UvKW-_BPUGyAL_jC31gZYPoAh35vKou2pxPwVvodGQ/s1600/IMG_3714.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6p1-CrZVFNR-2PQaAodZ57m-OhHJKkWZ7QltVYLvDFyiugAVEf8f9BMqE51D_5wEocx5zc_AJd2LBQGeLBV68Xz2j5KOQEBHA2UvKW-_BPUGyAL_jC31gZYPoAh35vKou2pxPwVvodGQ/s320/IMG_3714.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's one of the first few flowers in our flowerbeds, waiting for company. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitGBC0Td27EO1imtAxBxPSSlz6JC8n8eyNiqXt2WX6GBGXPRH6lpVHBEKmNKmXjMGkcqx4o-BDWkeorxtNnZht5Gb_cHARKZXRlw2fVZ1u2AiP_iA2cud9r-ytULczC1CmO5QIcgwg-JE/s1600/IMG_3719.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitGBC0Td27EO1imtAxBxPSSlz6JC8n8eyNiqXt2WX6GBGXPRH6lpVHBEKmNKmXjMGkcqx4o-BDWkeorxtNnZht5Gb_cHARKZXRlw2fVZ1u2AiP_iA2cud9r-ytULczC1CmO5QIcgwg-JE/s320/IMG_3719.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They do say that two is company...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgTwfJAzSULKVytp_Oh_KdUysuQVnr4gm4iwBciTtzjt7b0_ZcLg5WgDMlJzfal5LHxxyogge6xumQpa4CLzwoRJjGNTqG6k041jq1429NoZX40zZbZrvZs6XvUAEBg-HVs0ce-NQ5Jg/s1600/IMG_3715.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgTwfJAzSULKVytp_Oh_KdUysuQVnr4gm4iwBciTtzjt7b0_ZcLg5WgDMlJzfal5LHxxyogge6xumQpa4CLzwoRJjGNTqG6k041jq1429NoZX40zZbZrvZs6XvUAEBg-HVs0ce-NQ5Jg/s320/IMG_3715.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Speaking of which, Tucker kept me company on my photo expedition around the yard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVC50u-_4vzy6R2vla9vrYWiYBbMR7yiHTcNnu1zuvf-YkLoMF9UD7aT3D06-80jxbtxAHXYA_sYQ4pkSO5agtRFEgWQ-XeZXmQFR5tkAUpIL5Ky6AkfTvogKZhRaCH6gjfIiylm_Gzo/s1600/IMG_3720.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVC50u-_4vzy6R2vla9vrYWiYBbMR7yiHTcNnu1zuvf-YkLoMF9UD7aT3D06-80jxbtxAHXYA_sYQ4pkSO5agtRFEgWQ-XeZXmQFR5tkAUpIL5Ky6AkfTvogKZhRaCH6gjfIiylm_Gzo/s320/IMG_3720.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">But he <i>really</i> doesn't like the sound the camera makes when you click the "shudder" button! :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DBN0bgFMpYSShBUNUI98TEq7Pl9SeQ0FHAGf3kthrVCOgBjbWYXMcc4ATGCBVCSy3bWabxJrQVfr6cHSWaZ-ai3dec2co6GoQtT7Gp0M6VQ8YnttwLKY1ZZN9QCGJT9ATMq-Ee4ZqUM/s1600/IMG_3716.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DBN0bgFMpYSShBUNUI98TEq7Pl9SeQ0FHAGf3kthrVCOgBjbWYXMcc4ATGCBVCSy3bWabxJrQVfr6cHSWaZ-ai3dec2co6GoQtT7Gp0M6VQ8YnttwLKY1ZZN9QCGJT9ATMq-Ee4ZqUM/s320/IMG_3716.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">So, there you have it! Spring at Green Gambrels. </div>J. Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455272418395123349noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001863664457423684.post-30332591225806949512011-04-25T20:36:00.000-04:002011-04-25T20:36:56.498-04:00Quotes Worth Quoting #15<blockquote style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">There is no failure in God's will, and no success outside of God's will.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"></span><span style="font-size: small;">George Washington Truett</span></div></blockquote>J. Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455272418395123349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001863664457423684.post-43794272902059367352011-04-19T14:12:00.000-04:002011-04-19T14:12:33.965-04:00Our prayers, God's answers<h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody">"God always answers our prayers. The answer might be yes, no or wait. It might take us out of our comfort zone. But it's God's answer in God's timing nonetheless. So let us <i>"pray without ceasing; [and] in everything give thanks</i>". <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20thessalonians%205:17-18&version=NASB">1 Thess. 5:17-18"</a></span></span></h6>J. Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455272418395123349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001863664457423684.post-27464608657374823432011-04-11T09:06:00.000-04:002011-04-11T09:06:04.394-04:00100th day of the year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="messageBody">Yesterday, April 10th, was the 100th day of 2011. Do you know what <i>today</i> is? (I'll give you a hint: You can find it in <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm%20118&version=NASB">Psalm 118</a>).</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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The sun was warm, the breeze was welcome and the surface of the road was just the right texture; firm enough to not be muddy, and soft enough for a bit of cushioning. A rapidly disappearing layer of snow still lay under the trees on either side of the road. I felt like my feet were pounding, thumping and thudding the ground; all of the things that they shouldn't have been doing! Oh well. I was enjoying the fact that I was able to be where I was with the strength and health that God gave me, along with all the added blessings of a sunny, warm day and a safe road to run on.<br />
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On the way back, however, I turned it on and began my run back. I decided that some of the most inspirational music to run to is the soundtrack from 'The Man from Snowy River'. I'm not a fan of the movie, but the soundtracks are great. Andrew Peterson's 'Pillar of Fire' is one that it's hard <i>not</i> to run to! Especially since I <i>was</i> "<i>homeward bound</i>". I began walking once I had reached my goal of running over 3 miles. Andrew Peterson's "Just as I Am" began playing as I neared the entrance of my road. I'm so glad that "<i>He loves me, He does</i>." Just as I got back to our house, "Rocky Top" started to play. I had to smile. There "<i>ain't no smoggy smoke</i>" near my house, and it just may always be "<i>home sweet home to me</i>".<br />
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<hr />I feel so privileged and blessed! Just last night I was reading Ephesians 5:1-21. I've been learning lately just how important it is to heed the exhortation given in verses 15 and 16:<br />
<blockquote><i>Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil.</i></blockquote>In Ephesians chapter 5 we have three different verses that talk about walking.<br />
<ul><li>Verse 2 says to "walk in love".</li>
<li>Verse 8 says to "walk as children of light".</li>
<li>Verse 15 says "be careful how you walk".</li>
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Then in Hebrews 12:1-2 the author compares living out the new life Christ gives (2 Corinthians 5:17, Romans 6:4) to running a race. <br />
<blockquote><i> Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. </i></blockquote>Here it says "let us <u>run</u> with endurance the race that is set before us". The race that it talks about in that verse is our lives. At the finish line is a reward in heaven from God (2 Timothy 4:7-8). Are you 'entered' into the race? Jesus said <i>"I am the door</i><i>; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved...". John 10:9. </i>The only way to be right with God is to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal Savior from your sins: That we stood guilty before God, that Jesus died to take the punishment we deserved for our sins, and that He lives again. <br />
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I know I don't fully comprehend or follow the commands of all of these verses. It is my prayer that I will learn to walk more and more the way God wants me to every day. But I do know this: Whether I'm walking or running, I have a reminder from the Bible to<br />
<ul><li>Walk in love</li>
<li>Walk as a child of light</li>
<li>Be careful how I walk</li>
<li>Run with endurance</li>
</ul>I'm thankful to the Lord who gives me the ability to enjoy His creation by walking and running in it, but I'm even more grateful for the fact that I'm His child. It is my strong desire that I would <br />
<blockquote><i> ...Walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. Colossians 1:10</i></blockquote><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkayX1A6cD681iE7co8oUoMT-LAfStJ-wgTlQ3TsPZh-Jn8UDC9SWWpGwCI4nyAIAql9cErWCNZC6_QfaNCY3-zmcPkFd7owFkyGCTQ3xQYCbt0aO_bHNlOewPNO9LFLUz31aDMXWu2Vw/s1600/MP900430553.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkayX1A6cD681iE7co8oUoMT-LAfStJ-wgTlQ3TsPZh-Jn8UDC9SWWpGwCI4nyAIAql9cErWCNZC6_QfaNCY3-zmcPkFd7owFkyGCTQ3xQYCbt0aO_bHNlOewPNO9LFLUz31aDMXWu2Vw/s200/MP900430553.JPG" width="146" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(photo credits: <a href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/?CTT=97">Microsoft images)</a></span></div>J. Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455272418395123349noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001863664457423684.post-49672559065060495042011-03-21T13:46:00.000-04:002011-03-21T13:46:29.527-04:00Quotes Worth Quoting #14<blockquote><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Satan has no difficulty</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> in making sin look innocent.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: TimesRoman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">John Blanchard </span></span></div></blockquote>J. Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455272418395123349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001863664457423684.post-6286385177698360392011-03-17T10:45:00.000-04:002011-03-17T10:45:09.800-04:00What's Cookin'?A few weeks ago we got a big box of utility apples from the orchard in town. I decided I was going to make a few things with them. Here are a couple photos from the The Big Baking Day. :-)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pie #1</b>: </div><div style="text-align: center;">Pre- top crust </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmlwE53f07pBR1E-INro6NEqc3K0ofS94vcMcl47WW9u3g0emOCADOvPaYV8cvmf61yTAU9xziqADvltV4jmUgOJ7KFjI8R69IEwmpdyqKhH0DJpBqPnKG7fgWIq0Lo0U-AfetoaNCbw/s1600/IMG_3624.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmlwE53f07pBR1E-INro6NEqc3K0ofS94vcMcl47WW9u3g0emOCADOvPaYV8cvmf61yTAU9xziqADvltV4jmUgOJ7KFjI8R69IEwmpdyqKhH0DJpBqPnKG7fgWIq0Lo0U-AfetoaNCbw/s320/IMG_3624.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">(enlarged to show texture)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ingredients: A boatload of apples, some honey, a dash of cloves, a pinch of allspice, a sprinkle of nutmeg, a little bit of stevia (and two whole wheat/butter crusts). Recipe? What recipe?! :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaBezgIoPKU8N3b-se2JFyUY6sgRDA20SnGeYocE6Xczh3Chw0JDxea3tNFmmLYdhR9It6oxyVto0odohscJkQhSOCg4XdtuZcS-rf2np7LHgQ7Hh8xNWk29aNZ9D13nfoA9KYdbWkRs/s1600/IMG_3625.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaBezgIoPKU8N3b-se2JFyUY6sgRDA20SnGeYocE6Xczh3Chw0JDxea3tNFmmLYdhR9It6oxyVto0odohscJkQhSOCg4XdtuZcS-rf2np7LHgQ7Hh8xNWk29aNZ9D13nfoA9KYdbWkRs/s320/IMG_3625.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> An apple peeler/corer/slicer is an amazing gadget. :-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The apples bowl. Phew, that was a lot of apples!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-UqLUqgLpyThNwnFm-0gIOz6G8k83pPBns8TU4XSqExE49l5khdy_g9wjlkHMjuqE02CAjz7REvruR2-7IlBU11E6IdBJXV9ExvzJSLR9e4aZ8olvoR7RlyrBDhHYYtcXekLZd_8EYk/s1600/IMG_3627.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-UqLUqgLpyThNwnFm-0gIOz6G8k83pPBns8TU4XSqExE49l5khdy_g9wjlkHMjuqE02CAjz7REvruR2-7IlBU11E6IdBJXV9ExvzJSLR9e4aZ8olvoR7RlyrBDhHYYtcXekLZd_8EYk/s320/IMG_3627.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The crust is on and about to be baked! Unfortunately I have no other photos of this particular pie... I put it out for dessert on Sunday and it completely disappeared. :-) I'm glad my first pie was edible! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSxls0YtkaZqF-Y5fISAvDrfGcaGGSRRpDjI_glrsbk-QFbEPMKuShlnGq3H1z2K9UAiE5gBdjmQeWvLYMmvOqd0OKvoevzlEHzMu5RzSkSujk1a5vpIagQMh4sSdOLzQVFbVeKdBVOM/s1600/blogIMG_3628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSxls0YtkaZqF-Y5fISAvDrfGcaGGSRRpDjI_glrsbk-QFbEPMKuShlnGq3H1z2K9UAiE5gBdjmQeWvLYMmvOqd0OKvoevzlEHzMu5RzSkSujk1a5vpIagQMh4sSdOLzQVFbVeKdBVOM/s320/blogIMG_3628.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pie #2:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7zH5jqhQbyoLUDGLwY6mAzZFgnsfcDey9eBFpKNoRJnqfksXIag8PMv7yKVwvtG42Ac7SxifM6TmCxDX0gdHvRwFsW3hPzIThSCJvmnESINyTtGyJps8-_ztDTul_AhcroUnOhwNMQ8/s1600/IMG_3633.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7zH5jqhQbyoLUDGLwY6mAzZFgnsfcDey9eBFpKNoRJnqfksXIag8PMv7yKVwvtG42Ac7SxifM6TmCxDX0gdHvRwFsW3hPzIThSCJvmnESINyTtGyJps8-_ztDTul_AhcroUnOhwNMQ8/s320/IMG_3633.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The final product</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRURU0jpd1oKsxaz1FsPizPQi7uQhhSbO4p2iarYIzQqEFtIUZpbLiNznIi5tnvW_N7MmKWGz4GYogu2e42XgAXgNcaXL4WX3Q7euqAwaLHGjwl8zuG14BZuYP4N1gYuyns6dZv_flN7w/s1600/IMG_3643.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRURU0jpd1oKsxaz1FsPizPQi7uQhhSbO4p2iarYIzQqEFtIUZpbLiNznIi5tnvW_N7MmKWGz4GYogu2e42XgAXgNcaXL4WX3Q7euqAwaLHGjwl8zuG14BZuYP4N1gYuyns6dZv_flN7w/s320/IMG_3643.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> Pie #3: </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b>I made this cake gluten free. I tried using quinoa and coconut oil for the crust.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowf5TmNNtPOEEzWR9n7OpLvtYBUKl3UPCgveBWgB7zcmaUE4yiUhceT_cTk9v8-RxomhoMVlrkAHXR72kjPnHg1TwMRFh5EpgPEekHJUE_pXjpNxClNxut9hpQZN_frf5xkGaGf-q73c/s1600/IMG_3629.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowf5TmNNtPOEEzWR9n7OpLvtYBUKl3UPCgveBWgB7zcmaUE4yiUhceT_cTk9v8-RxomhoMVlrkAHXR72kjPnHg1TwMRFh5EpgPEekHJUE_pXjpNxClNxut9hpQZN_frf5xkGaGf-q73c/s320/IMG_3629.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll need to do a bit more experimentation in the future... it is (or was) still really good, though, as evidenced by this photo. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaPlUMw0kdQSMzIi5MSJs3Ep2vuW78zG2_SKGq8foDi1J5WRC_mqtE-Npx5DjV_AmCU-Ho92_RDjrbFBwDH1IwhizNTOaWhVV1Ql60n19C-OCv-I-7QibJ6Zodo_Gd1aEZGuwElONlrhM/s1600/IMG_3645.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaPlUMw0kdQSMzIi5MSJs3Ep2vuW78zG2_SKGq8foDi1J5WRC_mqtE-Npx5DjV_AmCU-Ho92_RDjrbFBwDH1IwhizNTOaWhVV1Ql60n19C-OCv-I-7QibJ6Zodo_Gd1aEZGuwElONlrhM/s320/IMG_3645.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It went very well with homemade yogurt. :-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">A couple more experimental apple creations: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4b9UvPW-A1GUk25C_1Bgt2b9gE-v7dStS8ExI5Rjrw9A2uTgFYaS5GJFDJWJD5gRFagvYQqo6Tv7fFqKvuIfgeSatzQdOFCB1yxrk1_PDB6KNhGgXuRWNLsl5GpQ6y0HYX_-Ahf10Zwk/s1600/IMG_3640.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4b9UvPW-A1GUk25C_1Bgt2b9gE-v7dStS8ExI5Rjrw9A2uTgFYaS5GJFDJWJD5gRFagvYQqo6Tv7fFqKvuIfgeSatzQdOFCB1yxrk1_PDB6KNhGgXuRWNLsl5GpQ6y0HYX_-Ahf10Zwk/s320/IMG_3640.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And that's how I spent my Saturday. :-) I used up the entire box of apples. Phew!</div>J. Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455272418395123349noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001863664457423684.post-68105485829606826702011-03-15T17:30:00.000-04:002011-03-15T17:30:58.820-04:00Quotes Worth Quoting #13<blockquote><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Do not have your concert first, and then tune your instrument afterwards. Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer, and get first of all into <br />
harmony with Him.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: TimesRoman;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Hudson Taylor </span></span></span></div></blockquote>J. Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455272418395123349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001863664457423684.post-82123313400490829792011-03-08T10:04:00.000-05:002011-03-08T10:04:10.872-05:00Ice-coated Winter WonderlandWhat I saw out of my bedroom windows this morning immediately made me think of the term "winter wonderland". Why's that? Well, what I beheld made me wonder: <i>Can winter get any prettier than this?</i><br />
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Two days ago it rained//sleeted and the temperature got above freezing. Yesterday, in the morning it warmed up a tad and rained a little bit, and then towards evening the temperature got colder and it snowed some. Today, the sky is cloudless, and the icy coating on all the trees makes them sparkle like diamonds when the sun shines on them. When the wind blows on the trees the ice crackles on the branches! Here are a few photos.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mom's artificial flowers remind me of all the color that I hope to see outside soon...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MCYb61MXA7uYU_Wdt2NSee7B3Z_2wxWGMajU58zH3SsgZC0jZqjwJyWTncJ_hdtkV69EYMzAPxlV_sc83R8jK_8pA-mUgs_uJsHNRMVDyd-AH4R1r0rRQNTSWqGl0WqKMmzNXKPeO2A/s1600/IMG_3601.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MCYb61MXA7uYU_Wdt2NSee7B3Z_2wxWGMajU58zH3SsgZC0jZqjwJyWTncJ_hdtkV69EYMzAPxlV_sc83R8jK_8pA-mUgs_uJsHNRMVDyd-AH4R1r0rRQNTSWqGl0WqKMmzNXKPeO2A/s320/IMG_3601.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOmyfg8pi6aGDaPplJm7XkPkQ2P2KfX-WhwnfSeXF3hTNEbI23aykkHPxCMnGzwIbO8BDKJmREtUtd6L8LAlUVpDE00VwTN4bSM1j9cQHcmlPE3o3Dn5PmvbWk2Ay9TnSnHQE97VVHbE/s1600/IMG_3602.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOmyfg8pi6aGDaPplJm7XkPkQ2P2KfX-WhwnfSeXF3hTNEbI23aykkHPxCMnGzwIbO8BDKJmREtUtd6L8LAlUVpDE00VwTN4bSM1j9cQHcmlPE3o3Dn5PmvbWk2Ay9TnSnHQE97VVHbE/s320/IMG_3602.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Can you tell I'm already looking forward to spring? :-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ice is nice, and it makes everything outside look very pretty, but I <i>am</i> looking forward to the kind of weather where I don't have to put on ice grippers on my boots when go out. Mud season will be here before y'know it. :-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think our cats are also looking forward to the warmer weather...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgkIW1CwsAxZ7hYi9x92_-Df30PuhecymgYVdo0cDY2sr2NCYKLUmFzrUXBxATmuvnAYXhS4LWtU3KAg8ar_grYVs8ZvD7o96Z_PHPov8PVurmA1dr0fS5qbXpED7gf7JyM4uDJr_ndQ/s1600/IMG_3588.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgkIW1CwsAxZ7hYi9x92_-Df30PuhecymgYVdo0cDY2sr2NCYKLUmFzrUXBxATmuvnAYXhS4LWtU3KAg8ar_grYVs8ZvD7o96Z_PHPov8PVurmA1dr0fS5qbXpED7gf7JyM4uDJr_ndQ/s320/IMG_3588.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgGXcaZH_Wykvq7AY9_JpJiweUeOqJsRhV2ff402vVpCJMa59z4h7W7xa3VcLBbhyphenhyphenD2RUIGuVeCz-5KyFadpfWwmBFeeZsgomvpf6uOkVIhgif8NgQb8m82ejko_GvodJIGX-B6xi7Ks/s1600/IMG_3590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>...especially the temperatures where the water is liquid again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2dlczaV9_2rHI2e3yqRNU2Gv-HkOX0YuyLcMxy6L_5JOuSD9lAc3jiNnG3GFjwhagvf_bTDQ_hltcP6_e2EJcHluspd_q0nEMH1FSYzP3rUJHBrrfKWjJvsNiSGpmMkLri3DZkVCae0/s1600/IMG_3589.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2dlczaV9_2rHI2e3yqRNU2Gv-HkOX0YuyLcMxy6L_5JOuSD9lAc3jiNnG3GFjwhagvf_bTDQ_hltcP6_e2EJcHluspd_q0nEMH1FSYzP3rUJHBrrfKWjJvsNiSGpmMkLri3DZkVCae0/s320/IMG_3589.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgGXcaZH_Wykvq7AY9_JpJiweUeOqJsRhV2ff402vVpCJMa59z4h7W7xa3VcLBbhyphenhyphenD2RUIGuVeCz-5KyFadpfWwmBFeeZsgomvpf6uOkVIhgif8NgQb8m82ejko_GvodJIGX-B6xi7Ks/s1600/IMG_3590.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgGXcaZH_Wykvq7AY9_JpJiweUeOqJsRhV2ff402vVpCJMa59z4h7W7xa3VcLBbhyphenhyphenD2RUIGuVeCz-5KyFadpfWwmBFeeZsgomvpf6uOkVIhgif8NgQb8m82ejko_GvodJIGX-B6xi7Ks/s320/IMG_3590.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxbZt4-Rj3hxTQi88ZynLQpqoCGNs5iIqj8P1-Dc3a_E9gTy9R6xu57IjL79vvR6tSWyDnUbNVrRmOWuAaG8Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry it's been so long since my last post! Not many new things have been happening at Green Gambrels during the last month. I've started getting into running (more like jogging right now!), and icy roads are not very conducive for that. Oh well. Over the last year or so I've working on getting in shape, reforming my eating habits and learning more about fitness and healthy food. There are foods that I eat now that I hadn't even heard of a year ago, or if I had heard of them I thought they were "weird". But as I learn more, I'm amazed to see how God made so many different kinds of foods that are incredibly beneficial to the health of the body. Anyways, maybe in a future post I'll write more about my favorite "weird" foods. :-) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've been involved with several Bible studies that we have going on during the week. On Tuesday night I attend a young peoples' Bible study hosted by a friend of ours from church. We've been studying the book of John, and it's refreshing to go through it again and see different facets of the same gems that have been in there all along. On Wednesdays I and a few other church friends go to a nursing home and visit the folks there. We sing, have a Bible lesson and sometime I do some fiddling for them, too. On Friday nights we have a Bible study there as well, and more and more people are interested in coming to hear the Bible read and the gospel preached. It's really exciting! We also have a Bible study at another friend's house on Sunday nights. We've been studying Romans. With every study I feel like I'm understanding a little bit more of God's grace, wisdom, power and plan, and more of my own position as a believer in Jesus Christ as my own personal savior from my sins. On Wednesday afternoons, after the nursing home visiting time I'm involved in study of the book of Revelation with my Mom and two other ladies. It's quite an interesting book, with lots of things in it that I don't understand! However, there are things that I can take away from it that are practical lessons/reminders for everyday life. For example, in chapter 22 Christ reminds us that He is coming quickly! I'm really looking forward to that day. The beauty that I see in the ice on the trees in winter time will be nothing compared to His glory!</div>J. Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455272418395123349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001863664457423684.post-28705608485317859882011-02-01T18:14:00.000-05:002011-02-01T18:14:28.122-05:00Quotes Worth Quoting #12<blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: TimesRoman; font-size: x-large;">The vigor of our spiritual life will be in exact proportion to the place held by the Bible</span><br />
<span style="font-family: TimesRoman; font-size: x-large;">in our life and thoughts</span><span style="font-family: TimesRoman; font-size: x-large;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: TimesRoman; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">George Mueller</span></span></div></blockquote>J. Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455272418395123349noreply@blogger.com2