Sincere Thank You!

Have been having some difficulties in posting replies to comments :(

Hoping to get this solved. In the meantime, thank you to those who have commented! I appreciate your words :)

Hope everyone has a good day and hoping spring is on it's way!

God's Blessings,

Linda

Snow, snow , snow!

Anyone else waiting for these? Thinking about lovely spring tulips, daisies??

Seeing leaves on trees, grass growing again? Warmth of the sun?

Boy , I sure am!!

For now? This was just taken 2 days ago! Fairly decent snowstorm.....again ;)

Sooooo..........for now, this is the view!

Really, really cold!!  Waiting for spring!

Waiting.....waiting......waiting! :)

The plus in all of it?  Slowing down, enjoying the still and the quiet. The peace that God brings with it.

Thinking of productive things to do. Things that bring rest and joy to an already weary body.

Catching up on bible studies that I have wanted to do.  Catching up on emails .

Staying quiet, allowing the body to rest and heal a bit.  Focussing on this journey He has me on!

Our days, our weather, aren't always easy. Aren't always what we hope for?

But He is there, helping, guiding, strengthening!

Thank you, Lord!

Our hope lies in Him. 

Brand New Year!

The holidays seem to have arrived and departed quickly !

Sharing photos late. December has come and gone........felt quicker than usual!

Love the cozy feel that all holiday

decorations make!

My sweet pet tiel apparently decided the pretty sparkly things were just too hard to resist anymore! :)

First winter storms bear down!

It allowed a white Christmas!

Hoping everyone had a blessed Holiday season, whatever you celebrate.

Myself and my family celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior , Jesus.

I'm always thankful for the hope and the grace that Birth  has brought to the world!

May this New Year bring you and yours all that you hope and desire!

God's blessings to all!!

Ma Ingalls Day! :)

Laundry soap making day!

Bit of these and grated Fels Napthia soap

Grated soap, water and stir, stir, stir!!

Add the washing soda and Borax and stir, stir, stir!!

Add lots more hot wart and stir, stir, stir!

Put into containers. Let rest a few hours and done!!  I shake each time before pouring portion for laundry.  Costs about?  I would say 75 cents to make two- bit over one gallon containers!!

Use less per load as well so containers last a couple people about 6-9 months for 1-2 loads a week!

Not bad!!!

Now it's time for coffee and breakfast.

Thankfully?? I don't need to milk the cow, gather the eggs, and make the cheese for my breakfast! :)

Although? Would be willing to do that! :)

This suburban apt dweller will do that from my 'farm up' game instead, lol!

But, I love doing the 'farm things' that I am able to do here in my apt living!

Hugs to your day!

Blessings from me!

Fall is Here

Well again I have fallen behind in postings 

😞

So, time to pick it up again.

Summer seems to have gone by quickly 🏊🏄🎣☀️    As I get older......and older😉,  it seems as though time just flies by anymore!

Now, we are entering , not just the fall season, but holidays/winter as well!❄️⛄️🎁🎄

Each new season, I am reminded that it is a fresh start, a new chapter, time to plan, pray and re-think some things🙏

Hopeful for the seasons ahead........

Thank you all who stop by for a visit here!

Linda

Interesting summer!

Well, it has been awhile since a post.

We had an interesting summer here. Temps on the lower side as a whole, humidity not as bad as usual.......but rains, rains, rains!!!

My container gardens got flooded out over and over! Sooooo.......had to give up.

Now it's drier with very hot sunny temps, so I'm attempting a bit of planting some herbs and fall vegs. We will see how it goes!?

This summer also brought a sad face
:(

Have always enjoyed this beautiful, huge tree outside our balcony. It offered beauty, shade, place for birds. Each window of our apt offered a view of this great tree.
Due to problems? The complex has cut down majority of the trees on the property.
Yes, will get over it!!! But so disappointed .
Really am missing the beauty, shade and the birds roosting and chirping! :(

Perhaps I will add a couple dwarf trees to my balcony next spring? To somewhat make up for it? : )

How was everyone's summer? Gardens?

I look forward to fall every year. Its my favorite season to enjoy! Love the cool air and beautiful fall colors.
What are some of your favorite fall decorations?

Enjoy whatever you are doing today!!

Blessings,
Linda

Spring and New Life

Well, it has been an odd winter, harsher for many , delayed and crazy for others. Many areas still getting storms and snow.

Began planting new seeds of herbs and vegs and I'm excited each morning as new sprouts come thru the soil and others continue to grow bigger and taller!!

Even a delayed spring season brings new signs of life, a fresh start each year. Easter season reminds us always of becoming a new creation in Christ if we accept His sacrifice on the cross for us! So grateful that He grants me a new start and second chance each and every day!!

This morning, we grieve for the tragedy that unfolded in Boston yesterday. We hurt as a nation for those lives lost and injured and changed forevermore by senseless acts of hate.

I won't try to understand the how's or whys of things like this?! Why they have to even happen at all?? In times like these we run to our God, seek His comfort. Lets be real here, often as well we also take our anger, hurt and frustration to Him, and/or sometimes at Him. We are human and wish we had answers in times like these.

I do believe my God does not make us robots. We are free to accept Him or not. And with that choice also comes the choices of being the type of people we want to be and making the choices we want to as well. There is a lot of good and honor in this world. But there is also the people and groups who wish excessive harm to innocent people, feel violence is the answer to 'their causes', or for whatever mindless there reasons might be.

Prayers today for our country, for our world. In spite of the pain, the ugly that is often out there........I want to believe that the majority of us choose life, choose peace and that our common themes unite more of us in the world than divide us!

May each of us seek to find ways, however small, to begin better changes for the good in our world!

Thoughts and prayers to all