I recently went to the farm to check on the garden and the bees. While there, I noticed some dead branches in the Lilac bush. Since I didn’t want to go to the barn to get the clippers, I reached in and broke off the dead branches. A while later my hand began to itch. Then my arm. Then my face. Yep! I hadn’t paid any attention to the other growth in the bush. Poison Ivy. I’ve never had that…
Blackberries make wonderful pies. The only drawback, they’re ready to pick in the hottest months of the year! I went to the blackberry patch in Louisburg, KS last week when it was only 80 degrees at 8:00 a.m. As you can see, there will be a lot more soon. I managed to pick enough for nine pies, so I’ll have to ration myself to one every six weeks or so to make them last. Here’s a recipe for a great…
Beekeeping was one of those things on my bucket list, but as I hit 80 I thought that would be one thing that would be left in my bucket, unrealized. My dad and I kept bees in my younger years. We marketed it under the name “Uncle Hank’s Honey.” Then this spring some dear friends offered me a hive and I took them up on their offer. My son, Josh and I check them regularly. So far, they have laid…
I reached into my purse for my phone to show grandson, Sam, a message. Then it hit me. That thing I saw fly off the front of my car on the highway was my phone that I laid there in my garage twenty minutes earlier. It wasn’t a piece of paper—it was my phone; my brains! “Oh no! My phone!” “What’s the matter, Grandma? Did you leave your phone in the car?” “No. It’s on the fly-over…
This year started off with a bang. We have a new branch on our family tree. Granddaughter Kate Nissen married Sam Armstrong in College Station, TX in a lovely outdoor wedding on New Year’s Day. She is the daughter of our daughter, Sara and her husband, Scott. The joy of watching our family grow never gets old. It takes a long time to grow family trees, but it’s worth the effort!
CHRISTMAS REVERE Behold with new awethe babe laid on straw who knew you before earth’s foundationand gives heavenly revelation to all who seek with diligenceHis face with reverence. Draw aside from Christmas rush.Be still; hear the hush. Ponder the One who paid the priceto offer eternal life to all who would humbly bow.Invite Him into your life now.
The air is filled with Christmas music. The ads pop up on the computer screens advertising potential gifts. The mail is filled with tantalizing invitations to spend money. All of this is to get us into the swing of the season. Supposedly to bring Christmas joy. The real reason for the season often takes a back seat to all the frenetic frenzy. There is a series called The Chosen that will soon come out with its third season. You can…
Psalm 91 is known as the Soldier’s Psalm. There are many accounts online attesting to the power of this psalm. Here is one account you might have not have heard from just after WW II found at https://www.magnoliabannernews.com/news/2018/nov/02/psalm-91-gods-shield-protection/#:~:text=I%20will%20say%20of%20the,be%20thy%20shield%20and%20buckler.. “After the war, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson sent Rickenbacker on a tour of air bases in the Pacific Theater of Operations. He was provided an older B-17D Flying Fortress. The B-17 left Hawaii and strayed hundreds of miles off course…
When I visited Ireland I saw strong, stone towers somewhat similar to the one above. Proverbs 18:10 says, The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous runs into it and is safe. When Vikings came to wipe out a settlement, the citizens ran into these towers. Today, we have the name of Jesus as our strong tower. Are you trusting Him for His protection? My books are available at https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B007F5H0H4
There is an excellent new video out for free on YouTube. You can also get the app on your phone or tablet and cast it to your TV. There are eight episodes in the first season with eight seasons planned. If you haven’t seen it I would highly recommend it. The first episode I found a little hard to follow because they were introducing the main characters, but by the second episode it was much easier to follow. One…