Saturday....at Lego town...

It has been a very dreary weekend...so we decided to visit Lego town that was on display at our local Fair Grounds. I know that I personally have never seen so many Lego's in one place.....we had a real good time. Now... my husband had a great time looking at each display and talking to most of the men that were there. It was an over all great family event...

Come and see what new in my Etsy shop....

I hope you had a blessed weekend reader,

Many Blessings,

~~Renee

Crocheted Granny Square Lap Blanket Yarn Along 91

Crocheted Granny Square Lap Blanket

Come and see what's new in my Etsy shop....

I can't wait to see what everyone has been knitting and crocheting...

Thank you Ginny for this weeks yarn along!!

I hope you are blessed  today reader,

~~Renee

Tuesday.....

It was another beautiful day today a little cloudy but still a very nice day... I thought I would show a little that went on today..

*  We bought a few blackberry bushes..when the nights get a little warmer they will be planted...can't wait!

* Painting your nails while doing  your school work....the blessings of being homeschooled.

* When I went out our front door to pull weeds around our front deck..a snake tried to get into our house. The phone rang and my oldest daughter brought me the phone..went back inside and all I heard was Snake as she kicked it out our front door...it sort of got stuck in the door and got itself hurt in the middle. That was a fun part of the day :(

* My husband is planting our early tomatoes...lettuce isn't growing much.

* My husband also has been cleaning out the hoop house..don't the beds look nice. I can't wait until we can start planting our tomatoes in there....

* Last but not least my daughter has been working on items for her shop.... these are ready for the oven..then glazed..then off to Etsy:)

Come and see what's new in my Etsy shop....

I hope your day has been blessed reader...

Many Blessings to you,

~~Renee

Monday....

Today has been a beautiful day thought I would share a few pictures with you....

* it was a great day to make a apple pie...we will have it later tonight for a nice snack before bed.

* my youngest daughter and I had some hang out time she loves our swing as much as I do:) It was a great day to just sit and swing and talk...

* I have been crocheting every chance I get..I am hoping to have my lap blanket finished by Wednesday. I know I have at least 3 more rounds to go:)

* My oldest daughters business is booming she has been getting many items to review for her web-site. Here is the box she received today..so thankful that God is blessing her....and I am so thankful that she is putting so much effort into her business.

Come and see what's new in my Etsy shop....

Thank you for stopping by today  reader......

Many Blessings,

~~Renee

Prayer Journal......

Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out it's root by the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes: it leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit. Jeremiah 17:7-8

I spent this morning reading Gods word...there is so much in the news lately that is so nice to go back and look at God's promises... I took this picture a few days ago and although there is no green leaves on the trees just yet... the trees are planted near the water....I have seen this creek go dry for many weeks on end ...and the trees are still the same as if there were water in it all the time.

There is so much in this passage of scripture but what I notice this morning is the wording of Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him....Not only should we trust but we should be confident that He will take care of us......I know for a fact that God is taking care of us...I have seen him work in my life and other peoples lives around me.

 I have decided to keep a prayer journal by my bed ...I am not using this journal as a diary but as journal to only keep prayers in ....at bed time I think back about my day and think of who I saw or what I might have heard about someone and I add that persons name to my list and beside each name is a prayer request. I have done this for a week now....I have so many names in my journal..some of the people I don't know personally... I see them and just know that they need prayer so they are placed in my prayer journal.  There was a lady on the news on Monday that passed away suddenly leaving her husband to raise their 12 children..her husbands name is on my list. On Easter morning there was a young lady with her Mother that was so uncomfortable being in church her name is on my list....no I might not know her exact name she is given the name girl with the head band....but God knows her name..smile.. For some reason it feels good to write each name down and having that confidence that God hears each name brought to Him.........

Thank you for taking the time to read this post reader..I hope it inspires you to have a prayer journal...we can never have too much prayer.....smile..

Please stop and see what's new in my Etsy shop.....

Many Blessings to you,

~~Renee

Crocheted Granny Square Lap Blanket Yarn Along 90

Crocheted Granny Square Lap Blanket

So glad to be with you during this weeks yarn along...thank you again Ginny!

Please stop by and see what's new in my Etsy shop

I hope you are having a wonderful week reader,

~~Renee

Our Hattie.....

I noticed as I was reading over this weekends blog posts I forgot to add a picture that I took of our beautiful Hattie...she enjoyed the weekend as much as I did. The weather was so nice not hot and not to cool..

As I sat outside yesterday on my porch swing listening to all that was going on around me...and feeling so very blessed...I began thinking about a time that we were a little restless not knowing what God was wanting us to do...there was a summer when we felt that we were being lead to move to a new home with more land. I spent a lot of my summer looking at farms near by wishing and dreaming...during that time our yard began looking very small, we only had 5 chickens..we didn't  have a barn or a pond. I felt our home was small and not roomy enough...it is amazing how God can change those thoughts.

 It took me that summer to walk around our yard and see the potential of a bigger gardens and maybe more animals...not just our  5 chickens. God really opened my eyes to how nice our home and yard was and how very blessed we were.. to be given such a responsibility of it all. I am so, so grateful that we decide not  to move and that we have mostly tamed our yard and home..yet, there is always something to do:)

 I love knowing that my husband can come home from a long day of  work and sit beside me on my porch swing and talk....not having to worry about what he should be doing next ....he can just relax... I like those times the most just sitting and dreaming beside him....thinking of the next thing we want to do in the garden, or thinking of adding a new animal or two, maybe doing something new to our home. I am not sure how many times he told me this weekend...this 1 acre is more than enough and I just smiled...thinking of the time when we wished....if we only had (?) more acres, (?) more chickens....more of this, more of that....I now know what contentment is....God gave that to me....He opened my eyes....and I am so very thankful!!

We had such a wonderful and relaxing weekend...I am looking forward to many more weekends just like this one....

If you have time please stop by my Etsy shop...

Many Blessings to you reader,

~~Renee

Sunday...another beautiful day.....

 

We have had a wonderful Sunday afternoon.... we went to church and then went out to eat to celebrate my moms birthday. We then came home and spent the rest of the afternoon outside. I am still working on my granny square..I have decided to make a lap blanket in spring colors. I have also been reading the new crochet magazine looking how they combine yarn colors. 

We have our garden tilled....bigger than last year as you can see from the picture above. My husband planted lettuce in the garden today.... Our hoop house is warming up nicely..it has been near 70 or above the last few days. We have been hardening off the lettuce that is now in the garden. We have many tomatoes that will soon be visiting the hoop house.

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend reader..we start back to our homeschooling tomorrow...we only have 4 more weeks then we will be out for summer break. My youngest daughter will soon be a junior in high school ..oh, my :) :)

If you have time please stop by my Esty shop....

Many Blessings to you,

~~Renee

Saturday Morning.....

It is a beautiful day to get outside and get some tilling done....I brought out the swing cushions...I am now going to get to sit and swing, crochet, and read....it is going to be a good day:) :)

If you have a minute please stop by my Esty shop.....

I hope you have a wonderful weekend reader,

Many Blessings to you,

~~Renee

Crocheted Granny Squares Yarn Along 89

Crocheted Granny Squares

If you have a minute please stop by my Etsy shop.....

I hope you are having a wonderful week reader,

Many Blessings,

~~Renee

Our Weekend........

I hope you had a wonderful weekend reader..I know we did. We spent most of the day outdoors on Saturday ...I think that first step outside after winter ....it can be so over whelming there is so much to do:) We did work on the chicken coop...we are letting grass grow in our big chicken pasture....so we had to add on to our coop to move them over to our little chicken tractor. The chickens are now enjoying fresh spring grass.

I walked around the yard looking at all that needs to be done before the leaves start growing on the trees:) We only own 1 acre but...that can be too much if you want everything to look nice:) We really need  to begin burning there are so many  broken tree branches that fell during the winter...and we need to tend to the land near our creek..it has gotten a little out of control.

Our daughters enjoyed coloring eggs like every year...I doubt they will ever grow to old to dye eggs..Easter is one of our favorite holidays!! This year our cat Macy enjoyed  watching all the eggs dipped in colors...

We woke up early for Sunday school and church...Every year our daughters get a basket even though we don't eat sugar. They are now getting older so the goodies this year were i tunes cards,a gift card to their favorite clothing store, socks and a Christian Book.

We had a wonderful church service almost every seat was full....then a good lunch with my mom and family. I think this year was a little extra special since my step-dad hasn't been feeling so well....it made being with my family more of a blessing :)   We don't get to be with all of our  family much and it really makes me sad that we don't get to spend special moments being together... because life now gets to be so busy.

When I was younger we had to live with my grandma and every holiday was small but our family was always together not on cell phones texting  but talking, not just spending an hour or two but all day. Times sure have changed....maybe it is because families don't live near by...you now have to take job so far away because the pay is better..I don't know but it sure makes me sad. I know that I really enjoyed being with all my family....and I know our time here on earth is very short....I don't want to take one moment or one family member for granted.....I don't ever want to say...I wish.... I would have or could have or should have...........

If you have a minute please stop by my Etsy shop...

I hope you have a Wonderful week reader...

Many Blessings to you,

~~Renee