The Happy Place

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Originally Posted by shag

Here is a picture of my small vineyard, and my large garden in the making…
It’s a happy place because while working on it in between all of the rains, I get to train my kids to use the exact same tools like post hole digger’s and rock bars, that I used when I was their age with my dad. I sort of inherited his tools when I lost him last year to a nasty disease....and using them takes me back in time over 30 years, away from the stress of this life.

I enjoyed telling them to grab a hold of these post hole digger’s, and put them to work, they have not only your dad’s but your grandpa’s blood and sweat on them.

It’ll be a year since his death in just under two weeks… So lately this has been my getaway each evening...between the almost nonstop rains

Not sure if this phone shot is visible.

Love you have a project!

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Originally Posted by diakonos

They gave us free chicken today at the end of our shift. Yay!

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Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

I really enjoyed listening to this! Thanks!

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I was able to talk a women off the cliff of fear and panic. It really hit home how important our faith and trust in God is. As we see the day approaching, we will really need to be that light of the world, the light in our communities.

God is always calling us upward, no matter where we find ourselves and in whatever situation.

It would be a good time to focus - “No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.” Philippians 3:13-14 (NLT)

[KeptByTheWord]

Originally Posted by Esaias

Did you build your greenhouse? If so can you tell us how you did it?

It was a kit we put together. My family bought it for me several years ago, and it has been the best thing I've ever invested in for my garden, since we live in a cold climate. The kit was purchased from Harbor Freight. It is just a metal frame with plastic inserts. It has really held up well though.

[KeptByTheWord]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I was able to talk a women off the cliff of fear and panic. It really hit home how important our faith and trust in God is. As we see the day approaching, we will really need to be that light of the world, the light in our communities.

God is always calling us upward, no matter where we find ourselves and in whatever situation.

It would be a good time to focus - “No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.” Philippians 3:13-14 (NLT)

There is a lot of fear. You can see it in so many faces, and then yet, I feel great faith building too. I have heard of families enjoying family worship, prayer and bible study together. I have heard that many families are reconnecting with each other, time to do so, because there is nothing else to do. So many are getting outside, instead of staying in with their media entertainment. Folks are looking to see if their neighbors are okay, do they need groceries, or errands run. People are donating their time to make masks for nursing homes/hospitals who are in critical shortage. I'm sure the list can go on and on.

We, the church, need to realize we are living now, in this time, for such a time as this. Perhaps it is our greatest hour in time, we do not know, but we can be sure, that just as we have an infectious, contagious virus, we can have an infectious and contagious faith. Let us be the banner of faith in a world run amok in the pit of fear.

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Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I really enjoyed listening to this! Thanks!

She has a FB page where she plays hymns every Sunday evening, by request. I am not on FB, but do enjoy watching her videos on Youtube when she posts them.

[diakonos]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

There’s 4 of us... we share cost of food. So this will save us some $$$.

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Originally Posted by diakonos

There’s 4 of us... we share cost of food. So this will save us some $$$.

Excellent! Do I need to post chicken recipes?

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Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

She has a FB page where she plays hymns every Sunday evening, by request. I am not on FB, but do enjoy watching her videos on Youtube when she posts them.

Good for you on not being on Facebook. Everyone should have collectively walked away from that place years ago.