A Harvest of Blessings

The onions are in. I think there are 180-something. Between the girls obsession with Little House on the Prairie and Jake's innate need to farm, we just might get a tad carried away when it comes to planting our gardens. And it seems to get exponentially bigger with every planting.....and that got us thinking.

Every year we talk about the girls and I having a little stand at our small town's weekly Farmer's Market. However, let's be honest, it sounds quaint and fun......but it would be a huge amount of work. And really, who wants to stand in a parking lot all day in the middle of July selling produce? Not I!

We've always talked to the girls about growing food and that we do it because we enjoy it and it's good for us. We've also told them about people who have to grow food in order to survive. We've looked at the Heifer International website and talked about some other similar organizations and what they do and why. However, we only truly understand when we do something to help.

Here is where you come in.

I've decided that this summer we're going to have our very own "CSA". The girls planted our garden right along with us. This summer, they will help water, pick, and weed it. Then we will sell the produce....to you and whoever you know that might be interested. Then they will use all of that money to buy something for Heifer International. It might be a flock of chicks....but how great would it be if we could purchase a heifer or even part of one? So, think about it, pray about it, and tell your friends and family.

I haven't really thought out all of the exact details, but they will fall into place.

And we're bursting with excitement over the possibilities! :)

So grow little onions, grow. We've got big plans for you!

Thankfulness

Last night at our Thanksgiving Eve worship service, this was printed in our bulletin....

"It is a delightful; and profitable occupation to mark the hand of God in the lives of the ancient saints, and to observe His goodness in delivering them, His mercy in pardoning them, and His faithfulness in keeping His covenant with them. But would it not be even more interesting and profitable for us to remark the hand of God in our own lives? Ought we not to look upon our own history as being at least as full of God, as full of His goodness and of His truth, as much a proof of His faithfulness and veracity, as the lives of any of the saints who have gone before?
We do our Lord an injustice when we suppose that He wrought all His mighty acts, and showed Himself strong for those in the early time, but does not perform wonders or lay bare His arm for the saints who are now upon the earth. Let us review our own lives. Surely in these we may discover some happy incidents, refreshing to our selves and glorifying to our God.
Have you had no deliverances? Have you passed through no rivers, supported by the Divine presence? Have you walked through no fires unharmed? Have you had no manifestations? Have you had no choice favors? The God who gave Solomon the desire of his heart, has He never listened to you and answered your requests?
That God of lavish bounty of who David sang, "Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things," has He never satisfied you with fatness? Have you never been made to lie down in green pastures? Have you never been led by the still waters? Surely the goodness of God has been the same to us as to the saints of old.
Let us, then, weave His mercies into a song. Let us take the pure gold of thankfulness, and the jewels of praise and make them into another crown for the head of Jesus. Let our souls give forth music as sweet and as exhilarating as came from David's harp, while we praise the Lord whose mercy endures forever." C.H. Spurgeon


Amen.

Happy Thanksgiving, friends.

I promise you that at some point, my enthusiasm will die and I'll stop posting my shopping trips. Until then....

I got the bulk of this at Walgreens and Target and the grand total was....$26.74! The Loreal shampoo & conditioner came from CVS and I wouldn't have bothered, but they overcharged me last week (& I won't tell you by how much because then you'll really think I'm crazy....) on something so I had to go in to get that anyway....they're normally priced at 4.99 each, but I got both for $1.40. :)
I got the 2 bottles of juice, 3 packages of wipes, and 2 boxes of crackers (the other 2 were .50 each) for FREE at Target!

This is actually from last week.....I did find some good deals this week, but not as many. I think everyone is gearing up for black Friday. So, I'll spare you the details because I didn't take a picture. You're welcome.
Happy Thanksgiving!!