Archive for September, 2011

Big Trouble

I think our country is in Big Trouble! The question is what to believe coming out of Washington. The question is what to do in these times. I have answers for both these questions. Joshua 15:24Ā  – “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

September 9, 2011 Ā· Sarah Ā· No Comments
Posted in: Contemplations

The Last Batch

The last batch of tomato sauce is simmering on the stove. All four of my big pots are full and bubbling away. Hooray! There are still tomatoes in the garden, but a lot of them are green. I will let them get ripe and use them fresh. The next big project are the grapes. They […]

September 8, 2011 Ā· Sarah Ā· No Comments
Posted in: Kitchen

Pray for TEXAS

PLEASE PRAY FOR TEXAS. THE WILDFIRES ARE DESTROYING SOME BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY. A SOAKING RAIN WOULD HELP A LOT. ONLY GOD CAN MAKE RAIN.

September 7, 2011 Ā· Sarah Ā· No Comments
Posted in: News

Eyes Open

Josieā€™s puppies, born on August 23rd, have their eyes open. They are scooting around in the clean straw and becoming more fun every day. I moved an old lawn chair into their kennel. I can sit and pet Josie and hold puppies at the same time. Happiness is a lap full of warm puppies. Life […]

September 7, 2011 Ā· Sarah Ā· One Comment
Posted in: Great Pyrs

This I Know

This I knowā€” “The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.ā€Ā Ā Ā  Lamentations 3:25

September 6, 2011 Ā· Sarah Ā· No Comments
Posted in: Contemplations

Ratatouille

Several years ago,I saw the movie ā€œRatatouilleā€ and was completely entertained. We bought the video when it came out. I began to wonder what was ā€œRatatouilleā€. None of my cook books had the answer. I finally did some research ā€œon lineā€ and came up with two recipes that sounded good. It just so happened that […]

September 6, 2011 Ā· Sarah Ā· No Comments
Posted in: Kitchen

You Choose

Joyce Meyers said,Ā  ā€œAvoid self pity, because you can be pitiful or powerful, but you canā€™t be both.ā€

September 5, 2011 Ā· Sarah Ā· No Comments
Posted in: Contemplations

Happy Labor Day! We Have More Puppies!

Jesse, Great Pyrenees female, celebrated Labor Day week end by laboring to deliver NINE puppies. She has taken over the whelping box in the basement and is feeding and washing her new babies as I type. Jesse is Josieā€™s sister. She wasnā€™t going to be out done with Josie having nine pups born on the […]

September 4, 2011 Ā· Sarah Ā· No Comments
Posted in: Great Pyrs

Kitchen

My kitchen is humming away in full production. There are three big kettles of tomato sauce simmering on the stove. There are huge buckets of Yukon Gold potatoes sitting on the back porch to be sorted and spread out on trays to dry. A friend gave me some apples. They are waiting to be turned […]

September 3, 2011 Ā· Sarah Ā· No Comments
Posted in: Kitchen

Autumn

In my mind, it officially becomes autumn on the day that I wash my white jeans. This usually happens the first week in September. The jeans are in the washer right now. They will be dried and stored in the ā€œsummer closetā€ until next Spring. The garden is showing signs of winding down, although there […]

September 2, 2011 Ā· Sarah Ā· No Comments
Posted in: Contemplations