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I grew up in a large family. We lived in the country, grew and preserved our own food, sewed our own clothes, milked our cows, made our butter, cheese etc., raised animals and all the rest that goes with living on a country farm. While I've never enjoyed sewing....( my other sister's do though ),  I love to garden and can or freeze  ( I am wanting to try drying next ) most of my family's food! I love to look at all the shelves filled with canned goods, knowing I did my part in keeping our little family fed! I love working in my garden......    ..........but, I haven't always loved it! You see, my garden would always start out nice.... with long straight rows of veggies. I did a really good job ( with hubby's help ) at keeping it weeded too. It looked something like this; Then about the time that the plants started producing -the garden would get out of control! Overnight it turned into a great big patch of weeds!!! -sorry, no picture, (I never let my

I Love Pampered Chef ..... .......And I am lucky enough to have an Aunt who sells it!  Not only does my Aunt sell Pampered Chef , but she is also an amazing cook!!! Her house always smells so good and everyone feels welcome in her home! You can't go wrong with Pampered Chef!   Here is just a few of my favorite Pampered Chef Products that I use on a daily basis:       My newest Pampered Chef  products were a complete set of TPC Executive Cookware  ( both the 7 piece & 5 piece )!!!  -a Christmas gift from my wonderful husband!!! You see, we had bought a Teflon Pan set as a wedding gift, but after 5 yrs., the coating was coming off in our food and the handles were braking off. I absolutely LOVE my pan set!!! I show them to everyone who comes over for a meal! Some of the things I like about my TPC Executive Cookware : Hard-anodized aluminum reinforced with titanium for superior durability DuPont™ Autograph® 2 nonstick coating inside and out for effortless c

You know, these days you hear so much about 'Green' Living and keeping our earth clean! I am not a tree hugger and I don't necessarily believe in 'global warming'!!  However, with that being said, I do think it's important to take care of the earth and the things around us. God has given us these things and I believe its our job to take care of what he has blessed us with. We teach our children not to litter with their trash, we teach them to recycle plastic, glass and paper. We teach them to recycle motor oil, we teach them to not waste electricity, water or food. We tell them smoking is bad for their health and for those that breath the air around it.  There is a lot that we teach our kids about keeping our part of the earth clean!  Why then do we not teach them to use clean products in our homes! First of all the home is where we spend most of our time. But, it is also where we come into contact with the most hazardous materials. For more in

Have you ever tried Tagxedo???   I was messing around the other day and found this website! It was so fun. You can create almost anything that you want with words! I made this one for our Business:   We are an   Shaklee Independent Distributor . Shaklee is Always Safe. Always Green and Always Works! They specialize in Healthy Nutrition, Healthy Weight loss, Healthy Skin and personal care, and a Healthy Home with 'Get Clean' laundry, and cleaning products! Click Here for some amazing specials from Shaklee! The next one I made was for our family: I tried to put most of our names in it (including animals) and things that we like to do. I'm planning on putting this in my photo album/scrapbook. The last one I did was with my love for all things plants! I especially like perennials, ornamental grasses, flowering trees and water gardens. I don't spend money on shoes or clothes..... I spend money on plants!! I love my perennial beds! Anyway..here

Above Rubies  posted the following on Facebook this past week: "I LOVE MOTHERHOOD! Every mother loves her children, but not every mother loves motherhood. This is the secret to entering into the joy of motherhood for which God created us. Motherhood is not something to run from as the liberalists advocate but to EMBRACE! Start off every day confessing out loud, I LOVE MOTHERHOOD. You will be amazed how this attitude will change your mothering and your whole household!" Which got me to thinking.... do I really love Motherhood??        I Love my kids and would do anything for them! I want them to be the best that they can be for God, so he can use them! I want them to succeed in life. I feel sad when they are sad or are hurting. I laugh when they laugh and rejoice when they are happy........... but do I really love motherhood?      Motherhood for me does not come natural. It is something I struggle with.  I hate doing dishes and keeping a clean house isn't on my

 I was visiting a new blog today,and loved her "My husband ROCKS Friday" posts. I may borrow the idea..... Thanks Randomissus  ! Here are my answers: 1. Where did you meet? We met through a mutual church friend. At the time, my life was great! I was really involved in doing God's will for my life and wasn't really wanting to date a guy, but they insisted he was perfect for me and said they'd invite him to church so 'no pressure' (he lived in a different state). 2. How long did you date before you were married? We dated for 1 yr. & 3 months total. He proposed at 11 months. so, we were engaged for two months. 3. What does he do that surprises you?  Alot and sometimes nothing all at the same time. He is a very steady plodder, so when he does surprise me ....it's usually pretty big and totally unexpected! 4. What is your favorite quality of his? Too many to mention! His dedication to me and the kids, providing for us, b

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