Sep 29, 2006

The Prayers of a Righteous Man Availeth Much...

Do you ever feel like Elijah?  All alone?  I know that there are brothers and sisters everywhere, and reading these blogs, people of like minds.  Sometimes they seem so hard to find when you move into a new place.  Even other Christians can't understand our lifestyle or mindset.


Our two older daughters go to public school and so are influenced by those around them.  We have a no dance policy.  Not at home :)  Here we can dance all we want.  My fifteen year old wants to go to dances.  She knows that these in no way honor God, but "everyone else" gets to go, even the Christian kids.  Nothing good ever goes on at these dances.  There are kids drinking and doing drugs.  The way the boys and girls interact is WAY too friendly.  Yet, she feels the pressure of being different.  She's not going to go, but I wish that she would desire to please God more than man.  Hard to do at fifteen.


Then there's our friend.  He's a backslidden Christian, who has been dating a non-Chritian.  She's pregnant and going to have an abortion.  My dh has talked to this man and the man feels the "least he can do" is bring her to the clinic.  This woman has problem pregnancies, and-yes this pregnancy could be a danger for her, but it breaks my heart.  I cry out for this child who now has to pay for the mistakes of his or her parents.  What have we become?  I'm as guilty as anyone else.  My voice is hardly ever heard.  My prayers are for such a small group of people.  I could do so much more.  Please join me in praying for this situation. 


From Glory Farm

Sep 26, 2006

Cattitude

The rain didn't let up until this evening.  I really wanted to get some pictures to share with you.  As I was taking the clothes off of the line tonight, Crystal, the cat, decided to pose for me.  Thought I'd  post it.  She's obviously very photogenic.  Crystal is the cat that came with the house when we bought it.  She was God's answer to our little one's prayers.

And then there was heat....

What a welcome noise.  The sound of a gas furnace blower.  We now have heat.  My husband, who can do anything, just installed our first ever gas furnace.  In all of the places I've lived during the last 20 years, I've had woodstoves.  Now, I'm all for self-sufficiency and all, and we left a wood furnace in the basement for back up, but to not mess with firewood is a first.  I'm loving it.  The price of firewood skyrocketed around here last year and we haven't cut enough of our own to get us through.  This is nice.  No more going outside to the woodstove to stoke it at 11:00 p.m.  We have a wood cookstove in the porch that I still use.  It's nice to have options.


We spent Saturday down in the Cities at the 4-H State Dog Show.  Dd1's dog surprised us all and came away with a couple of blues.  It was a God thing.


I'm going picture taking later today if the sun comes out and I'll post some gorgeous (??)  pictures.  :)


From Glory Farm

Sep 19, 2006

Harvest Festival

The Harvest Festival in town last Saturday was nice.  Our two younger children participated in the pedal tractor pull.  They did well.  No trophies, but a vow to get their legs stronger for next year.  The farmer's exchange included chickens, ducks, rabbits, dogs and kittens.  There were also giant pumpkins grown by one of my new neighbors.  Huge.  This same neighbor brought us over some watermelon and it was great.  Here in northern Minnesota, it's not easy to grow full size melons.  Got to get his secret.  At the festival, there was also a  classic car show, which my ds loved, and a flea market. 


I think that the festival officially started the fall season.  Since Saturday, we've had rain (praise the Lord) and the temps have dropped.  We had a high of 49 yesterday.  We still have to get the furnace in.  I've been stoking up the wood cookstove on the backporch every morning.  I've even been cooking breakfast on it. 


Time to get breakfast on and school started.


Stop by again.


From Glory Farm

Sep 18, 2006

Camping

We finally got our yearly camping trip done.  We went up the North Shore of Lake Superior and into Canada to Thunder Bay.  It was beautiful.  Unfortunately, my dh got sick at the last minute and had to stay home.  We hiked some, and went to visit Fort William in Thunder Bay.  We stayed at a Municipal Campground so it wasn't REAL camping.   But the ground was just as hard and my sleeping bag got just as wet when the heavy dew leaked through the wall of the tent.  So that felt like real camping.



This is High Falls on the Pigeon River.



Buildings and furs at Fort William.


The Lord gave us beautiful weather for our trip and it was great as a back-to-homeschool fieldtrip.


Have a Blessed Day.


From Glory Farm




Sep 16, 2006

Oh Blessed Rain

It's raining. It's wonderful.  We're about 10 inches below the norm for summer and in extreme drought condition.  I awoke to the soft patter of rain on the window this morning.  I'd forgotten how good a rain smells.  You'd almost think it was spring with the sweet smell in the air.


Today is the Fall Harvest Festival in town.  They're having a pedal tractor pull, a corn feed, arts and crafts, a farmers' exchange, and other stuff.  My two little ones are going to do the tractor pull and I'm excited to see what kinds of treasures there'll be at the farmer's exchange.  Just an exchange of information will be fun.


We have located the umbrellas and we're off!


From Glory Farm

Sep 13, 2006

I'm SO excited!

Our curriculum arrived today.  It is awesome!  I ordered from Overcomers Books and Supplies.  It's called Prepare and Pray.  We'll be using Swiss Family Robinson as our text and doing unit studies on each chapter.  There's bible memorization, knot tying, sewing, survival skills, gardening, herbs, edible wildflowers, livestock husbandry, geography, vocabulary, grammer, history and on and on.  We also use Reader's Digest Back to Basics,  Country Living, Christian Biographies.  We'll be learning first aid, too.  I'll keep you posted on how it's going.  This is going to be fun!


From Glory Farm

Sep 9, 2006

Sandhill Cranes

Out and about this morning, and I heard a strange noise.  Sounded like a woodfrog, amplified about 25 times.  I went to look behind the barn and there were the horses, cows and donkeys standing stock still, mesmerized.  They were staring at a sandhill crane.  How cool is that?  We've never seen them up close and personal like that.  The people we bought our home from said that they come through here from time to time.  Nice blessing.


From Glory Farm

Sep 7, 2006

Pita Bread and Garlic Cucumber Dip

I like using alot of garlic when I cook.  My family isn't as crazy about it.  They just don't realize how healthy they'll be!  Anyways, I like breads and dips.  Hawaiin bread with spinach dip.  Pita bread with hummus dip and pita bread with cucumber dip.  Here's a recipe for making your own pita bread and a garlic dip.


Pita Bread


4 1/2 to 4 3/4 cups flour


1 pkg yeast


1 1/2 teaspoons sugar


1 1/2 teaspoons salt


1 3/4 cups water


2 tablespoons oil


Mix 2 cups of flour, yeast, sugar, salt.  Heat water and oil until warm.  Add to flour mixture.  Beat 3 minutes at medium speed. Stir in flour to make smooth and elastic about 10 minutes.  Let rest 20 minutes covered.  Punch down and divide into 12 parts.  Roll into smooth balls.  Cover and let rise 30 minutes.  Heat oven to 500.  Roll balls out into 6 inch circles.  Bake about 3 minutes.


 


Garlic cucumber dip


1 large cucumber


3/4 cup plain yogurt


3/4 cup sour cream


3 tablespoons olive oil


4 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh dill


4 1/2 teaspoons red wine vinegar


3 garlic cloves, minced


1/4 teaspoon salt


Pita bread wedges


Peel cucmber, cut in half lengthwise and scoop out seeds.  Grate cucumber and squeeze between paper towels several times to remove excess moisture.  Place cucumber in a small bowl, stir in the yogurt, sour cream, oil, dill, vinegar, garlic and salt.  Refrigerate until chilled.  Serve with pita bread. (Taste of Home Magazine)


Enjoy.


From Glory Farm

Sep 5, 2006

First Day of School

Today we started school.  We usually follow the same calendar as the public school.  It's easier for us that way.  Every summer I say that I'm going to continue to school at least one day a week, and every summer it just doesn't happen.  This summer I chalk it up to moving.


We haven't recieved our curriculum yet.  I ordered Pray and Prepare.  It sounds interestting.  I usually order from Rod and Staff, and a little Bob Jones.  I kinda mix and match. 


We did some review today and just some fun stuff.


How did everyone else's day go?  Anyone start school today, too?


Time to get off of this thing and get something else done.


From Glory Farm

Sep 29, 2006

The Prayers of a Righteous Man Availeth Much...

Do you ever feel like Elijah?  All alone?  I know that there are brothers and sisters everywhere, and reading these blogs, people of like minds.  Sometimes they seem so hard to find when you move into a new place.  Even other Christians can't understand our lifestyle or mindset.


Our two older daughters go to public school and so are influenced by those around them.  We have a no dance policy.  Not at home :)  Here we can dance all we want.  My fifteen year old wants to go to dances.  She knows that these in no way honor God, but "everyone else" gets to go, even the Christian kids.  Nothing good ever goes on at these dances.  There are kids drinking and doing drugs.  The way the boys and girls interact is WAY too friendly.  Yet, she feels the pressure of being different.  She's not going to go, but I wish that she would desire to please God more than man.  Hard to do at fifteen.


Then there's our friend.  He's a backslidden Christian, who has been dating a non-Chritian.  She's pregnant and going to have an abortion.  My dh has talked to this man and the man feels the "least he can do" is bring her to the clinic.  This woman has problem pregnancies, and-yes this pregnancy could be a danger for her, but it breaks my heart.  I cry out for this child who now has to pay for the mistakes of his or her parents.  What have we become?  I'm as guilty as anyone else.  My voice is hardly ever heard.  My prayers are for such a small group of people.  I could do so much more.  Please join me in praying for this situation. 


From Glory Farm

Sep 26, 2006

Cattitude

The rain didn't let up until this evening.  I really wanted to get some pictures to share with you.  As I was taking the clothes off of the line tonight, Crystal, the cat, decided to pose for me.  Thought I'd  post it.  She's obviously very photogenic.  Crystal is the cat that came with the house when we bought it.  She was God's answer to our little one's prayers.

And then there was heat....

What a welcome noise.  The sound of a gas furnace blower.  We now have heat.  My husband, who can do anything, just installed our first ever gas furnace.  In all of the places I've lived during the last 20 years, I've had woodstoves.  Now, I'm all for self-sufficiency and all, and we left a wood furnace in the basement for back up, but to not mess with firewood is a first.  I'm loving it.  The price of firewood skyrocketed around here last year and we haven't cut enough of our own to get us through.  This is nice.  No more going outside to the woodstove to stoke it at 11:00 p.m.  We have a wood cookstove in the porch that I still use.  It's nice to have options.


We spent Saturday down in the Cities at the 4-H State Dog Show.  Dd1's dog surprised us all and came away with a couple of blues.  It was a God thing.


I'm going picture taking later today if the sun comes out and I'll post some gorgeous (??)  pictures.  :)


From Glory Farm

Sep 19, 2006

Harvest Festival

The Harvest Festival in town last Saturday was nice.  Our two younger children participated in the pedal tractor pull.  They did well.  No trophies, but a vow to get their legs stronger for next year.  The farmer's exchange included chickens, ducks, rabbits, dogs and kittens.  There were also giant pumpkins grown by one of my new neighbors.  Huge.  This same neighbor brought us over some watermelon and it was great.  Here in northern Minnesota, it's not easy to grow full size melons.  Got to get his secret.  At the festival, there was also a  classic car show, which my ds loved, and a flea market. 


I think that the festival officially started the fall season.  Since Saturday, we've had rain (praise the Lord) and the temps have dropped.  We had a high of 49 yesterday.  We still have to get the furnace in.  I've been stoking up the wood cookstove on the backporch every morning.  I've even been cooking breakfast on it. 


Time to get breakfast on and school started.


Stop by again.


From Glory Farm

Sep 18, 2006

Camping

We finally got our yearly camping trip done.  We went up the North Shore of Lake Superior and into Canada to Thunder Bay.  It was beautiful.  Unfortunately, my dh got sick at the last minute and had to stay home.  We hiked some, and went to visit Fort William in Thunder Bay.  We stayed at a Municipal Campground so it wasn't REAL camping.   But the ground was just as hard and my sleeping bag got just as wet when the heavy dew leaked through the wall of the tent.  So that felt like real camping.



This is High Falls on the Pigeon River.



Buildings and furs at Fort William.


The Lord gave us beautiful weather for our trip and it was great as a back-to-homeschool fieldtrip.


Have a Blessed Day.


From Glory Farm




Sep 16, 2006

Oh Blessed Rain

It's raining. It's wonderful.  We're about 10 inches below the norm for summer and in extreme drought condition.  I awoke to the soft patter of rain on the window this morning.  I'd forgotten how good a rain smells.  You'd almost think it was spring with the sweet smell in the air.


Today is the Fall Harvest Festival in town.  They're having a pedal tractor pull, a corn feed, arts and crafts, a farmers' exchange, and other stuff.  My two little ones are going to do the tractor pull and I'm excited to see what kinds of treasures there'll be at the farmer's exchange.  Just an exchange of information will be fun.


We have located the umbrellas and we're off!


From Glory Farm

Sep 13, 2006

I'm SO excited!

Our curriculum arrived today.  It is awesome!  I ordered from Overcomers Books and Supplies.  It's called Prepare and Pray.  We'll be using Swiss Family Robinson as our text and doing unit studies on each chapter.  There's bible memorization, knot tying, sewing, survival skills, gardening, herbs, edible wildflowers, livestock husbandry, geography, vocabulary, grammer, history and on and on.  We also use Reader's Digest Back to Basics,  Country Living, Christian Biographies.  We'll be learning first aid, too.  I'll keep you posted on how it's going.  This is going to be fun!


From Glory Farm

Sep 9, 2006

Sandhill Cranes

Out and about this morning, and I heard a strange noise.  Sounded like a woodfrog, amplified about 25 times.  I went to look behind the barn and there were the horses, cows and donkeys standing stock still, mesmerized.  They were staring at a sandhill crane.  How cool is that?  We've never seen them up close and personal like that.  The people we bought our home from said that they come through here from time to time.  Nice blessing.


From Glory Farm

Sep 7, 2006

Pita Bread and Garlic Cucumber Dip

I like using alot of garlic when I cook.  My family isn't as crazy about it.  They just don't realize how healthy they'll be!  Anyways, I like breads and dips.  Hawaiin bread with spinach dip.  Pita bread with hummus dip and pita bread with cucumber dip.  Here's a recipe for making your own pita bread and a garlic dip.


Pita Bread


4 1/2 to 4 3/4 cups flour


1 pkg yeast


1 1/2 teaspoons sugar


1 1/2 teaspoons salt


1 3/4 cups water


2 tablespoons oil


Mix 2 cups of flour, yeast, sugar, salt.  Heat water and oil until warm.  Add to flour mixture.  Beat 3 minutes at medium speed. Stir in flour to make smooth and elastic about 10 minutes.  Let rest 20 minutes covered.  Punch down and divide into 12 parts.  Roll into smooth balls.  Cover and let rise 30 minutes.  Heat oven to 500.  Roll balls out into 6 inch circles.  Bake about 3 minutes.


 


Garlic cucumber dip


1 large cucumber


3/4 cup plain yogurt


3/4 cup sour cream


3 tablespoons olive oil


4 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh dill


4 1/2 teaspoons red wine vinegar


3 garlic cloves, minced


1/4 teaspoon salt


Pita bread wedges


Peel cucmber, cut in half lengthwise and scoop out seeds.  Grate cucumber and squeeze between paper towels several times to remove excess moisture.  Place cucumber in a small bowl, stir in the yogurt, sour cream, oil, dill, vinegar, garlic and salt.  Refrigerate until chilled.  Serve with pita bread. (Taste of Home Magazine)


Enjoy.


From Glory Farm

Sep 5, 2006

First Day of School

Today we started school.  We usually follow the same calendar as the public school.  It's easier for us that way.  Every summer I say that I'm going to continue to school at least one day a week, and every summer it just doesn't happen.  This summer I chalk it up to moving.


We haven't recieved our curriculum yet.  I ordered Pray and Prepare.  It sounds interestting.  I usually order from Rod and Staff, and a little Bob Jones.  I kinda mix and match. 


We did some review today and just some fun stuff.


How did everyone else's day go?  Anyone start school today, too?


Time to get off of this thing and get something else done.


From Glory Farm