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Olde Lady Morgan wants to know what I like about Fall. Well everything. I love the color orange, so that is good. I love anything pumpkin (pies, muffins, donuts, cookies, etc.) I love the leaves turning colors. I love Football. I love the crisp weather and the beautiful blue skies. But what I love most about fall, is after having the summer off from work (school), I get to go back and see my co workers and all the wonderful students at Brookfield Schools. That is what I love about Fall.  Oh ya, I love witches to hang on my door, cuz if I hang witches on my door any other time of the year, people will know that I am a "little" off.  Love the witch that OLM make. Check out her blog.

Hungry little birds

Summer is almost over for me and I haven't even blogged. As you all probably know. Fred and Tiffanny passed away. They died within 2 weeks of each other. My sister went back to Tennesee a couple of weeks ago. Now she will have time to morn her loss. Please keep her in your prayers.

Wanted to share a picture I took last night. I love feeding and watching the birds. I have sunflowers growing from bird food that fell on the grown. The birds cannot wait for the sunflowers to ripen.

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Update on my brother in law. He is coming home next week, but, it isn't good news. Nothing more can be done. They will be disconnecting his heart defibulator before he goes home. Please keep him and my sister and family in your prayers. He will be seeing the Lord very soon. Then my sister must travel back here to be with her daughter who was told this week there is nothing more can be done for her cancer.

Always remember God is good. We do not always understand why things happen. Our life on this earth is short. Our life in heaven is eternal.

Happy Memorial Day to all. God bless

I just spoke to my sister who lives in Tennessee. She will find out this Wednesday if there is any hope for her husband. He has cancer in his hip, his lungs, outside his stomach and now they are checking to see if it is in his bones. She is watching him wither away to nothing. Lost almost 100 pounds in 3 months, very depressed and he sleeps almost all the time.  Same sister will find out this week, if anything more can be done for her daughter. She has melanoma. She has been in the hospital since January. She has the cancer in her legs, back, shoulder and lungs. Same sister was in a wreck a couple of weeks ago and demolished her car. She still has faith in Jesus Christ. But I'm sure she is questioning why. PLEASE KEEP HER IN YOUR PRAYERS.  I was reading the following about Horatio Spafford. He is the one who wrote the lyrics for "It is Well with my Soul".  I had to read it to my sister. We cried, we prayed, then we praised the Lord. If you do not know how the lyrics came about, please read. The next time you hear or sing that song, it will have more meaning for you. Please pray for my sister and her family. 

 

In the late 1860s life was good for Horatio G. Spafford and his wife Anna. They were living in a north side suburb of Chicago with their five children, Annie, Maggie, Bessie, Tanetta and Horatio, Jr. He had a successful law practice in Chicago. The doors of the Spaffords' home were always open as a place for activists to meet during the reform movements of the time. Horatio G. Spafford was quite active in the abolitionist movement. Frances E. Willard, president of the National Women's Christian Temperance Union as well as evangelical leaders like Dwight L. Moody were often guests in their home. Spafford was a Presbyterian church elder and a dedicated Christian. Until now Horatio and Anna Spafford had led a charmed life. They had everything going their way. However, in 1870 their faith was tested by tragedy. Their four year old son, Horatio, Jr., died of scarlet fever. The Spaffords were devastated. In October of 1871 when the Great Chicago Fire broke out Horatio faced another test of his faith. A few months before the Great Chicago Fire, Spafford being a wealthy man, had invested much of his wealth in real estate by the shore of Lake Michigan. Not only did the Great Chicago Fire destroy most of Chicago but most of Spafford's holdings were destroyed. 250 people died in the Great Chicago Fire and 90,000 were left homeless.
The Spaffords did not despair. Their home had been spared and they had their family. God had been good. Even though their finances were mostly depleted, Anna and Horatio used what resources they had left to feed the hungry, help the homeless, care for the sick and injured and comfort their grief stricken neighbors. The Great Chicago Fire was a great American tragedy; the Spaffords used it to show the love of the Christ to those in need.
In 1873 Anna Spafford's health was failing and hoping to put behind the tragic loss of their son and the fire and to benefit Anna's health, the Spaffords planned a trip to Europe. They would sail on the French steamer Ville du Havre to Europe with their four daughters. Spafford not only wanted to visit Europe but he wanted to assist Evangelists Dwight L. Moody and Ira D. Sankey in a revival they were conducting in England.
Moody and Sankey had met at a convention of the Young Men's Christian Association in Indianapolis in 1870. After hearing Sankey sing, Moody at once invited him to come to Chicago and assist him in his evangelist work there. Ira D. Sankey considered Moody's invitation and after much thought and prayer, decided to accept. Six months later he joined Moody in Chicago.
Dwight L. Moody and Ira Sankey were in the middle of a revival meeting when the Great Chicago Fire broke out in 1871. Moody and Sankey barely escaped Chicago with their lives. It is said that Sankey was on a row boat a long distance out in Lake Michigan where he watched as Chicago burned. With most of Chicago having been destroyed, Moody and Sankey decided to accept an invitation to visit England. In 1873 Moody and Sankey started a work in England. Moody and Sankey made such a profound impression in England their names became household words all over Europe.
The Spaffords planed to leave in November on their voyage to Europe. As sometimes happens, God had other plans for Horatio G. Spafford. The day they were to sail for Europe Spafford had a business emergency and could not leave. Not wanting to disappoint his wife Anna and their daughters he sent them on ahead and planned to follow on another ship in a few days. Accompanying Anna Spafford were her French governess, Emma Lorriaux, several friends and several ministers.
On November 22, 1873 the steamer Ville du Havre was struck by a British iron sailing ship, the Lockhearn. The steamer Ville du Havre, with Anna Spafford and her daughters aboard, sank within twelve minutes in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Only 81 of the 307 passengers and crew members survived this tragic shipwreck.
Even though the Lockhearn was in danger of sinking the unconscious Anna Spafford was picked up from floating debris by the crew of the Lockhearn. An American cargo sailing vessel, the Trimountain, arrived in time to save the survivors of the Ville du Havre and the Lockhearn. Anna Spafford was taken to Cardiff, Wales where she telegraphed her husband Horatio. Anna's cable was brief and heartbreaking, "Saved alone. What shall I do..." Horatio and Anna's four daughters had drowned. As soon as he received Anna's telegram, Horatio left Chicago without delay to bring his wife home. Sailing across the Atlantic Ocean the captain of the ship called Horatio to the bridge. He informed Horatio that "A careful reckoning has been made and I believe we are now passing the place where the Ville du Havre was wrecked. The water is three miles deep." That night, alone in his cabin Horatio G. Spafford penned the words to his famous hymn, "It Is Well With My Soul." Horatio's faith in God never faltered. He later wrote Anna's half-sister, "On Thursday last we passed over the spot where she went down, in mid-ocean, the waters three miles deep. But I do not think of our dear ones there. They are safe, folded, the dear lambs."

It was our first picnic of the year. I have decided this summer, I am going to stop and smell the roses. I am not going to worry about things that are out of my control. I will be spending more time with the T. Bear (teddy bear for short aka hubby), going places and doing things. Life is moving too fast.

Went to the lake the other day for a picnic. The sky was so blue. It was so peaceful and quiet.

Mennonite Girls Can Cook: Celebrations Book signing events Book Giveaway

Mennonite Girls Can Cook: Celebrations Book signing events Book Giveaway: Today starts a weekend full of book signing events and parties to celebrate our new book. Our first events will be held in Abbots...

Is spring ever going to come to the holler? After a snowy late April weekend, the sun was out but the air is still cold. The tulips want to bloom and the trees want to bud. Maybe soon!

I know the calendar says spring, but, the snow was falling here in northeast Ohio. I really didn't mind. The sky and clouds were beautiful. Made a big pot of chili and a fire going in the fireplace. I know it will be hot outside very soon.

What a beautiful day today was, and still is. I love it when we turn the clocks ahead and it stays lighter longer. Pineapple cake in the oven for tomorrow, everything else ready and just waiting for the ten commandments to come on the tele. I have the DVD. I don't know why, but it's not Easter unless you see it on TV with all the commericals. I hope everyone has a Blessed Easter.

Tulips are from my wonderful hubby. Love him so much.

Happy Easter from our Family to Your Family

From my family to yours, Happy Easter

Lots to do to get ready. Lots of eggs, pickle, mustard, color and deviled. Love Easter, not just for the food, but why we celebrate. Plus spring is around the corner.

Have a greatful heart

One more day of work, then Easter break. I will be in alot of Prayer over the next several days.Alot of friends and family are hurting. But I mostly want to meditate and be in prayer for Guidance and a greatful heart. Thank you Jesus

snow, snow, and more snow

It is beautiful,but,it is time for spring. PLEASE

is spring coming?

When will spring come?