Fertilizer Friday/ Flaunt Your Flowers

I just love all the things that are blooming here at our house!
This picture does not do this bush justice.
It is gorgeous!

Our white azaleas are trying to bloom.
They don't last long but are so pretty.

It won't be too long, this will be solid white.

"Sweet Hunter" keeps a perfect yard. 

This is the creek that you hear when you are sitting on my screened in porch!
Sounds so peaceful.

This is what we see in our front yard when looking out

any of our front windows. 

What more can you ask for???

We are so blessed.

I am linking up with Fertilizer Friday/Flaunt Your Flowers!

Which Home Are You?

My goals in my life have always been to be a good wife, a good mother, & a good Gran!

 I have joined Courtney in this challenge. 

 It started the first of October.

Which Home are you?

Home #1

1. The woman of the home is distant. She is pulled into her computer, television, books, or text messages and it’s hard for the family to connect with her. She wonders why no one seems to listen to her? The children don’t obey her and her husband is insensitive.

2. The woman of the home is distracted. Her calendar is very full and her daily demands are so high it’s hard for her to focus and live in the moment with her husband and children. She is often late and rushing everyone and feeling guilty about being distracted but stuck in this rut of feeling overwhelmed and too busy.


3. The woman of the home is crabby. She is short on sleep, she hasn’t had a minute alone since the 1990′s and she really can’t see a light at the end of the tunnel to get a break. She is hopeless.


4. The woman of the home is discontent. She doesn’t like her home. She doesn’t like her husband. She doesn’t like one or all of her kids. She doesn’t like her church. She doesn’t like her neighbors. Truthfully, she doesn’t even like herself.


5. The woman of the home doesn’t pray. It’s counter cultural. She’s never lived in a home with a mom who prays. She doesn’t know other moms who pray. She wants to try praying but doesn’t know where to begin so she never begins.

Home #2

1. The woman of the home is engaged. She is aware of what everyone is doing right in that moment. If a child needs help or correction – she is right there to give it. If her husband needs a hug, an encouraging word or a helping hand she is right there to care. She is playful and makes time to tickle, dance, play checkers or Wii with her family. This is a woman whose family praises her (Prov. 31:28).


2. The woman of the home is wise with her time management. She guards her family from getting so busy that they lose their connection with each other. She dissects her calendar and eliminates things that are unnecessary. She is prepared when it is time to go somewhere to alleviate the stress that comes from late minute rushing. She and her family enjoy the slow paced life she has created in her home.


3. The woman of the home has a pleasant demeanor. She does not stay up late watching television, reading, surfing the web or working. She goes to sleep at a reasonable hour so she can wake cheerfully for her family. She knows that some seasons of life are harder than others so she is patient with her season of life and is confident that she will reap what she has sown. She works diligently trusting God with the results of her labor.


4. The woman of the home is content. She knows that no home, husband, child, church or neighborhood is perfect. So she chooses to be content with what God has given her for today.


5. The woman of the home prays. She knows that she is weak but God is strong and that she cannot fulfil the role of wife, mother, homemaker and sometimes employee, on her own strength. She is completely dependent on God and practices this dependence by daily praying for all of these things.

I know which home I strive to be.

I want to be a "Proverbs 14:1 woman.

Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

 

Make Your Home A Haven Challenge

Light a candle everyday and say a prayer for peace in your home.

If you would like to join in with this challenge you can go Here!

Thank you Courtney for your ministry.

I hope to pass it on.

TODAY I AM THANKFUL FOR.......

Challenges that make us stop and think and do something.

The Inside Of Our Home Part 2

This is part of our Great Room.

This is the dining area.
The french doors lead out on to the screened in porch.

This is one of our 2 gas fireplaces.

This is our living room.
It has cathedral ceilings and lots of windows.
We did have sofa, love seat and oversized chair in this room
but my Mom gave us these chairs and I loved them so
I decided to simplify this room.

This is the same room showing all the windows looking out to
the front yard and down at the pond.

The kitchen is part of the great room.
We had these cabinets put in a few years ago.
I love the look of them.

This eat in area is also part of our great room.
This is where we eat most of the time.

This is part of the pantry area that is beside the kitchen.
It has a washer & dryer, refrigerator & more in it.
This is my main working area.

Master bedroom.
I LOVE it!

Guest Bathroom

Master Bathroom.

If we do sell, this is what I will miss the most!

I LOVE my big whirlpool tub!

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As you read in our last post we have put our home for sale.

You can see the outside of our home HERE!

This post just shows a few things on the inside.

The basement is a whole house in itself.

It has a kitchen, living room, bathroom, laundry area, 2 bedrooms.

Then of course we also have the double wide on our property.

It has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and has many upgrades.

Hope you enjoyed my little tour of part of our home.

TODAY I AM THANKFUL FOR........sweet morning time.

Fall At Our Home

Remember this picture when I was trying to get all the bushes trimmed for the winter.
I sure did dread the big ones.  I had to get some help with them.

And yes, it looks naked!!! But it will look good come springtime. 

I did all the big ones that way.  I actually thought about cutting them completely down.
Who knows?  I still might.

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                                          Look at those 3 green bushes behind the gator.

  This picture was took a few weeks ago when I first started trimming bushes.

These are the 3 bushes in the above picture today!
Aren't they pretty?  Of course I could have cleaned all those leaves off of them.
They are called Burning bushes. 
They don't show their beautiful color until this time of year and it doesn't last long.

This is our home. 
 I think the bushes look so much better now that they are trimmed.

Look at these Bradford Pear Trees.
Gorgeous!

This is looking down our back driveway.
I think it is just beautiful. 
You can see a little of our pond down the drive.

All of these leaves will be gone by Thursday. 
Sweet Hunter  loves to keep the drive cleaned up
and if we are heading to the Sparta Hilton it has to be done before we leave.

This is a view looking down at our creek. 
I just love all of the colors this time of year.

More colors down in the woods.

Our weeping cherry tree is really weeping right now with hardly no leaves.

I love to grow gourds and make birdhouses out of them.
Next year I have another idea in mind for these.

One of our bird feeders.

Staying home on a rainy day is one of my favorite things to do.
I love rainy, fall days.

Some Of My Babies

Do you remember Grandpa? He is not exactly a baby. He weighs about 25 lbs.

Anyway, do you see him out in the pond? He was out in the pond everyday for over a week.

We could not figure out what he was doing. Finally a friend of ours got in our little boat and paddled out in the pond and found out! This poor little 25 pounder was wrapped up in fishing line and could not get loose. He saved Grandpa's life!

We have these little Brown babies everywhere!

And these little Black babies hopping everywhere.

Look how these babies have grown. Isn't it funny how protective the parents are. One is in front and one is in the back. It kind of reminds me of human parents. Protective. Then there comes a time when the parents will push the babies away to lead their own life. Amazing lesson here.

This is a whole different family that are being raised at our pond. This family has 4 babies.

Look at Mom and Dad. This is so amazing to me.

My very first baby squash this year!

My very first baby tomato this year!

Believe it or not but these baby blueberries will grow a lot more before they are ready to pick.

And I just had to show you this new baby.........this was my Dad's sewing machine before he received Granny's. Did you know that Daddy sewed quilts before my Granny left us?

He was really doing good. He hasn't sewn at all since Granny has been gone though. I haven't either but I sure am planning to. I promised Granny that I would make quilts and I am determined. I hope that Daddy will get back at it too. He sure did enjoy it. I guess it will take time.

From My Home To Yours