2009 July 15

next giveaway – apron and chocolate cobbler book

July 15, 2009 · by Penny · 39 Comments

the most coveted prize of all my giveaways, APRONS! from jumpinbloomers.com

but just to make things really tasty I am adding in my Creatively Simple – how to Make Chocolate Cobbler ebook!

Our next giveaway is another apron from www.jumpinbloomers.com . This contest is open to US mailing addresses.

This contest will end next Wednesday July 22 at midnight and a winner chosen and announced the next day.

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Filed Under: bloggy give away, bookstore, cookin it up · Tagged: apron, chocolate, cooking, giveaway

producing much fruit

July 15, 2009 · by Penny · 5 Comments

Georgia says this is her favorite tomato plant. Can you tell why? The goal is not to be the biggest plant but to be the one with the most fruit. Have you ever seen one plant with that much fruit on it?

John 15:8

This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.

All too often, we want to be the biggest bush, with everyone looking at us and giving us praise. but that is so backwards. Did you know that if you plant a tomato plant in soil that is too rich or put too much fertilizer on it, then you will get a huge pretty plant but not many tomatoes? Doesn’t that just about sum up much of the body of Christ? All puffed up, saying, “look at who I am, I go to such and such church, I do this and I do that”. Yet there is no fruit. No evidence that Jesus is inside them? When we look at a tomato plant we should be impressed by the tomatoes on it. When we look at a Christian we should be impressed by the Glory of God.

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Filed Under: life in the country, word of the day · Tagged: christian, Christian blog, garden, scripture, tomato

where did momma go?

July 15, 2009 · by Penny · Leave a Comment

How is this for a wordless Wed pic? Their mommas are just on the other side of the gate, the opened gate. But they sure do look confused. They finally figured out how to get through.

Silly babies.

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move that laundry mountain

July 15, 2009 · by Penny · 1 Comment

What works for me this Wednesday? Clean laundry that’s what. We have busy this week perfecting our homemade laundry soap. We have a new book all about it and you can get it free next Friday July 24th. I bet that works for you too! Since we live on a farm and I have very hard working youngins, think jeans after riding a horse bareback, we have very dirty laundry. But we have found a solution. And it is very very cheap. be sure to be subscribed here and I will be giving you the details about getting the book free next week.

I need to make a video commercial to go with it.