Right now, I am...
::amazed that we are coming to a end of putting in the water system. In the next couple of days we will have the irrigation done. (((HAPPY DANCE)))
:: feeling thankful the Lord provided a way for the irrigation to come together this year. Hubby and I stood back and just let the Lord provide a way . Thank you Lord!
:: enjoying the idea of not having to fill up buckets, juggle water usage for three houses, and water freezing in the winter.
:: loving that the sun has finally decided to come visit us up here in British Columbia.
:: appreciating the clean free flowing water.
:: remembering - what it was like hauling buckets and heating up water just to wash dishes. You appreciate indoor plumbing like never before.
(We didn't have to do this all the time. But there were periods of it from time to time.):: thinking that I really need to solidify my books for this coming school year and get lesson plans going.
:: enjoying
all the fresh veggies and fruit that is season. I have been able to eat cherries and strawberries with no allergy reactions, ohhhh so nice.:: thankful that we start phase II of the Maker's Diet today. And so thankful I can have apples and melons now. [o= (I really missed apples.)
:: embracing my new way of eating.
:: went out and bought Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon and can't wait to try some recipes. (Jordan Rubin had some of her recipes in the Maker's Diet book)
:: knowing that I am FINALLY on the right track nutritionally.
::rejoicing that I have
kept off my 6 lbs and...
:: wanting to get back to burning off calories.
Yipee!!! it is almost finished :)
ReplyDeleteOh Mary, that must have been the biggest hassle, but now you can look back and say, I survived that Lord - Thank You ! :)
Yes, we do start phase II don't we? Now, you have to tell me what this entails, remember I don't have the book ;)
I gave my copy of Nourishing Traditions to the library for their collection. There was just no room in the cottage for more books! So I can get it if needed...but I found out that this was one of those books you must pass on...everything in there is so informative, and once you do the recipes, they become second nature...so on to the next person!
Love you girl,
Maria
We just bought an addition to our farm and it has no electric and no running water. It definately makes you slow down and apprecite life how our ancestors lived. There is something humbeling about working with your hands.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the water!!
God Bless
You'll love Nourishing Traditions!! It's more like an encyclopedia than just a cookbook. We're making raspberry syrup using Sally's recipe and hope it turns out. :)
ReplyDeleteI'd love to hear the story behind that irrigation ditch and the need for it. My goodness, we had a well dug when we built our home six years ago. Have you really been hauling water? My goodness!
And, I think daily exercise is the key, my friend. Sometimes our days are so full that exercising slips by the way side. Sadly, this happens to me quite frequently. I'm thinking I need to "schedule" my exercise into my morning to make sure it happens. I know I feel so much better physically and mentally when I actually get in a workout. Praying for you. :)
Blessings! ~Lisa
Praises... I can't believe this is finally being finished.
ReplyDeleteYou're going to love Nourishing Traditions! I have done quite a bit out of that book and long to get back to some of it.
ReplyDeleteI am so, so, so very happy for you all to have the water all fixed up. Your garden pics look amazing. Everything is so green up there. We've not had rain in quite awhile and everything is turning brown and dying. I'm having to water daily to keep some alive. Doesn't help that it has been scorching hot. I'm glad you are enjoying and appreciating the sunshine :)
Yay for apples!
Have a blessed week,
Tracy
Wow! I know you have been waiting a long time for the water system. I am so glad that it is coming together. I am also glad your diet is working.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Dawn
WOW! I can't believe it will finally be finished! Praise the Lord! I know you are extremely thankful.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you are making progress in your nutrition and health. That is great to hear! Enjoy your new cookbook!
Blessings!
Sharity
Oh Mary! I know how much this means to you. Those pictures show a lot of hard work! Rejoicing with you!
ReplyDeleteOh Mary...you will laugh at me, but when I got here I felt I was reading from Little House on the Prairie...but you aren't on the prairie...this truly is a dream place!!! It looks wonderful, peaceful, and what joy to see the work of your hands and the fruit that comes from it. This is great...I think we miss that hard labor when we live in the city, grocery store just 2 miles from our front door, and yard the size of a postage stamp, so it takes only 10 minutes to mow. You are blessed.
ReplyDeleteYea on your new way of eating...talking to my husband about it and sharing your success with him....keep going girl.
Hugs...this is really great.
How wonderful! I'm so excited for you :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for the prayers while my grandmother was in the hospital. Today is her 90th Birthday and we are so blessed to have her with us.
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ReplyDeleteWow. Looks like quite a project, I'd be happy dancing too. In fact we're friends, I'll do one for you!
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Debbie
So glad things are going so well for you. It's such a blessing how the Lord has provided for you again and again with your water issues. What a praise. :)
ReplyDeleteJoAnn
Mary that looks like a lot of hard work!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you are glad it's over.
Praise the Lord!
blessings..Trish
Ah, I have memories of a project like that!
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Hi, my Canadian friend! :)
ReplyDeleteI was on "blog break" for almost a week. I'm back, sort of. Life is busy, but it's mostly cleaning, de-cluttering, and figuring out how to SIMPLIFY. The physical clutter in my house is just a symptom of the clutter in my heart as I seek the Lord. It needs to go!
What a HUGE blessing to have running water. It is something we don't think about at all, from showers and toilets to dishes and clothes. Not to mention drinking!! What a blessing, and I'm rejoicing with you. :)
We're hotter 'n blazes here, expecting to hit 100 again today. No rain in sight, very little in the last few weeks. Things are parched. I gasped a little when I read you are thinking about getting stuff ready for school this autumn! I thought, that's too soon. But you're right. I also need to start thinking ahead.
I hope you have a sunny day up there in God's North! I wish I could send some your way.
Love in Him,
Christine
What a lovely mess! So happy for you!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh Mary, I've just read this post today and I am Happy-Dancing with you!!! How wonderful this will be, especially this winter. PTL!!!
ReplyDeleteI always gaze with glassy-eyed-wonder at any photos of your "backyard"...mountains, HUGE evergreen trees, and un-built land as far as the eye can see (at least the photograph's eye). I bet the evergreens smell heavenly :-)
*Sigh*
Much love and happy-water to you!
Lori