When life isn’t sunshine and lollipops…
Matthew 6:25,33
25 Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?
33 But seek first the kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
This verse is easy to quote when someone else has lost their job, had a pay cut or faced more month than money…but perspective changes when it’s personal.
Our one income is looking at a pay cut. Since we are out of debt except for our house, this isn’t as big a deal for us as some, but it’s still a handy thing to worry about.
I like this verse promise. It tells us what to do first: look up…pray…thank God for what you do have and then walk on. Do what you can do– remember your four walls and don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty.
Life might take your stuff and your money, but don’t let it take the best part of you ~ your spirit. Get up, look up and walk on.
Just talking to myself.
Simply,
Sis
Tags: daily devotional, don't worry, faith, God's word, lost your job, matthew 6:25
To everything there is a season,
and a time to every purpose under heaven:
a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-2
Hello and howdy good friends and neighbors. If you stumbled upon this blog looking for moonshine instead of moon signs, my apologies—no snorts here, but we do have some hillbilly banjo music and other woodsy things to offer, fell free to stay.
Where was I? Oh yeah, sitting on my butt in my chair by the window dreaming of gardening, heirloom seeds and other nonsense. I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m just plain old weird and old fashion (the kids have come to the same—and they’re okay with that. God bless ‘em). People used to say that my dad was born 100 years too late. That is sooo true and friends, I’m just a stone’s throw away from being just like him.
Being a cowboy, dad used to do things by the moon. He would cut the calves by the moon, wean the calves by the moon and try to persuade my mother to plant by the moon. Sphnicker sphnicker. Guys, if you have ever tried to persuade a woman to do anything without it being her idea, it’s futile. Most of the time dad wasn’t around for planting anyway…oh darn… and mom planted what she wanted, when she wanted. This would cause my dad to cuss under his breath (or above it) when things didn’t grow right—in his eyes anyway. In the end, we ate well on what we grew.
So does it matter? Prolly not. I’m just weird and want to plant by moon signs. So I researched the Foxfire books (really cool books that recorded interviews of pioneers on how they did things—anything from log cabin building to gardening to snake handling) and by golly those folks may not have had any teeth, but they planted by the signs and phases. Teeth are optional anyway, right?
Let’s see what the Granny Cabe says “Take taters; plant them on the dark of the moon or the old of the moon—that’s the last quarter. …don’t plant the flowers…And if you kill a hog on the growing of the moon, the meat’s all puffy…” Thank you, Granny.
And the “experts” further explain…
New moon (dark) plant above ground crops that produce seeds outside the fruit.
Waxing–first two quarters (increased light) annuals that produce above ground, but seeds form inside the fruit–tomatoes etc….
Waning–last two quarters (decreased light) plant root crops like beets, carrots, onions, potatoes blah blah—transplant perennials because of happy root growth.
Full moon=big fat round and light—time to rest or dig in the dirt and then rest.
This dude explains it well… http://www.gardeningbythemoon.com/phases.html and sells calendars. Will I buy one? No, I’m cheap, but if you feel froggy and rich hop in and get one. Or go here and get something similar for free http://www.almanac.com/.
One other thing… Do I believe in astrology, the study of the stars? Yes. Worship of the starts, tarot cards, horoscopes, fortune telling and other pure hogwash…NO. I believe Genesis 1:14 when it says: Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years.
Simply,
Sis
Tags: astology, gardening, moon signs, organic gardening, planting by moon phases, vegtable gardening
Every time I turn on the television I hear how the sky is falling and how I should be buying gold and heirloom seeds. Well, I agree with part of that–the part about the seeds.
According to Dave Ramsey, gold is a lousy investment because of its lousy track record. He believes if you are in debt you should sell your gold and take the money and pay toward your debt, sounds fair.
Glenn Beck agrees with Dave—kinda. He has said gold is a lousy investment and he and other wealth holders are buying gold as insurance. In short, he is trying to protect his wealth and hedge against inflation, sounds fair.
Whatever—you make up your own mind about gold. I think there’s gold in them there seeds—heirloom seeds and that is where I’m investing a small sum of my money.
Heirloom seeds are the seeds our grandparents used in their gardens. They are non-hybrid open-pollinated seeds. The kind of seeds you can keep every year, saving money and ensuring a food source for years to come.
Hybrid seeds you can’t keep every year. Hybrid seeds are a cross of other breeds and their seeds are totally worthless.
So what? So, Chicken Little, if the sky did fall and if the US economy did collapse ask yourself this: What do you want in your cellar? Seeds that can reproduce themselves or seeds that can’t. This is a no brainer for me.
There are a lot of fly-by-night companies popping up everywhere selling heirloom seeds and seed vaults. Be very careful who you buy from. Google the name of the company for reviews before you buy. I would hate to see you end up with fool’s gold, from someone trying to make their first million. And don’t forget to get a garden plan together before you order.
Happy Gardening!
Sis
Tags: heirloom seeds, heirloom seeds vs hybrid seeds, non-hybrid seeds, open pollinated seeds, saving seeds
Sleeping dogs…
are better left alone. Yes sir, this is one of my favorite verses ever. It’s so real life and funny. Today I feel yucky. I hate flu. I hate it when the kids are sick and I am too. I just want to go to bed and be left alone. No surprise the Bible has a verse for that.
Proverbs 21:9
Better to live on a corner of the roof
than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
In other words…run, Ben.
Blessings!
Sis
Tags: bible quotes, faith, proverbs 21, quarrelsome wife
