Bible Study and Up-potted Tomatoes

good morning wonderful friends.           we had a good day yesterday and plan on today being good one today as well.          God made it, so it will have to be a good day.        yesterday, we went to Lowes and I finally got some more container soil, so I'll be working on getting some of my containers filled and ready to plant seeds in or set my starts in when the right time rolls around.        the wind has howled and it's rained some.          it was a really windy night and this morning is starting to be windy also.       lots of trees came down in the county last night, taking out electricity across the county.      so I don't know what all else it will do, but I just hope it calms down today.         we got our walk in yesterday morning early and while we was walking, there was wood pecker that was really making a lot noise trying to get at his early morning snack.       I'm always hearing them and mentioning them, but I do love hearing a wood pecker.          when we still lived in another state, there was a metal grain bin in the far back corner of where the yard and the farm started, and the crazy wood peckers would land on that grain bin and sit there pecking on it for hours at a time!!!!        I wish I could have taken a recording of it, but I didn't think about it at the time.        but if you ever hear it, it's hilarious.       I'll tell you what I'd love to hear tonight.        an owl.      we used to have 2 pairs of owls that hung out in the trees close by, and it was an awesome sound to hear them calling to each other.        the 2 pairs of owls were different.       so their calls to each other were different sounding and it was such an awesome experience to hear their calls to one another.        I love the sounds of nature and birds.          it just seems they help to make all the turmoil going on around us all the time, a little more bearable.   

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so, lets do "2 minutes in the kitchen with me" and we'll talk tomatoes.            so I had started tomatoes in one of my Dak Ride hydroponic systems I had gotten form amazon last year.         I started these on Feb 3rd.           I took them from the hydro unit on Feb 26th and put them in solo cups with holes in the bottom so the seed starter soil can soak up water.           to do this, I have to keep the tomatoes very wet for the first week or so, to transition them from water to soil.          these are my small ones, mini, dwarfs, and tom thumb types.        they won't get very large at all, but they will produce like nobody's business.  

the ones below are the full sized tomatoes that I'm growing.          they were really big, should have been taken out of the hydro about a week or so ago, but weather wasn't permitting that.         

I got all of my tomatoes out in the sprout house in the garage with the grow lights and heat mats and everything is set.         I hope it's enough to protect them from any severe cold that we may have coming up before spring arrives.

this is a great way to start your own seeds and they will quickly pay for themselves when you check out the prices of seed starts at some of the places that sell them.        plus you have a great satisfaction knowing you grew them yourself.         I always say that I plant, then I pray and let God do the rest.      

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it's time for our little "giggle for the day":

Q - Where do you learn to make banana splits? 

A - At sundae school. 

well, now I want ice cream!!!!😂😂😂😂😂

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starting at Psalm 120,  have you ever cried for deliverance?     false accusations, lying tongues, deceitful people are ruthless and relentless, but God hears our cries and He answers those who call out to Him.

Psalm 121, this is one of my absolute favorites.   kjv says "I will lift mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help!!"       help comes from no one but the Lord!!!!    such a beautiful psalm and we should be confident that God will do what He has said He'll do!!!      He is our help!!!

Psalm 122, there is joy in worshiping God together with others of like minded faith.     when we gather with others and worship God, we share in the unity among brothers and sisters in Christ.     

Psalm 123, praying to God is always the best place to start when in a time of trouble.       when we keep our eyes on God, we're looking in the right place.   we can be encouraged when we call on God because we know He hears us.

Psalm 124, guess what, makes no difference how strong we may be, were if not for the Lord on our side, we will not be successful!!      it's always God's victory, not ours.

Psalm 125, we need to remember that wicked people will only be around for while.      their rule is temporary and we will not affected by them forever.      they will meet their demise.      God is our protector.

Psalm 126, we can rest assured that God will restore everything that the enemy has taken from us.     God is the one turns tears to joy!!       I need to remember this.

Psalm 127,  this psalm shows us just how dependent on God we actually are.      unless God is in what ever you may be doing, it's all useless and a waste of time.     

Psalm 128, do we fear the Lord?         do we walk in His ways?        are loving our families and neighbors and good citizens of the community in which we live?         if so, then we are living our lives based on how important God is to us.      we are living a life that honors God.      

Psalm 129, are you excited when problems come your way?         probably not, but need to remember and have confidence that the justice of God will set things straight.

Psalm 130, in the Lord and only in the Lord, we will find redemption!!!!!     Praise God!!!!

Psalm 131, trusting in God will soothe the soul, just like a loving Momma can soothe a child.       such a beautiful picture of the presence of God in our lives.

Psalm 132, we can trust God to fulfill the promises that He has made to His people!!!       our hope is in the Lord and Him alone!!

Psalm 133, we can worship God in unity.        unity among God's people is something that He will bless in a mighty way.

Psalm 134, may we serve the Lord regardless of any circumstances and may we ask the Lord to bless others, even while we're in difficult times ourselves.  

Psalm 135, in this psalm we see it all.         God is good.       God is great.       God is faithful.        God is greatly to be praised!!!!

Psalm 136, do you ever wonder about the goodness of God?       if so, this is the psalm for you.       it's definitely a favorite!!!          His faithfulness is everlasting!!!!

Psalm 137, this world is not our home.      we're just passing thru.        if you ever feel like you're not at home in this world, guess what, you're not.       our salvation and safety and our home is with the Lord!!

Psalm 138, our thanks, praises and worship is given to God because of His mercy and faithfulness, even in the midst of troubles and trials.

Psalm139,  where can go to get away from God?     absolutely no where!!        we are fearfully and wonderfully made by the Creator of all things, God!!!       there is nothing He doesn't know about us.    He knows it all, praise Him!!!

Psalm 140, we all need to rescued and protected from the wicked people around us.      God is who will give us that protection.

Psalm 141, do you ever feel like you need a guard over your mouth and your heart protected?      we all do and God the is One we call on!!!

Psalm 142, when we are living in fear, we can call out to God for His help!!!        do you ever feel afraid and alone?        David knew that feeling and he cried out to God.

Psalm 143,sometimes we need to meditate on all that God done for us and ask Him to teach us His ways.

Psalm 144, rock, fortress, stronghold, shield, a new song to sing........ what a mighty God we serve!!!!

Psalm 145, great is the Lord and greatly to be praised!!!!!!  we can never praise Him enough for all He has done for us.

Psalm 146, Praise the Lord, O my soul!!!!!   God is the only One we can trust!!!!!

Psalm 147, God is creator of all and in Him is redemption.       praise God!!!

Psalm 148, all of creation is called on to praise the Lord!!!     

Psalm 149,  sing praises to God, sing new songs, make music on the tambourines, praise God in all circumstances!!!

Psalm 150, do you want to know when and where to praise God.        at all times and where ever you are.        anywhere and everywhere and at all times is the perfect time and place to praise God!!!

well, we made a whirlwind trip thru the Psalms.      next time we'll start on Proverbs.

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well, that's a wrap for today.       if you're in harms way of weather rolling thru your area, stay alert and stay safe.         I pray that we will praise God at all times and that we continue to be seeking after the heart of God in all that we do.         I pray that we all have a great day today and that we remember to be thankful to God for it.       blessings of peace and mercy be ours today.

hugs and love, patty

Bible Study and Oxo Brand Slicer, Grater and Shredder

good morning beautiful friends.          I pray that we are ready to have a great day today.        we are under a threat of bad weather here today and tomorrow, with rain and possibly tornadoes.        so we would appreciate prayers of safety for our area.       while we was out getting our walk in for the day, we heard a woodpecker working on getting his next snack.        hahaha         I'm happy they have hard heads.          having said that, people might say that I could be a woodpecker.         I sure don't have beak, so it must be the other "thang", you know, hard headed.         hahahaha       well,  I hope to get more container soil in a few days and start filling some of my containers that doesn't have any soil in them.          if I can get them ready, then when the time is right, I can start planting!!!         woohoo!!!

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so I had shared about my oxo brand grater and I thought I would show you the whole thing today.        it came from amazon, so if you're interested, just type something like "oxo slicer, grater, shredder and you should see something exactly like this pop up.        this is all the pieces it comes with.           the white part is the base that everything else sits in.        the clear thing in the base with the black spot on it is the gripper that you use when slicing, to keep your fingers safe. 

this is the brand emblem on the clear top of the whole thing and every piece has a small oxo imprinted on it.           it's a really nice collection in one easy store piece.

this is the shredding blade.         I keep the blue tape on the blade when I'm not using it.         once I get it washed and dried, the blue tape goes back on it.     

this is the slicing blade and it also has the blue tape on it.          as with the shredder, when I'm done with the slicer, the blue tape goes back on it.        I don't like getting cut and scraped when I'm getting the blade that I want to use, taken from the base, so I use the blue tape.

this is how it all fit together.            it has a very small foot print, so it doesn't take up much space in storage.     

it's also large enough that I have a couple of other non essential items in the box, I just didn't want to  toss the items yet, but probably will at some point.          I just looked it up on amazon and it's about a $23 item.          I didn't give that much when I got, but I certainly would now, knowing how good it actually is.         

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it's time for our little "giggle for the day":

Q - What do you call a cold dog? 

A - A chili dog.

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now that's something to howl at!!!

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picking up at Psalm 102 we the psalmist pleading with God.         he is suffering, but he also knows that God is in control of all things.        where do we turn to when we are suffering?         the world doesn't offer much hope, but the Lord does.        the psalmist also wants future generations to know the goodness of God.        the only way they'll know is if we share it thru scripture and thru what God has done for us in our lives.

Psalm 103, what a praise song!!!!!!         sing this back to God and thank Him for mercy and protection over our lives.       this is one of the most powerful praise Psalms and one of the most beautiful.       "bless the Lord, oh my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name!!!"         as far as the east is from the west, that's how far He puts our sins aways from us!!!!!       thank You God for your mercy!!!!

Psalm 104, do you ever wonder if God cares for His creation?         well, this is proof that He does.      He cares for the animals, the mountains, the streams, the heavens and us, His most prized creation.      He is merciful and loving.      "I will sing to the Lord as long as I live, I will sing to my God while I have my being!!"

Psalm 105, this Psalm goes back and tells of all the times that God kept His promises to Israel.       we count of God to keep His promises and we need to remember to praise God and worship Him for all of His faithfulness.      

Psalm 106, this is a reminder that we all sin and we all need forgiveness.        it's hard to praise God when we actively participating in sin.       we need to repent and then we can praise God.        we serve a merciful God who wants to forgive us.       I know, for myself, personally, when I've needed forgiveness, at the first movement that I make trying to get back to where I belong in my relationship with God, the instant I start moving forward towards Him, He's right there.       I don't have to turn from my sin and walk thru the desert of shame for a month hoping to find Him.         absolutely not, I turn around and He's right there.        I can't help but cry a little bit, at just knowing how faithful He is to me and how unfaithful I am to Him, yet He loves me and always wants me back.         that's my God!!!!       thank You God for being so faithful, loving and merciful to someone so undeserving!!!!        

Psalm 107, who makes a way for you when there is no way?       God does!!!        are we grateful to God for all that He does for us?         we surely should be.        we are considered wise if we pay attention to the mercy of the Lord.        if we are thankful, our lives should reflect that.       if our lives doesn't reflect what God has done for us, maybe we're not very wise.   

Psalm 108, we find that it is only with God and through God that we will have victory!!!         we will never have victory by ourselves, it is only with and through God that our enemies are overthrown.      praise God for His victorious deliverance.

Psalm 109,  I found it interesting that this is one of the strongest Psalms where curses are actually called down upon the enemies of David.          he is begging God to curse his enemies.        he is also praying for God to deliver him from his enemies, because of God's mercy.  

Psalm 110, this Psalm is the most quoted psalm in the New Testament.         it is a prophetic psalm pointing directly to Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, our Messiah!!!         praise God!!!!!

Psalm 111, this is a beautiful hymn of praise, thanking God for all His great works.       "Great are the works of the Lord!!"        "I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart!!"        this should be our song of praise and thanksgiving to God!!

Psalm 112, "blessed is the person who fears the Lord!!"          when we have proper fear, awe, and respect for the Lord, we'll not have fear of anything that this world has to offer.       I have to repent from time to time, because I let things of this world cause me fear and that's not what God wants.       He wants me to trust Him.  

Psalm 113, we are to praise the Lord at all times for everything, especially for caring for the poor and needy.         who are the poor and needy, all of us!!!!!!!        we are to praise Him and let out lives reflect that God cares for us, we should care for others.

Psalm 114, God is our rescuer!!!         the presence of God makes nature act in magnificent ways.       the verbal picture is absolutely beautiful.

Psalm 115, where is the god of the heathen?       our God is in heaven, He is our trust and shield!!!      

Psalm 116, gracious, righteous and compassionate is our Lord!!!!       this psalm shows us what gratitude to God should look like.       "Praise the Lord!!"

Psalm 117, simple and short, praise the Lord, all nations!!!      sing His praises because of His mercy and truth!!

Psalm 118, this psalm is one that can help us to remain faithful to God even during hard times.         give thanks to the Lord, for His mercy is everlasting.        give God our gratitude!!!

Psalm 119, the character of God is seen in every stanza of this psalm.        God is good, gracious, honest, trustworthy, merciful, strong,  and we can walk in God's path.     we can trust God with everything, from aleph to tav.

next time we pick up with Psalm 120.

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 well, I guess we'll call it a wrap on todays post.         I hope and pray that we will all keep seeking after the heart of God.         we have seen just how mighty our God is, and He is worthy for us the be seeking after His heart.         let us praise God with every breath we take.         let's keep focused on God as the world around us swirls with wickedness.          God is in control, let us never forget that.        we will turn our agony over to God and let Him have victory over all our enemies.        blessings of strength and mercy be ours.      

hugs and love, patty

Bible Study and Grated Cheese

good morning beautiful ones.           I hope you are doing well this fine morning.        I don't know what the week bring but we'll praise God thru it.          does that sound like a plan, I think it does.        I must say that I'm still looking forward to spring and getting my garden growing.        we had some nice warm days last week and I'm telling ya, just that little taste spoiled me big time.        hahaha       because it turned cold again.        it sure did.        we walked yesterday morning with a temp of 22 degrees.      this morning is the same, 22 degrees.     we had had a few mornings of 45 degrees and then getting way up in the upper 70's.        so yeah, I got a little spoiled.         hahaha        well, we'll just have to take what we get and be thankful for it.        I do know that God is in control  and while I don't have any idea what I'm doing, He knows what He's doing.       so we'll go with that.

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you know the drill.         let's go to the kitchen for our daily episode of "2 minutes in the kitchen with me".           I shared an oxo chopper the other day, today I want to share my oxo grater.        it's simple and it's self contained.         I love that!!!!          the top of the grater when everything is together, becomes the base for the grater when using it.         once you're done with it, wash the pieces used and put it back together and it's out of sight till the next time I need to use it.   

I grate my cheese and put it in a vac seal box and it stays fresh and good till the last little bit is gone.

here it is, the cheese grated, the half block of cheese is vac sealed and ready to go back in the fridge.    I use my ziploc vac sealer on the handi vac bags.         it works fine on those.

this is a close up of the cheese using the large grater blade.

this is the cheese in the vac seal box with the little vac sealer for this set of boxes laying on it.

sometime, I'll share all the blades that come with this compact oxo grater, slicer, and shredder.        it's a neat set.        it takes up very little space and very cost effective.

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well, let's do our little "giggle for the day":

Q - What did the buffalo say when his son left? 

A - Bison!

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aw, come on now, you know got a little giggle outta that!!!      well, I did anyway.       hahaha

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today we'll pick back up with Psalm 81.        sing, shout, raise a song, blow a trumpet!!!!!        what do all of these represent?         praise and worship of the might God that we serve.        praise and worship of the mighty God that protects us and keeps us and lavishes blessing after blessing upon us, even after we disobey Him.      do we really praise and worship God?         do we know how to?         I pray that while going thru these Psalms that we learn how to praise God in a real way.     God will meet our needs, we just need to be obedient to call of God on our lives.      

Psalm 82 tells us that God will bring justice for the weak, fatherless, needy, afflicted, and destitute.       He will save them all from the wicked.         God is the judge of all and He is just.

Psalm 83 finds the writer asking God intervene in the plans to destroy Israel, asking God to deliver just punishment on pagan nations and to give Israel victory, so that they would know that God is Lord and reigns over all the earth.        

Psalm 84 is such a beautiful song of praise to God.        the Lord gives grace and glory.        such a beautiful Psalm to sing God.      He withholds no good thing from those who walk in integrity.      sometimes I wonder if people even know what integrity is these days.          we serve a mighty God!!!

Psalm 85, do you need hope?     if so, this the Psalm for you, and me.        graciousness and truth, righteousness and peace abound.   God will give what is good to His people.

Psalm 86, have you ever pleaded with God?        David did.       this is one of those time that David spilled his guts so to speak and pleaded with God  for protection and for mercy and he had lost his joy and he even pleaded for his joy.       do you even tell God exactly what want?        David did.    David knew that God was great.         and he was so grateful to God for all He had done for him.    

Psalm 87, do you need an identity?        if you and I can find our identity right here, as citizens of Zion. 

Psalm 88 shows us that life is not always roses, sometimes there are bad endings to our life.      that in no way means we should stop praising and worshiping God.       it's easy to praise God in good times, how easy is it to praise God in hard times?        praise Him anyway.       this is for me!!!      praise Him anyway!!!        may I remember this.

Psalm 89 shows us that God's love stands forever and that God is mighty.      praise God that He loves us with an everlasting love.

Psalm 90 shows us that God is just in His judgements and that we are guilty of our sins.      we are guilty, but God is just to forgive.      the only way our lives have meaning is by doing God's work.        everything else is useless.        when we serve the Lord, we will have an eternal home with Him.

Psalm 91   "I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!”"       this is one of my favorite verses right here.      thank you God for being faithful and trustworthy.      we can trust Him in times of trouble.    

Psalm 92  celebrates the faithfulness of God.        it also encourages us to live a life of gratitude to God for all He's for us.         may we live a life of gratitude. 

Psalm 93 is proclaiming God as creator and sustainer over all the earth!!!         Praise Him!!!!

Psalm 94 shows us that God is our only hope in this life.       without Him, we would have no hope.      God has already won over evil and wickedness.      

Psalm 95 tells us of joy, thanksgiving, and praise to a great and mighty God.  

Psalm 96 did you know that when we belong to God, He gives us a new song to sing to Him.        He changes all the old stuff about us to completely new and we have a new song to sing.         God is a fair and righteous judge and deserves to be worshiped.

Psalm 97 says that if we love the Lord we will hate evil.         ask yourself, "do I hate evil?"       if you support the things that God has called abominable, you do not hate evil.       and you do not love God.    to love God means we have to hate evil.      there are no gray areas.        if God calls it wicked, evil, abominable, then we must hate those things or we hate God.  

Psalm 98 shows us that God alone has done all this.         He has done nothing with your help or with my help, because He doesn't need our help.         He alone has sustained the earth since He spoke it into existence and He alone will continue to sustain the earth and all things.       we saved from death and hell by what Christ has done for us thru His shed blood on the cross.

Psalm 99 teaches us how to worship!!!   Exalt Him!!!!    praise Him!!!  

Psalm 100 shows us that we need to praise God with joy!!!     in sight of just the first few words of this Psalm, a form of joy is mentioned 3 times.     may we praise Him always with exuberant joy!!

Psalm 101, how easy is it to live a godly life in this world we live in?         it's tough and God knows it's tough for us.         that's why we can call on Him to help us.         we can NOT live a godly life without His help.       so we sing of His mercy and justice.        keep it in our minds at all times.

next time we'll pick up at Psalm 102. 

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well, that's about all I have today.       let's all have a good day and be thankful and grateful for it.     let's   pray for the ones who are hurting.    I pray that we will be seeking after the heart of God in all that we do.        let's remember how mighty our God is.      may we all be blessed with His mercy and justice.  

hugs and love, patty   

Bible Study and Breakfast Jars and Baked Buns

good morning beautiful friends!!!!          I hope and pray that everyone is doing well today.          I pray that we all have a victorious day, a great day, and day that will be filled with praise and adoration for our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.         yesterday was a cooler day than I expected it to be.         I was hoping for a little higher temps, but we got what we got.         the high was 52 degrees.         it wasn't bad at all, but I was just wanting a little warmer.           and.........this morning it was a spicy hot 19 degrees!!!!         who knows what it will be in the morning??        but,  you know me, always wanting warmer temps till I'm wanting cooler temps.          hahaha          well, at least I can admit it.     

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well, I guess it's all in a weeks work, but we'll go to the kitchen again for a quick "2 minutes in the kitchen with me".            it was time to bake buns again.         that time rolls around pretty quickly when we have hamburgers or turkey burgers.          as a general rule, most of the buns are for my husband's breakfast.         but we've been enjoying a burger or tow, so I have to bake more often.        that's ok too.    I put them in the muffin top pan, frozen, let them thaw, rise and bake.  so good.

in the pic below, you see my breakfast jars.        I make 10 at a time and let me tell you, they are delicious!!!         it is time consuming, but it's worth it.        peanut butter powder, old fashioned oats, ground flax, chia seeds, cranberry and citrus powder, lots of powdered ginger, a pkt of stevia, real vanilla flavoring, water to mix it all together with.       then the morning I eat it, I'll put a little more ginger in it and a splash of coconut milk.           stir that together really good and wow wee, it's good.         

so now you know what I start my day with.        hahaha          but it is good.          it's also good for ya too.      

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todays little "giggle for the day":

Q - Do you want to hear a pizza joke? 

A - Nahhh, it's too cheesy! 

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oh now, come on, the cheesier the better, right!!  hahaha

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we pick up at Psalm 65 with God's favor on everything.           Gods favor is on mankind as well as all the earth.         God controls the mountains, the seas, and the turmoil of the nations!!        God makes the sunrise and the sunset shout for joy!!!

in Psalm 66 we see the writhe proclaiming "How awesome and mighty are Your works!!!!        God is in control of all things.         regardless of what it looks like with human eyes, God is in control.    

in Psalm 67, nations are encouraged to praise God.          what a wonderful world it would be if all nations did praise God.       I can't imagine what that world would be like.

in Psalm 68, we see those who hate God are fleeing from Him.          the wicked will perish, but the righteous will rejoice in the Lord.       the righteous will be found seeking after the heart of God.      the Lord is the God who bears our burdens!!!          thank You God for bearing my burdens!!!

Psalm 69, we see David once again in anguish over the guilt of his sin.         he knew God to be a merciful God and he was pleading for God to rescue him from the mud, where there is no foothold.     he was pleading for mercy that could only come from God.

Psalm 70 finds David asking the Lord to hurry and help him.         when I read these Psalms, I am reminded once again that it's ok for us to plead with God on our own behalf.        sometimes, I think we have a bit of guilt for asking on our own behalf.       but God want's us to seek His help and He also wants us to be thankful for His help.

Psalm 71, the writer has taken refuge in God.         what better place to refuge!!!         God is our rock and our fortress and we can dwell in Him and not fear.         he said his tongue would tell others of His righteousness.       do we tell others of the righteousness of of our Lord and Savior?        we sure should be.

Psalm 72 is a Psalm that is calling for leaders to be godly.       wow, wouldn't that be awesome if all leaders were godly!!!!          we have no idea what it means or what it would look like if our world leaders acknowledged God in all things and lived accordingly.   

Psalm 73 is a struggle with faith and doubt.        we can't look forward without thinking eternally.       if just see what we see, and never look to the eternal, we are doomed.         everything we do should be pointing to our eternal destiny in His presence.        we see things short sighted and we should know that the  wicked will eventually get their rewards.

Psalm 74 is the struggle with our faith while there is suffering and evil all around us.        I don't know if anyone can relate to this, but I sure do.       I can't reconcile it in mind, but I know that God is control of it all.       I don't have to understand, because He does.

Psalm 75 declares God as the judge!!!      there is a scripture in Genesis that says something like this, "shall not the Judge of all the do what it right!"         I'll never be able to think like God, so I trust Him to what is right at all times.         I may never understand it all, but I'll do the best I can, with His help, to try to understand.          I will try to praise Him, even when I don't understand.

Psalm 76 is a call to  celebrate God's victory and protection.        as we celebrate God's victory in our lives it should cause us to fear God and also honor God.         God is mighty and deserved to be praised, we could never praise Him enough for all He's done for us.

Psalm 77 is about remembering all the works of God in our lives in order to find comfort when the next troubles come along, and they will.         we just have to look back on everything God has done for us in the past, to know that He will help us in the future.  

Psalm 78 is a reminder that we fail, but God doesn't.     we make mistakes, God doesn't.        God's love is everlasting and He helps mankind thru miracles.       we are to trust God and obey Him.        when we keep repeating the same mistakes, we face the consequences.          what are we passing on to the younger generations?          we need to be passing on our faith in God, thru the shed blood of Jesus Christ.         if we're not passing that on, we're failing these younger generations, miserably.        I think we can look around in today's society and see that we have failed miserably in passing on our faith in a mighty God, to the younger generations.        we see a sorry lot of people these days, doing abominable things and we've taught them that it's ok to go against God.        we are leading these generations right straight to hell, while holding their hands.       shame on us.  

Psalm 79 shows us what sorrow over our sin should look like.        we should be devastated by our sin, enough to turn form our sin and do better with God's help.       if you're not grieving over your sin, why?

Psalm 80 is showing us what repentance looks like.        we should be begging God to intervene in our lives, in our country, in our world and give us all the hearts to seek after God's heart.       God, please save us from our trouble, please save us from ourselves, please save us from the ones who would do harm to Your people.

next time we pick up at Psalm 81

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well, I guess we'll call it warp and close up shop today.         I hope and pray that we all have a great day today and that in everything we do, we'll remember to seek after the heart of God.        I pray that with my last breath, I'll be found seeking after the heart of God.         sometimes I struggle with the little land mines that the enemy throws at my feet for me to stumble over.        but I do try to turn it all over to God when I recognize what's going on.         I know some of y'all are going thru the same thing.       so we'll just pray for each other daily.          blessings of favor and victory for us all today, in the name of Jesus Christ.

hugs and love, patty

Bible Study and March-ing right along

good morning my friends.          I hope we're all doing well today and that we are ready to March right on along in this year.          it seems we have to be ready for it, whether we are or not.        hahaha        well, the quicker we get into March, the quicker we'll be able to start getting our hands in some serious dirt.       so I'm good and ready to get March-ing right along.         I have 12 tomato plants in my little sprout house and I was in the garage a little bit ago and they are looking fabulous!!!!          I' so tickled.   I had checked on my garlic in one of my grow towers on the deck and it looks like the greenery on the ones I checked has died back.        I just hope the garlic itself isn't dead.         it's ok for the greenery to die back, if it's still alive, it will come back as soon as it warms up.        but if the garlic itself froze, it will be a bust and I won't have any garlic.        I'm not going to let the weather defeat me with my garlic.        I'll just try to figure out another way.        that's the name of the game with gardening, if one thing doesn't work, try something else.        we have to stay flexible and ready to do whatever it takes, and I am determined.          what are you determined to grow?

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let's go to the kitchen for a "2 minutes in the kitchen with me".            so I've been busy in the kitchen here lately trying get a few things squirreled away for later on in the spring and early summer when we get busy outside.           one of those things I'm trying to get in the freezer is lots of already oven roasted russets and sweet potatoes.

in the picture along side the turkey burgers that I recently shared is 4, 1 gallon ziplock bags with 4 fliptop sandwich bags of potatoes, 2 of each type per gallon bag.        since they are already fully cooked, they are easy to pop in the air fryer and heat them up and crisp them up.       these are so good.        as long as I can keep these in the freezer, I'll not have to buy any more french fries in the frozen section at the store.       what you are looking at is about 12 lbs before peeling.          and then I put avocado oil on them and dehydrated minced garlic and dehydrated minced onion.         that flavor combo is absolutely wonderful, even on the sweet potatoes too!!!          I hope you'll give it a try.          

I bake them in  a 400 degree oven for about 40 minutes, till they are fork tender.         then to freeze them, once the trays cool down, I'll pop them in the freezer on the trays and flash freeze them, then bag them up and put them in the ziplock bags.        they don't stick together once flash frozen.         and if they happen to stick a little, just drop the fliptop bag on the counter and they will pop right apart.         easy peasy.

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 let's do our little "giggle for the day":

Q - Why were the fish’s grades bad? 

A - They were below sea level.

😂😂😂😂😂

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today we pick up Psalm 55 and  David is praying for God to take away the evil and wicked ones who are trying to kill him.           he hid from them and ran from them and he wanted to God to deal with them.         sometimes I feel the same way with all the wicked politicians that are destroying the world and getting rich off the backs of the poor.       verse 22 says to cast our burden upon the Lord and He will sustain us.          do we need hope?        yes, and this is the hope we need.         God will deal with them and we can trust God.

in Psalm 56 the writer is pleading for God's help and so thankful that he can trust God.        we too can trust God.         He sees it all.        the writer says that God has put all his tears in a bottle and they are accounted for in His book!!!         just know, that not a single tear falls that God doesn't see.        even as I type this, I wipe a few.        we can put our trust in God and not be afraid.

in Psalm 57 we see David praising God yet again.          after fleeing from Saul David said that in the shadow of God's wings he would take refuge.        how beautiful this word picture is right here.        but David knew that God was his protection.           we too, can know that God is our protection.

in Psalm 58 David is praying for the destruction of evil and wicked people.          he says that there is a God who judges the earth and there is reward for the righteous.          amen and amen!!!!

in Psalm 59, David is again praying for God to protect him from  Saul's men who are seeking to kill him.           David sings of God's strength and for being a place of refuge when he was distressed.        we can sing of God's strength too!!

here in Psalm 60, we see David asking God to save them with His right hand.          we looked at that the other day.         a hand of strength and truth and righteousness.

Psalm 61, David has confidence in the protection of God.           do we have confidence in God?        I sure hope we do.         David knew that God was his tower of strength, his rock, and his shelter.        we look at  David's  life and see that he was a sinner, but he also repented.        that gives me a lot of hope and confidence that though I'm a sinner, thru the shed blood of Jesus Christ, I too can have confidence in the protection of God.

Psalm 62 finds David yet again praying to God and recognizing that He alone is his rock and his salvation, his stronghold; and he will not be shaken.         again, he has confidence in God and God alone.

in Psalm 63 we see David declaring that God's favor is better than life itself!!!!         I have to let that sink in to realize what he is saying.         my take on this is that God's favor over my life may lead to hardship, and things that can and will eventually take my life.         but with God's favor, once this life is over, I'll be where He is.         that's favor!!!          again, this is what it means to me.      

Psalm 64 we are reminded that we have secret enemies.            those people that smile to your face and stab you in the back every chance they get.        reminds me of a bunch of politicians.          also a few real life friends I've had in the past.        I know they meant more to me than I did to them.       just be aware.         God knows about it all and He'll take care of it.

next time we'll pick up at Psalm 65.

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well, I guess that's about it for today.          let's try to keep focusing of seeking after the heart of God in all we do.           there's not another better activity for us to do.         the world throws so much filth and trash at us that's it's hard to stay focused on the things of God.       but let's see if we can keep our eyes focused on Jesus and what He alone has done for us.         tell someone you know that God's favor is better than life.        blessings of God's favor and protection be ours today.     

hugs and love, patty