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Susie Quotes To Declutter Your Brain 2 Thess. 3:16 Now may the Lord of Peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all. 2 Cor. 4:17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. It’s the last week of October 2020. What a year!Harvest has been rolling along, and Susie Betty Crocker has been alive and well feeding everyone. I love to cook and it keeps me plenty busy. Here is the scene at the farm as I write: The…
DRIVE THE TRACTOR! PLOUGH THROUGH IT! You’ll Come Out Stronger On The Other Side. Psalm 112:7 He will have no fear of bad news. His heart is steadfast trusting in the Lord. This scripture sounds good doesn’t it? It’s great to say, ”I’ve been through a lot. I’m a survivor. The suffering defined me and I’m a strong woman.” It’s all true. I am a very strong woman. However, I still have a lot of fields to plough. My husband and I both have grown a lot together in 46 years. Here…
The following is a passage from my book..THE ERSTWHILE ACORN… in progress. I am one who profoundly admires trees. In my opinion, every tree has it’s own personal story, spirit, and soul. Being an artist, when I encounter tree branches, I admire the lines, curves, curls, and twisting limbs. I engage the setting behind the tree, and admire the framed picture it creates. As I sit on our big country porch, I view the huge, succulent, Burr Oak that resides in our barn lot. It has stood on our farm for 350 years, as a monument to…
It was a Friday night, during Lent, in 2004. Both of our husbands were working, as usual. It was time for a Girlfriend Adventure. When your mothers of boys and wives of 2 workaholic men, Girlfriend Time is essential. Now before I begin my story, I must explain many meanings contained within this picture. Extravagant Grace and Fearless Faith ,are the names that God endowed to us, during our spiritual journey. She’s wearing Ladybug slippers because she is God’s precious One…like a Ladybug. That entire story will be explained within my book, The Erstwhile Acorn . That…
Twice in one week! Are you kidding me? Farmer Thomas….get a drift will Ya? LOLOL! I just loved it, when the black and white moo moos used to initiate all types of exercise for this farmwife/teacher. Farmer Thomas used to say, “I don’t want to teach you how to milk. If I did, I might expect you to engage in this festivity.” My answer was always a cute one.” I’ll milk, once you get busy in my classroom.” You guessed it ! I never milked. He never got involved in my profession. You’ve already been informed…
Kids on the farm lead a totally different lifestyle than other children. They have the freedom to create with nature. However, with boys, creativity always takes on a different form. One summer afternoon, about 35 yrs. ago, my six and four year old sons were playing out in the rain. A heavy storm had come upon the farm and left tremendous puddles in which they were playing . It didn’t take long for me to figure out that they were rolling around in the puddles and throwing mud balls at one another. It’s a farm. All I did, was…
I married Mr. Moo Cow on Aug 4th.1972. Yes, I fell in love with a man of deep faith, that I have been married to for 44 yrs. The TRUE LOVE OF MY LIFE! However…OMG! What an education I was in for…whatever experience you can’t change….will make you GROW. This 22 year old bride…recently graduated from Wilmington College, recently married….was in for a big surprise! As young women in love, we dream of a honeymoon…never had one.If you want to call it a honeymoon…