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A Blog Celebrating My Love of God, Nature and My Favorite Foods
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Welcome to my cottage in the woods.

Come on in and venture with me on my journey of the blessings, trials, adventures, and joys of living alone in the country. My house is not always spotless, the yard and garden are not perfectly tended, all of my recipes are not always a success.

It won’t always be pretty, but it will be honest and real.

From the Blog

Gardening

Ivy Not

While this is a beautiful geranium, I bought it as an “ivy” one. I’ve always had the regular red ones but I wanted to try ...
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Living

Rare Summer Porch Sittin’

This time of year, it is not very often that it is nice enough to actually sit on the porch. I woke up early this ...
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Inspirational

This Verse Always Makes Me Smile

“For you shall go out with joy, and be led with peace. The mountains and the hills shall break forth into singing before you, and ...
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Living

The Real Summer in the South

I know…..visions of southern summers for most of you are filled with picnics, days spent at the lake or the pool, swimming and children shrieking ...
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Inspirational

Depression is the Enemy of my Success

I have, throughout my life, let myself become depressed.  Sometimes just for an hour, sometimes for a season.  I think living alone lends itself to ...
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Inspirational

Liberty

“God who gave us life gave us liberty.  Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties ...
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