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Jun. 12, 2009

THE MOVIE "RUST" - OUR DAUGHTERS FAMILY IS IN IT

HALLELUJAH WHAT A SAVIOUR!

OUR DAUGHTER AND HER HUSBAND AND ALL 4 CHILDREN ARE IN THE MOVIE AND BOTH OUR DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER ARE WRITING MUSIC AND SONGS THAT WILL BE PLAYED DURING THE FILMING

HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY VIEWING THIS CLIP

HERE IS THE ADDRESS TO THE TEASER FOR THE MOVIE:

GO THERE AND WATCH THE VIDEO

THE MOVIE WILL BE OUT IN THE FALL

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rust/77274123107

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Jun. 12, 2009

June 12,2009

HALLELUJAH WHAT A SAVIOUR!

Well it has been a while since I have been here to add any news.

Kyle is doing wonderfully and we covet you continued prayers for his wellness.

He had a new sister Isabella on April 2. She is our 24th grandchild.

During the winter we had extremely cold weather and our water pipes froze and broke giving us a new 4 foot deep indoor pool. We have spent the past month taking everything out to throw away or try to dry and save or to clean. Walls have been washed down with bleach and over 50 pails of dirt taken out to make me a new raised bed for next spring. The shelves are clean but rusty and so now newly covered with wallpaper and all dishes and canning jars are clean again and back on the shelves.

We Praise the Lord for His goodness in protecting our computer. We were so glad when we looked in the little side glass panel and saw DUST instead of MUD. I was also able to dry out over a hundred of our good books by setting them out in the sun on boards and holding down the pages with some sticks like lath. You cannot replace these old books that are not in print any longer. We praise the Lord that they were not beyond help.

I have been busy going to visit grand children in Ontario, BC and Alberta. I threatened to get myself a bumper sticker saying, "Granny on Demand!" I loved every minute of it.

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Oct. 30, 2008

Sorry I haven't been here!!!

HALLELUJAH WHAT A SAVIOUR!!! Wow! I can't believe it has been almost two months since I have had time to come to my blog. How time does really fly by. My husband has been busy for the past month cutting firewood before winter settles in on us here in Canada. I have been carrying and piling as he cuts so hope all this activity and exercise will take of some of my excess weight. It sure looks nice to have a neat pile instead of a messy looking yard with piles of wooden pallets. We had to tarp them and as you all know the tarps are such loud colors that they SHOUT out to everyone passing by to look that way and see the pile. What a relief to see it slowly disappearing. He first built a 14 by 20 foot deck and made a wooden enclosure so after we burn the wood over the winter we will be left with a nice deck to enjoy next summer. Double purpose for the same spot and also we were able to use up a whole pile of lumber as well. We have worked 10 hours every day for the past month and the Lord has been so gracious to give us wonderful sunny weather. So much to do and so little time. He was able to put in a new bedroom window and paint all our trim on our little house and build a new shed and paint the fence. Are you all tired yet? LOL I haven't even been able to keep up to entering the poems the Lord has enabled Gary to write. I am almost looking forward to winter so I can settle down to a dull roar. LOL

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Sep. 8, 2008

Sept. 8, 2008

HALLELUJAH WHAT A SAVIOUR!!!

Fall is almost here and I look forward to the scenic display of colors as you ride along our Canadian highways. I think back to one trip we took and my husband starting spouting a poem as he drove along. This was not unusual but I grabbed a pen and notepad and started writing as he rambled on and on. It was wonderful the discriptive uses of the English language he came out with and I wrote on and on. I will have to look it up and include it to share with you all. hOPE YOU ENJOY! Linda

JESUS LIVES IN ME

What oohs and awes of nature when beauty meets the eye,
The blueness of the water, the glory of the sky,
Winding roads of asphalt, the rocks along the way,
Fence posts used as guardrails to mark a dangerous way,

The rolling hills and valleys...what greenery supreme...
The maples, pines and birches, standing stately and serene,
Multi-coloured rock cliffs solid, the fortress of the forest,
Lupines waving in the wind, nature grand and glorious.

With pioneers pathways paved, we get to enjoy the ride.
It's hard to express the feeling that begins to well up inside.
The breath of fresh air's aroma, a mingling of rocks, trees and
water,
What measurement can one possibly find, to express that wondrous
matter?

The colours ever changing as seasons pass to next,
Only God could arrange it so, in its true context
In spite of vehicles passing at stretches where it's marked.
I cannot dismiss the awesomeness of the God of Noah's ark.

Each corner brings surprises, of what might come our way,
A bear, a moose, porcupine, a deer or raccoon day.
The worst of all the scenery that traffic highway brings...
An accident with carnage, drops even sparrows wings.

Prayer becomes our practice in cases that are thus;
God be with the victims, in their sufferings and loss.
As life would have its moments...we all have ups and downs...
We take it with a grain of salt, more smiles and less of frowns.

A great respect for truckers, who spend miles on the road,
Leaving home and family to bring their goods to unload,
Rest stops in their places, restaurants along the way
Give the weary traveler a place to eat and stay.

Tourists mixed with homies, international flavour,
Great hunting and great fishing spots, just what adventures savour,
The shoreline beauty enhanced, by driftwood in the sand,
To walk and feel it between one's toes is a feeling that is grand.

Great lakes, great forests, great beauty, great gift from God above,
He gives us nature's wonder and covers it with love.
How glorious is Salvation, the gift of God's own Son
That spilt His blood upon God's earth and has the victory won!

Sin stained the landscape of our lives and clouds the souls of men,
But Jesus breaks those bands of sin and gives him life again!
I've breathed the breath of nature, the gift of God of earth,
But to breathe the breath of the Spirit is truly second birth.

The landscape within, how wonderful! No tongue can err describe
What God has prepared in Heaven for His Church, the chosen Bride!
Peace beyond all understanding, peace to the maximum degree,
Peace, peace, sweet peace, my Saviour's given me.

I can now enjoy His favour as Jesus lives within.
I'm not just a child of nature, for I've been born again.
Praise God for all the beauty, the stars, the rocks, the sea,
But greater still that wonderment...Jesus lives in me!

Hallelujah, What a Saviour!

© Copyright Gary James Smith
Champion, Alberta
Canada

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Aug. 31, 2008

Exciting New News!!!!

HALLELUJAH WHAT A SAVIOUR!!!

We just found out that our daughter is expecting and we will be looking forward to our 24th grandchild! Wow! That makes two dozen! Linda

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Aug. 31, 2008

August Update for Kyle

Kyle is now home from the hospital in Toronto!!! Hallelujah!!!

It is so wonderful for them to be back to some form of normalcy.

Here is an event that welcomed him home. He had his 5th Birthday June 13. He is so thrilled to have his own game center now to keep him occupied. He will be home for the next year as it is too much risk to have him back in school with no immunity. It is a gradual process to build up his immunity and they have to be very careful.

The Lord made it possible for me to fly to Toronto at the end of April and spend the next 2 months with them. It is amazing to realize how great a work the McDonald house does in providing a safe place for parents and families in such a city. It was difficult to leave them and return home but I was thankful for an opportunity to be there to help in any way I could.

As I am writing this my husband is chatting on the phone with our daughter.

Tonight, Kyle is having supper at Boston Pizza

By David Helwig
SooToday.com
Tuesday, August 12, 2008

When the Make A Wish Foundation asked Kyle Nardi to make a wish, the five-year-old said he wanted a big-screen television.

And dinner at Boston Pizza.

Tonight, Kyle's wish is coming true, thanks to some kind people at Boston Pizza, Sony and the Sault's Future Shop.

Kyle, his good-looking brother Ben and a bunch of other family and friends are here at Boston Pizza on Great Northern Road, getting a bunch of cool gifts and a visit from Lionel, the restaurant's mascot.

And, the local Boston Pizza is donating 10 percent of its sales tonight to the Make A Wish Foundation

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Apr. 8, 2008

Mom's Garden 2007

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Jan. 8, 2008

KYLES RESULTS JAN 7

As you know our 4 year old grandson Kyle underwent surgery to remove a growth on Dec 12 which took 7 1/2 hours. They had to take his shoulder apart and open up his back to remove 4 ribs and a growth the size of the four ribs as well as part of his lung.

Our daughter Stelena shared with me how amazing it was to have no fear during this time of waiting and how awesome it was how the Lord gave her total peace.

The doctors told her that a certain amount of time had to pass before they could test the tumor because it had to do something beforehand.

On Jan 7 when she had to take him for his blood count she also met with the doctors. They were excited at his progress and how well he was doing.

The tumor was 90% dead !!!!!!! Praise the Lord!

The doctor said that 80% is good, 85% is excellent and 90% is above excellent. They smiled as they gave her these results.

He will have to have radiation treatments starting Jan 21 every day from Monday to Friday for 4 to 6 weeks because of how aggressive Ewing Sarcoma is and they don't want any invisible cells to be undetected.

They planned for him to have physio therapy to regain the use of his arm after surgery but it is not necessary as it is working perfectly and he has good posture. The stitches were done so well that there will be very little scaring.

When they asked her how he was doing with pain medications she told them he isn't taking anything and has no pain.

They are excited at how well he is healing and doing. They gave her pictures of the ribs, tumor and lung on a CD which she is thankful for their consideration.

I asked about the expandable material used to fill in the space where the ribs were removed and she told me that it will slowly dissolve over the next 6 months and the body will fix itself and fill with fluids. When he turns 18 years old he will have to have reconstructive surgery. This allows for him to have his full growth so they can build a ribcage for him at that time to fill in the cavity.

Stelena said that you wouldn't believe 2 weeks ago he underwent a major surgery such as this.

We want to thank you all for your prayers and appreciate your continued prayers for the outcome to be in God's hands. Gary & Linda Smith

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Dec. 31, 2007

Prayer Request for our 4 Year Old Grandson Kyle - Ewing Sarcoma Cancer

Here are the requests and updates I have been coping and pasting to send out to friends for prayer.

September 2007

We are so thankful the Lord is in control. Stelena is wholly trusting in His protection and is shining for Him.

It is in God's hands and we pray for wisdom for the doctors. He has been on chemo for the past few months but the growth has not lessened in size and now it is their decision to operate Dec 12. The growth is attached to his rib bone behind his lung which caused his lung to fill 2/3 full of blood and this had to be drained with tubes. The Lord has been good through this time upholding Stelena and giving her unusual strength to do what needs to be done. She told me that she cannot believe that she is driving on Toronto freeways almost every day. Also she has learned how to give Kyle his shots necessary after each round of chemo which is absolutely an act from God. She is surprised at herself and knows it is of the Lord.

We have not been at the computer much of late as we just returned from a unexpected trip to Ontario. We had news that our 4 year old grandson was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma which is a rare bone cancer. Gary and I would appreciate all prayer chains to join us for God's protection for Kyle. He is such a cheerful and tough little guy. Shortly after learning of this and him being admitted to Sick Kids our daughter gave birth to a daughter Teija.

Gary and Linda Smith

Kyle is our 4 yr old nephew and weighs 40 lbs. He has been diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma. This is an agressive and rare type of cancer found in 1/3,000,000 people between the ages of 5-15 yrs old. They are not sure how it forms. It is a bone eating cancer that eats into the bone. Kyle has tennis ball size tumour on his 3rd and 4th back rib. We don't know how long it's been there. They discovered it in mid-September.

He did have another tumour form on his lung (which meant it had metastesized), but it disappeared. There is a rim left to show that it DID exist!! Isn't God good!! The doctor said, "it was real, it was there, and now it's gone". Praise the Lord!!

We have been praising God through this awesome incredible miracle. Kyle's chances of survival were very slim at that time. They had already hooked him up to receive bone marrow as a last resort. They gave him a 10% chance of survival. God chose to change that rating around to 75% or more. We're claiming in faith 100% healing!!

Kyle has undergone 6 chemo treatments since that time. He is being given the most toxic dosages. He has had a blood transfusion and has lost his hair (these are all pretty routine symptons of treatment). He also gets Heparin put into his catheter tubes daily between treatments. The tumour has not SHRUNK at all!! So they will need to take it out. This cancer grows agressively and the bigger it is the faster it grows. Ewing does not have stages. It is a stage.

On December 12th Kyle will go into the hospital at 6am (Ontario time) and start surgery at 8am(Ontario time). The doctors say that the surgery will be for 7 1/2 hours. They will be opening up his chest and going past the heart and lungs to operate. They will put him in ICU for 24 hours minimum after that to monitor the heart and lungs. He will have tubes sticking out all over him to drain the fluids that will build in his body during surgery.

They recovery time is 7-10 days if he is doing well. We claim it in Jesus' name!

The tumour is stiill partially alive. We want it D-E-A-D and suffocated of any life. If it is 75%-90% dead they will only have to continue chemo treatment. If it is still alive they will have to do radiation every day for 4-6 weeks. This is not a GREAT option.

My sister Stelena is a strong believer in God. She prays faithfully over Kyle, and because of that has not had to take him in for any fevers. It has just gone away after she prayed. She plays healing cd's all the time in his room, even if it is turned down low.

She is married to Keith and has 3 children Nathan (11), Benjamin (6) and Teija 2 1/2 mths old. This has been a very trying time for their whole family. They've had to stay with other people during this time. God has provided for them and is taking care of their needs. They will have to stay in Toronto until May.

Thank you for all who have been praying already. We are just sending out a petition for others to join in prayer. The more that pray the more powerful the warring angels can raise up and fight for wholeness and healing. Thank you, thank you, thank you for taking the time to read through this lengthy email. We are BELEIVING!!! We are DREAMING!! We have FAITH!

Please pray for:

1. Kyle's immune system

2. Kyl'es heart and lungs to be healthy and strong

3. Precision for the surgeon

4. Wisdom for the doctors and nurses

5. Strength and hope for Stelena and Keith

6 Support for them emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually

7. The tumour to be DEAD

8. Whatever God leads you to pray

If you have any thoughts or prayers that I can send on to Stelena please send them on. She would be so encouraged.

Stacey

Dec 12, 2007

Hi Mom,

I'm just talking to Stelena. Kyle's out of surgery and they got the whole tumour out. Praise the Lord!!! They took out 4 ribs. They're putting expandable material in its place. He is still resting, but it's looking great!!! The doctor said that he did awesome in the procedure, no bleeding. They only had to take a touch of the lung and stapled it back. We're waiting to hear the percentage of what's left alive in the tumour and the tumour was smaller than they thought it was originally from the tests!! Things are looking good. Stelena will know more tomorrow. He's in ICU for 24 hours minimum. I will talk to her tomorrow and send you a line.

love you,

Stacey

Dec 13, 2007

Hi Mom,

Stelena is in ICU with Kyle. As far as I know all is well. I talked to her at noon today. I will try and call her now.

Dec. 14, 2007

Hi mom,
I did send you something last week. I don't know which email, but I know I did. He is at home now and is doing great. He had a lot of pain for the first few days.

They are letting her know today about the radiation. We are praying he won't have to have it.

Stacey

Dec 20, 2007

He is at home now and is doing great. He had a lot of pain for the first few days. She should be online now that she's back home. They are letting her know today about the radiation. We are praying he won't have to have it.

I have included a couple pictures: One of Kyle and his mom Stelena and the new baby Teija. Linda

Born Sept 20, 2007 weighing 8 lb. 10 oz. Teija

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Aug. 19, 2007

FALL WILL SOON BE UPON US

It is so wonderful to look our our back door and see the bountiful produce the Lord has blessed us with. I only planted a package of seeds for each vegetable and it is amazing to see the sea of green leaves. I will soon need to pick the beets to pickle them and we have been thinning them along with the carrots to share with friends as well.

The flowers bed has filled in nicely and my daughter took some pictures so hopefully I will be able to put them here to share. She hasn't as yet sent them to my email address but I will download them or upload them or whatever it is I need to do. LOL

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Aug. 19, 2007

THANK YOU TO THE COMMENT TO THE POEM LAURIE

Glad you enjoyed the poem. I thought I should put it in to explain where I got the name for my blog. You didn't have anyplace for me to write you back so hope you read this. Love to hear other mother's with lots of children. The Lord has blessed us boutifully. I am new at this blogging thing and because we don't have electricity we cannot have our computer hooked up with internet. I have to go to the library and we are only allowed half an hour each time and it is only open 3 days a week. It is difficult to add my thoughts except when we come to Calgary to visit our daughter and her family. It was great timing to see your comment while at her house.

Hope we can communicate further in the future. Linda

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Jun. 20, 2007

ONLY THOU ART JUST

God, You know our deepest sorrow,
In your care, we place our trust.
All compassion and forgiving,
Surely Lord, Thou art Just!

As our hearts abide in your love,
Receiving Grace anew each day.
Memories of loved one's filling,
All the joys, of yesterday.

Surely Lord, `tis grand to know Thee,
Blessings abundant-Joy divine!
Hallelujah! What a Saviour!
I am His and He is mine!

No deeper thought can reassure us,
No greater Word than this can be!
God my Saviour - Jubilation!
"No man cometh unto the Father, but by me!"

No gates of Hell to bar our journey,
No sorrow, no tears to wipe away.
All creation groaneth; travaileth,
For that grand and glorious day!

Trumpeters - All attention!
Sound the ready - Christ is come!
Precious loved ones await our entrance,
To that Glorious, Heavenly, Home.

Gone, oh earth are all your Kingdoms,
Treasures here, all but dust!
King of Kings and Lord of Lords,
Saviour Jesus, we worship thus!

Bowing knees in adoration,
Singing PRAISES to our God!
Rejoicing, being with our loved one's;
When Heaven's streets of gold we trod.

Eternity - Oh Hallelujah!
Thank you Lord for saving me,
Greater love than this has no man
Jesus died on Calvary!

Sing my soul with psalms and praises,
Resting in that love of God!
Waiting for that coming glad day,
When our feet touch Heaven's Sod.

© Copyright Gary James Smith
February 15, 1977

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Jun. 20, 2007

Glad To Be Back

It has been some time since I have been able to use my page due to technical problems but at last it is now working for others to go to my page. I hope to be able to add some of the songs the Lord has enabled my husband Gary to write over the past 35 years. Since this page wasn't working I copied and pasted all my gardening entries to my Mom of Ten blog at http://momoften.blogspot.com/ I should probably use that blog page for my gardening and family entries and use this one for something different. I will be praying for things to write for here and hopefully be able to do so in the near future.

Since I can only go on for half an hour 3 times a week at our local library this limits my time on the computer so I would appreciate prayer from others as to what I should share.

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May. 25, 2007

SPRING IS ALMOST OVER

When I look out the window and see the totally white snow covered fields it amazes me that summer is almost upon us. The trees look like a Christmas card scene and it is really beautiful to behold if it was the proper season to enjoy it.

We just last week transplanted a field of strawberries and now winter has arrived once again. Hopefully the plants won't die from shock.

It will be funny to look back at these entries and the dates and the weather. Alberta certainly is unpredictable.

We talked with our daughter in Ontario and she was telling us how terribly hot it was there (27 degrees Celsius) and I was wearing a sweater and a winter jacket. Oh, for the days of warmth to come back.

Well, enough of feeling sorry that I am not able to get out in the garden but I had to tell someone how disappointing it was to have a blizzard on May 23, May 24 and May 25, 2007. There are only 4 weeks until the first day of summer and winter just isn't letting go.

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May. 23, 2007

SNOW AGAIN

Well now that we are almost at the end of the month of May you would think we had seen the last of the snow. But, NO, it is here once again or should I say still. Who would believe that with the plants coming up in the ground it would get cold enough for snow. Only in Alberta can the weather fluctuate so much and so quickly. It can be 20 degrees celcius and then the temperature drops low enough to give us more snow.

I had to hurry to bring in my little baby seedlings to the warmth and protection of the house. I don't dare to take the chance of leaving them outside even though protected under plastic. The evenings have been quite cool but they have remained strong and healthy but since the plants are doing so well I couldn't risk losing them after all these weeks of caring for them.

I did plant the same flower seeds outdoors and the plants are sooooo much smaller but I wanted to see what the difference would be. I will wait until I am sure it is safe to put out the ones I started inside and it will be interesting to see just how much difference there really will be. Since I planted only those that would reseed and come back again year after year it will be interesting to know if planting them outside will make the plants more hardy to this unpredictable weather.

My new flowerbed which I dug up by hand in the fall is about 12 feet deep and about 40 feet long. Many of the plants I put in last year are up and very healthy. Mostly perennials are planted at the back. I have hollyhocks, delphiniums, Bachelor Buttons, Bee Balm, Lovage and Comfrey. Since these are all tall and stately plants it makes a wonderful background for all the new plants I have put in and will put in this year. So far I have put a hosta, and in the fall I put bulbs for tulips, grape hyacinths, daffodils, hyacinths, etc. When these bulbs start to die down the plants I am putting out later will cover the spots and the beauty will go on without bare spots in the garden. I was thrilled last fall to find a sale on bulbs which were regularly priced $4.99 and on sale for $1.00 per package. Needless to say I purchased 15 packages and planted them immediately. Not all have come up to my disappointment and I am sure it has something to do with the many, many neighborhood cats using my freshly dug flowerbed as a new litter box dug up just for them.

I am hoping to figure out how to put pictures to share the changes with others as things start to fill in. I don't know yet how to do so but it would be nice to watch the stages and the final outcome and have a record to look back on.

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May. 8, 2007

MY BLOG IS STILL NOT WORKING TO VIEW

I can make entries but cannot share my blog with others. It does not show up when the name is typed into the website page and it is like it doesn't exist. I am beginning to feel as if I am talking to myself all the time so have copied and pasted all my entries over to my other blog which is

http://momoften.blogspot.com

If anyone has found me here (which I highly doubt) you can go and check out my other blog page.

When this site gets working properly I will change the subject from gardening to something else of interest such as reading. This way I can keep all my gardening ideas at MOM OF TEN.

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May. 7, 2007

THE SUN IS SHINING

What a wonderful day! Praise the Lord for His goodness!

As Murphy's Law would have it I am nowhere near my garden. Oh, the itching urge to get home and dig in the dirt is consuming my thoughts. It becomes difficult to visit on days like this.

Now that I know my lettuce has poked its head above the ground and my radishes are planted and the little green hairs sticking up through the dirt are trying to become onions for that mouth watering salad I yearn for. I can hardly wait to be sharing my bountiful supply when others are just beginning to plant their seeds or work up their ground. I am beginning to realize that I am a compulsive gardener. It has become a year round urge to see growth and benefit from the fresh produce or beauty of flowering plants.

It brings such joy to my life to be able to share my flowers and plants and produce with my neighbors and friends and family.

To think we can have all these gifts from those tiny little seeds and yet benefit from the time in the fresh air, enjoy the sunshine and get exercise all at the same time. No need to join a gym or tanning salon and the time alone with the Lord is the greatest benefit of all. People often think I must be crazy to love weeding but the time alone with my Lord is so precious and brings me such peace that I can't help but be ADDICTED!

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May. 3, 2007

SPRING IS HERE AT LAST

Last week I went through the yearly job of rounding up the strays. Oh, how those little seeds spread throughout the entire garden. I went out with my trowel and ice cream bucket. Patiently I sought out each tiny little plant coming up in all the wrong places and dug each one out gathering them together in my little pail. As the grouping grew the bottom of the pail filled up and when it was tightly full I found the perfect spot for planting it again. I dug a nice round hole and carefully placed the entire circle of volunteer seedlings into the hole. I now had a lovely circle of bachelor button's, sweet williams, daisies and dianthus. Now to wait for next years roundup.

Our first rain but the air is so cold that you wonder if it will freeze coming down. At least the ground will be getting moisture to help all those wonderful little seeds that have waited all winter to begin their sprouting and growth. Now for the warmth to come and encourage all those dormant bulbs into existance.

So much is going on under the ground and if only our patience can endure the wait to see the beauty arise in our back yards. Time just seems to go by so S L O W L Y!!!

Until next time and there is more news to pass on. Bye

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Apr. 18, 2007

SNOW IN APRIL

Well, who would believe that we would be watching the snow still coming down on April 18. Imagaine that, gardening will just have to wait. Praise the Lord for the extra moisture going into the ground and we can look forward to the weather improving sometime.

At least I can enjoy the little plants indoors which I started a few weeks ago. It keeps me encouraged that they will soon go into the ground outside. It is so much fun to watch those tiny seeds break through the ground and become lovely little green plants. Even my one and only geranium broke forth with beautiful colorful flowers. What a celebration to be blessed with these little day brighteners.

I planted a number of new bulbs into my flowerbed last fall and am anxiously awaiting their arrival as this is the first time I have had bulbs to come up in the spring. And it would have to be the year that spring decides to be late in arriving.

I guess I will have to content myself with reading Gardening Books for a few more weeks.

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Mar. 21, 2007

SPRING IS HERE!

Well, we awoke to the ground covered in snow this wonderful first day of spring. What a damper that puts on the eager gardeners' mood. To think it is cold enough for snow and planting those tiny littel helpless seeds at the same moment can be devastating.

We must arise and cheer ourselves with the planting in pots to be ready for that sunshine whenever it does come to shine on us again. Oh the nurturing mothering feelings of caring for those tiny little plants to get them to where they are strong enough to enter the harsh cold world. Will they survive? Will they produce fruit for our future lives? We can only wait and see.

It is exciting to watch as these tiny little seeds can come pushing their way to the surface through the hard dark soil and bring cheer to our lives. Life! Oh, to watch how quickly they sprout up and become beautiful plants to our pride.

Then to have to let them go out into the big world of the back yard to toughen up and flourish to become what they are meant to be. Beneficial to those around them by the giving of themselves to supply needs for others.

Well, enough rambling for now but that while ground just spurred my thoughts to how life goes on for both our plants and our children. Hope you enjoyed my thoughts.

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