Today is Saturday. It is going to be a gorgeous day! I think I will spend the morning cleaning out the garage so I can park my van in it in the winter! During the summer we use it as gazebo - we put a screen in the garage door and a table and chairs in it so we can socialize away from the misquitos and flies!
Fall is so bitter-sweet. The colors are amazing and the clean, crisp air is so envigorating. I love seeing the fruits of my labor in the garden....fruit!
Oh my goodness!
You should have seen my grapes!
If I can figure it out, I'll post a picture. who knew you could get such a warm-weather fruit on the prairies! We're use to golden wheat, red berries, carrots, potatoes, peas and corn - that's the prairie stuff!
I made my grape jelly the other day and it is FANTABULOUS!!! I know most people lean toward strawberry jam or maybe raspberry, but this...this stuff is amazing! I had some juice left over and my kids love it. It's so sweet - no sugar added! I didn't use sugar in my jelly either. Instead I used a substitute called Xylitol. It's a sugar alcohol that doesn't spike your blood sugar. I use it alot because I feel like the girls get so much sugar elsewhere. I can't control what they get from the school canteen or other places when I'm not there. I do try to encourage then to make wise decisions. I help along where I can in their lunches, the meals I make at home and the stuffI bake for them.
In doing that, having a gaden becomes really important. Fruit jams and jellies, preserves, pasta sauce and salsa are common things that I can. Transfering that stuff from my garden to my pantry feels so good! It saves money at the grocery store and I know what's in the stuff!!! The garden is trimmed, tilled up and ready to go to sleep for the winter. The soil is rich and dark. The shrubs will contrast a little while longer with their red and gold leaves.
I think I'll head out for a short walk and then tackle the garage. What an awesome day!
I am going to focus on the beauty of the day. oh yeah! Gotta get my grapes posted! Here goes.....
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Hi Rox
Thanks for sharing your heart with us. Anne and I too have found God to become evermore special as we walk through trying times. Health and financial issues have driven us to dependence or despair. We've been tempted with the latter but have chosen the former. He continues to tell us, "just trust Me." Sometimes we wonder when the trust for healing or financial turnaround will become reality but even in those moments there is a peculiar kind of peace that "passes all understanding."
God is good. He has begun a good work in you and us and He won't quit until it is finished. He said so!
Thanks again for sharing your heart with us. It's been an encouragement to read it. Please be assured of our prayers for you, Rick and the girls.
John Neufeld
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