A Proud Mom

Isn't this a pretty dessert?  My oldest daughter made this for 4th of July and it was delicious.  Both of my daughters and my daughter in law are stay at home moms who care for their families so very amazingly.  Homeschooling, diapers, laundry, meals, etc. and each one loves the Lord.  What a wonderful way to serve God-- by caring for your family.  I am so proud of them. 

Bells of Scotland and Garden Chit Chat

When we were in Butchart Gardens last summer, one of the flowers I noticed and loved was Bells of Ireland.  I bought the seeds and planted them inside in March.  Finally they bloomed in June, but only lasted till Aug. 1st, but I wanted to share a picture of these little cuties. Next year I will try them in a shadier place.  (They are an annual).

Now, a little garden talk.  For me it has been a terrific year for tomatoes, onions, and corn.  Blackberries are doing pretty well. It has been a bad year for blueberries, green beans, and my cucumbers aren't near as prolific as in past years.  Can't blame the crops -- it can't be easy on them to be exposed to continuous 100 degree weather. Here's a garden joke:
"It sure has been hot in Missouri."
"How hot has it been?"
"So hot you don't have to pickle your cucumbers---they shrivel up right on the vine."

What a bad joke, but a little truthful.  My cucmbers did shrivel up, even though I watered them regulary.  Now for a little scripture talk: 
 "Though the fig tree does not bud
   and there are no grapes on the vines;
   though the olive crop fails
   and the fields produce no food,
   though there are no sheep in the pen
   and no cattle in the stalls,
   yet I will rejoice in the Lord.
   I will be joyful in God my Savior."  Habakkuk 3:17-18

I tried to put myself in the shoes of men down through the ages whose livlehhod depended on their crops--- the heavy weight on my shoulders of whether my family would have food through the winter-- whether I would have crops to trade and bargain with-- to feed my livestock.  [How trivial of me worried about a few cucumbers.]  That I would always have the faith of Habakkuk.  no matter what calamity comes my way, "yet I will rejoice in the Lord. I will be joyful in God my Savior."