You're the STAR - Week#4 HOME (September 2025)

Cottonwood leaves are starting to fall (they're always the first).

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Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share from my blog:

Chocolate Sunflower Variety

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

WELCOME to the September 2025 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!

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WELCOME to HOME feature week of the September 2025 "You're the STAR" blog hop!
Meet your HOME week Hosts

 
This week is HOME feature week
Swing by the Home Hosts' Blogs:
Bev from Eclectic Red Barn

This is a month long Linky party featuring YOU!

There will be 4 different features each week and 4 different feature categories.  Just to be clear - this is NOT a themed party - you may link up ANY family-friendly blog posts any day of each month. 
The "theme" occurs in our weekly features:
WEEK#4 HOME - recipes, home décor, antique/DIY &/or travel (this can include anything about your home - even history posts - all while remaining family friendly)

(All features were chosen from the August 2025 "You're the Star" blog hop)

Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches by Cindy's On-Line Recipe Box

Apricot Chicken with Dijon & Truffle Oil Mustard by Scratch Made Food

 Croissant s'mores by Our Grand Lives

Collage:  Through the Window by Old New Green Redo

If you've been featured then please grab a STAR button below:

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All Hosts/CoHosts will post this blog hop on every Monday of each week.

Please link up your family friendly blog posts below!

It wouldn't be a linky party with YOU!

(IMPORTANT NOTE: by linking up you understand that you might be featured next month and if so, we will use some of your photos from your post - rest assured - we will always link back to your lovely blog.  We might also share your fantastic posts on social media.  Also, you may link up as many family-friendly posts as you like & YES - other blog hops &/or giveaways are welcome {giveaways and blog hops will NOT be featured though}  Thank You & ENJOY! )

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7 Covenants - #4 MOSAIC

7 Covenants - #4 Mosaic

This is the fourth of seven very important covenants in the Bible.  Most Christians can only name a couple (before doing my research I have to admit that I could only think of 4), and many other people only focus on one covenant from the Old Testament as being the "ultimate" covenant.

We will be studying each covenant in detail.  

The fourth covenant is the Mosaic.

(This is not "mosaic" as in a tile mosaic piece of artwork but rather, referring to Moses).

Just to be very clear, we will again begin by defining the word:

Covenant - a solemn, binding agreement established by God with individuals or groups.  It involves promises, blessings and stipulations that underscore the relationship between God and His people.

And then let's define two words from the definition of covenant above: solemn & binding.

Solemn- very serious;  done with the utmost sincerity

Binding- imposing an obligation

The Mosaic Covenant was established after the Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt;  after they crossed the Red Sea and wandered through the desert/wilderness.  Once they reached Mount Sinai, God called Moses up the mountain to explain to him what needed to be done before presenting the 10 Commandments (read Exodus 19).

After following those instructions, Moses received the Commandments (see below):

Then, Exodus chapters 21 and 22 go through examples and more detail about God's laws concerning servants, violence, personal property and animals.  And in Exodus chapter 23 we learn about "Laws of Justice".

Exodus 23:1-8 - click HERE to view "Biblical Laws of Justice" )

If the Israelites followed God's laws - then the land blessing was given to them (as we read at the end of Exodus 23):

Exodus 23:20-26

“See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.  Pay attention to him and listen to what he says. Do not rebel against him; he will not forgive your rebellion, since my Name is in him.  If you listen carefully to what he says and do all that I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and will oppose those who oppose you.  My angel will go ahead of you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites and Jebusites, and I will wipe them out.  Do not bow down before their gods or worship them or follow their practices. You must demolish them and break their sacred stones to pieces.  Worship the Lord your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you, and none will miscarry or be barren in your land. I will give you a full life span.”

There are serious consequences for disobeying God's laws.  Especially when it comes to worshiping other gods.  Notice in Deuteronomy (see below) that death will be the result of such behavior.  Remember that people sacrificed babies to these false gods - a total abomination.

I love the example below of how we should emphasize the 10 Commandments in our daily life (read Deuteronomy 11:18-21 below):

- fix God's words in our hearts & minds (focus on them)

- bind them to our hands (I believe this means actions - putting God's words into action)

- bind them on our foreheads (memorize God's words)

- teach them to our children

- talk about God's words everywhere (at home, in public, in the morning and evening)

- write God's words on our houses (put God's words on our doors and walls)

Each covenant is just as important as the previous.   The Mosaic covenant is still relevant today.  Granted, the 10 Commandments are no longer a requirement for salvation (salvation now comes through Jesus Christ) but they are still a guide for righteous living. 

Other Covenant Posts:

#1 Adamic/Edenic

#2 Noahic

#3 Abrahamic

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SEPTEMBER - 2 Weeks in Blogging History

2 Weeks in Blogging History - SEPTEMBER

We continue our celebration of the 14th year of "God's Growing Garden" blog with a series called: 

"2 Weeks in Blogging History."  

Since there are 14 days in in 2 weeks, I will be featuring 14 posts; one from each year of God's Growing Garden's existence.

Today I am featuring previous posts from:

The month of SEPTEMBER

ENJOY!

click on each title to view the entire post:

Tiger's Eye Mix Sunflower Variety

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

TWENTY Top 20 - POTATOES

Becoming A Christian Soldier - FEET FITTED WITH THE GOSPEL OF PEACE

Blueberry 5th Symphony RECIPE

4 Okra Varieties & Breaded Sauteed Okra

17 After School Snacks

Tall Evening Sun Sunflower Variety

God's Power Within Us #11 - Especially In Weakness

Coffee Creme Brulee RECIPE

Homemade Blackberry Applesauce

Not-so-green Green Fried Tomatoes

Hidden Food Clothing - WWII

Orange Marmalade Zucchini Gingerbread Cake RECIPE

Basics - Making Croutons From Scratch

Other "2 Weeks in Blogging History" posts:

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

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#2 Wrong-Name REDS Sunflower Variety

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

#2 Wrong-Name REDS Sunflower Variety

We are continuing our September SUNFLOWER Season here in God's Growing Garden.  As I explained last week - I usually buy most of my seeds from companies that I trust like "Mary's Heirloom Seeds" (see link in the next paragraph below).  However, this year I saw a packet of seeds at my local Hardware Store and had to buy it - it was called "Drop Dead Red" and the picture on the packet showed all solid red sunflowers.  Well, almost all of the seeds germinated BUT they were not solid red.  Thirty-seven sunflowers from that packet grew and only seven of them were actually solid red like the packet picture portrayed.  Anyway, all of the sunflowers were beautiful but I separated out my solid red flower photos and will show those to you in a different post next week.  Today I am featuring what a good portion of that "solid red" packet looked like.  This is almost a lighter version of the "Wrong-Name" that I featured las week. (click HERE to view "Wrong-Name REDS #1" ).  This is the second sunflower post of 2025.  Today I am featuring: #2 WRONG-NAME REDS Sunflower variety.

Wonderful seeds from:

Mary's Heirloom Seeds

(please click HERE to buy Mary's Heirloom seeds)

Before showing the featured pictures, I wanted to remind you why sunflowers are my favorite flower.  Sunflowers always turn towards the sun - you can literally see them gently turning throughout the day to follow the sun.  To be very clear - I am NOT a "sun" worshiper.  However, I am a "Son" worshiper:  Jesus Christ The Son of God and I strive every day to grow and turn towards Him in every aspect of my life.

  

ENJOY the following pictures!

All photos were taken by me (Angie Ouellette-Tower) and the sunflowers were all grown in my garden.
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ENJOY!

Sunflowers from 2025:
Wrong-Name REDS #1

#2 Wrong-Name REDS

Sunflowers from 2024:

Ice Cream Sunflower

Indian Blanket Sunflower

Earthwalker Sunflower

Sunflowers from 2023:
Shock-O-Lat Sunflower

Astra Rose Cream

Red Sun Sunflower

Hopi Black Dye Sunflower

Sunflowers from 2022:
Mongolian Giant Sunflower

Velvet Queen

Tiger's Eye Mix Part1

Part2 Tiger's Eye Mix

Rouge Royale

Sunflowers from 2021:
Firecracker Sunflower

Chocolate Sunflower

Dwarf Teddy

Giant Teddy

Sunflowers from 2020:
ProCut Gold F1 Sunflower

The Wrong Seed Sunflower

Ring of Fire Part#1

Ring of Fire Part#2

Sunflowers from 2019:
Dwarf Evening Sun Mix - Part 2

Dwarf Evening Sun Mix - Part 1

Tall Evening Sun

Procut "Dark" Plum Sunflower

Procut "Light" Plum Sunflower

Sun-Fill Purple

Sunflowers from 2018:
Orange Mahogany Sunflower - Part 2

Orange Mahogany Sunflower - Part 1

Lemon Queen Sunflower

Procut Bicolor Sunflower - Part 2

Procut Bicolor Sunflower - Part 1

Sickly "Sonja Branching" Sunflower

Sunflowers from 2017:

Bugs & the Magic Roundabout Sunflower

Magic Roundabout - Part 2

Magic Roundabout - Part 1

Peach Passion Sunflower

Sunflowers from 2016:

Vincent's Choice - Part 1

Vincent's Choice - Part 2

Tithonia Torch - a.k.a. Mexican Sunflower

Sunflowers from 2015:

Tiny "Giant Sungold"

Strawberry Blonde#2 - The Best

Strawberry Blonde#1 - Loved By Insects

Red Hedge

Jade Sunflower

Sunflowers from 2014:

Prado Sunflower

Sunflower Disaster

Sunflowers from 2013:

Giant Gray Stripe Sunflower - Part 1

Giant Gray Stripe Sunflower - Part 2

Giant Gray Strip Sunflower - Part 3

Soraya Sunflower

Italian White Sunflowers

Starburst Blaze Sunflowers

Sunflowers from 2012:

Mammoth Sunflowers

VanGogh Sunflowers

Floristan Sunflowers

Cherry Rose Sunflowers

Monet's Palette Mixture Sunflowers

Sunflowers from 2011:

Sunflowers, Black Velvet Queen

Sunflowers, Autumn Beauty

Sunflowers, Royal Flush

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