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Thursday, December 31, 2015

15 Top Posts from 2015

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15 Top Posts from 2015


It is amazing how fast this year has flown by and it is time to reflect on the many blessing from 2015.  Below are the top 15 blog posts from God's Growing Garden in 2015 in order of popularity. 


Please click on each title to view the entire post:


Minted Lava Cake Made with Lindt Truffles
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Strawberry Blonde Sunflowers



By Angie Ouellette-Tower for http://www.godsgrowinggarden.com/ photo 012_zpsrtlxvycs.jpg
Photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

Living a Childless Life - Dealing with Guilt
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Sonrise Easter Eggs
by Angie Ouellette-Tower for godsgrowinggarden.com photo DSCF1060_zpstxu8br4k.jpg


The Toledo Zoo Feature #5 & Name That Plant



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Photo by Monique Ouellette-Fittler

Recipe Genealogy Through Moms Baking
by Angie Ouellette-Tower for godsgrowinggarden.com photo 2012-11-11_zpsamxsshog.jpg


Christian Camp Songs & Chorus Hymns
by Angie Ouellette-Tower for godsgrowinggarden.com photo 2014-10-25_zpsrapqkqpo-1.jpg


Our Heavenly Father is Always Working
by Angie Ouellette-Tower for godsgrowinggarden.com photo SundayWork_zpsqddrf5kv.jpg


5 Must-Grow Veggies For Home Gardeners
by Angie Ouellette-Tower for godsgrowinggarden.com photo 2012-08-02_zpsrcnezfbf.jpg


Upside Down Lemon Meringue Tarts
by Angie Ouellette-Tower for godsgrowinggarden.com photo 012_zpsb0wklobx.jpg


Sandwich Sliced Dill Pickle Recipe
by Angie Ouellette-Tower for godsgrowinggarden.com photo 2014-07-26_zpsphzlnczc.jpg


Obedience - Obeying God with Your Body
by Angie Ouellette-Tower for godsgrowinggarden.com photo SundayBody_zpsjg94otul.jpg


Heartnut Cake - It's All in the Frosting
by Angie Ouellette-Tower for godsgrowinggarden.com photo 013_zpsq9idws6r.jpg


Pounce My Calico Cat - 2003 to 2015



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Photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower


Swedish Skorps - Similar to German Zwieback
by Angie Ouellette-Tower for http://www.godsgrowinggarden.com/ photo DSCF7362_zpsdi7fnpqo.jpg




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Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Time To Link Up! Tuesdays With a Twist #143

Welcome to Tuesdays with a Twist #143!
I hope that every one had a
Merry Christmas    and now I wish everyone a Happy New Year! - God bless!


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Each co-host will be sharing her own picks for Features. This gives everyone a better chance of being featured. Be sure to check all of our blogs to see if you were featured! 

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My Features this Week are:


1. "Eggnog Pancakes" by Julie's Lifestyle
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The party starts every Tuesday at 7am EST and will continue until Saturday at 11:59pm.  Feel free to stop back any time and "like" your favorites.  Please visit other blogs if you have a moment. 

Share older posts as well as new ones.  No limit on links!

*Pictures should be your own* 

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New Year, by Angie Ouellette-Tower for godsngrowinggarden.com



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Monday, December 28, 2015

12 Treats of New Years - RECIPES

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12 Treats of New Years - with RECIPES & Song

A few weeks ago I shared with you the "12 Cookies of Christmas" (click HERE to view) - Just for fun I changed the words in the song: "12 Days of Christmas" to the "12 Treats of New Years".  I included a musical version of this Holiday favorite so that you may sing along if you like (using my new words of course) - ENJOY!

(To view the entire post with recipe - click each title)

For the first treat of New Years my true love made for me an Olive Onion Almond Cheeseball
Olive Onion Almond Cheeseball
Cheeseball by Angie Ouellette-Tower for godsgrowinggarden.com photo 006_zps7bbf7c75.jpg



For the second treat of New Years my true love made for me 2 Minted Lava Lindt Cakes
and an Olive Onion Almond Cheeseball
Minted Lava Lindt Cake
 by Angie Ouellette-Tower for godsgrowinggarden.com photo 003_zpsvstevsxe.jpg

For the third treat of New Years my true love made for me 3 Tomato Desperados
2 Minted Lava Lindt Cakes
and an Olive Onion Almond Cheeseball

Tomato Desperado




For the fourth treat of New Years my true love made for me 4 Jello Rainbow Jiggles
3 Tomato Desperados
2 Minted Lava Lindt Cakes
and an Olive Onion Almond Cheeseball

Jello Rainbow Jiggle



For the fifth treat of New Years my true love made for me 5 H o m e m a d e  
E g g R o l l s 
4 Jello Rainbow Jiggles
3 Tomato Desperados
2 Minted Lava Lindt Cakes
and an Olive Onion Almond Cheeseball


Homemade EggRolls




For the sixth treat of New Years my true love made for me 6 Peppermint Pudding Pops
5 H o m e m a d e   E g g R o l l s 
4 Jello Rainbow Jiggles
3 Tomato Desperados
2 Minted Lava Lindt Cakes
and an Olive Onion Almond Cheeseball

Peppermint Pudding Pops



For the seventh treat of New Years my true love made for me 7 Sausage'n Rice Stuffed Mushrooms
6 Peppermint Pudding Pops
5 H o m e m a d e   E g g R o l l s 
4 Jello Rainbow Jiggles
3 Tomato Desperados
2 Minted Lava Lindt Cakes
and an Olive Onion Almond Cheeseball

Sausage'n Rice Stuffed Mushrooms
Stuffed Mushrooms by Angie Ouellette-Tower for godsgrowinggarden.com photo 028_zpscf049d83.jpg


For the eighth treat of New Years my true love made for me 8 Chocolate Swirled Rice Krispies
7 Sausage'n Rice Stuffed Mushrooms
6 Peppermint Pudding Pops
5 H o m e m a d e   E g g R o l l s 
4 Jello Rainbow Jiggles
3 Tomato Desperados
2 Minted Lava Lindt Cakes
and an Olive Onion Almond Cheeseball

Chocolate Swirled Rice Krispies
Swirled Krispie Treats, by Angie Ouellette-Tower for godsgrowinggarden.com


For the ninth treat of New Years my true love made for me 9 bags of Caramel Cranberry'n Almond Popcorn
8 Chocolate Swirled Rice Krispies
7 Sausage'n Rice Stuffed Mushrooms
6 Peppermint Pudding Pops
5 H o m e m a d e   E g g R o l l s 
4 Jello Rainbow Jiggles
3 Tomato Desperados
2 Minted Lava Lindt Cakes
and an Olive Onion Almond Cheeseball

Cranberry'n Almond Caramel Popcorn
caramel popcorn by Angie Ouellette-Tower for godsgrowinggarden.com photo 009_zps93cc7ac8.jpg


For the tenth treat of New Years my true love made for me 10 Pita Chips
9 bags of Caramel Cranberry'n Almond Popcorn
8 Chocolate Swirled Rice Krispies
7 Sausage'n Rice Stuffed Mushrooms
6 Peppermint Pudding Pops
5 H o m e m a d e   E g g R o l l s 
4 Jello Rainbow Jiggles
3 Tomato Desperados
2 Minted Lava Lindt Cakes
and an Olive Onion Almond Cheeseball

Pita Chips



For the eleventh treat of New Years my true love made for me 11 Bacon Wrapped Zucchini Strips
10 Pita Chips
9 bags of Caramel Cranberry'n Almond Popcorn
8 Chocolate Swirled Rice Krispies
7 Sausage'n Rice Stuffed Mushrooms
6 Peppermint Pudding Pops
5 H o m e m a d e   E g g R o l l s 
4 Jello Rainbow Jiggles
3 Tomato Desperados
2 Minted Lava Lindt Cakes
and an Olive Onion Almond Cheeseball

Bacon Wrapped Zucchini Strips



For the twelfth treat of New Years my true love made for me 12 Pickled Pigs in a Blanket
11 Bacon Wrapped Zucchini Strips
10 Pita Chips
9 bags of Caramel Cranberry'n Almond Popcorn
8 Chocolate Swirled Rice Krispies
7 Sausage'n Rice Stuffed Mushrooms
6 Peppermint Pudding Pops
5 H o m e m a d e   E g g R o l l s 
4 Jello Rainbow Jiggles
3 Tomato Desperados
2 Minted Lava Lindt Cakes
and an Olive Onion Almond Cheeseball

Pickled Pigs in a Blanket
007-2, by Angie Ouellette-Tower for godsgrowinggarden.com






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Sunday, December 27, 2015

A New Year - Rejoice in Jesus!

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A New Year - Rejoice in Jesus!


There will be mixed emotions for most of us as we look back on 2015 and look forward to 2016.  Maybe 2015 was a difficult year for you with many hardships and heartaches or maybe you are worried about things to come in 2016.  Or maybe you had a successful year and expect an even more prosperous year in 2016.  Either way we have reason to rejoice in Jesus!  As stated below - greatly rejoice in salvation.  Our "inheritance" of eternal life with Jesus Christ will never "perish, spoil or fade."  The value of our inheritance will never go down; there will never be a recession or bankruptcy that will affect our spiritual inheritance.  Even though we "may have to suffer grief in all kinds of trials" - we can still face tomorrow knowing that in the end our reward will erase all the difficulties of the "here and now."


"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade - kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.  In this you greatly rejoice, through now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.  These have come so that your faith - of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire - may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.  Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls."  1 Peter 1:3-9


No matter what you are facing today or in the future - you can always rejoice in Jesus!!  It is because of His sacrifice that we have an inheritance of eternal life!


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Friday, December 25, 2015

Christmas Day 2015 - It's Because God Loves Us So Much!

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Christmas Day 2015 - It's Because God Loves Us So Much!

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.  For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.  John 3:16 & 17

Let's not forget that it is because of our Heavenly Father's love for all of us that He sent his one and only Son!! 
God loves the entire world - EVERYONE!
All you have to do is believe and accept his gift of forgiveness through Jesus Christ who was born, died and rose again for our sins so that we might have eternal life!

Merry Christmas!


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I received a comment about this post & instead of replying through the comment section I decided to add this to the bottom of this post. 
Here is the comment that I received:
It is sad that many people quote only John 3:16, leading ones to falsely think that ALL one needs to do to be saved is to BELIEVE in Jesus. Perhaps because of this people don't realize that there is so much more one needs to do - see 1 John 3:5, John 3:36, or Romans 6:16, for example. And this is certainly confirmed when we read of such ones who DO BELIEVE in Jesus (James 2:19) who will definitely NOT be saved.

Here is my response:
First - the passages that were quoted in the comment -

1 John 3:5 "But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins.  And in him is no sin."

John 3:36  "Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him."

Romans 6:16  "Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey - whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or obedience, which leads to righteousness?"

James 2:19  "You believe that there is one God Good!  Even the demons believe that - and shudder."

There is a big difference between believing that God exists and believing that Jesus died and rose again for our sins.  The first example of believing that God exists is of course NOT a saving belief (like it says in James 2:19 - even the demons believe that).  However, the second example IS a saving belief.  If you truly believe that Jesus, who is God's only Son, came to earth and died for you so that you might have eternal life - then that belief is life changing for YOU.  One cannot continue living in sin with this belief.  That is why believing that Jesus died for your sins and accepting His gift of forgiveness IS what it takes to be saved.  What naturally follows a true belief in Jesus will be a change in character, a change in action and a change in our goals.

"Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me.' "  John 14:6
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Take Up The THANKFULNESS Challenge!
I challenge you to thank God for something everyday for one year!  Either write it down in a diary OR share with us on a blog.  If you have a blog & would like to share your THANKFULNESS posts with us, then please fill out this form: 365 Days of Being THANKFUL form - click HERE and you will be added to the THANKFULNESS page.

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