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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Tuesdays with a Twist Blog Hop #549

Welcome to Tuesdays with a Twist #549!

Before we get to the blog hop today - 
during the month of October, I will be featuring past posts about potatoes or sweet potatoes (from this blog):

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Checkout wonderful seeds at Mary's Heirloom Seeds 
click HERE to shop for the best seeds
Or click picture below:


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Also, checkout one of my Bags/Purses available at Zazzle:


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Good Morning and Welcome to another No Rules Party!


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We're your hosts & co-hosts 

Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
Angie @ God's Growing Garden
Checkout my amazing "Featured" Pinterest Board

(click HERE to view & follow)
Features!
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. "Decoupaged Glass Jar Candle Holder" by Steph Creates
2. "Stir Fried Red Cabbage" by Scratch Made Food
3. "Autumn Inspirational Printable - Letting Go" by Comfort Spring Station

If you've been featured we'd love for you to grab a button.

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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* 

By linking up you give us permission to use these photos

 (with proper link backs) in our features.   And now for the party!





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Grow your own!
Many wonderful garden products from

 "Mary's Heirloom Seeds"!!
click to view


Monday, October 30, 2023

You're the STAR - Week#5 EXTRA (October 2023)

We're actually supposed to get some snow this week!  Just a few days ago we broke a record for high temperature (79 degrees).
Thank you again for joining us!
There are many ways to follow me:
blog  |  TruthSocial  |  facebook  |  pinterest  |  twitter  |  zazzle  |  RUMBLE

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Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share from my blog:
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WELCOME to the October 2023 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!


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WELCOME to EXTRA feature week of the October 2023 "You're the STAR" blog hop!
(Sometimes we will have 5 Mondays in a month - these 5th special Mondays are called "EXTRA feature" days)

Meet all of your STAR Hosts 

This is a month long Linky party featuring YOU!

There will be 4 different features each week and 4 different feature categories (except for this special EXTRA day - we will be featuring 4 extra).  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#1 GARDEN - gardening, homesteading, recycling &/or preserving (this can include any type of green living,  while remaining family friendly),
WEEK#2 CREATIVE - arts & crafts, music, writing &/or dramatic arts (this can include sewing, dance, art history, handmade jewelry, computer art, fashion etc - anything creative while remaining family friendly)
WEEK#3 FAMILY - parenting, fitness, finances & inspirational (this can include anything about children like: education ideas for children, also self help, beauty etc -  anything family friendly)
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)


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(All features were chosen from the September 2023 "You're the Star" blog hop)






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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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Sunday, October 29, 2023

God's Power Within Us #4 - POWER TO THE WEAK & WEARY

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God's Power Within Us #4 - Power to the Weak & Weary
Today we continue learning about God's Power within us.  God's Word is full of passages talking about His power and showing us that we have nonstop access to His strength every second of every day.

Today we will be focusing on Isaiah 40:28-31

Remember, Jesus said that we (Spirit filled Christians) are able to perform all of the miraculous works that Jesus did when He was here in human form.  Actually, Jesus said that we would do EVEN GREATER than what He did (see Scripture passage below).

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John 14:12-14 also shows us how powerful the name of Jesus Christ is:  "If you ask anything in My name".  (It is important to note that these miracles must glorify our Heavenly Father).

Since there are so many wonderful "Power" passages in God's Word, I decided to write a "Power" post on the last Sunday of every month.
(Actually, I got off schedule, so this is the first Sunday of October)

Below is the featured "power" passage for October:


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First we need to remind ourselves of the absolute greatness of our Heavenly Father:
- Our Lord God Almighty is EVERLASTING
- He is the Creator of the ends of the earth (that is a whole teaching in and of itself)
- He will NOT grow weary or tired
- Nobody can fathom God's understanding

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Let's define the basics:

Weary - physically or mentally tired

Weak - lacking physical strength, energy or vigor

Usually we think of the elderly when we are talking about weariness and weakness, but look at the passage above.  It talks about the young stumbling around and getting tired.  We ALL need God's strength and power - it's not just for the elderly. 


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Verse 31 is so wonderfully descriptive!  Let's detail it line by line:
1.  All we have to do is grasp onto the hope of Jesus Christ and our strength is renewed!!!  The hope of Jesus Christ is - eternal life & forgiveness of sins (which is the free gift to all who receive it!!).  All because Jesus Christ sacrificed Himself and died on the cross, rose again and is sitting at the right hand of the Father for ever and ever. 
2.  We will soar on wings like eagles.  God provides and guides - it is as if we are flying through the air because of God's strength and power. 
3.  We will run and not grow weary.  If you're over 50 years old then you know how easy it is to get tired out when running.  This is symbolic of course, but as we run through life, the everyday happenings will wear you out on a daily basis. However, our Lord's power will prevent us from growing weary.
4.  We will walk and not be faint.  This is about endurance.  Many miles of walking through life means many years of serving God by using whatever spiritual gift He has given us.  We can continue serving God even into our elderly years by drawing from His power every day!




Our strength and power comes from our Heavenly Father who will NEVER grow weary or tired!



Previous "Power" posts:




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Linked to:




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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

RED SUN Sunflower Variety

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RED SUN Sunflower Variety

Usually September is SUNFLOWER Season here in God's Growing Garden.  However, the last of my sunflower postings are delayed due to the fact that my mom was called home to Jesus last week.  Today I am featuring: RED SUN variety which is the third out of four total varieties grown this year and being featured in the Sunflower Series of 2023.  

This variety was bought from:

(click the title to purchase this amazing seed packet)


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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This variety is like a miracle - It has orange and red sunflowers growing on the same stem!!  At first I thought some strange cross-pollination had happened because the flowers looked mostly orange like this one:

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But then I saw this (orange & red flowers on the same plant!!):
 
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(The remaining pictures are a mixture of orange & red)


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This picture below shows a creepy crab spider on it:

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And then it decided to eat a pollinator!!! (a bee)
(see picture below):


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ENJOY!






Sunflowers from 2018:
Orange Mahogany Sunflower - Part 2

Sunflowers from 2017:

Sunflowers from 2016:


Sunflowers from 2015:

Sunflowers from 2014:

Sunflowers from 2013:

Sunflowers from 2012:

Sunflowers from 2011:
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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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