Thursday, January 15, 2026

15 Favorites - WINTER

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15 Favorites - WINTER

Every year I have a special feature series that is specific to each year.  Since this is the 15th year of "God's Growing Garden" (the blog's) existence, I thought we'd feature 15 of my favorite posts in a specific category. 

Celebrate my 15 year anniversary with me by enjoying my 15 favorite WINTER posts!


ENJOY!

click on each title to view the entire post:



Ice Storm Splendor in the Garden VIDEO
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by Angie Ouellette-Tower for https://www.godsgrowinggarden.com/ photo DSCF9843_zpstuhreraw.jpg
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by Angie Ouellette-Tower for https://www.godsgrowinggarden.com/ photo PICT0048_zpsdnzmhahp.jpg

by Angie Ouellette-Tower for http://www.godsgrowinggarden.com/ photo 2015-02-09_zps7jc2kvdh.jpg

Blizzard of 78 Replaced by Angie Ouellette-Tower for godsgrowinggarden.com photo 2014-01-06_zpsd81356d3.jpg

by Angie Ouellette-Tower for https://www.godsgrowinggarden.com/ photo 78Copy - Copy 2_zps998fgz23.jpg

Snow Shovelling by Angie Ouellette-Tower for godsgrowinggarden.com photo 006_zpsb61d212c.jpg

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VideoChaiTea

by Angie Ouellette-Tower for http://www.godsgrowinggarden.com/ photo IMG_0028_zpseyfeeokp.jpg

VideoHotChocolate

by Angie Ouellette-Tower for http://www.godsgrowinggarden.com/ photo Copy 2 of scan0011_zpshtwrt7o4.jpg





Other "15 Favorites" posts:

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Tuesdays with a Twist Blog Hop #664

Welcome to Tuesdays with a Twist #664!

ENJOY!

Before we get to the blog hop today - 
a RECIPE post from a few years ago:

by Angie Ouellette-Tower for https://www.godsgrowinggarden.com/ photo 2014-01-20_zpsgkwibgwl.jpg
 


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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My Features this Week are:

1. "One Hour Baby Blanketby twochicksandamom
2. "A Christmas Clearance Haul & Gifts" by A Debbie-Dabble Christmas
3. "Powered Up Oatmealby Scratch Made Food

If you've been featured I'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"!!
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Monday, January 12, 2026

You're the STAR - Week#2 CREATIVE (January 2026)

I've been planning my 2026 garden - most of my seeds have been ordered (a good way to spend a dreary winter day).
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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by Angie Ouellette-Tower for http://www.godsgrowinggarden.com/ photo YoureTheStarHopLarge_zpsjbrldhcx.jpg

WELCOME to the second week of the January 2026 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!

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WELCOME to CREATIVE feature week of the January 2026 "You're the STAR" blog hop!
Meet your CREATIVE week Hosts 


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This week is CREATIVE feature week

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#2 CREATIVE - arts & crafts, music, writing &/or dramatic arts (this can include sewing, yarn work, dance, art history, handmade jewelry, painting, computer art, fashion etc - anything creative while remaining family friendly)


by Angie Ouellette-Tower for godsgrowinggarden.com photo ShopHoppingFeatured_zpsf9fab123.jpg

 (These features were chosen from the December 2025 "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, January 11, 2026

Energy, Frequency & Vibration #13 - BLUE

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Energy, Frequency & Vibration #13 - BLUE

This is part 13 in the series on "Energy, Frequency & Vibration."  Last year we learned about the frequency of color and I mentioned that in the future we will go through each color in more detail.  Today, we continue our in depth study of colors with the color BLUE and we will study what significance that color has in the Bible.
(If you didn't read the COLOR post from last year then click HERE to read "COLORS")

Just to refresh our memories - below is the frequency chart from the previous COLOR post:

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In Bible commentaries, the color "BLUE" is used to symbolize wisdom, divinity, holiness, heaven and God's commandments.

It seems to me that the "blue" Bible verses can be organized into three categories:
 1.  In the Old Testament - instructions on tabernacle items, requirements for priest robes (clothing) and descriptions of other items for worship.
2.  Referring to the sky and heaven (including Biblical Cosmology)
3.  Water and what water represents/symbolizes  


Below are some excerpts from Exodus showing what Aaron and the priests were required to wear (I recommend reading the entire chapter of Exodus 28 to read about the detail that went into the priests' garments):

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Wearing blue tassels on garments was meant to remind everyone (all generations) about the commandments.  That way, whenever anyone would see a blue tassel, they would keep their actions in check.

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Last year we studied the 7 Covenants - click HERE to read about the 10 Commandments in the Mosaic Covenant.

There was just as much detail (maybe even more detail) that went into the Tabernacle requirements (see verses below).  I recommend reading the entire chapter of Exodus 24 to see all the glorious detail required for the tabernacle.

The color blue was significant in both the tabernacle and on the priestly robes.


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Now we move onto the sky.  Notice that God's throne is described as being in the heavens on sapphire colored pavement.  (NOTE - some Bible versions describe it as sapphire and others as lapis lazuli which are both blue gems/stones.  I added the NKJV "sapphire stone" to the NIV version below).
 

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The word "firmament" is very important.  It's something that (until a few years ago) I can honestly say I had never heard a pastor speak on - the topic of Biblical Cosmology.

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I know this is going to be controversial, but I would like to share a link to an 8 part series on "Biblical Cosmology" by a pastor in Georgia.  Please give it a listen:
(the remaining 7 parts should show up after you finish part1)


Finally, water.  We know that water is usually described as being blue because it reflects the color of the sky.
In part#6 of this series we studied WATER

We learned that Jesus is the Living Water:

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One of my favorite verses in Revelation is the description of what eternity will be like (see below):


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The color blue is all around us and is significant in so many ways.




Previous "Energy, Frequency & Vibration" posts:




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Friday, January 9, 2026

Part2 of 50 Sunflower Varieties & Counting (#26 to #50)

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(Part2 - #26 to #50) - 50 Sunflower Varieties & Counting

This is Part2 of the "50 Sunflower" variety post.  Every year, during the most dreary days of winter I post my annual cheery sunflower post.  This is the 15th year of documenting all the sunflower varieties that I have grown in my garden.  Since there are so many varieties I have split this into two parts.  Today is Part#1 and I am sharing the first to the twenty-fifth variety.

God never ceases to amaze me with His glorious creation.

I have already begun planning my 2026 sunflower garden.

Before showing the featured pictures, I want to share with 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.

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


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Click on each title above each photo to see the entire post and more pictures in detail - ENJOY!



(The variety below showed all red sunflowers but about half of the package had sunflowers that were definitely NOT red, therefore I split them into three posts)

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by Angie Ouellette-Tower for http://www.godsgrowinggarden.com/ photo 2015-08-07_zpsig6uwshb.jpg
by Angie Ouellette-Tower for https://www.godsgrowinggarden.com/ photo 2019-08-25_zpsk4pzoq9e.jpg




Sunflowers by Angie Ouellette-Tower for godsgrowinggarden.com photo 2013-09-03_zps90dd3a50.jpg

Sunflowers by Angie Ouellette-Tower for godsgrowinggarden.com photo 2013-08-06_zpsb7394cb4.jpg
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Sunflowers by Angie Ouellette-Tower for godsgrowinggarden.com photo 2013-09-21_zps1f91b511.jpg


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Sunflowers by Angie Ouellette-Tower for godsgrowinggarden.com photo BlogStuff4_zpsfa43ffff.jpg

by Angie Ouellette-Tower for https://www.godsgrowinggarden.com/ photo 2018-07-27_zpsx9jkzguy.jpg

Sunflower by Angie Ouellette-Tower for godsgrowinggarden.com photo 2012-08-012_zpsf2948e52.jpg

by Angie Ouellette-Tower for https://www.godsgrowinggarden.com/ photo 2018-08-02_zpsl9jftt8x.jpg

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