Tuesdays with a Twist Blog Hop #689

Welcome to Tuesdays with a Twist #689!

ENJOY!

Before we get to the blog hop today - 

During the month of July, I will be featuring a zucchini post from the past:

Applesauce Zucchini Bread

 

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:

Evening Sun Mix Sunflower Tote Bag
by GodsGrowingGarden

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Good Morning and Welcome to another No Rules Party!

Angie @ God's Growing Garden

My Features this Week are:

1. "Let's Make An Oven Skirt" by The Apple Street Cottage

2. "Easy Cherry Crumble" by twochicksandamom

3. "Stitching Stories - What Was A Quilting Bee" by My Little Old World

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

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

You're the STAR - Week#1 GARDEN (July 2026)

I hope that everyone had a nice "4th" holiday.  

Thank you again for joining us!

There are many ways to follow me:

Angie @ God's Growing Garden

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:

Echinacea Excellence

WELCOME to the first week of the July 2026 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!

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WELCOME to GARDEN feature week of the July 2026 "You're the STAR" blog hop!

Meet all of your Hosts

This week is GARDEN feature week
Swing by the Hosts blogs:

Angie @ God's Growing Garden
Colleen @ Butterfly in the Attic

Michelle @ Moms Are Frugal

Lisa @ At Home With Lisa

Kris @ Kris and Larry . com

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#1 GARDEN - gardening, homesteading, recycling, outdoor activities &/or preserving (this can include any type of green living,  repurposed ideas, outdoor concerns, posts relating to farm animals etc all while remaining family friendly)

(These features were chosen from the June 2026 "You're the Star" blog hop)

The Many Colors of Hibiscus by Carol on the Lake

Newly Planted Vegetable Garden by Amy's Creative Pursuits

How Does Your Garden Grow? by Our Grand Lives

Freedom 250 Plant Pot Cover by Road Gypsies

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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Old Fashioned Sunday Hymn Sing #150

Welcome to the 150th Old Fashioned Sunday Hymn Sing!

I miss the old hymns that I remember from my childhood - there were no drums, no electric guitar and no mind numbing beat. It was just voices and maybe a piano or an organ. The choir led the congregation in singing - and the words of these hymns are poetic. I realize that there is a need for the modern "seeker oriented" worship music - but it is also necessary to have deeper songs (no offense intended to anyone who prefers the newer church songs).

I decided to have an "Old Fashion Sunday Hymn Sing" once a month on this blog.

I personally do NOT have a great singing voice - I used to play the guitar & piano but my voice is NOT an instrument. That's the great thing about this digital hymn sing, you can warble along without being embarrassed or without offending anyone else.

The hymns that we will be studying are taken from an old hymnal from a Baptist church that is no longer in existence - "The North American Hymnal" published in 1956 by "THE ROGER WILLIAMS PRESS"

I will also try to find a version of the featured hymn on "YouTube" to share with you each month.

Today's featured hymn is "Spirit Divine, Attend Our Prayer" and the author is Andrew Reed.  He was a D.D. (Doctor of Divinity).  He was the founder of "The London Orphan Asylum," "The Asylum for Fatherless Children," “The Asylum for Idiots”, "The Infant Orphan Asylum," and "The Hospital for Incurables".  However, his greatest achievement was his published The Hymn Book.  He began working on this book in 1817 and it was finally published in 1842.  Originally, the hymns written by Andrew Reed (and some by his wife) were anonymous but after his death were attributed to him. 

When it comes to spiritual warfare, it is said that the most important weapon that we have is prayer (see link to previous post below).  Also, at the very end of this post is a link to a video about finding answers to prayer.

Click HERE to view Becoming A Christian Soldier - PRAYER

I have included two videos of this hymn (after the lyrics below).  The lyrics in the videos are a little different than the typed lyrics (I prefer the typed ones).

Enjoy!

Turn with me to number 201 in your hymnals and let's sing:

Spirit Divine, Attend Our Prayer

written by Andrew Reed (1787-1862) & composed by Johann Crueger's Praxis Pietatis Melica 1653

1. Spirit divine, attend our prayer, And make our hearts Thy home;  Descend with all Thy gracious power;  Come Holy Spirit, come.

2.  Come as the light;  to waiting minds, That long the truth to know, Reveal the narrow path of right, The way of duty show.

3.  Come as the fire;  enkindle now The sacrificial flame.  That all our souls an offering be To our Redeemer's name.

4.  Come as the dew;  on hearts that pine Descend in this still hour, Till every barren place shall own With joy Thy quickening power.

5.  Come as the wind;  sweep clean away What dead within us lies, And search and freshen all our souls With living energies.

A special thanks to "URC Psalmody" for sharing this with us!

A special thanks to "Melharmonic Music Services" for sharing this with us!

Other Hymns on this blog:

Behold A Stranger At The Door

Holy Bible, Book Divine

O Jesus, I Have Promised

Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken

Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me

Where He Leads Me

We Gather Together To Ask The Lord's Blessing

Bread of the World in Mercy Broken

O Master of the Waking World

Lead, Kindly Light, Amid th'Encircling Gloom

The Gate Ajar for Me

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Linked to:

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You might be interested in viewing this video:

click HERE to view

"Prayer Basics & 8 Ways To Find Answers"

Homemade Hardening Chocolate Shell for Ice Cream

 

Homemade Hardening Chocolate Shell for Ice Cream

My favorite part of a soft-serve ice cream cone has always been that hardening chocolate shell.  A few years ago I found out that it is incredibly easy to make at home.  Plus, there are only two ingredients!


Printable Recipe

2 tablespoons coconut oil (the solid kind)

1/3 cup chocolate chips

In a medium size saucepan combine the coconut oil and the chocolate chips.(see picture below).

Over medium-low heat melt the two ingredients together - stirring all the time.  Be careful not to burn the chocolate.  Remove from the heat once everything is melted (see picture below).

A safer way is to use a double boiler to make sure the chocolate will not burn.

Allow to cool to room temperature.

Scoop your favorite ice cream (for this post I used butter pecan).

Poor the amount of hardening chocolate over your ice cream (see picture below)

In a matter of seconds the chocolate will harden (see picture below)

Serve & ENJOY!

Below are some Homemade Ice Cream Recipes:

(click on each tittle to view the entire post)

Garden Fresh Apricot Ice Cream

Seedless Raspberry Ice Cream

Mixed Nutty Mocha Ice Cream

Garden Fresh Blackberry Ice Cream (seedless)

Peach Ice Cream

Chocolate Orange Ice Cream

Coffee Crisp Ice Cream

Cookies'n Mint Ice Cream

Mango & Almond Milk Sherbert

Blueberry Ice Cream with Blueberry Syrup




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Shared with:

Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot

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You might be interested in watching this video:

click HERE to view

"Pepparkakor - Swedish Spice Cookie for Any Season"

Tuesdays with a Twist Blog Hop #688

Welcome to Tuesdays with a Twist #688!

ENJOY!

Before we get to the blog hop today - 

During the month of June, I will be featuring a strawberry post from the past:

Strawberry Mango Trifle

 

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:

Evening Sun Mix Sunflower Tote Bag
by GodsGrowingGarden

_____________________________________________________________

Good Morning and Welcome to another No Rules Party!

Angie @ God's Growing Garden

My Features this Week are:

1. "Patriotic Wreaths - America 250" by Debbie-Dabble Blog

2. "Patriotic Swirled Berry Blondies" by Cindy's On-Line Recipe Box

3. "This & That - 3 Things" by The Apple Street Cottage

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

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!

_________________________________________
Grow your own!
Many wonderful garden products from
 "Mary's Heirloom Seeds"!!
click to view