God's Growing Garden

Saturday, February 10, 2024

Inner Heart Cup (Thrift Store Find) - Perfect for VALENTINE'S DAY

Inner Heart Cup (Thrift Store Find) - Perfect for VALENTINE'S DAY

We shop at our local "thrift shops" (used/recycled items) often (probably once a week). Recently, I found these precious heart cups or mugs (I call them "inner heart" cups because there is a heart shape on the inner part of the cup where the liquid sits). I enjoy these "Bodum type glass/mug styles. Even though there is a double glass wall they are feather light and so comfortable to drink from. My husband was the first to notice them and I thought "that's strange - the inner part isn't perfect." I couldn't see the heart shape until we got home and used them for the first time (after thoroughly washing of course). I bought them for $2 but I have since looked online and found out that they retail about $15.00 each!! What a find!

Below are some pictures - the inner shape doesn't truly show until the hot chocolate has been added (see hot chocolate recipe at the end of this post).

ENJOY!

Finally, the inner heart shows up when the dry hot chocolate packet is added!

And even more so when pouring in the hot water!

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Orange Hot Chocolate

14 Days of Chocolate

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TWENTY Top 20 - LOVE

Recipe for the Christian Life - LOVE

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Tuesdays with a Twist Blog Hop #564

You're the STAR (February 2024)

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"Homemade Sugar Cubes - Heart Shaped"

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Tuesdays with a Twist Blog Hop #563

Welcome to Tuesdays with a Twist #563!

Before we get to the blog hop today -

all month I will be featuring a special post about roses:

Frank's Flowers - The Black Cherry Rose

Checkout wonderful seeds at Mary's Heirloom Seeds

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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!

We're your hosts & co-hosts

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

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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!

My Features this Week are:

1. "Easy To Use Seed Vault" by Scratch Made Food

2. "Super Dips for the Grand Game" by Our Grand Lives

3. "A "Sweet" Valentine's Day Table at Sunset" by Life is Better Lakeside

If you've been featured we'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"!!
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Monday, February 5, 2024

You're the STAR - Week#1 GARDEN (February 2024)

We are having unusually warm weather this week - even close to 60 degrees one day!

Thank you again for joining us!

There are many ways to follow me:

Angie @ God's Growing Garden

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

A Blueberry Pecan Twist on Strawberry Shortcake

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WELCOME to the February 2024 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!

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WELCOME to GARDEN feature week of the February 2024 "You're the STAR" blog hop!
Meet your GARDEN week Hosts

This week is GARDEN feature week
Swing by the GARDEN Hosts blogs:
Angie @ God's Growing Garden
Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures

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)

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(These features were chosen from the January 2024 "You're the Star" blog hop)

Red Hills Desert Garden by Adventures in Weseland

The Chapel Loop Trail in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore by Amy's Creative Pursuits

Easy to Use Seed Vault by Scratch Made Food

How to make an Easy to Use Seed Vault, from start to finish!

Best Breeds of Cold Weather Chickens by Kris and Larry

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, February 4, 2024

Old Fashioned Sunday Hymn Sing #125

Welcome to the 125th 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 " 'Tis the Blessed Hour of Prayer" written by Fanny J. Crosby (1820-1914) & composed by William H. Doane (1832-1915). Last month I featured one of Fanny Crosby's hymns but God guided me to another one of her works for today's post. As previously stated - The author of this hymn is probably one of the most well known hymn writers - she wrote about 8,000 poems total (many of which were set to music). When she was only 6 weeks old she became blind but this did not deter her from living her life for God.

Prayer was very important to Fanny Crosby - this is what she said about her writing:

"It may seem a little old-fashioned, always to begin one’s work in prayer: but I never undertake a hymn without first asking the good Lord to be my inspiration in the work that I am about to do."

Also, her prayer life started at a young age because of the divine guidance from her grandmother - this is another quote from Fanny:

"My grandmother was a woman of exemplary piety; and from her I learned many useful and abiding lessons. She was a firm believer in prayer; and, when I was very young, taught me to believe that our Father in Heaven will always give us whatever is for our good; and therefore that we should be careful not to ask Him anything that is not consistent with His Holy Will. At evening-time she used to call me to her dear old rocking chair; then we would kneel down together and repeat some simple petition."

I have included 2 videos below the lyrics.

Enjoy!

Turn with me to number 301 in your hymnals and let's sing:

'Tis the Blessed Hour of Prayer

written by Fanny J. Crosby(1820-1915) & composed by William H. Doane (1832-1915)

1. 'Tis the blessed hour of pray'r, when our hearts lowly bend, And we gather to Jesus our Savior and Friend; If we come to Him in faith, His protection to share, What a balm for the weary! O how sweet to be there!

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2. 'Tis the blessed hour of pray'r, when the Savior draws near, With a tender compassion His children to hear; When He tells us we may cast at His feet every care, What a balm for the weary! O how sweet to be there!

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3. 'Tis the blessed hour of pray'r, when the tempted and tried To the Savior who loves them their sorrows confide; With a sympathizing heart He removes every care; What a balm for the weary! O how sweet to be there!

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4. 'Tis the blessed hour of pray'r, trusting Him, we believe That the blessing we're needing we'll surely receive; In the fullness of this trust we shall lose every care; What a balm for the weary! O how sweet to be there!

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Chorus

Blessed hour of pray'r, blessed hour of pray'r;

What a balm for the weary! O how sweet to be there!

A special thanks to "Harding University Concert Choir - Topic" for sharing this with us!

A special thanks to "2CBN TV" for sharing this with us!

Other Hymns on this blog:

Savior, More Than Life to Me

True Hearted, Whole Hearted

The Great Physician

Thy Work, O God, Needs Many Hands

In Heavenly Love Abiding

Lead On, O King Eternal

Moment By Moment

Awake, My Soul, Stretch Every Nerve

Christ Arose

Only Trust Him

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"Prayer Basics & 8 Ways To Find Answers"

Thursday, February 1, 2024

Baker's Dozen #2 - CHOCOLATE

Baker's Dozen #2 - CHOCOLATE

This is the second post in my new 2024 series celebrating the 13th year of "God's Growing Garden". The term "baker's dozen" comes from medieval England where there strict laws about the price of bread/wheat. If a baker was caught cheating on the size of bread they would be fined or even punished physically. To make sure that punishment never happened bakers started adding an extra baked good in with each customer's order.

Once or twice a month I will post in this series. I will choose a topic and then share 13 previously published posts on that chosen topic.

Today's topic is:

CHOCOLATE

ENJOY!

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Sweet & Salty Cocoa Creme Brulee