Tuesdays with a Twist Blog Hop #521

Welcome to Tuesdays with a Twist #521!

Before we get to the blog hop today - checkout this post:

Springtime Cherry Blossom Tarts

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!

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! 

My Features this Week are:

1. "Stamped Deer in a Clearing'" by Paper Seedlings

2. "The Crooked Cutting Board" by The Apple Street Cottage

3. "Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies" by Esme Salon

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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You're the STAR - Week#3 FAMILY (April 2023)

We sure are having some crazy weather - 85 degrees one day and chance of flurries the next 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 this post from my blog:

Fortified & Protected Against Attack (STRONGHOLD)

Welcome to week#3 of the April 2023 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!

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WELCOME to FAMILY feature week of the
April 2023 "You're the STAR" blog hop!
Meet your FAMILY week Cohosts 

This week is FAMILY feature week
Swing by the Family hosting team's blogs:
Michelle @ Moms Are Frugal
Kris @ Kris and Larry . com

Lisa @ Lisa's Everyday Life

Fiona @ Dolly Dowsie

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#3 FAMILY - parenting, fitness, health, finances & inspirational (this can include anything about children like: education ideas for children, also self help, beauty etc -  anything family friendly)

(These features were chosen from the March 2023 "You're the STAR" blog hop)

Winter Recollections by Mille Fiori Favoriti

Tips & Ideas to Declutter Your Home by How To Get Organized At Home

Frugal Meal Time Suggestions for Times of Inflation by Scratch Made Food

Floral Cross Printables by Comfort Spring Station

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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TREES#4 - Olives

TREES #4 - Olives

We continue to learn more about trees in this series.  This is Part#4 on God's glorious trees - "Olives".    Today we are focusing on the olive tree which really is a sacred tree with immense uses both practical and spiritual.

Olive trees live between 300 to 500 years!  However, in the Mediterranean climate a healthy olive tree can live over 1,000 years!!  I am reminded of a verse in Isaiah talking about how long we will live during "1,000 years of peace":

"Unlike the past, invaders will not take their houses and confiscate their vineyards. For my people will live as long as trees, and my chosen ones will have time to enjoy their hard-won gains."
Isaiah 65:22

Almost every part of the olive tree is beneficial:

- fruit (olives) as a healthy food

- oil (olive oil is a good "fat"- very healthy for almost every ailment, unlike other vegetable oils that are detrimental to your health)

- the wood is used for furniture and other fine building (the grain and color are beautiful)

- the leaf is made into a supplement that is said to boost immune system

- even the pits are used as fuel

- also, the oil is not just food, it is used in a spiritual capacity as anointing oil (see Scripture passage below)

 We see that the olive branch was the first sign of new life after the flood (when Noah sent out a dove):

The "Mount of Olives" is very significant when it comes to Jesus (Please read Zechariah 14:3-11).  And specifically this verse below:

"And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives,

Which faces Jerusalem on the east.

And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two,"
Zechariah 14:4

Let's not forget about the Garden of Gethsemane (which happened to be on the Mount of Olives).  The word "Gethsemane" supposedly means "oil press" which implies that this garden was actually an olive grove.  If you recall, this garden is where Jesus prayed asking if He could be spared from what was to come.  Gethsemane was also where he was betrayed and arrested (read Matthew 26:36-56)

  

Let's strive to be like a green olive tree trusting in God forever & ever!

Previous Tree posts:

Part#1 - Visual & Edible

Part#2 - From the Fall to Forgiveness

Part#3 - Fruit

Part#4 - Olives

Part#5 - Mustard, Faith & Mulberry

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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.

Video #17 - Swedish Spice Cookie Recipe (PEPPARKAKOR)

Swedish Spice Cookie Recipe (PEPPARKAKOR)

This cookie is perfect for any season.  It is so thin and perfectly spiced with a hint of orange.  I used fun woodland animal shapes.

I hope that you enjoy this recipe video!

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

click HERE to view 

"Birdseed Beggars from the Squirrel Clan"

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"Preparing Seed Potatoes for Planting"

Tuesdays with a Twist Blog Hop #520

Welcome to Tuesdays with a Twist #520!

Before we get to the blog hop today - checkout this post:

Springtime Equals PARSNIPS (Recipes)

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!

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! 

My Features this Week are:

1. "Our Favorite Italian Easter Cookies'" by Mille Fiori Favoriti

2. "How To Make Easter Table Centerpiece" by Decorative Inspirations

3. "Easter Front Porch" by Debbie-Dabble Blog

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!

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

You're the STAR - Week#2 CREATIVE (April 2023)

I hope that you all had a wonderful 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:

The Science of Life - DIGESTION

WELCOME to the second week of the April 2023 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!

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WELCOME to CREATIVE feature week of the April 2023 "You're the STAR" blog hop!
Meet your CREATIVE week Hosts 

This week is CREATIVE feature week

Swing by the Creative hosting Team's blogs:
Colleen @ Butterfly in the Attic
Mel @ Decor Craft Design

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)

(These features were chosen from the March 2023 "You're the Star" blog hop)

Handmade Easter Cards for Children by Amy's Creative Pursuits

Upcycled Sweater Easter Gift Bags by Sum of their Stories . com

Spring Picket Fence & Bunny by The Apple Street Cottage

How To Make Silk Tie Dyed Easter Eggs by Hello Sewing

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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Jesus Christ & the Number 3

Jesus Christ & the Number 3

Today we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.  We rejoice and are thankful for forgiveness and eternal life through Jesus' sacrifice so that we ALL might have this gift of grace and mercy.

In the Bible, numbers are not just random - God has a meaning for everything.  I am not talking about Biblical numerology (Gematria)(although that might be a topic for a future post) but rather that numbers are significant and can not be ignored.

(Just recently we looked at "Vortex Math" - click HERE to view "Strange Stuff - Vortex Math").

I started thinking about Jesus and the number 3.  I came up with many interesting references joining the two.

The most obvious is of course the Holy Trinity (see picture below):

Let's go back to the beginning - Jesus' birth.  What was it that the kings/wise men brought Jesus as a child?  3 gifts - Gold, frankincense and myrrh.

"And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh."
Matthew 2:11

Then, at the end of Jesus' life there were 3 crosses.  (see picture below):

Also, the sign above the cross on which Jesus was crucified was in  3 languages - Greek, Latin & Hebrew.

"And an inscription also was written over Him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew:

THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Luke 23:38

The actual date of Jesus' death was most likely the 3rd of April (According to "Center for Biblical Studies" - see picture below) (Also, this post talks about true dates:  click HERE to view "13 Moonths & the Turtle Shell").

And remember, before the crucifixion Peter denied Jesus 3 times:

Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that today, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”
Mark 14:30

And Jesus rose again on the 3rd day:

Also, read John 2:13-22 (raising of the temple in 3 days refers to Jesus being resurrected in 3 days)

Let's celebrate Resurrection Day and understand the significance of God's numbers.

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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.