Philly Farmgirl: a Jewish Mama's homestead in the city
~Women Professing Godliness~
~ This new blog is to share with you some feelings that perhaps we have all experienced and to show forth the truth of God's Word and make a light in this dark evil world.~But like my Dear Sweet Husband and Best Friend says " Lin , it is not about You, its about Christ in you. "
So with his blessing I will post here on some issues I have faced over the years as a godly woman and Mamma.
I look forward to sharing with ya'll soon.
Blessings, the Lord Keep Thee
Linda
Update on Us: Oct 9th 2008
11:06 PM, Thursday, October 9, 2008 .. Posted in From Our House to Yours .. 1 comments .. Link
Mark is in NY getting out stuff and bringing it back to Linden this week coming up and then coming down to get the children and I and take us home so to say to Linden. We are staying out on Old Hwy 13 in our RV while we wait for the house we want to rent for the winter to become available. Mr. Sam and his wife Daine are nice christian folks and rent us the space next to his matianance mans place and I can keep my goats there with me too. They homeschool and just are the sweetest folks to us. The Lord was good to lead us to meet them and them let us stay there till we get a real home for the winter. ( Lady who is to be our landlord had to evict the lady who lives there out for non payment, so we had to wait a month or so longer to get the home. Should be Nov 2nd or 12th , time will tell.) Lordwilling we will be living in Lobelville in a nice Doublewide with a wood burning fireplace in the Livingroom, Screen Porch on the one end and porches front and back, very private area also.
Living in the RV for 9 weeks, wasnt what we had planned but the Lord provided it and so we are using it as our home till he gives us another one. Being down here without Mark arround is not an exsperience I enjoy. Things with my own daughter are far different then the way we live or what we desire for our own children. My granddaughters go to Head Start Daily and other things just sorta get to me, but I am biding my time till we go home. My own children miss having a home to live in, the adventure at times has been fun, but at times very trying on us.
The goats are living in the stock trailer and I have no fence for them and of all things were in Town. The trains at night are too many and too noisey that is for sure, traffic is alot here too near 78. If I had a way to get back to Linden, I would go now. Small town living in the country is more my speed that is for sure. The goats are doing well. Magnolia kidded with triplet purebred 6th gen mini nubian babies, 2 bucks and 1 doe. I only have their dam and a non related buck now. My buck won 1st place in intermediate bucks on MDGAs Virtual show online, so I am pleased with him and my new kids too. Only thing is Mark would rather I sold them and that we didnt have animals till we have our own land. I am a bit heartbroken over that but I am not arguing. They should be in a barn and on pasture and not in town ! I did sell two to a lady in TN up in Cunningham, she is so pleased with them and I am so happy to have her have them on her farm.
Please pray for Marks traveling mercies and safe return with out things in the RV and in a trailer he is hauling. Pray it ,keeps running and brings him safely home.
Also pray for us , we need a vechile that our family can drive to the store and such after we get settled or before, have not found one yet. Truck or mini van or reg van would do, with towing capabilites. So we dont need to drive the RV everywhere we go.
I cannot wait to settle, get back to "normal life" baking , cooking , sewing, and spending time with my best friend and sweetheart.
Faith 6 and Hope 5 are so wanting a home. Daniel is 8 months old growing like a well fed calf and he just seems to be a happy baby. He wasnt too happy cutting teeth this week. He now has 4 , 2 top and 2 bottom.
Would you believe he just fits into 18 months clothing. He is tall and heavy.
Well I am tired and needing to get to bed. I hope all is well in your homes and I can't wait to meet those of you nearby home when I get there.
Debi, its near your not far away and thank you for letting me know what is up with in the neighbourhood.
Love and blessings to all
Linda
Anyone know where Christine Duncan is ?
5:45 PM, Thursday, October 9, 2008 .. Posted in From Our House to Yours .. 1 comments .. Link
Christine you out there ?
Its Me Linda
Will be back in Linden in a week or so , visiting my daughter in AL right now.
Blessings to ya
Linda
Canning Question
If the canning recipe calls for 5 quarts of tomatoes how do I know how many pounds that would be? I'm fairly new to this canning thing & am making tomato soup to can for the first time this year.
Thanks for your help.
~Anissa
Fall is in the Air!
10:48 AM, Thursday, September 18, 2008 .. Posted in Random Ramblings .. 5 comments .. Link
I LOVE FALL!!!
My blog needs updated!
I am in the process of updating my blog and I hope to write on a more regular basis.
I hope that all of my dear friends are well and blessed!
Fall Planting
6:22 PM, Monday, September 15, 2008 .. Posted in Organic Gardening .. 1 comments .. Link
I planted a few herb seeds this afternoon. Just a few things that will appreciate the cooler weather this Fall and Winter.
Clary Sage
Lovage
Salad Burnet
Sorrel
Parsley
Calendula
I still have some other things I'd like to plant:
Borage
Nasturtium
Viola
Sweet Peas
maybe some bulbs- Daffodil, Grape Hyacinth, Tulip...
Update on Us
I wanted to come and let you all know that we are in Linden TN currently. We have been staying with friends till a home we saw will be available. At that time we will be living in Lobelville TN near the Russell Creek Mennonites and Amish. It is a nice small town as is Linden. We have gone to a few of the state parks and stayed overnight in our RV, its a lovely place to see and live.
Magnolia is due to kid Sept 20th and I am waiting as these are our first purebred Mini Nubians. I brought 4 goats here with me to TN and Reuben my 2nd gen buck took First Place in the MDGA Virtual show online this past week, so I am well pleased with my goats.
Prayers appreciated and I can be reached by email at faithfulacres@yahoo.com
Blessings
Linda
Rough Couple of Weeks
1:50 PM, Wednesday, September 10, 2008 .. Posted in Random Ramblings .. 0 comments .. Link
Today I finally feel like we have a bit of normalcy once again in our lives. Now, NORMAL around here might not be so normal elsewhere
, but it is much, much more peaceful here than it has been in days.
First, we had a tummy virus that refused to vacate. When that went away, and I was thinking things were back on track...last Thursday's drama came along.
On Saturday evening, all suffering a bit from cabin fever, we went over to "the new house" to check on the garden. The garden was doing well, lots of seeds sprouting.
Carl decided to repair a spot in the living room floor that was rotten from previous water damage. After he pulled back the carpeting and cut out the section of rotten wood, he began sneezing and coughing...and by Saturday night, he was s-i-c-k with flu-like symptoms.
He was sick from Saturday until yesterday. He did go back to work this morning, though he probably would have benefitted from another day's rest. But, I'm not sure what's worse in this case- him being at work not feeling well; or him being at home making himself sick because he isn't at work!
After all of this, I'd really like a nice, peaceful rest of the week 
.
The garden is doing great so far! We have squash, cucumbers, beets, lettuce, and carrots (I think) all sprouting. This "community garden" in our front yard is going to be interesting 
... we had 3 little helpers and one very enthusiastic "big helper" who planted lots and LOTS of seeds last week! I do believe that "intensive planting" might be the method they used ! I was too tired from the tummy bug to care WHAT they did 
. Nevertheless, they had a blast, and we will hopefully have a nice harvest in the coming days.
Here's to quiet, cool, Autumn days!
C
Grateful for the Grace...
From my Gratitude Journal last week.
Thursday, September 4, 2008...
I started out the morning pondering the words of this quote from Holy Experience today:
To be a saint is to be fueled by gratitude,
nothing more, nothing less.
~Ronald Rolheiser
The morning gave a lovely sugggestion that Autumn is indeed
coming. Remembering my own sweeping up the cinders of
they day last evening, I decided it was definitely a "Morning Holiday"
day. Nevermind that this is just the first week of school!
Out we went, Mom with cup of tea and notebook, pencil and yet another
booklist. Girls with blankets, a baby doll and an odd assortment
of other necessities. After a bit of Nature Study and a few
hours of delighted play; not to mention a few moments peace with
a cup of tea for Mom, the day was starting out much, much
better than yesterday's frustrations, complaints, and "stuff".
Then, as I prepared lunch, with the back door open wide to
monitor the voices of 3 sisters just outside, the phone rang.
When I glanced at the screen and noted the number- the local
hospital, my heart sank. Not pausing to think the worst, I answered.
Husbands voice, which in itself was a relief, "I just called to let
you know I'm OK; but I'm at the E.R."...
I caught my breath and waited for the news. A trip to the E. R.
means someone isn't OK...and it was him...
"Working 20 feet up in a lift, grinder with a cutting wheel, blade broke, throwing grinder into face, both lips cut, not sure how badly, waiting for the doctor now."
As I hung up the phone and sank into a chair, floods of gratitude filled
my heart. Yes, he is injured, needs stitches, and will have quite a
scar to show for this injury.
Yes, he will undoubtedly miss a few days much needed work.
But, those things are so, so minor compared to what could have happened up there in that lift. Just a few inches higher and it could have meant losing his sight, a few inches lower and perhaps he would have lost his life.
I sat for a few moments and gave thanks for the grace he was shown this morning. The Grace that his family also received.
I went out and tried to relay the news to children without alarming them.
"Daddy was injured at work, and has to have stitches in his mouth.
He will be home soon."
Later the second call came, "Stitches in both upper and lower lip, lower lip
lacerated all the way through to the gum. Waiting for prescriptions and will
be home soon."
After lunch, we settled down to focus on our lessons, and were just beginning the first chapter of The Treasure Seekers when Dad came in the door.
Holding his release papers from the hospital over the lower half of his face,
he stood there for a minute. I asked if he was going to let us see, and he did.
Still bleeding slightly from the injury, the cleaning out, and the stitching up;
swollen and very painful do his mouth and chin look.
There will definitely be scars, but healing will come, and once again
those lips will share the grace and the good news of
the gospel with those he works alongside.
In times like these, I am oh, so tempted to ask "Why?".
"Why can't he have an easier, less dangerous job?"
"Why did he complete his ministry training, to not even be on staff in church now?
"Why not a pastoral role, something safe?"
But, as quickly as those thought come, I know why...
Because he is indeed a light shining in the darkness. And he
does at every opportunity share the good news with those who
so desperately need something good. He has earned the right to be heard by working alongside those who also have a difficult job, who get injured, who suffer when they miss a day's work; those who need the Light in him to show them the way out of darkness.
Though this life seems very difficult at times, and I cringe at the sound of the phone ringing in moments like this morning;
the Grace to see us through, the Grace that sees all, that protects, that heals... the Grace of God is with us.
Grateful for the Grace,
C
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