Monday, November 8, 2021

and in november.

 

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"Everything is not out-of-control,
everything is falling into place."
{ jack hibbs }

God has each and every thing in his loving care.
may not seem as such, and we may quake in 
our crocs, and we may fret, and we may pray,
but the fact is :: He has this. even this.
the now. the confusing. the horrific.
His word is in the details.
note to the wise and to the fearful ::
pray first. and continue praying.

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the mornings are chilly willy .. 20s.
this morning especially called for a warm
breakfast so cream of wheat was prepared
and consumed and enjoyed. 
i added a drizzle of heavy cream,
small pat of butter, and a spoon of 
brown sugar to the wonderfulness
which of course made it that
much more wonderful. 
but of course.


yesterday morning our views on the mountain road
to church 30 minutes north, were glorious.
fog is a favorite of mine so multiple views
are offered below.


a couple weeks back we had a pie auction at church.
plenty of amazing bakers in these parts! the hubs
bid on a blackberry pie using local berries .. and won!
i made his favorite pumpkin pie recipe of mine
and also used my sister shirley's crust recipe which
is perfectly flaky and worthy of more.
the proceeds of the pie auction went to a vital
ministry for Christians in danger in a faraway land.


after our service and communion we enjoyed
our monthly potluck. our contribution was 
macaroni chicken salad. 


a quick stop at the market then a stop at our local
ice cream shop then home .. ice cream squirreled
away in the freezer while we changed clothes
and put away groceries, another errand for the hubs
then back home to rest and consume the creamy goodness.


foggy all morning on our drive north..
then sunny bright back in our tiny town.
this pic is of our river and the remains
of autumn before the next season kicks in.

a couple weeks ago we received a necessary rain
of ten inches in a short expanse of time ..
then snow. then melt. we anxiously
anticipate winter. happily so.


lovely ... in the village store someone says,
"I heard the geese go over." and there is a
moment of silence. Why this is so moving,
I do not know. But all of us feel it.
{ gladys taber }


the other day i made a couple loaves of this yUmmy mess:


one skinny loaf for us and one skinny loaf
for the hubs to take to men's prayer
saturday morning. it was well received.
it's just so so so so so good.
click on the recipe title for the link. :)

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with that, i'll click post and get on with my day.
lots on my list to complete and check off and it's
already near noon. bless you dearly this monday.

sherry

8 comments:

  1. Lovely photos and words.

    You’re the second person who posted that bread, so it is conformation that I must make it. Tim will love it!

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  2. pity sake. i posted then deleted my own comment. sigh.

    the recipe is swOon worthy for sure.
    next time i'd add more of the cinnamon mixture, and pecans inside with the apple dices though the recipe didn't call for pecans but i topped the bread with them anyway. run on sentence.

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  3. Aw... Beautiful post. Whew...I needed this. There are some bad things and protocols being done at this time. A loved one is affected by it in the worst possible way. Prayers appreciated.

    Love the quote from Jack Hibbs. Love the descriptions of the goodness too...Smiles.

    There's just a lot of very neat comforting things here...Yes indeedie. <3 Oh the pie auction sounds so old fashioned and wonderful! How nice you have a sweet church there, that is great.

    The bar cake looks scrumptious by the way. I'll have to look it up and see if I can sub my non allergin ingredients.

    Watching Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo and oh what a different time, May we lift our country up in prayer.

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    1. * i'll be lifting your loved one up in prayer!
      * thirty seconds over tokyo - golly haven't
      watched that in years. i'll suggest it to
      the hubs. :)
      * anymore..? comfort is the need of every one.
      thankful our main source comes from the Lord.

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  4. Thanks for sharing the pictures. We're getting excited for our trip up your way. I may pack a couple more layers after reading about the morning temps, brrrr ... wink.

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    1. * i love the chill. my favorite temp before we moved to the forest, was 56. now? 47 is my preference. wink.
      * looking forward to seeing you - been a lOng tiMe!

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  5. Love the foggy photos. Wish I could sit by your fire and have a good, long chat.
    ~Adrienne~

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  6. What mystery and beauty the fog affords us. Clarks newly purchased blackberry pie caught my attention, but my thinking is why ruin a perfectly good pie with a melty blob of ice cream on it?!

    My family of apple fritter lovers are going to enjoy your new recipe!

    Love ya!
    Kim

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