Why I changed Blogs

Hi Friends!
Have you been following my new blog I got since I stopped writing on this one? If not, please do so. At least checking it out would be awesome! Here is the link: https://home-sweet-homemaking.com/

So, I seem to feel that people have started to assume why I changed my blog to the blog I have now. I do still like the name I had for this blog, by the way. Well, to clarify I changed it because I wanted one place for everything from recipes, photography, life updates, and theology topics/ articles. I also didn’t like that my link name was different than my blog name; that makes it hard to look up and remember. I also wanted to get my blog more professional looking, which I am glad to state that I feel like I have. I did not change my blog/ blog name because I had a change of belief.

I have all my posts on this blog transferred to my new blog now!  I would appreciate to have you over there, so please hop on over. :-)

Update (PLEASE READ!)

Wow! I finally logged in to tell you all that I have a brand new blog where I post now! I am sorry for the very long delay! I am still alive!

So! Go over to Home-Sweet-Homemaking.com  and follow me on there!! Tell all your friends! And neighburs and coworkers, and bosses, and... ;)

Please share the new link on your Facebook, Twitter, email, and anywhere else you want to!

Get the word out and help my new sight get higher views.

I look forward to seeing you there! :D

Relatives Came For A Visit

Had a great time with my relatives today. Here are some of the pictures I got. (A couple pics were took by others, but with my camera/ lens and some tips of course though!)

Cousin's son- Xavier

Crespo Family :)

My cousin in-law Cesar and son Logan

Isaac "photo-bombing" my cousin-in-law Cesar and son, Logan :P

LOVE THIS ONE of Logan and Cesar

Ohhh, Xavier got in the car, so he wasn't in this picture..but this is still cute! ;)

Daddy and Cesar :)

My cousin, Andrew

My cousin, Lisa

 Lisa again...goofy woman!

 Andrew and Me

Me and Lisa

Cousin's (who passed away) son Isaac

Me, Lisa, and Isaac

Isaac

Me and Isaac...the handless dude  haha...(that is only a joke..he does have both hands!)

My other cousin, Amy and I

I always wonder how I should start my blog updates...
My life has been great lately. School went great this week.
I have my emotional ups and downs (Tell me who doesn't?)
On Monday Tabitha picked up a cake at our local bakery that I ordered for a surprise for Daddy's birthday the weekend before. Man, was it ever YUMMY!

I got a lens upgrade. :)

Here is a picture my goat Demi. Handsome fellow isn't he? Good breeding blood. Teehee (I said Teehee???! I can't stand when people say that...sounds like immature dumb talk....but yeah I said that. Ooops!)

Our property looks old...wait it is...built before the Constitution was ratified!!

One of my kittens sleeping together (I can't stand inside photography...never turn out correctly...cute enough though!!


Or we can go for this thistle flower....
"Every rose has it's thorns..."

Young Living Essential oils are amazing! :) That's an obvious statement but they are such a blessing for my family! (And other families all around the world!)

I finally got a good amount of letter writing done...only to realize I have a lot more people on my "to write" list!
I always look forward to letters in the mail. So exciting! Always "makes my day"  even better!

Ohh, I got glasses! I am still wondering if I like the look...I look a little older. Hmm, still getting used to it. What do you think?

Just so you know I am stabbing a marshmallow

So, there is an update in a nutshell...or more like through the eyes of a lens! ;)


I hope you all have a blessed Lord Day tomorrow! :)

"The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower." ~Psalm 18:2
If you read my blog please let me know and comment below! I'd love to hear from all of you! :D

Good morning everyone! : -)

  "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me." ~Galatians 2:20

Update (Cleaning, Photography, etc)

I am going to start co-cleaning at people's houses soon with the friend I cleaned the post office with for 7 months.
I am excited about that.
It will give me time to do my personal life things as well. We will be working the time we want to and such. Also, we'll be using only Natural homemade cleaners. Can I get a Yes ma'am? I am so excited!

Today I spent almost 5 hours cleaning a friend's home for a  surprise for the guy's wife, since the house was really dirty and they were on vacation and he wanted her to come home to a clean home. It was likely one of the dirtest houses I have ever cleaned....but it was meticulously organized, which was nice...but ohh so dirty!  Also, they had all wood floors which is totally me all the way! :D (Even the old skinny dark wood floors type. Yeah! )

So last week I got Flemish Giant Rabbits. I will be building them hutches very soon. Breeding comes in a couple months down the road...crazy!

On top of all this craziness I am going to upgrade my camera lens. If I feel I have enough saved up first. We'll see! But let's not get ahead of myself...

I am also starting up school again. It has been on and off recently. It has been hard readjusting to not cleaning at the PO every day. All is good though! : -)
There is truly nothing like HOME!

As always..God be the GLORY. =)

Peace out.

"I believe that a godly home is a foretaste of heaven." ~Jani Ortlund

“I believe that a godly home is a foretaste of heaven. Our homes, imperfect as they are, must be a haven from the chaos outside. They should be a reflection of our eternal home, where troubled souls find peace, weary hearts find rest, hungry bodies find refreshment, lonely pilgrims find communion, and wounded spirits find compassion.” ~Jani Ortlund

"Let your children be as so many flowers, borrowed from God..." ~Samuel Rutherford

To all you who have lost a child have peace in Him.

"Let your children be as so many flowers, borrowed from God. If the flowers die or wither, thank God for a summer loan of them." ~Samuel Rutherford

"To know that nothing hurts the godly, is a matter of comfort..." ~Thomas Watson

"To know that nothing hurts the godly, is a matter of comfort; but to be assured that all things which fall out shall co-operate for their good, that their crosses shall be turned into blessings, that showers of affliction water the withering root of their grace and make it flourish more; this may fill their hearts with joy till they run over."

~Thomas Watson

My Life Update as of December 16th, 2013

These last couple weeks have been great. I hope the same is for you all!

First off, now I work at a Post Office, as Janitor, 5 days a week in the mornings, with a friend of mine. That has been going well. I have amazing people to work with and am so thankful for that..That way I wont be cleaning bathrooms, mopping floors, wiping windows/ counters, and dusting for grumps. (Although I'd still be there working even if they were grumps, hehe) They all have joyful personalities...well, most of the time. ;) I have cracked a few jokes with some of them since being there and vice versa.
So...the workers (at least some of them) like Baklava. You know what that means? It means I'll be making them some sometime next year.

I found some John Calvin Sermons (on Ephesians) on Sermon Audio by Still Waters Revival Books. There are a lot other ones by John Calvin, but I think I'll start with the Ephesian ones. So excited about it! I am hoping to listen to one a day (or night or early morning), but not sure exactly if it will work out or not, as I am very busy on the first place. But in order to have time, I have to make time.
 His sermons have always been a blessing for me. I am hoping that this will help me to pay attention to Biblical topics and such throughout the day. Even though you can't really be thinking about Biblical Theology while doing math. ;) Too bad!! But as I take care of my farm animals, clean the house, organize, work at the post office, and such it will be a good idea to have Christ on my mind. :)
I also found some that are not audio (just typed out) that I might read too. Whichever I do, I'll try and post each whenever I read/listen them. :)

I do read theological books as well. As I am 18, I do not believe in following blindly in religion if you can clearly study it on your own. I am not saying that I do not follow someones teaching, I am saying that you can not say you "believe something", if you can not describe it yourself or study it yourself- that is not a true belief. So, that is why I study things on my own. :)
I am thankful that through the study I have done, I have not been led astray by false teachers or by fanciful words of the wicked. The Glory be to God!

"Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple." ~Romans 16:17-18

Some books I have been reading:

Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Cure by David Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Taking the Christian Life Seriously by by Sinclair B. Ferguson
Domestical Duties by William Gouge
Sum of Saving Knowledge in the book Westminster Confession of Faith
Ye That Love the Lord, Hate Evil by Fred. T. Di Lella
Passion and Purity by Elisabeth Elliot
And a couple parts of other books here and there.
I read my Bible too, of course.
I pretty much try and read anything I can get my hands on, which can be a problem concidering how many awesome books we have in our possesion and how little time I have to read them all. But I try and read not too many at a time, so I can actually get through them and not be in the middle of 8 books at once. Plus, it is easier to grasp things when you are doing a little at a time.

I am also starting to memorize Ecclesiastes and finish up Proverbs. I used to always complain that memorization was "too hard", but I have come to realize that I just wasn't putting effort in to actually DOING IT and doing it frequently. That is why I have been stuck in Proverbs for years now. That is going to change. Thankfully. :)

School has been going great! I really enjoy it as well. In History I am reading/ studying the Constitution. In Math I am doing a whole book on review before I go on to Algebra. (Can you believe I am actually super excited to start Algebra?!!! :D) All my friends seem to dislike Algerbra... I hope I don't. At least my mother liked it when she was in school, so I have some hope. ;)
Maybe it is just my impatience to finally go forward and feel "normal".

Ha, and what does "normal" even mean in today's corrupt world? Yeahh, that pop-star has a "stunning" dress on today....which most of the time means half dressed or maybe normal is that 18 year old woman with that boyfriend of hers who she does who knows what with and does so with no shame... -_- So, no...I guess I really don't want to be "normal".

So...I thank the Lord I am not "normal" as the world defines it and that I am saved by grace to be a new person. Praise the Lord! Be behind as I am in school, but what matters in my life is if I glorify God and do what I do well for the furthering of His Kingdom and our edification.
On that, I am moving forward and better than I would have if I was not behind. I find I am learning so much, that I likely wouldn't be grasping if I was younger.


So heres to another blessed week. May the Lord encourage you all in His truth.
Peace, my friends. :)


“Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” ~Ephesians 4:3

"Marriage and the Marks of Farm Life" (Bryan Welch)

The chickens are pooping all over the front porch again, and my wife is a very special woman.

Almost every week, at some point or another, Carolyn says how happy she is to live at Rancho Cappuccino, surrounded by the wildlife and the livestock, steeping in nature’s own exotic brew of life, death, struggle and ecstasy.

Sounds great, you may say, but the chickens are pooping all over the porch. The geese are pooping all over the lawn. The manure in the sheep pen is two feet deep right now and  the pasture where the cattle are grazing, well, it’s a cow pasture. Talk about your exotic brews.

The cow is a virtuosic defecator. They poop more, larger, wetter, deeper, noisier and more often than anyone else on the farm.

But all God’s children leave their mark.

The chickens leave theirs on the front porch.

My wife’s friends are revolted. Who can blame them?

But my wife is a very special woman.

We’ve tried solutions to the chicken problem. We tried fake snakes. The chickens ignored them, then killed a real snake and left it there, next to the fake snakes on the porch, to express their disdain I guess. This really happened. No kidding.

Then we created a barrier of silk flowers in little buckets. The chickens steer clear. Guests have to step over them.

Of course the chickens still do their business all over the sidewalk and the drive way and the lawn.

I’m acutely conscious that there are very few roommates who would put up with this, and almost all of them are men. If you think I’m being a sexist,  you have an invitation to come help me clean the sheep pen. Then we can talk about my prejudices.

I figure if Carolyn decided to divorce me, I could either move to town or be single for life. I try to think of some other attractive woman who would be willing to join me at the Rancho. I can’t. Even some of the best sports I know can’t hide the little grimaces that say, “How can they live like this? How can she live like this?”

So here’s to Carolyn, with all my gratitude. I’ll make sure I take my boots off every time I come inside. Promise. Unless I forget.

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Original post here.

Ward Miles - First Year (Video)

There are no words I can add....just please watch the video.

This little guy was only 2 ounces more than I was! <3

http://vimeo.com/78393869

"Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee.." ~Jeremiah 1:5

"In every season of waiting, our response should be to rely on Christ as the true source of our joy..." (Jasmine Baucham)

“Don’t spend your discontent moments daydreaming about married life. It happens to all of us. We become discontent and harried and look out over that pile of dirty dishes and sigh about the day when you’ll be able to be supper on the table for the man of your dreams- when there’s a guy in your life who needs you, not just to change his diaper or feed him his applesauce.

“But…sowing habits of discontentment has two negative results. First, it takes our sights off of the here and now, and sucks the industry and joy out of today’s service. Second, it becomes a part of our character and demeanor that is sure to hinder us later in life.

“Remember, this is not the only “waiting” season you will ever have to endure should the Lord bless us with husbands some day, we may wait for job transfers, moving opportunities, a biblically functioning church, the blessing of children…in every season of waiting, our response should be to rely on Christ as the true source of our joy.”

   ~Jasmine Baucham from her book Joyfully at Home

Planting, Thrift Shopping, and School

We have been spending these last two weeks planting shrubs that were on sale at Home Depot and Lowe's. Which includes digging holes twice as wide and pretty deep down, my Dad and I then mix mushroom soil with our soil to get a good mixture to put around the bush in their holes. Fun and hard working times during these last warmer (ish) days.
It might get MUCH colder and possibly snow (?!) on early next week/ Tuesday!
I hope not, because we still have pine trees and now some fruit trees to plant (also some fence post holes) and we need to do them before it freezes over.
I am thinking tomorrow is going to be a long day.  *Deep breath*
I am glad I got some house cleaning down today because I may not have much time to do it tomorrow. We'll see! Life is exciting indeed!

Recently we went to a Thrift store. I needed to because during the spring/summer I got lots of shirts...but they were all t-shirts, which aren't the best on chilly autumn and winter days! So this time I got tons of blouses, so that takes care of that factor....but there were not many skirt there, sadly, so maybe we will go again sometime soon and hopefully find something!
Thrift store shopping is one my favourite kinds of shopping- that and craft shopping! (And I am not really into clothes shopping, lol)
At Thrift Stores they seem to have a relatively good selection of modest (at least somewhat modest) clothes, which is such a blessing.  There are SO many rows of skirts, shirts, and dresses, etc. I have found a lot of treasures there. I especially like Wednesdays there...They are at least half off!!! And their price are super cheap in the first place. Whoopie! ;)
We then get home and spend a good amount of time labeling (like each person's names, etc.) and taking out staples (where they price tags are stabled on)...Fun times! :D

I have been spending more time doing school recently, so that is wonderful!
Almost done with this math book! :D Yippee! So excited to start the next grade soon that I can hardly contain myself. ;)

Pretty amazing how your attitude can change as you get older.
I really like school now.
Thankful that God is maturing me to enjoy the things I need to do. :)

"And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever." ~Revelation 5:13

October 24th, 2013 (Photography)

I have been putting off writing a blog post until I had something new to talk about. Well, I have something to talk about- or more than "something".

To start off, my photography is going great! Did two sessions in the last two weeks (one of a family and their kiddos (together and separate, and another of another family of just their kiddos) and I have another one (a 2- year old child's birthday session) this Friday! One a week does not sound like much, I know, but with the editing that goes along with it and all that's related, it keeps me busy!

Although if anyone is wanting to do a session- I am all up for it! Just contact me at: SunnyMeadowPhotography@aim.com
I am charging $100.00 for one hour session- this includes a CD or Flashdrive with some of the pictures- usually around 15-25- depending on how many turn out. :)


I figured I might as well write this before it gets even more busy! 

The Dillow Family!

Girly loves her bubbles!

Silly Boy!

What a model- this what not staged!

Mommy and daughter playing with bubbles.

Family fun time. :)

Ohhh, caught some "mushy mushy" looks. ;)

A BEAUTY! (Got her looks from Momma too-hehe)

Silly faces :-)

These Pumpkins sure like their pumpkins. ;)

I wonder what she is thinking...."Ohh, how I love my hubby" or
"Yeah, we made these children and I am thankful I have met you, Sweetheart"

Family <3

Now the Beardmore Kiddos!

Brother&Sister Love!

Serious life is indeed....we'll walk this path together!

Siblings. :)

Cuteness!!

A beauty!

Handsome boy!

:D

My sister and I have been sewing again. I have been learning to play guitar (Yippeee!!!) and I am also going to learn to paint soon. So exciting!!

Going to start school up again as well. :D

Everyone have a great day and thanks again for stopping by!

Hope you enjoyed my photography. God be the glory! :)

Goodnight! <3

(P.S. I think this blog has the most exclamation points ever! ;) )

May 29th 2013 (School, Sewing, Canning, and Photography)

The weather has been getting warmer. We had a couple warm weeks or so recently, and it is going to be in the 90s some this week!
I like the warmer weather, but I am not sure if I should be excited about it being that hot or not. :-)

Tabitha and I have continued on with our sewing. Yes, we finished the skirt already. I really appreciate learning to sew-such a good skill to know!

This week we bought fabric and, to our surprise, at the same store we found a canning tray. We have been wanting to can for a while now, but we couldn't find anyone selling the trays we need. So that is very exciting for me! :D

School has been going well.
I am memorizing Proverbs 10:15:18 this week and reading about Job from "The Kingdom of God" by Francis Breisch, Jr. for my Bible class. That is a great book and I highly enjoy grasping new thoughts/ ideas/ Biblical facts that I haven't before.

I am finishing up my book report on the book "Up From Slavery" by Booker T. Washington. He tells the story of his life growing up in slavery and when they were freed-showing the determination to prove that all men (no matter the race) should be showed respect and love. He says in his book, how not only is book learning excellent for a person, but also hard work should be learned and practiced.
I just finished a chapter in Science on "Natural Resources" and especially enjoyed learning about several types of pollutants and how they affect living organisms, etc. I am just starting a chapter on "Support and Movement of the Body". It just goes into more detail about structures of the skin,skin colour, how your skin protects you, skeletal system, structures of bones, muscular system, etc. Great stuff! It is amazing how God created everything so perfect!
I just finished studying about the life on the colonies in History and going to start "America Colonies in the British Empire". It is nice to be able to read about my country's past history.
In Math I am just about to learn about Geometric Construction of Bisectors. How fun! : )

My photography has been going alright- I haven't read much since my last blog post, though, sadly.
That being said, I am going to be meeting with my friend and photographer, Crystal next week sometime, hopefully. Like Her FB Photography Page Here!
I can't tell you how excited I am to finally be seeing her again after a year! To talk about photography, take some pictures, and just to catch up on a few things!

I will end now with pictures I have taken and edited recently:
Starting with the skirt we made.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by again! Good night and God bless.