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Saturday on the Farm

May 8, 2010 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy

We finally worked in the garden this week. I couldn’t believe how tall the grass and weeds had gotten already!

That’s me in the straw hat using a wheel hoe that belonged to my husbands Grandfather.

As soon as we got one end ready, we started planting. We planted spinach, snow peas, onion sets, mesculen, and green leaf lettuce.

Just a few days later, some of the onions are up!

We grow green beans on these two fences. We like to use grass as mulch between the rows. If the grass clippings are at least 6 inches deep, it won’t grow, but it will keep the weeds from growing.

This is a picture of the garden taken from the road. We still have work to do over on the left where we grown yellow squash, zucchini, pumpkins, and anything else that takes up a lot of room. On the other side of the creek, we have asparagus, comfrey for the animals, and we will plant our corn over there, too. We have to finish planting the front garden, too!

The chives in the herb garden are blooming.

Ok, it’s time for the Saturday on the Farm Carnival!

To participate, just write a post about your homestead, farm, farmette, or the tomato plant on your deck. Your cows, goats, chicken, or your favorite kitty cat.

In your post, include a link back to me. Then enter your link below.

It’s that easy! Hope to see your link below!

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Radical

May 7, 2010 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy

I just finished reading Radical – Taking Back Your Faith From The American Dream by David Platt.

Is Jesus Worth This To You?

It’s easy for American Christians to forget how Jesus said his followers would actually live, what their new lifestyle would actually look like. They would, he said, leave behind security, money, convenience, even family for him. They would abandon everything for the gospel. They would take up their crosses daily…

But Who Do You Know Who Lives Like That? Do You?

In Radical, David Platt challenges you to consider with an open heart how we have manipulated the gospel to fit our cultural preferences. He shows what Jesus actually said about being his disciple–then invites you to believe and obey what you have heard. And he tells the dramatic story of what is happening as a “successful” suburban church decides to get serious about the gospel according to Jesus.

Finally, he urges you to join in The Radical Experiment –a one-year journey in authentic discipleship that will transform how you live in a world that desperately needs the Good News Jesus came to bring.

This was such an awesome book! Here are a few of my favorite quotes from the book.

The message of Biblical Christianity is not “God love me, period,” as if we were the object of our own faith. The messge of Biblical Christianity is “God loves me so that I might make him – His ways, His salvation, His glory, and His greatness – known amount all nations.” Now God is the object of our faith, and Christianity centers around Him. We are not the end of the the Gospel; God is. p.70

Every saved person this side of heaven owes the Gospel to every lost person this side of hell. We owe Christ to the world – to the least person and to the greatest person, to the richest person and to the poorest person, to the best person and to the worst person. p.74

Exciting things happen when the people of God believe the Word of God is worth spending their lives to teach to others. p.103

Yet, while caring for the poor is not the basis of our salvation, this does not mean that our use of wealth is totally disconnected from our salvation. Indeed, caring for the poor (among other things) is evidence of our salvation. p.110

There is a true God over this world who wants all people to bow at the feet of a loving Savior, and there is a false god in this world who wants all people to burn in hell

You can read an excerpt of chapter 1HERE.

This book will challenge you, your faith, and what you are doing with your life. I know it did me.

The author offers a challenge The Radical Experiment. That will challenge you and change your life. I plan on doing this experiment.

One part of the experiment is to pray for the whole world. He lists a website in the book, Operation World where you can find out information on every country in the world to pray for them. I plan on implementing this into our homeschool. What a wonderful way for the kids to learn to pray for others and learn geography.

The author has a companion booklet The Radical Question that is also available. You can read an excerpt HERE.

While supplies last, you can request a free copy of The Radical Question

I highly recommend both of these. I believe they should be read by all Christians. I am going to make them required reading for our high schoolers.

This book was provided for review by the WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group.

Filed Under: Reviews

Friday Follow

May 7, 2010 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy

I love when Friday comes around, so I can participate in Friday Follow! Friday Follow is having a Mothers Day contest!


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* Post the Tooth Soap® Happy Mother’s Day button on your blog sidebar, AND within YOUR FRIDAY FOLLOW post.
* Please leave a comment on either Midday Escapades, Hearts Make Families or One 2 Try Blog telling Tooth Soap® that you plan to participate in the contest!
* Please keep your sidebar button up until Friday, May 14th 2010.
* After May 15th , 2010 the winner of the Friday Follow will be announced on Midday Escapades, Hearts Make Families and One 2 Try Blogs.

Here’s how YOU can join the Friday Follow celebration:
* Link up your blog name and URL using the MckLinky below. Only need to add on one blog to be seen on all the blog hops.
* Grab the Friday Follow and Sponsor buttons and include both on your Friday Follow blog post.
* Follow the Friday Follow hostesses listed in the first 3 slots.
* Follow as many other blogs on the linky as you’d like
* Take a moment to comment on the blogs telling them you’re from Friday Follow
* Follow back if you like, when you get a new follower through Friday Follow

Filed Under: fun stuff

Homemade Chocolate Sauce

May 6, 2010 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy

I wanted to treat the kids to homemade ice cream sundaes last night. I have been wanting to try making my own chocolate sauce for awhile, so this seemed like a good time to try.

I first searched the internet for a recipe, of course. I didn’t find one that was exactly like I wanted, so I made a few changes. I didn’t want to use corn syrup or evaporated milk, or water. Here’s what I came up with.

Homemade Chocolate Sauce

2/3 cups cocoa
1 2/3 cups sugar
a pinch of salt
1 1/4 cup milk
1 tablespoon butter

combine the above in a saucepan and bring to a boil while stirring. Once it boils, continue to cook for 2-3 minutes stirring constantly.

Remove from heat and stir in:

1 teaspoon vanilla

Let cool, and pour into a jar.

 

Or in our case, serve warm over ice cream! This recipe makes a nice, thick sauce for ice cream or other desserts. If you want a thinner sauce for chocolate milk, you can use water instead of milk in this recipe.

homemade chocolate sauce

I didn’t get a picture of it on ice cream, it was eaten too fast!

It made plenty of sauce, too. The picture above is a pint canning jar. That’s what was left after we all had some on ice cream.

It was sooooo yummy!

 

Filed Under: Frugal Friday, In The Kitchen With Linda

Cole Slaw Recipe Needed

May 5, 2010 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy

It’s Works For Me Wednesday Backwards Edition this week!

One of my children has requested that I make cole slaw. I have never made cole slaw before, so I need a recipe!

I would like it to not be too tart, or not too sweet. And I would like to make the dressing from scratch.

Is that asking too much?

So, if you have a recipe for cole slaw that you can share, my kids will be very happy. 🙂

Thanks!

For more Works For Me Wednesday ideas, visit We Are That Family.

Filed Under: In The Kitchen With Linda, Works For Me Wednesday

Freezing Chicken

May 4, 2010 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy

I love to have good chicken in the freezer for quick meals. Even soup can be a quick meal, if you freeze the chicken and the broth.

When freezing chicken, whether for sandwiches, tacos, or just serving plain, the one problem that I have found is sometimes the chicken dries out. This goes for Turkey as well.

A solution that I have found, is to add a couple of tablespoons of chicken broth to the chicken before putting it in the freezer. Of course, a larger bag needs more than a smaller bag of chicken.

It keeps the chicken (or turkey) moist and flavorful. If your eating it cold, just drain the broth off before serving. If your eating it plain, you can leave the broth on while warming it up. If your using it in a recipe, you’ll have to decide whether to leave the broth with it, or drain it. It should be fine in most recipes, though, and add extra flavor.

For more Kitchen Tip Tuesday ideas, visit Tammy’s Recipes.

Filed Under: In The Kitchen With Linda

Why Don’t We Teach Kids to Be Entrepreneurs? Great Homeschool Ideas! | Homeschool Bytes

May 4, 2010 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy

Why Don’t We Teach Kids to Be Entrepreneurs? Great Homeschool Ideas! | Homeschool Bytes

This is an interesting article. Why don’t we teach this? This is something that I’m going to work on with my kids.

Filed Under: Homeschool

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