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The Lord knows our circumstances and the intents of our hearts, and surely the talents and gifts He has given us. He is able to gauge perfectly how we have performed within what is allotted to us, including by lifting up some of the many surrounding hands that hang down. Thus, yearning for expanded opportunities while failing to use those at hand is bad form spiritually. Elder

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I'll just jump right into the thick of things...... if you have seen the you tube video by kony2012, then you will also want to read this article by the Council of Foreign Affairs because it is more in depth...and well a bit more truthful...but that is just me speaking.....and a lot of smarter peeps the I! ...ad speaking of food and farms....you'll want to go here and sign a petition

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GOOD MORNING!!!  or rather almost afternoon..... I've been away...I have to apologize...sleeping so to speak..... I have been overwhelmed and somewhat disillusioned with my blogging....with keeping my house in order, feeding ten people traditional and nourishing food... (as of this minute, sitting on my counter there is sprouted wheat (that I sprouted the other day and then dried)

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When you (I) know better, You (I) do better!   Ain't this the truth sista! When I (we.....because I am dragging my family along, sometimes willingly, sometimes grudgingly and sometimes by sheer determination on m part....read this as...making the older kids down cod liver oil....fun!) started this journey seeking real and nutritious food because we had almost lost one of our twins

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WOW!  A whole new week?!  I feel like I am still trying to catch up with three weeks ago. But that is a good thing, right?? It means that I am happily and sometimes exhaustedly busy. It means that I am learning something new and being engaged with life (okay...food) but also living in the moment and preparing for tomorrow as my hubs would say. It means going to the local CalRanch

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I'm learning that it is not enough...just to wish to homestead.farm and be left alone... Just as it used to be that it took a town to raise a barn.... It is now time for the tow to protect the barns..... We must be aware of what is going on...and help where we can.  I am sure that most of you are even more aware then I.... But just as a reminder.... Government agencies are still

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Question: What happens when you may not be spending your time in the most appropriate manner and that you could possibly be more productive doing something else...but you don't want to admit it? Answer: Your DSL line goes down and you are without the internet (blog) for five days and your eyes are too old to try and type it out on the old iphone. {gasp} But it was good, because I already knew

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Today is my third child's birthday...she is 14....and I can't believe (I know...I know...everyone says that...and please don't pay attention to the mess behind her!) that any of my babies are growing up...if I could squish them little I would, but then I would miss out on the wonderful young adults that they are becoming. They're amazingly quick witted and come back with hilariously funny quips.

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The Sabbath is my favorite day of the week... I love the quietness ( as quiet as you can get with 8 kids and two dogs) that Sunday brings to our house as we detox from everyday TV, radio, Ipods, computers, playstations and the Wii (not that I really let my kids play them....they think I am ultra strict on them...I just feel like they are a waste of time), facebook, texting and emails...we just

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This is hysterically funny.....or maybe it is only funny to me.....but it made me laugh none the less.  Laughing at ourselves is sometimes the only way to get through the day, as we try and explain to others (including my yet to be all on board husband!) about our choices, and then share the knowledge that we feel so passionate about o;y to be met with disbelief, blank stares and sometimes

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I will keep this post nice and short, so that you can read about Monsanto's attorney and lobbyist appointed to the FDA's Food Safety Czar position by President Obama and then sign this petition asking that Micheal Taylor be removed. If you are unfamiliar with Micheal Taylor, like I was this is a good article at the Huffington Post that gives a run down of how a man, Micheal Taylor, tried to

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Because I can't farm/homestead/garden/ranch/urban farm......I made ketchup......mustard...with whey, I might add. I know there sounds like there is no connection, but there is I promise, or don't promise...because you may not connect the dots like I do, as in skipping some, erasing and ignoring other dots and use only the dots I want, or really, in my case...the only dots I have.....and what

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Well I am sad to see the last of the fresh lemons go....but they were so wonderful to cure a bit of the winter blues while they lasted!  We were able to make lots and lots of fresh lemonade, even raspberry lemonade one day with frozen raspberries.  I used fresh squeezed juice on chicken and in salad dressing, zest on veggies, lemon bread and lemon coconut bars and now I have just

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Did you remember through the week that change is sometimes imperceptible?  Or did you constantly have to remind yourself, like I did every few minutes, like I did? Bus I did learn a few things... 1) A good way to get a major appliance cleaned out underneath of..... say, lint, lost change, buttons, chewed gum and sunflower seeds is .....to have it break down. All clean...and thankfully, it

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A is for Attitude Charles Swindoll—author, educator, and Christian pastor—said: “Attitude, to me, is more important than … the past, … than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company, a church, a home. The remarkable thing is we have a

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Fridays are going to have to be a quick and easy post.....because because...the hubs is home on Fridays, and even if we don't have an agenda for the day....I need to be his....call... I mean beck and call girl.....that's how we roll! And as I type this I am still feeling a little guilty that he was on his hands and knees...belly really.... scrapping the floor with a knife at the kunk that

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I know KNOW that so many of you are so busy with kids and work and farms and LIFE! But here are two small things to add to our ever ready to do list, but can help make a difference; First, "Like" us,  Goin Back to the Farm  on Face Book. A page dedicated to obtaining and helping to secure the future for pure and nutritious food from farms and ranches that practice healthy stewardship

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This morning as I strolled through my house (after rushing to get dressed since the youngest two school attendee's missed the bus and returned home in tears and I needed to take them) shutting off lights, picking up wet towels, turning off radios and shutting bedroom doors so I don't have to see the disaster they left in their room.... {seriously is it that hard to get dressed and ready in the

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I am not a perfect mother...there I have said it...it is out...sorry to blow your minds.... My baby really doesn't really look like a gnome in real life. Whatever, all that know me.....are laughing....as I just posted this morning that I forgot my #5's kindergarten spotlight.....I don't know how...it was boldly typed out on his calendar that has a prominent place on our fridge.....and I even

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" We must be careful, as we seek to become more and more [Christlike], that we do not become discouraged and lose hope. Becoming Christlike is a life time pursuit and very often involves growth and change that is slow, almost imperceptible." President Ezra Taft Benson Aaaahhhhh......doesn't that just make sense?! and make you feel better? change is slow, almost imperceptible... that's how I

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 Just a beginning note...this picture has noting to do with this post...but one of these cute girls was insistent... I am going to just come out and admit it......I didn't even make it 24 hours before I had bent (okay...broken) one of my goals for shopping and eating local, but I had good reasons..... I was serving just beans last night...and I had already fed the husband oatmeal for

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OH MY GOODNESS.... I have officially crossed over.... crossed over to the dark side....the side that is often misunderstood...the side that I thought was kooky... the side my husband and family call.... wait for it......tree huggers... the side that talks and thinks in terms of food...that side that I wished I had studied earlier....the side that is making daughter #1 call me a food nerd...

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I did something today...I just can't tell you what, but I know that I did something...I feel it in my bones.....though my house probably doesn't hold a clue of what I did....probably because the mckiddos came home - thank heavens - probably because I made dinner and #3 made (or started making and then she jetted off to Young Women's...and I was left holding the bag...or rather the cupcake pans

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Have you ever thought back on your youth....and hoped that no one will remember what you said or did? Oh good, it's not only me that feels like I am still growing up or waiting for someone to tell me that I am a grown up!  I also hope that the ignorance of my youth (and yesterday) will be forgiven and forgotten. However, I am amazed everyday at the things I still learn and wonder if I

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