Went By The Old Neighborhood.....
Went by my old neighborhood and to my surprise the house across the street was torn down. Completely plowed. What....where'd she go? GONE. The house was old and had been on the market for a few years. Wasn't selling. She sat on an oversized lot. SOmebody will have a nice size lot to build a new house on.
Years ago I had THOUGHTS about buying that house and using the large yard for a HUGE flower garden. We no longer live on that corner of 4th and Illinois and that's that. I wasn't ready to leave that corner, but a house fire dictates more than dreams about a garden.
I've had to move on. For the best. Still have fond memories of the place. When relocating in the neighborhood of 20 times over a 44 year marriage, some places are well remembered. I've changed, the houses have changed, the situations have changed, etc. With Hubby moving into retirement age, I have much to do to prepare for this phase of life. Lord willing if we get to enter into this time.
Goal driven is slow business for me,
d
DAUGHTER'S PIE CRUST RECIPE
Pie Crust Recipe.
With her permission I share her recipe with you. BLESS your family, friends and your taste buds with this wonderful crust.
Pie Crust Recipe
1 cup flour
3 heaping tablespoons of shortening
A dash of salt
A tiny bit of ice cold water
Mix ingredients together well.
Roll out on wax paper.
Assemble pie.
Spread a little milk on top of crust before baking.
Simply delicious,
d
DECORATING
I knew a very frugal Lady named Edith that shared with me a excellent guideline for decorating. She said with ease, "If your room has clean ceilings, floors, and walls, and the windows have nice curtains, you'll have an attractive room."
John 3:7
“Marvel not that I said unto thee,
Ye must be born again.”
King James Version (KJV)
PSALM 118:17
I shall not die,
but live, and declare
the works of the Lord.
By wisdom
a house is built,
and through understanding
it is established;
through
knowledge
its rooms are filled with rare
and beautiful treasures.
SALVATION
Romans 10:9 King James Version (KJV)
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Acts 4:12 King James Version (KJV)
12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
"HOME is a wonderful place to LIVE. No matter the size of the rooms, ones HOME is a place to call ones own. I so LOVE my HOME." ~Deanna~
PSALM 90:12
SO
TEACH us
to number OUR days,
that we may apply our HEARTS
unto
WISHES
NO MATTER HOW BADLY YOU WISH with all your might that the something devastating that happened in your life hadn't happened and want so badly to go back in time to prevent it from happening...it isn't humanly possible to do this. You can't change the fact that it happened. IT DID. But JESUS can change the MEANING of what happened to you and give you PEACE. He can show you the way in which you are to go. God richly BLESS you. ~Deanna
4 comments:
Hi Deanna,
Shame how sometimes things change in the neighbourhood but nice that the Iris is still growing there. They remind me of my dear old Mother, she used to always grow them.
Have a lovely weekend
hugs
Carolyn
How bittersweet for you; it's difficult to accept change sometimes. Your former home looks so pretty in the picture. Do you still have the small cottage you were living in prior to moving into the current home?
LilPen, We no longer own the rock house, but still have our tiny cottage. It'll be awhile before I get to painting the cottage and cleaning her up to turn loose of.
Appreciate your visit.
d
Love Irises! Loved the old Rock House. Learning to love out new older house. Love you more! Hubby
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