Life In The Country

Kid Rock

I know I haven't kept my blog active lately, but just recently I got my first comment since July. I am suddenly inspired to write on my blog again.

Life in the country? Well, I can't complain!! I actually love it here. Even though it can be stressful at times, its not that bad! The past two days have been spent reading.

I am now reading "Do Hard Things" by Alex and Brett Harris. I heard of the book off of Alexandra's blog. And wrote it down for momma to get for me. She said she already has the book for my brother and I to read for school.

So excited that fall is here!!! I have been waiting for cooler weather. Now I am waiting patiently for the leaves to change colors.

As I am figuring out what to do with my life, I am constantly reminded of Jeremiah 29:11, and Proverbs 3:5. He keeps reminding me that he has a perfect plan for my life. One that I can't imagine having.

Young Maiden's Daybook-1/4/2010

Today...January 4th, 2010

Outside my window...Very cold, and sunny.

I am thinking...Of what dinner I want to make this week.

I am wearing...A brown long-sleeved shirt, and blue jeans

I am reading...My Bible, and my Nancy Drew series

I am creating...Nothing at the moment. But I will make chocolate chip cookies this Tuesday.

One of my favorite things...Learning to play my piano

For education this week...My regular school schedule, and I plan to continue to learn how to play my piano.

A keeper at home-skill I am using/learning...How to make different items out of the food we grow out of our backyard.

A spiritual lesson I am learning...Patience, controlling my actions and words, and praying without ceasing.

A godly character trait I plan to work on...Being content in each situation that God places me in.

Scripture I am memorizing..."She makes coverings for her bed; she is clothed in fine linen and purple. Her husband is respected at the city gate, where he takes his seat among the elders of the land. She makes linen garments and sells them, and supplies the merchants with sashes. She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue." Proverbs 31:22-26

I am praying for...Guidance through my life and choosing the right path to walk on, that He will make my dream come true, and unspoken prayer requests.

For the rest of the week...My parents have Bible study Tuesday evening, My brothers and I have our Bible study on Wednesday evening, and whatever the Lord seems to fit in.

A picture I would like to share...This is picture of a lily pad flower I took some time last year.



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Young Maidens Daybook-12/28/2009

Today...Monday, December 28, 2009

Outside my window...Sunny

I am thinking...About what is going to happen in 2010, and the ups and downs that God has carried me through.

I am wearing...My black "A, B, C" VBS 2009 shirt, white pants.

I am reading...My Bible

I am creating...A story, and hopefully finish some poems.

One of my favorite things...Spending time with God. Because He knows what I am going through, and I know He will take care of these situations.

For education this week...My regular school schedule

A keeper at home skill I am using/learning...Learning to control my actions and words. Knowing that the words I say hurt others feelings.

A spiritual lesson I am learning...Praying without ceasing. That I should take all my worries, fears, and dreams to Him. And letting Him take control of my life.

A godly character trait I plan to work on...Witnessing to others.

Scripture I am memorizing...Proverbs 31:18-21

I am praying for...My future.

For the rest of the week...The regular stuff that goes on every week, and on Friday we'll wake up to 2010!

A picture I would like to share...I snapped a picture of my cat sitting in this position. I thought it was weird and funny.



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Young Maiden's Daybook

Today...Monday, December 21, 2009!!!

Outside my window...The snow is melting, it's VERY cold.

I am thinking about...What my New Year's resolutions are going to be.

I am thankful for...God sending down His Son, and having Him die for our sins.

I am wearing...A navy blue long-sleeved shirt, and pink pajama pants.

I am reading...My Bible, and my Nancy Drew books.

I am creating...Blog Updates, and later this week I'm going to make peanut butter cookies, and snicker doodles for our family gathering.

One of my favorite things...Spending time with God, and falling apart in His arms.

For education this week...No school this week. Christmas break!!!

A keeper at home skill I am using/learning...Keeping up with the crafts to do with my little brother.

A spiritual lesson I'm learning...Reaching out to someone at least once a month.

A godly character trait I plan to work on...Keeping a positive attitude in everything I do.

Scripture I'm memorizing...She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar. She gets up while it is still dark; she provides food for her family and portions for servant girls. She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard. She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks. Proverbs 31:14-17

I am praying for...My future. God's guidance through my life, that I choose the right paths that make Him smile. And a quick recovery to get over this last bits of my cold.

For the rest of the week...All I know is that we are going over to my Mamaw's on Christmas Eve for dinner and gifts. Christmas morning we'll get up, have breakfast, and open the presents underneath the tree. Then later that day will be our family gathering.

A picture I would like to share...This was taken from my favorite movie for this time of year, "The Nativity Story".



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14 Days of Thankfulness

Costume Queen over at "Untraveled Path" is doing a meme called "14 Days of Thankfulness".

14 days of thankfulness started on November 13, 2009, and ends on Thanksgiving. Every day you do a post of one thing you are thankful for.

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Young Maiden's Daybook-11/16/2009

Today...Nov. 16, 2009

Outside my window...Very sunny!!! And a nice breeze going on!!!

I am thinking...That I want to deep-clean my bedroom, and I want to get some other stuff done!!!

I am thankful for...Sunshine-It helps me get motivated.

I am wearing...My pajamas. I am waiting for a load of my laundry to be finished, so I can put on clean clothes. :P

I am reading...Nancy Drew, and my Bible.

I am creating...Blog posts, and hoping to make some more chocolate chip cookies later on.

One of my favorite things...Reading in the sun!!! :)

For education this week...Basic Business Math, Science, Social Studies, Health, and English.

A keeper at home skill I am using/learning...Keeping up with the house.

A spiritual lesson I am learning...Patience

A godly character trait I plan to work on...Reaching out to others

Scripture I am memorizing...Proverbs 31:30

I am praying for...God's guidance through my life. And giving Him all my worries, fears, and dreams.

For the rest of the week...Mom and Dad have their weekly Bible study on Tuesday, I have youth group on Wednesday, and whatever God seems to fit in.

A picture I would like to share...



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Young Maidens Daybook-10/6/09

Today...October (wow!) 5, 2009

Outside my window...It is getting cooler every week, it has been drizzling off and on all day, and the leaves are just now changing.

I am thinking...If I want to go to college or not

I am thankful for...The Lord's guidance through my life.

I am wearing...Khaki pants, and a burgundy, dark green, and beige striped shirt.

I am reading...My Bible, Mission Impossible, and finishing up Little Women

I am creating...Blog posts, and hope to make brownies soon!!!

One of my favorite things...Knowing that I am saved, and forgiven of my sins!!!

For education this week...Science, Social Studies, Math, English, and Health

A keeper at home skills I am using/learning...Keeping up with the house

A spiritual lesson I'm learning...Priorities

A godly character trait I plan to work on...Reaching out to others

Scripture I am memorizing..."No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it." 1 Corinthians 10:13

I am praying for...Guidance through my life.

For the rest of the week...Mom and Dad has Bible study on Tuesday, I have youth group on Wednesday, Mom volunteers at the food pantry on Thursday, and my family and I have "Way Of The Master" training Sunday night. And whatever the Lord seems to fit in my schedule.

A picture I would like to share...Earlier today I snapped a picture of our tree in our front yard. You can see the red and orange leaves on the top!!!



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Young Maiden's Daybook-9/28

Today...September 28, 2009

Outside my window...Sunny

I am thinking...About the book "Rebekah's Diary" I just finished. And all that she has been through. More on this topic in a later post.

I am thankful for...Family and friends that support my every decision in life. :)

I am wearing...Blue Jean Burmuda shorts, and a lime green polo shirt.

I am reading...Redefining Beauty by Jenna Lucado with Max Lucado.

I am creating...I hope to make some biscuits for the first time...that is, if we have the right ingredients.

One of my favorite things...Spending time with God.

For education this week...Science, Social Studies, English, Health, and Basic Business Math.

A keeper at home skill I am using/learning...Baking.

A spiritual lesson I am learning...Prayer.

A godly character trait I plan to work on....Reaching out to others.

Scripture I am memorizing...I plan to make a month's worth of scripture to work on in the next couple of days.

I am praying for...God's guidance through the rest of my life. Hoping that I won't make the wrong decisions.

For the rest of the week....We have a small concert at church tonight we plan to attend, Hopefully we'll decorate for fall this evening, Mom and Dad have Bible study on Tuesday night, I have youth group Wednesday night, I think Thursday we are going on a home school field trip, Yippee, and Friday, we are hoping to go to SC to visit our friends.

A picture I would like to share...I took this photo when we went fishing a while back.



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New Updates to the Victoria Hill Farm

Sorry, I haven't updated in a while. I have been distracted, and recently my camera broke. So I had to wait until I could get a new one.

A couple weeks ago my family got new dogs.

Bailey-

Is a Golden Retriever, and very sweet. She is one-year-old, but still has a lot of puppy in her. She is a fence climber, so when we let her out to use the bathroom and play, we have to keep a close eye on her. She has to be my favorite.

Gracie, (I have not gotten a good picture of her, because she moves a lot), is a lab/pitbull mix. We were looking at Craig's list ads, and we found this ad about Gracie, saying that if no one takes her to a new family, then they will take her to the pound to be killed. So we rescued her.

She is very sweet.

Here is a picture of Gracie, Bailey, and Leo together on the top of the stairs that lead to the deck.

Randomness

Sorry I haven't posted yet. I just couldn't figure out what to write about. So this is going to be just randomness and what has been going on in my life.

A couple of weeks ago, I decided to try my hand at making my very first cake. I made a Hawaiian Wedding Cake.

I have a bunch of projects to work on.

I have a Thomas Kincaid color-by-number page Mom gave me.

I have a BUNCH of books I need to catch up on, PLUS, books Mom gave me.

I have a puzzle, I work on every now and then. I don't really have a official place to put it together on. So I put it together on the kitchen table. But before a meal, or if I know that I will be leaving it on the table for a while, then I put it up, Because I don't want my cats to play, tear, or WORSE, eat the puzzle pieces.

And last but not least, I have a stuffed dog sewing kit I haven't worked on in a while.

Just a couple weeks ago I started to get blooms on my butterfly bush.

My flowers are getting bigger. Especially my impatiens. Now next year I KNOW to plant them a little further apart. They are starting to grow into each other.

Next post coming up is pictures my Mom took of our chicken flock. Some of them are cute and funny. I will try to get that one up as soon as I can.

And the next post, probably before the chicken one, will be of my birthday!

Young Maiden's Daybook~6/15

Today...Monday, June 15, 2009

Outside my window...Very sunny, and hottt!!! *panting*

I am thinking...How many children will come to this year's VBS.

I am thankful for...Everything God has provided me, big and small. :)

I am wearing...Pink shirt with silver designs, and purple pants.

I am reading... All the books I listed last time plus "Watchers on the Hill" by Stephanie Grace Whitson.

I am creating...Nothing at the moment, but later this week I hope to make "Hawiiann Wedding Cake", yogurt, and chocolate chip cookies. :)

One of my favorite things...Spending time with my family and friends.

For education this week...I will be working on my PACE.

A keeper at home skill I am using/learning...baking.

A spiritual lesson I'm learning...Patience and controlling my anger.

A godly character trait I plan to work on...Reaching out to others.

Scripture I am memorizing...Proverbs 31

I am praying for...My future and this year's VBS.

For the rest of the week...the usual and whatever God plans to fit in.

Picture I want to share...This is a baby Cardinal that hatched from my butterfly bush.

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Young Maiden's Daybook~6/8

Today...Monday, June 8, 2009

Outside my window...Is sunny and bright outside, after so many showers.

I am thinking...I should get some stuff done around the house, including deep cleaning my room.

I am thankful for...Everything God has provided me. Salvation, family, friends, church, etc.

I am wearing...A pink "house" shirt, blue jeans shorts, bare feet, my hair is down drying!

I am reading...Still the same as before.

I am creating...Well, I am making this blog post, then deep clean my room, then maybe later on this evening me and the boys (my brothers) will make cupcakes, I will post about this later!

One of my favorite things...Baking.

For education this week...I will be working on my PACE.

A keeper at homeskill I am using/learning...Baking

A spiritual lesson I am learning...Reaching out to others.

A godly character trait I plan to work on...Controlling my attitude.

Scripture I am memorizing...Still working on Proverbs 31

I am praying for...God's direction through my life. Hoping that He will show me what He wants me to do with my life.

For the rest of the week...Same as last week.

A picture I would like to share...This adorable kitten is on my desktop for now!

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Garden Update

We (Mom, Dad, and I) went outside to check our gardens. It turns out that we got 2 squash from our squash plants!

We should get some more tomorrow. Our corn is growing well. And our okra is just taking it's time. But it is getting there.

Young Maiden's Daybook~6/1

Today...June 1, 2009

Outside my window...Nice and warm out, we just put the clothes on the line. And the mother bird is nice and cozy in her nest.

I am thinking...About when the baby birds are going to hatch.

I am thankful for...Everything God provides for us.

I am wearing...A pink "house" shirt, blue jeans, bare feet, my hair is up, and ear studs.

I am reading...Still the same. I really need to work on reading my un-finished books, and stop starting new ones.

I am creating...Nothing at the moment.

One of my favorite things...Blogging.

For education this week...Whatever Mom wants us to do.

A keeper at homeskill I using/learning...Cleaning

A spiritual lesson I'm learning...Reaching out to others

A godly character trait I plan to work on...Controling my attitude.

Scripture I am memorizing...Proverbs 31

I am praying for...My future

For the rest of the week...Mom has work on Tuesday and Thursday, I have youth group on Wednesday, and whatever God plans to fit in.

A picture I would like to share...I took this from inside my house, but this is a bird's nest in my butterfly bush right outside my window. The bird is a Cardinal. The momma bird has been sitting in her nest for a few days now.

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Young Maiden's Daybook~5/25

Today...Monday, May 25, 2009

Outside my window...Is really cloudy, every now and then the sun will peak through the clouds, warm out, almost a great day for yard work, :)
I am thinking...I am actually making a list of around the house and yard stuff that needs to be done today. It is getting pretty long. Should get started after this post.

I am thankful for...Great "bloggy" friends that I can relate too. That inspire me. :)

I am wearing...My "yard" shorts, my purple shirt that I got from Disney World that reads "Sometimes princess, sometimes pirate.", and my hair is up.

I am reading...Same as before. Have not caught up on my reading yet.

I am creating...I am hoping to make chocolate chip cookies later on today.

One of my favorite things...A clean house. With no toys on the floor, that I have to dodge. :)

For education this week...I am working on my "end of grade" tests.

A keeper at home-skill I am using/learning...Keeping a clean house.

A spiritual lesson I am learning...Reaching out to others.

A godly character trait I plan to work on...Suffereth long, is kind, envieth not, vaunteth not itself, isn't puffed up, behaveth not unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, rejoiceth not in iniquity, rejoiceth in truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things, and never faileth!

Scripture I am memorizing...Proverbs 31

For the rest of the week...Mom has work on Tuesday and Thursday, I have youth group on Wednesday, and I think we are going on our first home-school group field trip this weekend.

A picture I'd like to share...Our "Little Bunny Foo-foo"!

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Some More Backyard Pictures!!!

After cleaning Sunday afternoon, I got bored. So I went out in our backyard to take some pictures.

We just planted this peach tree. This is the first fruit tree we have ever tried to grow.

This is Momma's lavender she planted a while back. It started blooming after the rain finished it's first round. You can really smell the scent right after it rains.

These are the latest additions to my garden. These are impatiens. I am hoping every two weeks to get some more flowers to fill in my garden. The top one is pink, the bottom one is orange.


I snapped a picture of our hens taking dirt baths. At first I thought they were dead, because they were on their sides. The top one is Pikachu or Ash (Pokemon characters), the one on the left is Cinco, and the one on the right is Lacy. Pikachu and Ash are buff orpingtons, Cinco is a salmon favorelle, and Lacy is Polish, aka top-hatter.

This is our corn.


These are two of our green bean plants.

This is our whole patch of squash and green beans.

This is our whole patch of corn, with the peach tree in the background.


I was planning on taking more pictures, but, my camera's battery was dying.

Spring From My Backyard!

This is my garden - finally planted.

These are some orange gerber daisies we bought.

This is a picture of an iris from our front yard. I have no clue when we planted it. I thought the picture turned out great.

This is my new flock that I have to take care of for one of my chores. We just put them in the coop. We found out a couple of days ago that we have two roosters. When I was feeding them one morning I heard a crow from one of them. One of them is the black one with white spots, on the far right side.

I love walking around bare footed in my back yard. Especially in spring and summer.

Young Maiden's Daybook~5/11

Today...Monday, May the eleventh

Outside my window...Is sunny and warm

I am thinking...about our new bunny

I am thankful for...friends and family members I trust and depend on

I am wearing...white tank top, pink over shirt, and plaid shorts

I am reading...still to much to list, I need to get back to reading

I am creating...nothing at the moment except this blog post, I might draw a picture after dinner

One of my favorite things...spending time outdoors

For education this week...we are starting on a new curriculum this time.

A keeper at homeskill I am using/learning...baking/cooking

A spiritual lesson I am learning...reaching out to others

A godly character trait I plan to work on...suffereth long, is kind, envieth not, vaunteth not itself, isn't puffed up, behaveth not unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, rejoiceth not in iniquity, rejoiceth in truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things, and never faileth!

Scripture I am memorizing...Proverbs 31

For the rest of the week...Mom has work on Tuesday and Thursday, I have youth group Wednesday, and whatever pops up. I am hoping to go to the library this week.

A picture I'd like to share...my cats like to lay in weird positions...example

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Young Maiden's Daybook~5/4

Today.... Monday, May 4, 2009

Outside my window..... is sunny and warm

I am thinking........... that this year is going by fast

I am thankful for........ my family and friends

I am wearing.......... vintage rose pink shirt, blue jeans burmuda shorts, bare feet, and my hair is up

I am reading...... too much to list

I am creating..... blog post

One of my favorite things...... is riding my bike

For educarion this week...... I guess whatever mom has planned for us

A keeper at home skill I am using/learning...... cleaning

A spiritual lesson I am learning............ reaching out to others

A godly character trait I am working on...... prayer

Scripture I am memorizing......... "My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed." Psalm 71:23

I am praying for.... friends and future

For the rest of the week....... Wednesday is youth group, and Thursday we are going to SC

A picture I'd like to share.......... This picture came with my computer, it is called "Autumn Leaves"

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Herb Festival

Every spring, a herb festival is held at our local farmer's market.

Mom and I had a great time looking at all the homemade stuff and the herbs that local farmers grew.

I am wanting my own flower garden this year. So later own today Mom and I are going in the front yard and figuring out which garden I can get. Mom asked me if I was wanting to plant some herbs this year. I told her since this is my first garden that I am wanting to try flowers this year. Then next year I will do herbs. And this evening I am going to probably get me some seedlings from a store.