Halloween?

I know we don't celebrate Halloween, and many of your families do not, so I thought you might be interested in this article!

Why not Halloween?

I have given you the link where you may read Victoria's post on Halloween. I found it very interesting!


Blessings and Happy Reformation Day!

~R.J.

Noble Rose Press

Check out this cute, but also godly site! http://www.noblerosepress.com/


They have a blog and also sell paper dolls! Neat huh? The paper dolls are $12.95. Not that expensive! They have great designs, and quality!



Enjoy your day!

Blessings,

R.J.

Wordless Wednesday

Sorry!

I am quite sure that all my readers have left me! I apologize for the lack of posts but first of all here are some reasons why!

1. We are down with colds! :(
2. Our laptop crashed and since mom works from home, I have to bide my time and wait for the computer!
3. We have some things going on with our life!
4. And finally life itself!

I am going to try to post at least 1 post (maybe 2) per week! But it will depend on how busy we are! Just so you know I DO plan on posting! So just stay with me! LOL :)

Enjoy your day!

~R.J.

Please Pray!

Could you all please say a prayer, for Rachel and Jessica's grandmother. She is in the hospital.

Read Rachel's post here: Young Homemakers Blog

Please also pray for Noah Estes. He is very sick! The poor little guy!

Read their blog here: Our Quiverfull

Thanks!
R.J.
P.S. This is late as I have not been on the computer for at least 1 week! I apologize Jessica and Rachel! :O But, you can still pray for her! :)

Apple Sauce!

Well, if you have read my post about apples, then you know that we got alot! We were at a loss at what to do with them all, but my mom said, we will make apple sauce. It was very fun! We got a late start on it last night about 3, and by the time all of the apples we were going to use for applesauce were peeled, cut, cooked, and pureed, we still had to seal them. That took us till 9:30 PM, it was a long day but a fun one! We put up 22 jars of applesauce! We are going to make apple jelly too so hopefully, I will have some pictures/ posts of that!

Sorry, no pictures, unfortunately................... maybe in a different post! I apologize to you all, but, it takes a while to upload pictures, and our laptop does not download pictures.

Enjoy your day, and your fall!
Blessings,
R.J.

Recipe!

Here is a delicious recipe! That our family loves, it is perfect for a cold day!

Sausage Minestrone
Ingredients:
1 lb. ground beef
1 c. chopped onion 2 cloves garlic, minced
8 c. chicken or beef broth
1 can diced tomatoes
2 carrots, coined
2 c. cooked black beans
1 lb. frozen green beans
1 c. uncooked barley or quinoa
4 t. Italian seasonings
1/2 t. paprika
1/4 t. red pepper flakes
1/2 t. dried sage
1/2 t. dried parsley
1 t. fennel seed
salt and pepper
Instructions:
Brown beef, onion, and garlic in a large pot. Add all remaining ingredients except green beans. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer one hour, or until barley is done. Add green beans and heat through.

Enjoy!
Blessings,
R.J.

Apples!

On Sunday afternoon, my family went apple picking after church, at our local Christan orchard. We do what is called gleaning. These people will go to local Christian farms and glean from the fields and orchards what they do not need. But you can take come things home so that is a blessing! It is quite fun! After they are done gleaning they give them to people who need them, and to food pantries.


We got TONS of Delicious apples! Some of them we will eat, but others we will make into crisps, applesauce, pies, and, we will also freeze them. But we might make, apple cider doughnuts, and jelly with! :)
What do you usually do with your apples?

Well, I have a long day ahead of me!
Blessings,
R.J.
P.S. By the way this post is a week late..... :D

It's Back!

Well, my old blog is back! But that does not mean that I will not post on this one! I just wanted to let y'all know!

Here is the address: http://www.virtuousgirlhood.com

Hope you check it out!
Blessings,
R.J.