God's Growing Garden

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Tuesdays with a Twist Blog Hop #617

Welcome to Tuesdays with a Twist #617!

Before we get to the blog hop today -

during the month of February I will be featuring a rose post:

Frank's Flowers - Mauve Miracle Rose

Photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

Checkout wonderful seeds at Mary's Heirloom Seeds

click HERE to shop for the best seeds

Or click picture below:

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Also, checkout one of my Bags/Purses available at Zazzle:

Evening Sun Mix Sunflower Tote Bag
by GodsGrowingGarden

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Good Morning and Welcome to another No Rules Party!

We're your hosts & co-hosts

Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
Angie @ God's Growing Garden
Checkout my amazing "Featured" Pinterest Board

(click HERE to view & follow)

Features!

Each co-host will be sharing her own picks for Features. This gives everyone a better chance of being featured. Be sure to check all of our blogs to see if you were featured!

My Features this Week are:

1. "Succulent Centerpiece Using Dollar Tree Items" by CrazyLittleLoveBirds
2. "Easy Crock-Pot Dried Apricot Butter" by Scratch Made Food
3. "Red Velvet Biscotti" by Cindy's On-Line Recipe Box

If you've been featured we'd love for you to grab a button.

The party starts every Tuesday at 7am EST and will continue until Saturday at 11:59pm. Feel free to stop back any time and "like" your favorites. Please visit other blogs if you have a moment.

Share older posts as well as new ones. No limit on links!

*Pictures should be your own*

By linking up you give us permission to use these photos

(with proper link backs) in our features. And now for the party!

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Grow your own!
Many wonderful garden products from
"Mary's Heirloom Seeds"!!
click to view

Monday, February 17, 2025

You're the STAR - Week#3 FAMILY (February 2025)

We had a couple snowstorms come through over the past few days - not as much accumulation as they predicted.

Thank you again for joining us!

There are many ways to follow me:

Angie @ God's Growing Garden

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Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share this post from my blog:

22 Treasures - BREAD

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Welcome to week#3 of the February 2025 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!

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WELCOME to FAMILY feature week of the
February 2025 "You're the STAR" blog hop!
Meet your FAMILY week Cohosts

This week is FAMILY feature week
Swing by the Family hosting team's blogs:
Michelle @ Moms Are Frugal
Kris @ Kris and Larry . com

Lisa @ Lisa's Everyday Life

Fiona @ Dolly Dowsie

This is a month long Linky party featuring YOU!

There will be 4 different features each week and 4 different feature categories. Just to be clear - this is NOT a themed party - you may link up ANY family-friendly blog posts any day of each month.

The "theme" occurs in our weekly features:

WEEK#3 FAMILY - parenting, fitness, health, finances & inspirational (this can include anything about children like: education ideas for children, also self help, beauty etc - anything family friendly)

by Angie Ouellette-Tower for godsgrowinggarden.com photo ShopHoppingFeatured_zpsf9fab123.jpg

(These features were chosen from the January 2025 "You're the STAR" blog hop)

3 Ways to Boost Your Mind & Body This Winter by Comfort Spring Station

Layered Sand - High Contrast Brown & Ivory Winter Outfit by Within a World of My Own

5 Activities We Love - Indoor Fun With the Littles by Our Grand Lives

Sharing Our History #5 by Scratch Made Food

If you've been featured then please grab a STAR button below:

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All Hosts/CoHosts will post this blog hop on every Monday of each week.

Please link up your family friendly blog posts below!

It wouldn't be a linky party with YOU!

(IMPORTANT NOTE: by linking up you understand that you might be featured next month and if so, we will use some of your photos from your post - rest assured - we will always link back to your lovely blog. We might also share your fantastic posts on social media. Also, you may link up as many family-friendly posts as you like & YES - other blog hops &/or giveaways are welcome {giveaways and blog hops will NOT be featured though} Thank You & ENJOY! )

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Sunday, February 16, 2025

God's Word #2 - Dos & Don'ts

God's Word #2 - Dos & Don'ts

We are taking a one month break from our regular multiple Sunday series to do a three part study on God's Word. Last week we focused on "God's Word Is In Our Heart" (click HERE to view) Today we are going through the "dos & don'ts" of God's Word.

We will begin with the "dos." There are two:

- Speak God's word

- Put God's word into action

Both verses above show how amazing it is to be guided by God even in our speech. There have been many times when sitting down to type my Sunday post I suddenly start typing something different than I had originally planned. In these instances I felt guided by the Holy Spirit to change my topic (this month included). I don't know why but I obey those guiding urgings from the Holy Spirit anyway. Maybe somebody needed to hear that topic on that exact date - only God knows.

Just as important is doing what God's word says. Often it is only our actions that strangers see and through our actions might be saved because they saw Jesus in our works. Our actions can be a much more powerful witness to others - so much more obvious than our words (see verses below).

Then there are three "don'ts":

- Do Not take away or add to God's word

- Do Not distort God's word

- Do Not peddle God's word

The message or meaning can be so incredibly changed just by taking away a word. Equally, the meaning can be changed by adding a word. (see verses above).

Also, distorting God's word is a"don't" and a form of deception. Maybe twisting the context or manipulating the timeframe are examples of distorting God's word. (see verses below)

Finally, this is probably the most important of the "don'ts" - do not peddle or profit for personal gain from God's word. (read Scripture below)

Remember, Jesus turned over the tables of people selling and profiting during church and on the tabernacle grounds. They were not profiting from God's word but rather on God's property and that was enough to cause Jesus to show "righteous anger." (read Matthew 21:12-13 &/or Mark 11:15-18)

This is going to be the most difficult information for many to accept (I know that I was shocked and hurt when I realized the truth about many season pastors/ministers).

I have always felt uncomfortable when popular televangelists are constantly pushing their newest book or video series. Yes, I'm sure that some of the profits from selling that merchandise goes back into the ministry but even that caused more uncomfortable feelings.

I'm going to list some of these televangelists and their net worth (a few of these I followed for years - noticed past tense)(These net worth figures are from online research - either 2023 or 2024):

Kenneth Copeland - $760 million

Pat Robertson - $100 million

Joel Osteen - $100 million

David Jeremiah - $50 million

Rick Warren - $25 million

Franklin Graham - $10 million

Joyce Meyer - $8 million

John Hagee - $5 million

Recently, I was watching something on TV (I think it was something political) and Franklin Graham was introduced as the CEO of his ministry instead of as the pastor. That's horrible. These "ministries" are corporations and no longer true callings from God. I can't help but wonder how many of the people giving to these "ministries" didn't have enough money for their next meal?

This is true peddling of God's word!

Let's speak & act God's word everyday so that we will have the wisdom to never distort, or peddle His word.

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"Prayer Basics & 8 Ways To Find Answers"

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Homegrown Chestnut Mushrooms

Homegrown Chestnut Mushrooms

Every year (since I started growing mushrooms), I have tried growing a new variety. This year that new variety is called: "Chestnut". Actually, I just harvested them today so I haven't eaten them yet - I will have to reveal what I thought of them in a future post.

You will see that I took way too many pictures of this type of mushroom but they were just so cute. I show the very beginning when the mushrooms just started "pinning" and then I took you all they way through to harvest.

Previously featured homegrown mushroom varieties:

Snow Oyster

Pink Oyster

Morel (wild, grown outside)

Golden Oyster

Lion's Mane

Italian Oyster

Blue Oyster

Black King Oyster

Wine Cap (grown outside)

Shiitake

(If you want to grow your own mushrooms click HERE for mushroom supplies )

CHESTNUT MUSHROOMS

The following pictures show the progression in growth.