Tuesdays with a Twist Blog Hop #610

Welcome to Tuesdays with a Twist #610!

Before we get to the blog hop today - 

during the month of December I will be featuring a post focusing on Christmas:

Living Day by Day - Planning is Up To God

Checkout wonderful seeds at Mary's Heirloom Seeds 

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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

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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. "Transforming a Metal Can into Shabby Chic Keepsake" by Steph Creates Things

2. "Lebkuchenmann- Gingerbread Man" by Mami Made It

3. "A Christmas Home Tour" by Amy's Creative Pursuits

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"!!
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Baker's Dozen #13 - HORS D'OEUVRES

Baker's Dozen #13 - HORS D'OEUVRES

This is the final post in my 2024 series celebrating the 13th year of "God's Growing Garden".  The term "baker's dozen" comes from medieval England where there were strict laws about the price of bread/wheat.  If a baker was caught cheating on the size of bread they would be fined or even punished physically.  To make sure that punishment never happened, bakers started adding an extra baked good in with each customer's order. 

I posted once or twice a month in this series.  I chose a topic and then shared 13 previously published posts on that chosen topic.

Just in time for New Year's Eve - today our topic is:

HORS D'OEUVRES

ENJOY!

click on each title to view the entire post:

Cheesy Spinach Phyllo Triangles

1970's Hors D'oeuvres

Michigan Roll - Zucchini Sushi

Homemade Egg Rolls

Sausage & Wild Rice Stuffed Mushrooms

Sweet Potato Chips

Tomato Desperados

Olive, Onion & Almond Cheeseball

Bacon Wrapped Zucchini

Salsa by Linda

Curly-Q Parsnip Fries

Pita Chips

Herbal Kefir Cheese Spread

Other "Baker's Dozen" posts:

WINTER

CHOCOLATE

SPRING

FLOWERS

HERBS

BERRIES

SUMMER

VEGGIES

FALL

COOKIES

ADVENT

CHRISTMAS DAY

HORS D'OEUVRES



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"Orange Hot Chocolate with Cocoa Whipped Cream"

You're the STAR - Week#5 EXTRA (December 2024)

Wishing you a blessed New Year!

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 from my blog:

In With The New

WELCOME to the December 2024 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!

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WELCOME to EXTRA feature week of the December 2024 "You're the STAR" blog hop!
(Sometimes we will have 5 Mondays in a month - these 5th special Mondays are called "EXTRA feature" days)

Meet all of your STAR Hosts 

Swing by the STAR Hosts blogs:
Angie @ God's Growing Garden
Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
Colleen @ Butterfly in the Attic
Mel @ Decor Craft Design

Michelle @ Moms Are Frugal
Kris @ Kris and Larry . com

Lisa @ Lisa's Everyday Life

Fiona @ Dolly Dowsie
Bev @ Eclectic Red Barn
Niki from Life as a LEO Wife

This is a month long Linky party featuring YOU!

There will be 4 different features each week and 4 different feature categories (except for this special EXTRA day - we will be featuring 4 extra).  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#1 GARDEN - gardening, homesteading, recycling &/or preserving (this can include any type of green living,  while remaining family friendly),
WEEK#2 CREATIVE - arts & crafts, music, writing &/or dramatic arts (this can include sewing, dance, art history, handmade jewelry, computer art, fashion etc - anything creative while remaining family friendly)
WEEK#3 FAMILY - parenting, fitness, finances & inspirational (this can include anything about children like: education ideas for children, also self help, beauty etc -  anything family friendly)
WEEK#4 HOME - recipes, home décor, antique/DIY &/or travel (this can include anything about your home - even history posts - all while remaining family friendly)




(All features were chosen from the November 2024 "You're the Star" blog hop)

Fake Bake Cookies:  Snowmen by Studio 27 - By Jennifer Adams

Apple Frangipane Tart by Mille Fiori Favoriti

Cranberry & Dried Cherry Sauce  by Scratch Made Food

It's Pumpkin Cooking Time! by Old New Green Redo

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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Help for the Caregiver - NEVER GIVE UP!

Help for the Caregiver - NEVER GIVE UP!

The holidays can be very stressful for many people, especially those who are 24/7 family caregivers.  Five years ago I did a series called:  "Who Takes Care of the Caregiver?".  Well, this is a compilation of those posts.

We learned how to deal with four difficult situations

Dealing with:

- Frustration

- Fear

- Exhaustion

- Unfairness

(Below, I summarized and highlighted each post but please click on each title to view each post in it's entirety)

Dealing with FRUSTRATION

You will be able to find encouragement through prayer and meditation on God's Word!

Dealing with FEAR

Love God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength and you will notice that fear will cease to control you.  You will still experience hardships, but draw on God's strength and you will be able to endure whatever comes your way.

Dealing with EXHAUSTION

"Do you not know?

    Have you not heard?

The Lord is the everlasting God,

    the Creator of the ends of the earth.

He will not grow tired or weary,

    and His understanding no one can fathom.

He gives strength to the weary

    and increases the power of the weak.

Even youths grow tired and weary,

    and young men stumble and fall;

but those who hope in the Lord

    will renew their strength.

They will soar on wings like eagles;

    they will run and not grow weary,

    they will walk and not be faint."

Isaiah 40:28-31

Remember that physical, emotional and mental exhaustion is eliminated by becoming renewed and refreshed in God - through His Word, through prayer and by the Holy Spirit!

Dealing with UNFAIRNESS

I know that it is difficult to ignore the unfair treatment by family and friends but try to continue doing good.  Tell them to "mock on" and just brush it aside!''

NEVER GIVE UP!  By caring for your loved ones you have been given the greatest gift of all - precious time with that loved one. 

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"Prayer Basics & 8 Ways To Find Answers"

The Cat & The Squirrel

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

The Cat & The Squirrel

Usually, it is all out window combat when my cat sees a squirrel outside eating the birdseed but recently, my cat decided to take up a new leaf and give the squirrel a chance.

The following pictures show that peaceful encounter:

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

Since it's Christmastime, my cat was reminded of what the angels said after Jesus was born:

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:

“Glory to God in the highest,

And peace on earth, goodwill toward men!”

Luke 2:13-14

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

ENJOY!

Here are some of my previous encounters with critters:

(click on each title to view the entire post)

Circus AcroSQUIRREL

Cheeky Squirrel Posing for Pictures

Stingy Squirrel
GHOST - The Tomato Eating White Squirrel
SQUIRRELY - Destroyer of Tomatoes

Chipmunk Window Feeder

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"Olive, Onion & Almond Cheese Ball"