God's Growing Garden

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Tuesdays with a Twist Blog Hop #644

Welcome to Tuesdays with a Twist #644!

Before we get to the blog hop today -

during the months of July & August I will be featuring a "Garden Fresh Veggie" post:

Daily Garden Produce - with RECIPES

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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. "Frozen Root Beer Float Pie" by Cindy's On-Line Recipe Box
2. "Easy Fall Table Decor with Stencil & Flowers" by Steph Creates Things
3. "Mid-Century Bathroom Redo" by twochicksandamom

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, August 25, 2025

You're the STAR - Week#4 HOME (August 2025)

Autumn raspberries are just starting to ripen - I'm looking forward to that harvest!

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:

Rustic Outdoor Sink for Washing Garden Produce

by Angie Ouellette-Tower for http://www.godsgrowinggarden.com/ photo YoureTheStarHopLarge_zpsjbrldhcx.jpg

WELCOME to the August 2025 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!

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WELCOME to HOME feature week of the August 2025 "You're the STAR" blog hop!
Meet your HOME week Hosts

This week is HOME feature week
Swing by the Home Hosts' Blogs:
Bev from Eclectic Red Barn

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#4 HOME - recipes, home décor, antique/DIY &/or travel (this can include anything about your home - even history posts - all while remaining family friendly)

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(All features were chosen from the July 2025 "You're the Star" blog hop)

Pizza Cake by Esme Salon

Upcycled Lighting by The Apple Street Cottage

Ants of Picnic Blanket Icebox Cookies by Cindy's On-Line Recipe Box
Shoo Fly Cake 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, August 24, 2025

7 Covenants - #1 Adamic/Edenic

7 Covenants - #1 Adamic / Edenic

There are seven very important covenants in the Bible. Most Christians can only name a couple (before doing my research I have to admit that I could only think of 4), and many other people only focus on one covenant from the Old Testament as being the "ultimate" covenant.

Today we are starting a new series where we will study each covenant in detail.

The first covenant is the Adamic or Edenic.

Let's begin by defining the word:

Covenant - a solemn, binding agreement established by God with individuals or groups. It involves promises, blessings and stipulations that underscore the relationship between God and His people.

I want to be as clear as possible, so let's define two words from the definition of covenant above: solemn & binding.

Solemn- very serious; done with the utmost sincerity

Binding- imposing and obligation

It is pretty obvious from the title of this covenant (ADAMic or EDENic) that we are talking about Adam & Eve and the fall of mankind that occurred in the Garden of Eden.

In the passage above we see what God required of mankind and specifically described what was allowed.

Then in the Bible verses below we see the stipulation portion of this covenant - NO eating from the tree of knowledge!!!

Just think of how amazing it must have been to take care of the Garden of Eden! I praise and thank God when He provides garden produce seen below, but just imagine how even more abundant harvesting from the Garden of Eden must have been!

And now the very serious consequences of breaking the obligation of the covenant.

The serpent AND mankind (Adam & Eve) all have to pay for going against the Adamic/Edenic covenant.

In the Scripture below you will notice that it doesn't specifically say that the serpent is satan, however, in

Revelation 20:2 it says ".....that ancient serpent who is the devil or satan......."

Then, we learn about the consequences for Adam and Eve - consequences that are for ALL of mankind.

Click HERE to view "TREES#2 - From the Fall to Forgiveness"

Lastly, we see that the consequences of Adam & Eve's actions even affect the tree of life. God puts massive protection around the tree of life (see Scripture passage above). Also, click HERE to view "TREES#8 - The Tree of Life"

Learning about God's covenants is important. As we see, this first covenant affects us all even today.

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You might be interested in viewing this video:

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"Prayer Basics & 8 Ways To Find Answers"

Saturday, August 23, 2025

Monarch Butterfly Visits the Sunflower Patch

Monarch Butterfly Visits the Sunflower Patch

I grew up near "Point Pelee National Park" in Canada which is a popular Monarch butterfly migration destination. As a child I even made a Monarch butterfly costume (click HERE to view).

I have noticed an increased butterfly population in my garden over the past few years. Below are the links to previous blog posts about butterflies in my garden:

Click on the following titles to view other butterflies that I've captured (on camera) in my garden (previous years):

Find the Crawlers & Critters
Bees & Butterflies Love Sunflowers

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
The Question Mark Butterfly

The Red Admiral Butterfly

Now I can add Monarch Butterfly to the list of butterfly types in my garden.

ENJOY the pictures below!

All photos were taken by me (Angie Ouellette-Tower) in my garden.
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