Tuesdays with a Twist Blog Hop #677

Welcome to Tuesdays with a Twist #677!

ENJOY!

Before we get to the blog hop today - 

during the month of April I will be featuring an asparagus recipe post:

Lemon Asparagus Chicken

 

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!

Angie @ God's Growing Garden

My Features this Week are:

1. "A Touch of Spring:  Faux Rose & Wildflower Wreath" by Steph Creates Things

2. "Asparagus Leek & Feta Tart" by Esme Salon

3. "Budget-Friendly Spring Frame Decor" by Crazy Little Lovebirds

If you've been featured I'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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You're the STAR - Week#2 CREATIVE (April 2026)

The peas are up!  Lots of chives and a good amount of kale - a great start to garden produce 2026.  

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:

Fill Your Mind With These 8 Things

WELCOME to the second week of the April 2026 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!

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WELCOME to CREATIVE feature week of the April 2026 "You're the STAR" blog hop!
Meet your CREATIVE week Hosts 

This week is CREATIVE feature week

Swing by the hosts' blogs:

Colleen @ Butterfly in the Attic

Michelle @ Moms Are Frugal

Lisa @ At Home With Lisa

Kris @ Kris and Larry . com

Angie @ God's Growing Garden

Bev @ Eclectic Red Barn is taking a break for 2 months (April & May)

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#2 CREATIVE - arts & crafts, music, writing &/or dramatic arts (this can include sewing, yarn work, dance, art history, handmade jewelry, painting, computer art, fashion etc - anything creative while remaining family friendly)

 (These features were chosen from the March 2026 "You're the Star" blog hop)

Welcome Home Printable for Spring & Summer by Carol on The Lake

MOD Shamrock Coaster by Road Gypsies

Spring Trends with Ageless Style by Amy's Creative Pursuits

DIY Fabric Flowers by At Home With Lisa

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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Old Fashioned Sunday Hymn Sing #147

Welcome to the 147th Old Fashioned Sunday Hymn Sing!

I miss the old hymns that I remember from my childhood - there were no drums, no electric guitar and no mind numbing beat. It was just voices and maybe a piano or an organ. The choir led the congregation in singing - and the words of these hymns are poetic. I realize that there is a need for the modern "seeker oriented" worship music - but it is also necessary to have deeper songs (no offense intended to anyone who prefers the newer church songs).

I decided to have an "Old Fashion Sunday Hymn Sing" once a month on this blog.

I personally do NOT have a great singing voice - I used to play the guitar & piano but my voice is NOT an instrument. That's the great thing about this digital hymn sing, you can warble along without being embarrassed or without offending anyone else.

The hymns that we will be studying are taken from an old hymnal from a Baptist church that is no longer in existence - "The North American Hymnal" published in 1956 by "THE ROGER WILLIAMS PRESS"

I will also try to find a version of the featured hymn on "YouTube" to share with you each month.

We normally have the "Old Fashioned Sunday Hymn Sing" on the first Sunday of every month but since last week was "Resurrection Day", we moved the Hymn Sunday back one week.

Today's featured hymn is "O Jesus, I Have Promised" and the author is John E. Bode.  This author graduated from Christ Church in Oxford, England.  He is famous for the "Brampton Lectures" ("the exposition and defense of the Christian faith").  He had many poems and hymns published.

One of the first lines in the first verse of this hymn talks about not being afraid ("I shall not fear the battle If Thou art by my side").  I am re-sharing a post that I did recently called:

"God's Power Inside Us Means No Fear of the World Outside":

Click HERE to view "God's Power Inside Us Means No Fear of the World Outside"

I have included two versions of this beautiful hymn.  The first version is a solo and does not include all four verses.  (videos are located below the lyrics).

Enjoy!

Turn with me to number 266 in your hymnals and let's sing:

O Jesus, I Have Promised

written by John E. Bode (1816-1874) & composed by Arthur H. Mann (1850-1929)

1. O Jesus, I have promised To serve Thee to the end;  Be Thou for ever near me, My Master and my Friend;  I shall not fear the battle If Thou art by my side, Nor wander from the pathway If Thou wilt be my guide.

2.  O let me feel Thee near me!  The world is ever near;  I see the sights that dazzle, The tempting sounds I hear;  My foes are ever near me, Around me and within;  But, Jesus, draw Thou nearer, And shield my soul from sin.

3.  O let me hear Thee speaking in accents clear and still, Above the storms of passion, The murmurs of self-will;  O speak to reassure me, To hasten or control;  O speak, and make me listen, Thou guardian of my soul.

4.  O Jesus, Thou hast promised To all who follow Thee That where Thou art in glory There shall Thy servant be;  And, Jesus, I have promised To serve Thee to the end;  O give me grace to follow, My Master and my Friend.

A special thanks to "Songs and Everlasting Joy" for sharing this with us!

A special thanks to "Olive Tree Hymns" for sharing this with us!

Other Hymns on this blog:

Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken

Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me

Where He Leads Me

We Gather Together To Ask The Lord's Blessing

Bread of the World in Mercy Broken

O Master of the Waking World

Lead, Kindly Light, Amid th'Encircling Gloom

The Gate Ajar for Me

How Firm A Foundation, Ye Saints of the Lord

Draw Thou My Soul, O Christ

I Sing the Praise of Love Unbounded

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"The Science of Life & Identity - DNA"

Rustic Canadian Butter Tarts with Raisins

Rustic Canadian Butter Tarts with Raisins

This is a classic Canadian recipe.  Simple ingredients with a spectacular flavor.

Printable Recipe

Ingredients

pie crust dough (double crust - see link below)

1/3 cup butter (melted & cooled to room temperature)

1 cup brown sugar

2 tablespoons heavy cream

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 egg

3/4 cup raisins

 Begin by making the crust (click HERE to learn how to make your own crust).  You will be making a double pie crust (the double crust recipe is at the bottom of the above crust post).  Split the dough into 12 equal parts (visually equal parts - you do not have to weigh each part).  Roll each dough portion out and gently place in a  parchment lined muffin tin (or line with muffin paper cups).  Continuing rolling and and filling each muffin space until all 12 portions have been used (see 4 pictures below).  Set aside and move to the filling.

 

 

The Filling Instructions

Begin by melting & cooling the butter to lukewarm.  In a large bowl stir the lukewarm butter and brown sugar together.  Add the cream and vanilla extract to the previous mixture and stir until combined.  Now stir in the egg (I used a whisk instead of a wooden spoon).  The final ingredient are the raisins and for this step I used a wooden spoon - stir until combined (see next 4 pictures below).  

Dollop an equal portion of the filling into each crust lined muffin space (see picture below).

Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 15 to 25 minutes or until the filling is golden brown (the time all depends on the depth of the muffin space and the heat of your oven.  If you jiggle the muffin pan and the inside is still quite wobbly then it needs to remain in the oven a little longer.)

Allow to cool for at least 15 minutes (the inside will be very hot at first).

When you cut them in half the filling should NOT ooze out and should look like the picture below:

Serve & ENJOY!

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Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot

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"Planting Potatoes in a Leaf Pile"

Tuesdays with a Twist Blog Hop #676

Welcome to Tuesdays with a Twist #676!

ENJOY!

Before we get to the blog hop today - 

during the month of April I will be featuring an asparagus recipe post:

The Basics - Sauteed Asparagus

 

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!

Angie @ God's Growing Garden

My Features this Week are:

1. "Our Country Style Easter Centerpiece" by My Little Old World

2. "Holy Week Nibbles - Sharing the Easter Story with Littles" by Our Grand Lives

3. "Making Curtains From Vintage Petticoats" by The Apple Street Cottage

If you've been featured I'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!

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

You're the STAR - Week#1 GARDEN (April 2026)

We have some roller coaster temperatures predicted this week - a low of 24 tonight and then highs in the 70s by midweek.  

Thank you again for joining us!

There are many ways to follow me:

Angie @ God's Growing Garden

blog  |  TruthSocial  |  facebook  |  pinterest  |  twitter  |  zazzle  |  RUMBLE

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

Popped Strawberry Popcorn

WELCOME to the first week of the April 2026 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!

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WELCOME to GARDEN feature week of the April 2026 "You're the STAR" blog hop!

Meet all of your Hosts

This week is GARDEN feature week
Swing by the Hosts blogs:

Angie @ God's Growing Garden
Colleen @ Butterfly in the Attic

Michelle @ Moms Are Frugal

Lisa @ At Home With Lisa

Kris @ Kris and Larry . com

Bev @ Eclectic Red Barn is taking a break for 2 months (April & May)

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#1 GARDEN - gardening, homesteading, recycling, outdoor activities &/or preserving (this can include any type of green living,  repurposed ideas, outdoor concerns, posts relating to farm animals etc all while remaining family friendly)

(These features were chosen from the March 2026 "You're the Star" blog hop)

Dianthus from Last Summer by Cindy's On-Line Recipe Box

Tomato Tulips Spring Appetizer by Carol on the Lake

Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix by Scratch Made Food

Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak Meatballs by Moore Or Less Cooking

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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