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we grew pumpkins on the farm this summer.
it really was a joint effort
verses like the little-red hens-bread story.
my nephew hooked up the tiller to the tractor.
brown-eyed-handsome man tilled the garden.
i raked the weeds and bought the seeds.
sister-bird and i planted the seeds.
dad watered the seeds...
kind of.
he used more force than necessary
so the seeds washed out.
repeatedly.
sigh
so sister bird and i replanted the
pumpkin seeds repeatedly.
eventually some "took"
and plants began to grow.
eureka!!!
dad watered them until
bird and her retired-hunter-hubby
lived at the farm this summer.
then she became the official weeder and
waterer.
now that it's fall the harvest has begun.
recently dad and i picked a few pumpkins.
this last thursday i baked one at the farm
and then made 2 pies with it.
friday dad had a luncheon at the church
and i suggested he go and take a pie.
" why should i share my pies?"
he asked.
silly man.
but..
he did go and he did share a pie.
it was a big hit.
imagine my amazement though
on saturday when several of those
luncheon attenders told me about the pie
my dad made and shared with them all!
WHAT!!!
dad made the pie?
i suggested to one sweet lady she
ask dad for his recipe.
eventually i understood
dad indicated he grew
the pumpkin but left the
rest up to others imagination.
i come from a family of readers.
my folks both read a lot.
i remember my grammie reading books.
i like to read.
our 3 kids enjoy a good book too.
brown-eyed-handsome-man only reads
non fiction.
he's a big history buff.
i can read fiction or not.
just depends on if a book interests me.
well....
this summer in my local library
i found a new book Grounded by
some of my favorite authors..
Neta and Dave Jackson.
i devoured it.
then i liked them on facebook.
one day i got really really lucky.
they were asking for 40 people to read
their latest book Derailed and review it.
so... i got a free book.
when it came i devoured it too.
and could hardly wait to write my review.
since the book is not being released until
Oct. 8th
i thought i had to wait until then to
do so.
nope, not according to the email today from
the Jacksons.
so.... i quickly posted some reviews.
and now i'm writing one here.
if you enjoy christian fiction
that is uplifting, encouraging,
not namby-pamby-butterflies-and-rainbows-ish,
but a bit of a mystery....
this book is for you.
you'll be encouraged in your faith
and prayer life, plus enjoy some adventure
as the characters become your friends.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_3_8?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=derailed+windy+city&sprefix=derailed%2Cstripbooks%2C296
and when you get finished with those two,
read the Yada Yada Prayer Group series.
the end.
