A brand new tag!!

Miss Martha Joy tagged me with her brand new tag that she came up with! It is really cute, so enjoy!!

1) Do you like to garden? Yes, for the most part. Some days I can get tired of it. I especially love doing flower and herb gardens.


2) If so, what’s your favorite part about it? Probably the harvesting part, watering early in the morning, and eating the produce! lol!

3) What’s your favorite kind of animal(s)/bird(s)? Hmm.. Well, I LOVE kittens, but I also love horses. They are so powerful that one can't help seeing the Mighty hand work of the Lord all over them! I like pretty much any kind of bird, but eagles are my favorite. Very Majestic. :)
4) Do you have that animal?  Yes to the kittens and horses.. no to the eagle... :(

5) Do you like to sew? Yup! Enough to start a business, any way!

6) What’s your favorite color(s)? Ooh.. that is SO hard. I like pretty much any color except for ugly greens or yellows....
7) Do you have your own room? No. I am currently sharing with my three wonderful siblings.

Do you like to cook/bake? Absolutely! I love coming up with new recipes, or improvising on old recipes.

9) If so, which one is your favorite? Probably baking.. only because when you are cooking you typically have to sit there and watch the pot to make sure you aren't burning any thing, whereas with baking you can pop it in the oven, set the timer, and then go do something else. I TRY to be frugal with my time!! lol!
10) What is your favorite thing to make in that category? Hmm.. cookies, brownies, casseroles, etc.

11) Do you like to wear shoes? Sometimes.. I mostly go barefoot, though..

12) If so, what kind is your favorite kind to wear? I like my clogs and my old fashioned boots.
13) Do you have cowgirl boots? Yup, but I need a new pair because mine are too small!

14) If so, do you like them? Right now, no because the hurt to wear them. Other wise, yes!

15) Do you have any inside animals/birds? (parakeets, parrots, fish, etc.) Nope
16) If so, what’s its name and color?

17) When is your birthday? July 21st

18) What state were you born in? New Mexico

19) Were you born at home? Nope.. I was an emergency C-Section..

20) Have you ever moved…and if so, did you move to a different state? Several times, but never out of state.

21) What is your favorite comic strip? I dunno.. we don't get the newspaper, so I never see them any more..what’s your favorite character in your favorite comic strip?)

22) Did you have fun with this tag? Yes!

Now I tag any one who wants to do this one!! It was lots of fun, girls!

Thanks for tagging me, Martha Joy!!

Love, Sarah

Anwered Prayers and a Tag from Lauren!

Howdy dear readers!

Thank you so much for your prayers. Becca is feeling MUCH better this morning and is her old chipper self. :-)

So, quite some time ago, Lauren over at Least in the Kingdom, awarded/tagged me with the Versatile Blogger award!  Thank you so much, Dear Lauren, for tagging me! I have always enjoyed reading your blog and encouraging words that you post. I glean so much from your modesty posts, biblical posts, and love all the pictures and stories about your life!

It comes with a tag as well, so here goes!

The rules:

You must tell 7 random fact about yourself, thank the person who gave it to you, and pass it on!

1. I love anything old fashioned. I have even ridden a cow (hey, some people used to ride cows.. who is that one character in the Andy Griffith show that used to get drunk and ride his cow down the streets? Can't remember his name... )

2. I HATE grasshoppers.  If any one wants to see me scream like a I don't know what and watch me run like the wind, hold a grasshopper in my face. lol! I am serious, but, um, don't actually do it, k? lol!!

3. I LOVE long comments! Either writing them, or receiving them.  Like Lauren, if I have nothing to write, I will just write random thing.. half the time it is practicing my cursive on a random piece of paper, or writing a length letter to someone I had just seen the day before!

4. In all the years I have been ranching, I have only been kicked by a calf twice, and never fallen off of a horse. Dad says I just don't have much experience yet.. lol!!

5. I don't wear shoes unless absolutely necessary. In other words, even in the dead of winter, I run around in bare feet on the cold floors. The only time I put on shoes on is if we are going somewhere, or I have to venture father than the front yard.... (or her Momma makes her.....posted by the Momma :))

6. I have a random reading habit. I read like 'crazy' (or my opinion of crazy.. I am sure lots of other people can read more than my 'crazy' and consider it normal! lol!) for about 2-3 months, and then I cannot pick up a single book for about a month. After that month I WANT to read a good book. It kind of feels like needing some water after running for a long time... yup, I know....

7. I am extremely random person. My letters, emails, posts, etc, usually have no organization to them. No flowing of subjects. I just jump from one to another, as most of you probably know (or as you saw in the random facts above..)!! Because I am so random, I absolutely love this tag! I love learning other random facts about different people.

Ok, I tag:

Samantha at Simple Delights!  Samantha is one of my dearest friends, although I have never met her. We have been pen pals for about 2 years now, I Think (right, Samantha??)...  Her blog is so lovely! I hope you go and visit and follow if you aren't already!  She has tons of fun stuff; events, pictures, posts about herself, fashion shows, and is even going to possibly host a recipe contest pretty soon!! I always feel so encouraged and uplifted after visiting her blog.

Martha Joy!!  I met Martha through our giveaway and am so glad I did!!  She has such a sweet personality and is fun loving and full of... Joy!!  Her blog is so very cheerful and she is always posting neat things. You'll need a Wordpress account to visit, but I highly recommend that you get one! You won't want to miss out on her blog On the farm with MJoy!

Johanna at An Old Fashioned Girl!  Johanna and I have only known each other for a few months, but already we have found out we have several things in common (like sharing the same birthday!).  Johanna is such a sweet, lovely, caring, gentle, and beautiful young woman of God! I love reading her blog. She has so many different kinds of posts. Daily life posts, pictures, bible studies, recipes, fashion show events that she is participating in, and so much more! I am sure that once you visit her blog you will want to visit it again! Johanna has encouraged me in my walk with the Lord in so many ways, and I hope she will encourage you too!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful day!! It is freezing cold at our house, so we have a nice roaring fire in our wood stove and kittens to snuggle with!! :-)

Enjoying the fall weather,
Sarah

Long time need to post tag!!

Howdy friends!! Liz Darcy has been so very kind and has tagged me!!  I was SO excited to receive it. :-)  However, this dense headed person sitting at the desk was rather silly and didn't know which tag it was... Any way, Liz has been so very kind and has copied out the questions for me.  So, here goes!!

(1) Top 3 Authors: Hmm.... Well, I really like Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskell, and George McDonald.  Or anyone who can write a good book!!

 (2) Top 3 male characters:  Well, I don't know!! I like SO many! Mr. Darcy  in Pride and Prejudice would definitely be one, then John Ridd in Lorna Doone, and male characters in my own books. lol!!!  Well, I do like Edmond in the Narnia series.. at the moment I can't much think of who else I really like! Oh, I know.  I love Malcolm McPhail in The Fisherman's Lady (McDonald)

(3) Top 3 female characters: Lizzy Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, Anne in Persuasion,

(4) Top 20 fictional books: The Fisherman's Lady and it's sequel The Marquis' Secret, A Daughters Devotion, The Landlady's Master (all of the afore mentioned are by George McDonald), Pearl Maiden, An Old Fashioned Girl (Alcott), The Reign of Terror, The Kingdom Series (6 in all.. if you have EVER wanted a book that had knights and ladies, this is a definite read!!! They are an Allegory of the Bible and I have read them a dozen times.. in fact, my brother and I have read them so many times that we had to buy new copies because the other was falling apart! they are by Chuck Black), Lord of the Rings (3 in all), Roses for Mama (Janette Oke), The Millie Keith series (I think there are 8 in the series and I believe they were written by the same lady who wrote the Elsie Dinsmore series. For those of you who loved Elsie, you will like Millie. For those of you who didn't much care for Elsie, you will LOVE the Millie Keith series!!!) Drums of Change (Janette Oke)

(5) Top 3 books most recently read: A Daughter's Devotion, The Fisherman's Lady, and I don't know what I read before that....

(6) 3 Worst books ever read: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.  DO NOT EVER read that book. Absolutely awful! If you are an extremely strong Christian, then read it with your family and have a good discussion.. other wise, steer away from it! I didn't much care for the Hobbit (which is like a pre thing to the Lord of the Rings series) that doesn't mean I hate it though... I can't think of anything else.  I don't just pick up a book lightly, so I don't usually read books that I end up not liking in the end.

(7) Top 5 scenes from any books: Any of the fighting scenes in the Kingdom Series, but particularly when one of the knights, after being captured, ends up pinned to the ground by a sword through his middle.  He has to struggle out of it and then fight the evil animals in order to escape. Second one would be when one of the knights is chasing after the evil men who captured the lady and then the battle that ensues afterward.. Third would be something in Pearl Maiden (which I can't say because it would give it away!!).  Fourth would be when Eomor (sp?) in Lord of the Rings finds his sister dead on the battle fields.  It is such a wonderful portrait of a brother's love for his sister and makes me cry every time I read/watch it!!! and Fifth would have to be a couple of battles in Lord of the Rings.

(8) The book(s) that made me cry the most: Lord of the Rings, The Kingdom series, House of Love (Lamplighter Publishing), Roses for Mama, The Sparrow and the Blue bird (I think that is the title.. written by Janette Oke).

(9) The books that made me laugh the most: Lord of the Rings, The Kingdom series, a few Janette Oke books, the Millie Keith Series

(10) The books that made me feel good the most at the end: Lord of the Rings and the Kingdom Series (can you tell I really love those books?!?!), Pearl Maiden, A Daughter's Devotion, the Millie Keith Series.

(11) Contemporary or Historical? Mostly Historical because I am a very old fashioned girl.. I can't really remember reading an contemporary books any way...

(12) Science fiction, Fantasy or Horror? I am not really sure what defines Science fiction or Fantasy, but definitely NOT horror!!!! a Good clean book for me,  please!

(13) Hardback, Trade Paperback, or Mass Market Paperback? I dunno.. I like hard back and paper back, both, but really, really old hard back books are my favorite!!  What in the world does Mass Market paper back look like??

(14) Barnes and Noble or amazon? Um, it would depend... preferably the library!!! I hardly ever buy book for myself, so I am not totally familiar with either. Probably Amazon, though, because it would more than likely be a whole lot cheaper!

(15) Bookmark or Dog ear? Book mark only!!!!

(16) Alphabetize by Author, Alphabetize by title or no organization whatsoever? Mostly no organization.. we kids would sometimes organize our books into groups of series and whatnot... other than that, don't expect much! lol!

(17) Keep, Throw Away, or Sell? I have only thrown one book away in my whole life, and I have never had more pleasure. lol! The picture of Dorian Gray. NASTY!! Other wise I like to keep or sell if I don't much like them.

(18) Little Women or Anne of Green Gables? Anne, definitely.. I have some rather humorous stories concerning myself after I read Anne of Green Gables, the whole series, so it holds fond memories! lol!

(19) Short Story or Novel? Both

(20) Stop Reading when tired or chapter breaks? Depends.  If it is good, I will stop in between chapters, if it is somewhat dull, I can bear parting with it in the middle of a chapter when I am tired of it.

 (21) "It was a dark and stormy night" or "Once upon a time"? Neither, but as they are just trying to get an idea of what I like... One dark and stormy night... lol!

(22) buy or borrow? Well, like I said, I don't much buy books. So, that means I borrow a lot. If there is a book that really strikes my fancy, then I will buy it. However, I usually hardly have any money to buy anything any way..

(23) Standalone or series? Series can be good things, but so are standalones... Depends, I guess!!

(24) Tidy Ending or Cliff Hanger? Well, if it is a standalone, then I definitely don't want a cliff hanger. However, if it is a series, I don't mind the cliff hanger... so long as I have the next book!!! LOL!

Ok, so, I tag:
Samantha
Rebecca (yes, that is you dear sis!)
Rachelle (I am making her save up for when she gets her blog... lol!)
Atlanta
Martha Joy

It is raining here!!! HURRAY!! I LOVE rain.. though, I got soaked in it earlier from rescuing the keys from the roof (long story!). However, that is ok. Romantic to get soaked in the rain, right? lol!!

I am just heading over to draw the winners to our give away, so be sure to check here tomorrow morning.  If I do get extra entries before the night ends, I will simply redraw. But, I am just too excited to hold off much longer!!

Much love to all!!
Sarah