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Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Lemonade & Poppies


Drinking lemonade 
from an old fruit jar
while snacking on old fashioned cookies.


Only thing better than that . . .
is doing it while relaxing on the porch :)
 











This is a short post.

🌺🌻🌼🌺🌼🌻🌺
 
I do want to ask you to please 
pray for my Steve.

Thursday, he gets his first CT Scan
since starting chemo.

After our great lab reports last week
we are hoping and praying for
a great report from this scan.




 We won't get the results for another week,
and I hope that I'll have good news 
to put in my next post.

 
Have a sweet week
&
Keep Smiling!

"We have so much to be grateful for"

Connie :)
 

61 comments:

  1. The lemonade, the sunshine and the flowers all look so refreshing. Glad you have some time to sit and rest. I will gladly say a prayer for your Steve...for good results.

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    1. Thank you Sandra, there is so much power in prayer and we are more than grateful.

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  2. I know you are thinking positive thoughts, as you sit on your porch, sipping lemonade and munch on a biscuit or two. Sending you both cyber hugs across the sea from New Zealand.

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    1. We can feel the love and the support and it warms our heart, thank you.

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  3. Hi Connie- The Sun has arrived- for cool drinks and biscuits on the porch- looks very relaxing. Best wishes to you and Steve. Regards. KEV.

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    1. Hi Kevin thanks for your good wishes and for your blogging friendship have a good day.

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  4. Lovely photos of your porch and beautiful peonies! fingers crossed for that CT scan. Sending all my positive thoughts.

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  5. Praying and praying and sending angel hugs your way. xoxoxo Marilyn

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    1. Every prayer is a blessing. Thank you Marilyn.

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  6. Will be praying for you and your husband.

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    1. Thank you, sweet friend. It means so much !

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  7. Oh my, I remember those cookies. We used to have them all the time when I was growing up.
    Sending prayers your way.

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    1. I know I remember those cookies from my childhood too . They're just as good today as they were back then . Thank you so much for your prayers God is listening .

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  8. Both you and Steve are in my daily prayers and will continue to be. I wish I could sit awhile and enjoy lemonade and cookies on your beautiful porch.

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    1. It would be lovely having you here sitting on the porch with me and my Steve . We've certainly been enjoying it this spring . Thank you so much for your prayers we feel the love .

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  9. Love the look of those cookies. Will say and prayer and light a candle for Steve. Big Hugs.

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    1. Thank you Betty , we appreciate every prayer . Those cookies have been around for a long time , I remember mama buying them when I was a child . They're just as tasty now as they were back then .

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  10. That picture of lemonade in the jars and those cookies should be the July picture in a calendar. That is so pretty! You have such an old fashioned look there and I love it! Yes, hope and prayers for your Steve. I think about you both every day.

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    1. Thank you so much , we have been so touched by all the love and all the prayers and all the kindness .
      I guess I'm just an old-fashioned girl at heart . I remember those cookies from my childhood , mama used to buy them . So , I was delighted when I found them in the store and they are just as good today as they were back then .

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  11. It always seems like a long time to wait for results of scans; one is always a little nervous. How nice you can sit on that sunny porch of yours and enjoy homemade lemonade and the pretty flowers. I hope it is positive news when next I visit your lovely place, Connie.Take care♥

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    1. Oh my I hope so too ! We have so many sweet people praying for us and God is listening . Whatever happens we are in his hands and he'll never let us go .

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  12. Hi Connie! Let's all hope and pray for the best!!! xx
    Your lemonade looks so nice! I LOVE those cookies! I used to call them windmill cookies! :) The flowers are so pretty, looks like spring is in full force in your neck of the woods!

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    1. We are having a marvelous spring , the weather has just been wonderful . We are just taking each day One Day at a Time and being grateful for the time we have together . We're enjoying memories and hoping for more time, whatever plans the Lord has they'll be the best plans and we say amen .

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  13. Hi Connie, will continue to pray, great to see you enjoying your porch, everyday is a celebration! Lisa

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    1. You're right , every day is a good day and we have so much to be grateful for . Thank you so much for your prayers they mean so much .

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  14. My prayers are with Steve and you Connie.

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    1. Thank you so much Carol , we truly appreciate each and every prayer in our behalf .

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  15. We'll keep praying my friend. I prayed for you both this morning before breakfast. Try to relax as much as you can! Sweet hugs, Diane

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    1. Diane you're a sweetheart , thank you so much for your prayers . Power of prayer is amazing and when God's children get together and pray good things happen . Whatever the Lord has in store for us will be the right thing and we are grateful and feel blessed for every day we have .

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  16. Good Morning Connie! What beautiful photos of your porch. It looks so inviting to sit and have a cookie and some lemonade. Our weather is changing today though for awhile.
    Of course I will be praying for Steve and for you too. I haven't stopped. What an honor it is to carry your cares to our loving Father.
    Blessings and much love,
    Betsy

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    1. Hi Betsy , thank you so much for all your prayers they touch our hearts and we appreciate and are grateful for each and every one . The Lord is good ! Whatever He has in store for us we say, amen , of course we would like more time but we have been blessed with a long and wonderful marriage and we have much to be thankful for .

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    1. There is power in prayer and we are very grateful .

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  18. I love porch season!! I might even try making lemonade this week because I'm buying lemons for my first effort at making lemon curd.
    Still praying for you and Steve.

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    1. Thank you for your prayers they mean so very much . I tried making lemon curd this winter and I sure hope yours turns out better than mine did . Mine was a joke . They say when life gives you lemons make lemonade that I'm good at . Have a sweet week !

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  19. Fingers crossed for you both. I know the toll it can take on one's spouse. Praying he gets the best possible news!

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    1. We are praying for good news to , thank you for all your prayers we are grateful .

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  20. Lemonade and cookies while relaxing on the porch, all sounds good to me :)
    I will be praying for good results from his scan tomorrow, looking forward to more good news in your next post :)

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    1. Thank you Connie . We are hoping for good news to , it's all in the Lords hands .

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  21. Connie, I just prayed for you and Steve to have many more years of sitting on the porch together. I pray for a great report from the scan. I loved all your pretty photos. Blessings to you both, xoxo,Susie

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    1. Susie thank you for your prayers they mean so much ; you and Ted are in my prayers too. It's a hard thing to have to go through but we're not going through it alone . God bless you and your family . Hang in there !!

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  22. There is nothing better than a lemonade on a porch, the flowers are so pretty☺

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  23. Beautiful post...beautiful photo's. I love porch living!!
    You know I am praying..sends hugs!

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    1. You're a sweetheart and thank you very much for all your prayers.

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  24. Connie, I've been praying for Steve. Old fashioned lemonade sounds wonderful, and I really miss that in the hot Summers here in California. The flowers are so pretty. I love your front porch....so relaxing and peaceful.

    love, ~Sheri

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    1. Hi Sheri, well it's Saturday and I've been working my behind off trying to get the yard work caught up and the garden caught up so that I can relax on the porch tomorrow. Sunday is my day of rest and sometimes I have to work hard on Saturday just to keep it that way. Thank you so much for your prayers they are more than appreciated. God bless you.

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  25. Keeping you and Steven in prayer! Love your post today!

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    1. I'm so glad you came to visit and it is wonderful to hear that you are praying for my Steve and for me too, thank you.

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  26. Hi Connie, This is such a sweet post. I do hope for the best for Steve and you as well. Keep us posted and take good care. John

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    1. Hi John, thanks for stopping by. The thing with this chemo is that it zapps Steve of all his energy. I wish there was more that I could do.

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  27. Love your blog. I love those spicey windmill cookies and the lemonade.....lovely. I love to sit on my farm porch with coffee, tea, coke, anything and watch nature do her loveliness. I pray for you and your dear Steve and look forward to seeing good news from you. Take care.

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    1. Hi Pam, it touches my heart to know that's so many wonderful people are praying for my Steve. I know that all these prayers are the reason that we had good news to share. Hopefully after his next doctor appointment we,ll have even better news. God bless you and keep praying.

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  28. Oh Connie, luv your Peony's and Lemonade on the Poarch..
    >^..^<

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  29. I've been praying for Steve, Connie. Expecting a good report. I remember eating those windmill cookies when I was a kid. Brings back great memories. Hugs, Nancy

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  30. I will say a prayer for your husband. Love your glasses of lemonade, they look absolutely delicious.

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  31. I would love to have lemonade and cookies on your porch with you! Will be keeping Steve in my prayers that his CT scan brings good news. The hardest part will be waiting for the results. {{hugs}}

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  32. Sorry I haven't visited for a time …
    A lovely post and great photographs, there is nothing better than enjoying a lemonade on a porch, surrounded by beautiful flowers.

    Prayers for you and Steve.
    Stay strong.

    All the best Jan

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  33. Prayers for Steve!
    The lemonade looks refreshing.
    Lisa

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