FATHER’S DAY…..  A precious day to remember and honor my husband in his God-given role as our son’s father, authority, mentor, protector and teacher.  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…. I am truly BLESSED to have my husband!  My husband is not perfect (nor am I).  But, he lives his life striving to meet the higher standard that he has been called to live by, in order that our LORD and our Saviour would be glorified and honoured.  He is a man who is passionate for his family and his faith.  He loves our son so much and it is so precious to see the father-son relationship continue to grow and strengthen as time passes by.

Not being raised in a Christian home with a father figure in his daily life, my husband struggled at first in this role.  But the LORD worked an awesome work in his life!  The LORD opened his eyes to the truth and purpose of life on this earth — a purpose centered upon living for our God and glorifying Him through his roles in our family.  His love for our family is evident!  His love to teach and raise up our son according to the truth of God’s Word is equally evident!  Wow!  In a day and age where men are forsaking God, their family, and their roles for selfish reasons, I can honestly say that I am blessed beyond measure for the husband that I have!

When I think of my husband in his role as a father, one of the strengths that stands out to me is in his strong desire to keep us protected —- spiritually and physically.  He is a great PROTECTOR for our family!  Below is an acrostic of how I view him in this role:

P urposeful are his steps

R emarkable his ideas

O bservant in his ways

T echno savvy he be

E xciting he finds his role

C ommitted for the King

T eaching us skills

O bjective Truth

R ejoice, rejoice – protection he does bring!

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY to my sweet man and to all the fathers, step-dads and grandfathers I know!  May you enjoy your day and be blessed!

Who loves garlic??  We do, we do!  As a matter of fact, we tried to grow garlic in our garden for the first time this past fall.  My dh planted some garlic cloves in October, just to see what would happen.  Well, after 7 months of growing (yes, 7 months!), our garlic has finally been harvested!  We didn’t realize it would take so long to grow.  Three weeks ago, we harvested the garlic and now they are all “curing”.   Once you harvest your garlic, it needs to be dried in a well-ventilated and shady area for about 3 - 4 weeks before you can use it.  

We’re so excited to try it!   In the meantime, I did take some pictures to share with you all.  I’ll post again about the garlic after we have tried it.  :D 

Here’s a link you might find interesting on planting garlic.  Thanks Beth, for providing this link!  http://www.garlicsmiths.com/