🌼🌼Hello there! Today I am going to announce the winner of the FF Easter Giveaway, but first I would like to share some pictures to brighten your day or maybe give you some inspiration.🌼🌼
God hides His blessings in our crosses. Below are some pictures of the new adventure of Mushrooms and Micro-Greens that hubby has begun since he has had to deal with a crippled leg throughout the winter.
His leg is slowly improving. He has been going to weekly Physical Therapy for 8 weeks now. His leg could only bend at 45 degree angle when he started. It is now at 113 degrees and he can do a full revolution of the bike pedal for the first time! It is still sore, swollen and he limps…but we are getting there!
Back to ‘Shrooms, etc. Vincent is excellent at growing things and he is loving his new venture. There are many medicinal benefits to mushrooms and they are delicious. So he is selling them at the Farmer’s Market and doing quite well with them! Also his micro-greens which are power-packed with nutrients!
Micro-Greens….broccoli, sunflower, pea, etc.
Angelo tending the booth. “Little “Dutch Farm” because both of Vincent’s parents immigrated from Holland. 😀
Blue Oyster Mushroom
Hannah and Gemma look after the Booth one Saturday.
Who can resist those smiling faces!
Yum! Deep-Fried Mushrooms!
A photo of Gin. You wouldn’t think she has 10 children!
Here is her craft room….well, one corner of it. All her material awaits the sewing machine to be transformed into something beautiful!
Gin is showing off her Easter dress that she made.
She loves Vintage items so here are the buttons she uses on her Easter dress!
Her bath salt corner
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Theresa’s children all dressed in blue for the Consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary!
Many flowers surround our Lady as we do the Consecration led by Father.
All sizes of people bring flowers up to Our Lady….quite moving!
Everyone prays in front of Our Lady…
We hosted a “Young Adult Night” at our home. It was alot of fun with games and a bonfire.
Lots of good young men and women!
Lent proceeds and we put our spring doily under the newly bloomed daffodils!
Adrian passed his First Communion test and is excited to be among those to receive Our Lord for the first time in May!
Gin’s birthday and she isn’t as long-winded as she needed to be to blow out all the candles!
Finishing it off!
Opening gifts…
Haha…Little David, Gin’s youngest.
April “Rosie’s Posie’s” with the nieces. Crochet lesson first….
Daisy Maisy-Heads! 🌼🌼
Jeanette’s newborn, Esther Therese! 6lbs, 2 oz.
Grandma
Rosie, Godmother.
Sisters loving their sweet little baby!
A new saint!
Angelo is Godfather.
Jeanette, Mommy.
Sweet Family.
Mike, Jeanette & Esther
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I love the family photos! Blessings this Holy Week!
Never had deep-fried mushrooms, and cute baby!!! Tiny lil lady! 🙂
The mushrooms and micro-greens are an excellent idea. Much success with that! Esther Therese is beautiful and her name is too!
Lovely family posts! Gin is quite the seamstress! Her Easter dress is so nice! Thank you for posting! Blessings this Easter season!
I have a daughter named Theresa too! She just had a baby on March 17th, this little one was a month early and 4lbs. 12 oz. so had to stay in NICU for 3 weeks. She arrived home on Palm Sunday, thanks be to God, and weighs a little more than 6 and is getting to know her two brothers. Thanks be to God that He continues to send the babies, hopefully this means He hasn’t given up on mankind yet! A most blessed Easter to one and all, I so much enjoy your pictures.