tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64669272241691393922024-03-18T23:14:09.476-04:00Holy HoosierFaith, family, gardening, from a Hoosier's perspectiveNew Life Concretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192907699576467848noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466927224169139392.post-72003427775176398012014-03-09T21:02:00.001-04:002014-03-10T14:26:13.222-04:002014: The year of the square foot
What do you get when you combine a small suburban lot with massively overgrown pine trees, a neighbor's tree that hangs over the property line, another neighbor's small fur planted directly to the east blocking the first four hours of morning sunlight, and sandy soil that will barely hold moisture and packs as hard as concrete after good rain?
Answer = MY BACKYARD!
2013 garden freshly tilledNew Life Concretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192907699576467848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466927224169139392.post-74391738806607993662013-07-07T23:02:00.000-04:002013-07-07T23:02:46.825-04:00Dioecious plants and staminate vs pistillate
Zucchini
After only a few months of "gardening" I feel as though it's commonly known what purpose flowers serve as it relates to vegetable-bearing plants. When I think back to my first home grown plant, a bell pepper, I had no idea plants would flower, let alone what happened after they went away.
I began growing a bell pepper plant indoors from some of the seed I removed from a store New Life Concretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192907699576467848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466927224169139392.post-49519756171482735852013-06-18T16:45:00.001-04:002013-06-18T16:45:20.779-04:00Grow time to go time!
Striata D'Italia Squash (Baker Creek Heirloom)
A recent photo from a Facebook friend (and actual real life friend at that) reminded me that it's almost time to begin harvesting and preparing food for the shelf. My friend's ecstatic smile went right along with his huge bowl of freshly picked strawberries ready to be turned into jam.
I have been patiently waiting on more than just lettuce New Life Concretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192907699576467848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466927224169139392.post-27750541595627839072013-06-02T01:44:00.001-04:002013-06-02T01:44:52.673-04:00June update: good ideas, bad ideas, and unexpected fun!
Our first rose
It's been nearly one month since I last wrote anything and so far this year the garden has been predominantly my topic of choice. Since transplanting the tomatoes into the garden on May 7, I have made few changes to the garden itself but many additions.
May 7: The tomatoes were laid out and planted. Although I had to adapt my containers as time progressed (as is shown in New Life Concretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192907699576467848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466927224169139392.post-86152597392469217642013-04-30T15:23:00.001-04:002013-04-30T15:23:32.797-04:00Welcome to Heritage Farm
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New Life Concretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192907699576467848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466927224169139392.post-80340446106366664082013-04-16T08:42:00.000-04:002013-04-16T08:42:47.080-04:00Surburban redneck
Suburban Redneck
You might think that's the title to the newest country song topping the charts - and don't get me wrong, I think it would fly in Nashville - but it's not. I feel as though I have entered a new stage in life.
As the picture to the right so elegantly shows, this was my driveway last weekend while continuing some remodeling on my garage. The canoe was a free gift (best kind!)New Life Concretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192907699576467848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466927224169139392.post-38797878243686324952013-03-26T07:36:00.001-04:002013-03-26T07:36:53.613-04:00Lights, camera, GROW!
Grow light: high output fluorescent light, insulated base, surrounding blanket
What an absolute difference the PROPER elements make in growing seeds. As I posted in my previous entry, temperature - meaning soil temperature, not room temperature - is the key to growing.
My previous location was an old bookshelf in the kitchen. Aside from the hideous 1964 wallpaper backdrop, I noticed the New Life Concretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192907699576467848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466927224169139392.post-89078434628833680082013-03-21T14:50:00.000-04:002013-03-21T14:50:12.383-04:001 week, 2 week, 3 week, transplant!
Several tomatoes of both hybrid and heirloom varieties
Three weeks down and I have already made it to the transplant stage, well at least as it relates to my tomatoes.
This first year of vegetable gardening is quite the experiment in our household. While I have done my absolute best to follow the general consensus of tomato gardeners with a wealth of knowledge and experience, I have still New Life Concretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192907699576467848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466927224169139392.post-48566053669354116202013-02-22T07:45:00.001-05:002013-02-22T12:39:04.747-05:00Mold and eggshells: tips for tomatoes I never would have guessed
Throughout my quest to understand this new endeavor of gardening, I have already encountered several "tips of the trade" that seem almost counter intuitive. Oddly enough, they all seem to revolve around tomato plants.
Bury it deep
One of the most basic things I encountered was the idea of cutting all branch growth from the stem up to the top 2 or 3 viable leaves (or nodes) at time of New Life Concretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192907699576467848noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466927224169139392.post-92015746791172814592013-02-03T16:11:00.000-05:002013-02-03T16:12:11.101-05:00From Books to Dirt: a new chapter begins
Colored bell peppers (Ben Douglas)
February 1, 2013: My undergraduate work is complete, our boys are out of diapers, I have a full-time job in place, our debts are paid off, and it's now time to dive head first into a new phase of my life. This year I am eagerly anticipating sowing the first of many seeds for our vegetable garden, and as I prepare for this, I can't help but think back to myNew Life Concretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192907699576467848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466927224169139392.post-2405549753397260682012-12-26T08:48:00.000-05:002012-12-26T08:51:43.769-05:00ATTENTION ALL DADS....DID YOU HEAR THAT???"
A recent article form The Telegraph (UK) cites something pretty interesting regarding the role of "dad" most men are absent from these days. The article states:
"When it comes to Christmas, it might be safe to assume children will ask Santa for an extensive list of toys, games and treats.
But a survey of their typical lists for Father Christmas has shown many have more serious concerns, New Life Concretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192907699576467848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466927224169139392.post-29524960408775667022012-12-21T09:03:00.001-05:002012-12-21T09:10:42.192-05:00Snow, wind, ice, Walmart hell, spilled milk: but most of all thanks
Last evening was the first of what I hope to be many wonderful years of Christmas time memories. We decorated Christmas cookies. I know, I know, that's so cliché to say. Isn't decorating cookies as a family a requirement - at least once - while your kids are young?
There's something so magical about the build-up to the moment. If you're family is like ours, you go to the store to buy the New Life Concretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192907699576467848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466927224169139392.post-22918524946282584232012-09-28T07:54:00.000-04:002012-09-28T07:56:19.864-04:00Sow it, and it will grow
"These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them: “Do not go in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the Samaritans; but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." (Matt. 10:5-6)
I have read right over this and never given it any thought. Why does Jesus instruct them to go not into any city of the "non Jew" (being that of the Samaritans), but instead specificallyNew Life Concretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192907699576467848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466927224169139392.post-76781551953864915262012-09-26T22:48:00.000-04:002012-09-26T22:48:44.541-04:00AUTHORITY (Matt. 7-9)
AUTHORITY usage:
"for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes" (Mt. 7:29).
"For I also am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to this one, 'Go!' and he goes, and to another, 'Come!' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this!' and he does it" (Mt. 8:9).
"But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" New Life Concretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192907699576467848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466927224169139392.post-46306342626167462372012-08-14T15:19:00.001-04:002012-08-14T15:19:09.682-04:00Fareed Zakaria: Plagiarism 101
Credit: CNN
By now folks, I hope you are not under the impression that I have "lifted" or "used" another person's work when it comes to my written material. Who else has a sick, bordering on psychotic infatuation with Whales crackers, after all? (BTW: my suggestion for a limited time offering of Whales 'with bacon' to Stauffer's has still not received a response - I'll keep you posted)That New Life Concretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192907699576467848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466927224169139392.post-63468477034771079562012-08-09T07:19:00.000-04:002012-08-09T07:19:05.018-04:00They Say, I Say
They Say, I Say
A guide to developing good content
They say, I say -- huh? Who says what, I say what? That's almost as confusing as the whole "who's on first" bit from Abbot & Costello!
This book title was a bit confusing to me at first, too. But after about two pages it made perfect sense. This is a book about the infamous "they" and all the things they say that always seem New Life Concretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192907699576467848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466927224169139392.post-55053708569206220852012-08-08T07:00:00.000-04:002012-08-08T07:18:43.339-04:00'Whales' from the dad sideI love my family. I love to write. I love to learn. But deep inside, I have a deep affection.
Some might call it an addiction while others might say it's a mere infatuation.
It rules my thoughts - typically late into the evening - and controls my actions in Walmart.
I get frustrated, irritated, and downright infuriated when they're sold out.
If I get home and there are none in the cabinet, New Life Concretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192907699576467848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466927224169139392.post-80401181459319940542012-08-07T13:03:00.000-04:002012-08-07T14:52:37.332-04:00Look out, LaSorda!
Day two of this crash course weight loss "diet" - things are going well. Of course I didn't think I was going to hear the response from my wife when I divulged my perfectly devised strategy to health.
Me: Okay, here it is. I have a bunch of protein powder leftover from my last go at running and physical fitness. Rather than depleting my body of calories (a.k.a. fasting) I'm going to do a New Life Concretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192907699576467848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466927224169139392.post-39307185667906330782012-08-07T07:24:00.000-04:002012-08-07T14:49:00.262-04:00NO HOOPTY'S ALLOWED!Can't park....can't park....can't park as close as me!
I vow to not make this a political ranting blog...you have my word on that.
Recently, while visiting a newly constructed building, as I approached the fresh blacktop - stop noticeable by its distinct smell from nearly a mile away - I saw about a dozen or so signs erected in the front row of the parking lanes.
As I approached I noticed New Life Concretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192907699576467848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466927224169139392.post-24992046622177311512012-08-06T07:52:00.000-04:002012-08-06T07:56:18.429-04:00It's GO time
Here it is. Day one.
I am done with the sugary-filled late night snacking. I am writing off, for good (this time), the 'seconds' trip to the stove after dinner round one. I am forever changing my ways as an apathetic couch potato by replacing them with goals and aspirations of health and endurance.
I am officially entering the world of dieting.
My brilliant strategy in the past has been to New Life Concretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192907699576467848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466927224169139392.post-48558603217569162652012-08-04T15:23:00.000-04:002012-08-06T07:52:21.024-04:00The Dad Life (yeah, I live it)
Couldn't help but simply share this funny clip posted by pastor Tim Minks from his Facebook page.
Titled "Dad Life Rap".....yeah, I suppose I relate to some of this -- you know you do too!
New Life Concretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192907699576467848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466927224169139392.post-22997252790950455882012-08-03T21:56:00.002-04:002012-08-06T07:52:43.246-04:00Stay-at-work-dad
I now have a new title in life. I am a stay-at-work-dad.
I love to work when I leave and I love to be dad when I'm home. So what exactly do I mean?
Let's look at a day in the life of our family's stay-at-home-mom:
She takes care of the kids and house from rise to rest. Let me be more specific.
Up all night worrying about sleeping kids
Up all night taking care of said kids that New Life Concretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192907699576467848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466927224169139392.post-43973310236250709062012-08-01T20:43:00.000-04:002012-08-01T20:43:22.447-04:00I want to be an ( _________ )...
As life passes by and another day is spent in a job I really love - a job that not only pays the bills but affords me ample time to think, meditate, and potentially chart the coming course I so desperately seek to navigate - I find myself sitting and trying to devise an actual meaningful post. If for no other reason than my own amusement.
1. What do people want to discuss?
I don't want to New Life Concretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192907699576467848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466927224169139392.post-35738748104423582362012-08-01T07:45:00.003-04:002012-08-01T07:49:23.086-04:00Tozer Reflection
Is there a relationship between our attitude toward God and how he receives us when we come to Him?
This is another one of those perplexing questions: the answer seems easy enough from to answer, yet my abilities to relay what is in my mind seem not sufficient given the analysis I am asked to provide.
I believe Tozer addresses this* where he discusses how Christ walked the earth: as a means ofNew Life Concretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192907699576467848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466927224169139392.post-75211384929615882302012-07-31T16:41:00.000-04:002012-07-31T16:42:22.819-04:00Paul's Portrait of Justification
Justification, as presented by the apostle Paul, was perhaps best stated in Romans 3:23-24, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus” (NIV). Here, as the apostle describes, the justified is, simply put, one who is declared righteous or just. The believer is made righteous, or justified, by New Life Concretehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192907699576467848noreply@blogger.com0