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 So it's full swing Canning Season in our Household!   So much time-consuming work,   but Oh so rewarding!       Our first planting of Green beans has come in and has been plenteous!       Enough to actually try my hand at canning with a pressure cooker!      I've always been scared to death of pressure canning as the nightmare stories that others share are always heard. So I've always stuck to water bath canning and just skip anything that has to be pressure cooked.      But this year I decided I need to "grow up" and get brave and learn something new!      So I borrowed Matt's parent's canner,   asked advice from those that are seasoned in the area and dove right in!      In the evenings,   As a family we picked the beans as they come in,   Then the next day I can what ever is picked so we are always storing away fresh produce,    Ben helps me wash and...

The other day,  While Matt and Ben were busy doing "guys stuff",  Brooklynn and I stopped by the inlaws to grab some extra canning jars and while there they took us out to their garden and shared with us some fresh produce!    We came home with many Goodies,  one being fresh picked zucchini!        Now I won't lie.   No one in my family is a fan of zucchini,   As a matter of fact,  I usually have to sneak it into recipes,   and hide its evidence.      It's almost funny.    But one way they'll eat it is in bread!   They actually request it and eat every last bite.   So when we plant our garden, we always plant a few zucchini plants just with the intention of bread!   Sadly our plants are NOT doing well this year and it looks like we may not get any of our produce.  So when Matt's parents were willing to share their bounty,   we did not turn it down!.      I lo...

 Snap peas!   So delicious and fresh.    It was a small amount but both my kids chomped and were eating right in the garden!      Talk about healthy goodness!

Its a busy time of year here in our neck of the woods,  a time when we get our gardens in and look forward to a plentiful harvest!  This year we planted a bit more hoping to have extra to put away for winter.   With the food prices going up,     canning and freezing (especially our own grown harvest) is the major goal for this year.     Distracted by a very important worm!  lol We planted snow peas,   tomatoes,    green beans,   peppers,    lettuce,   beets, and zucchini,   and plan to do onions and a second planting of lettuce and green beans later in the season.   As we were out there planting I prayed,  that the Lord would bless our efforts,  that he would allow it all to grow and give us a wonderful harvest.    I felt at peace as I prayed,  knowing that my God always provides, and Biblically,  I was teaching my children good. The Bible reminds us not to be lazy during t...