Beans Beans the abundant fruit

I love beans but I really don't care to see another bean for awhile
I think I have done a total of 34 jars of dilly beans and I'm sure they will all be gone by next canning season.

This bin was heaping full and this is what was left that I gladly gave to the neighbors.

Micah was my little helper in picking.

Now if I could just get the boys to help me weed, I'd be all set!

The beans in our garden this year were so abundant I picked and I picked and I picked and ended up with a hug plastic storage bin of beans and had only made it through about 3/4 of the garden. I managed to get all of those beans canned and frozen and given away. When I was in the garden on Sunday, I thought I should probably check the beans again and was surprised to see that there were just as many if not more beans than my first picking. I don't even think I picked half of them and had enough to do more dilly beans and freeze 6 more bags. Plus, there are many more flowers on the plants that are likely to produce more beans if the weather stays warm enough. If you want beans, head to our garden and help yourself!

For the men in my life

When I was at my MOPS conference there was a performer there named Sarah Groves and I absolutely loved her. She was not only an amazing singer and pianist but the words to her songs were beautiful and they expressed exactly how I felt. So I would like to write two of them down here; one for my boys and one for my husband.

For my boys

You Cannot Lose My Love
You will your baby teeth
At times you'll lose your faith in me
You will lose a lot of things
You cannot lose my love

You may lose your appetite
Your guiding sense of wrong and write
You may lose your will to fight
But you cannot lose my love

You will lose your confidence
In times of trial your common sense
You may lose your innocence
But you cannot lose my love

Many things can be misplaced
Your very memories be erased
No matter what the time or space
You cannot lose my love
You cannot lose
You cannot lose
You cannot lose my love

For my husband

Twice as Good
When I am down and need to cry til morning, I know just where I am going
When I'm in need of sweet commiseration
to speak out loud
Raise a glass to to friendship and a knowing that you don't have to go alone. We'll raise our hearts to share each others burdens on this road.

Every burden I have carried, every joy its understood that life with you is half as hard and twice and good.

With my good news you're dancing on the table. Baby's born to celebration. The joy of life oh what a sweet communion shared with you.

Every burden I have carried, every joy its understood that life with you is half as hard and twice as good

I know we're growing older. Can you imagine what that will bring? Its all a mystery to me now except this one thing.....it will be half as hard and twice as good.

Love you guys!