<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145397750785828987.post1335699949097363940..comments</id><updated>2012-01-20T08:49:38.342-05:00</updated><category term='Giveaways'/><category term='Kids'/><category term='Birth'/><category term='Chickens'/><category term='Holiday'/><category term='Parenting'/><category term='Ebates'/><category term='Quizes'/><category term='Heating Our House'/><category term='Homeschooling'/><category term='Ectopic Pregnancy'/><category term='crafty sisters'/><category term='Broody Hen'/><category term='Worth It or Not?'/><category term='Eggs'/><category term='Special Occasions'/><category term='Prayer'/><category term='The Customer Advantage'/><category term='Diapering'/><category term='Homemade Baby Food'/><category term='Gardens'/><category term='Preserving'/><category term='Living Simply in Order to Give'/><category term='Sugar Fast'/><category term='Sunflowers'/><category term='Crafts'/><category term='Coupons'/><category term='Mulching the Garden'/><category term='Food'/><category term='Stevia'/><category term='About Me'/><category term='Perspective'/><category term='Quilting'/><category term='Faith'/><category term='Old Things'/><category term='Cheesecakes'/><category term='Natural Cleaners'/><category term='Swag Bucks'/><category term='Facelifts'/><category term='Iditarod'/><category term='Books'/><title type='text'>Comments on Thy Hand Hath Provided: The First Step</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thyhandhathprovided.com/feeds/1335699949097363940/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3145397750785828987/1335699949097363940/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thyhandhathprovided.com/2012/01/first-step.html'/><author><name>You Can Call Me Jane</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09086179213614605103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oTlFKZNEVoY/TiEMfxeUuuI/AAAAAAAAE1Q/UCQrV303C4k/s220/Me.png'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>7</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145397750785828987.post-7396452107360187170</id><published>2012-01-20T06:38:18.854-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-20T06:38:18.854-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I ask myself what can she be contemplating now. :)...</title><summary type='text'>I ask myself what can she be contemplating now. :) but that&amp;#39;s not the point. It&amp;#39;s that you&amp;#39;re asking. Thankyou for your inspiritational spirit that just keeps looking for the good. ~ And I hear ya on the signs. I don&amp;#39;t look for them, but sometimes I wish, and then I think similar thoughts. &lt;br /&gt;Thanks Jane. :) &lt;br /&gt;p.s. regarding the stepping out part, I have a particular think </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3145397750785828987/1335699949097363940/comments/default/7396452107360187170'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3145397750785828987/1335699949097363940/comments/default/7396452107360187170'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thyhandhathprovided.com/2012/01/first-step.html?showComment=1327059498854#c7396452107360187170' title=''/><author><name>Laura at By the Bushel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01756969603697972860</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14357115127296002582'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iRirXn66Axo/TdPRq0cNxBI/AAAAAAAABac/c8Un2bzssts/s220/DSC03411.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.thyhandhathprovided.com/2012/01/first-step.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145397750785828987.post-1335699949097363940' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3145397750785828987/posts/default/1335699949097363940' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1827974658'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145397750785828987.post-6972367976908840930</id><published>2012-01-19T20:47:06.060-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-19T20:47:06.060-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Do it.  If you don&amp;#39;t you might regret it.</title><summary type='text'>Do it.  If you don&amp;#39;t you might regret it.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3145397750785828987/1335699949097363940/comments/default/6972367976908840930'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3145397750785828987/1335699949097363940/comments/default/6972367976908840930'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thyhandhathprovided.com/2012/01/first-step.html?showComment=1327024026060#c6972367976908840930' title=''/><author><name>Mavis</name><uri>http://onehundreddollarsamonth.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.thyhandhathprovided.com/2012/01/first-step.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145397750785828987.post-1335699949097363940' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3145397750785828987/posts/default/1335699949097363940' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1728263345'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145397750785828987.post-6553646593686839664</id><published>2012-01-19T16:07:34.933-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-19T16:07:34.933-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Oh, I was just talking with my husband about this....</title><summary type='text'>Oh, I was just talking with my husband about this.  How sometimes we just have to go with our heart - with what God wants us to do - even if it doesn&amp;#39;t seem to make any sense - even if it is beyond or means financially, etc... He will provide.  Thank you for sharing.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3145397750785828987/1335699949097363940/comments/default/6553646593686839664'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3145397750785828987/1335699949097363940/comments/default/6553646593686839664'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thyhandhathprovided.com/2012/01/first-step.html?showComment=1327007254933#c6553646593686839664' title=''/><author><name>Plain and Joyful Living</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09140984106118247860</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OXKtRoysCkY/SfiXjaoHtSI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/qClw_nNH3Wg/S220/momandabe.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.thyhandhathprovided.com/2012/01/first-step.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145397750785828987.post-1335699949097363940' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3145397750785828987/posts/default/1335699949097363940' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-2132133130'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145397750785828987.post-8020838108888435033</id><published>2012-01-19T14:57:04.722-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-19T14:57:04.722-05:00</updated><title type='text'>If you&amp;#39;re breathing, that&amp;#39;s the first sign...</title><summary type='text'>If you&amp;#39;re breathing, that&amp;#39;s the first sign.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3145397750785828987/1335699949097363940/comments/default/8020838108888435033'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3145397750785828987/1335699949097363940/comments/default/8020838108888435033'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thyhandhathprovided.com/2012/01/first-step.html?showComment=1327003024722#c8020838108888435033' title=''/><author><name>Thistle Cove Farm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15722295191884810953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='06812033210643853143'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='19' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_350oHVGYLGU/SXzBgJPb7II/AAAAAAAAAps/K4VSINpXEkk/S220/Ellsworth+with+black+lambs.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.thyhandhathprovided.com/2012/01/first-step.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145397750785828987.post-1335699949097363940' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3145397750785828987/posts/default/1335699949097363940' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-433095898'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145397750785828987.post-583936377843254065</id><published>2012-01-19T10:32:38.621-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-19T10:32:38.621-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Such a good message- and aptly timed. I rely heavi...</title><summary type='text'>Such a good message- and aptly timed. I rely heavily on Proverbs 3:5-6. It says God will make your path straight not that he will send you a glaring message telling you what to do. When I&amp;#39;m struggling with a decision I try to make sure my first steps are acknowledging God in all my speech and actions and seeking God in prayer. Then sometimes I just have to move!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3145397750785828987/1335699949097363940/comments/default/583936377843254065'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3145397750785828987/1335699949097363940/comments/default/583936377843254065'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thyhandhathprovided.com/2012/01/first-step.html?showComment=1326987158621#c583936377843254065' title=''/><author><name>meganleiann</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18102620201863841406</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0Ep1DFINdko/S9ztZ9cPQeI/AAAAAAAAAFU/8XwLap3KytY/S220/MegAidanMilo.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.thyhandhathprovided.com/2012/01/first-step.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145397750785828987.post-1335699949097363940' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3145397750785828987/posts/default/1335699949097363940' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-737267393'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145397750785828987.post-2709952916039649301</id><published>2012-01-19T08:57:05.432-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-19T08:57:05.432-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Ask for adventurous.I am not so sure I don&amp;#39;t h...</title><summary type='text'>Ask for adventurous.I am not so sure I don&amp;#39;t have enough, or maybe what I have is not adventure but to much excitement and stimulation,enough to stop a human heart,if what they say is true,scared to death---ha,ha,ha [ but we both know its not funny ] OK,I&amp;#39;ll go with more adventure and a sign of clarity.Maybe I did have a few Moses moments in my lifetime</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3145397750785828987/1335699949097363940/comments/default/2709952916039649301'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3145397750785828987/1335699949097363940/comments/default/2709952916039649301'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thyhandhathprovided.com/2012/01/first-step.html?showComment=1326981425432#c2709952916039649301' title=''/><author><name>judy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11818275450006660503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17395739730322105415'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.thyhandhathprovided.com/2012/01/first-step.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145397750785828987.post-1335699949097363940' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3145397750785828987/posts/default/1335699949097363940' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1777675795'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145397750785828987.post-7664060482889447587</id><published>2012-01-19T08:54:02.411-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-19T08:54:02.411-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I&amp;#39;m not sure how I even came across your blog,...</title><summary type='text'>I&amp;#39;m not sure how I even came across your blog, but I&amp;#39;m glad I did! I&amp;#39;ve enjoyed reading it- it has been a blessing to me!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Looks like I&amp;#39;m your 501st follower! Wow- lol!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3145397750785828987/1335699949097363940/comments/default/7664060482889447587'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3145397750785828987/1335699949097363940/comments/default/7664060482889447587'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thyhandhathprovided.com/2012/01/first-step.html?showComment=1326981242411#c7664060482889447587' title=''/><author><name>Abby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11229915602529491031</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09144141866319839385'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IAo2B6XqhLU/TjP6MSOU75I/AAAAAAAAAB4/fDMWT4qljn0/s220/Summer%2Bvacation%2B2011%2B007.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.thyhandhathprovided.com/2012/01/first-step.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145397750785828987.post-1335699949097363940' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3145397750785828987/posts/default/1335699949097363940' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1503791051'/></entry></feed>
