Decoration Day, Airish Weather, Gardening, & Wisdom from the Comments
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Whenever my dad would tell us to do something and one of us would say "do we HAVE to"...he would always turn around and say "You don't HAVE to, you GET to" with the implication being that it is a privilege to wash the dishes b/c we are blessed with food to eat, a privilege to clean the house b/c we are blessed with a home to live in, a privilege to help a family member b/c we are blessed with people who love us, a privilege to do homework b/c we are blessed to go to school and learn...
This is an encouragement to children.
So true! Thank you 😊
My memory was jogged this morning about more Words of Wisdom from my Daddy when we were planting garden...
"One for the Blackbird, one for the Crow. One for the Cutworm and one to Grow".
He explained to me that gardens are a lot like war grounds and seeds/plants are like soldiers. The seed/plant soldiers are attacked by all different kinds of enemies ( blackbirds, crows, cutworms) at all different times of their lives, and some don't live through the attack. So he said it was best to put enough soldiers in the ground that at least one will survive if we give them the tools they need (water, fertilizer, sunshine, warmth). Our elders are so so wise. Their wisdom is how we will continue to exist as a species.
Our Decoration Day is first Sunday in June every year. Always good to see family and friends each year. Mama, dad, grandmother and aunts and uncles all buried there. Traditions run deep in the South. It's what binds us as family.
My dad used to tell me,”Don’t borrow trouble, most of the things we worry about never even happen!”
That's a great phrase/idiom. I have to remember that one.
Matthew 6:34 Don’t worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Totally agree. 😊
Sounds like you had a good and wise father. My dad used to tell me, " You worry too much. You're driving everyone crazy."😂
My dad use to say, “don’t ever let the well go dry, it’s hard to get it primed again.”
Heard this by older man,I like to worry,the things I worry about never happen.
Another one my Mother used to say is, ‘I don’t care if you’re a ditch digger….you be the best darn ditch digger there ever was!!’😊
Mamma always told us when we were hurt or upset, Nobody can steal your joy they can only take it if you give it to them.
WORDS OF WISDOM-My sweet Grandma Thelma used to say “Even if you don’t have a dime in your pocket, as long as you have love, you are richer beyond measure!” Oh how I miss her but we will see her again on that Great Day! God bless y’all!
I love that Granny is looking to the future with plantings in the big garden! That's so good for her mental health.
I read “If everyone hung their troubles on the clothesline, and you had to pick up one, you would always choose your own. “
I love this!
Glad to hear you talk about baby Ira💙. It was good to see Katie show him a little bit on the video yesterday! Praying for Katie and for Corie’s upcoming delivery of their sweet baby. We love your family and your channels so much. Makes us homesick for our southern roots.
My dad had a saying, "If you can't do it right the first time then don't do it at all." Thanks for sharing!! Your cat is beautiful! I'm always praying for everyone!!🙏💕🕊😘💐🌈God bless you!!!
Betty, my husband has a saying similar, he says, “we only have to do it the right way once.” That saying has gotten us through many home improvements.😊
I'm told it used to be called decoration day but it's now called homecoming, preaching then
Gospel singing, then meal, and back for more singing. ❤
Yep SE NC we call it homecoming with dinner on the grounds afterwards!
My youngest son was so sweet and he liked everyone even as a toddler. He was always smiling. My dad used to say “Brian is anyone’s dog that will hunt with him.”
We just had Decorations Day at the cemetery close to our house. We have Decorations Day And Dinner On The Ground at the cemetery where my Dad's family is buried. In the heart of the Arkansas Ozarks
There’s a Randy Travis song that says. “ don’t ever sell your saddle because life’s a long hard ride” and “ watch where you spit on a windy day”. Really enjoy hearing these sayings. Thanks for sharing.
"Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but never gets you anywhere."
- Erma Bombeck
My husband Tony, who reminds me so much of your Matt in their able to build or fix anything. He always says "You have to be smarter than what you are working on".
My grandpa said “the 1st time a horse kicks you you can blame the horse, the 2nd time he kicks you you’ve no one to blame but yourself.”… I think of it often
I love the Monday morning live chit chats and updates. Especially the words of wisdom. 💞
So do i.I've heard some of them and some new to me.Always enjoy this family.❤
My grandma used to say,"when it happens is soon enough to worry about it"
👋♥️🙏♥️👋Hello Miss Tipper. My words of wisdom: No one can make you feel bad, you can only make yourself feel so. I hope that makes sense. I once told someone, you make me feel like nothing, then they said to me, I can’t make you feel that way only you can. I’ve remembered this ever since and I try to not blame someone else for my issues. Have a wonderful week Miss Tipper. When the new baby comes give him a little kiss and soft hug for me. I am not close to where my grandson and my 3 great grands live and I truly miss those sweet little guys. Anyway love to y’all and many blessings today and always. Jennifer
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My mom used to say, "You've got to eat a little grit before you die," and "What doesn't kill you will make you stronger." The second one, some people may think that's new and it came from a song but I've heard that my whole life. Sympathy was not big in my family when I was growing up. I just remembered another one she said, "Put a little sugar in your words you might have to eat them."
If I ever cried over anything, ever, my mother would tell me I had no reason to cry. Yes, actually, I did.
If you notice any bugs or insects on your garden plants, immediately mix up a solution Of Dawn dishwashing liquid and water. The ratio is 1 tablespoon of Dawn to 1 quart of water ( 4-5 tablespoons of Dawn to a gallon of water ) . Spray the solution right on the affected plants to kill the bugs you see crawling around. The Dawn and water will also nourish your plants!
I love these chats. I’m not able to watch them live but enjoy watching them after the fact. I’m caring for my mother on hospice right now and so many of your words of wisdoms touch my heart. Thank you for sharing with us. God Bless you and your family.❤
I will pray for her and you!
We love watching your wholesome, entertaining, and educational videos. Praying for a blessed labor and delivery for Korie and Baby Graddock, and blessings for the family. One quote that I learned and use often is "It's better to want what you don't have than to have what you don't want." My husband Larry wanted to share one that he learned, "Knowledge is knowing that it is a one way street; wisdom is looking both directions anyways."
Love both of those! Thank you 😊
Yes, the church my Dad served in the mountains called it Decoration Day, too. I haven't heard "frog strangler" in several years. I love that term. Thanks for these lives! I'm still trying to catch one actually live! 😉 Have a great week!❤🙏 Jane
My Momna used to tell us normal was just a setting on the washer machine
Wisdom!
@@hank1519 I remember when I was a young asking my Momma why was I so different from everyone else why wasn't I normal. She just looked up from her beans she was snapping and said in her soft voice normal is just a setting on the washer machine darling. I never forgot that. Now I see people posting posts similar to that. She was very wise
@@bettypogue7021 Today's obsessive concern with norms is quite disturbing.
Our little church has 'Memorial' Sunday on the 3rd Sunday in May. That is the day we clean up the cemetery and the church, family members of people buried in the cemetery come with fresh or new flowers and pretty trinkets for the grass around for the graves. We usually have special music, blue grass gospel is most common, then we have dinner on the grounds after the church service, and sometimes after dinner we will have another hour or so of wonderful blue grass gospel! It is a day that is filled with tradition. We work hard to get the church ready for 'Memorial Sunday' nut it so special to see our little church full on that Sunday, to hear the sweet voices blended together in praise to God, and to share in the covered dish dinner on the grounds (or in the bed of one of the many pick-up trucks parked around the church)! Thank you for sharing your Decoration Day with us!
The cat is adorable good morning
I love these chilly 🥶 mornings. I guess this is blackberry winter.
I grew up hearing Decoration Day and it was a good time, even if you are missing a loved one . The preparations started days ahead, then everything ran so nicely. My family women always made arrangements with fresh cut flowers and greenery they would collect. Some of the most beautiful arrangements I’ve ever seen. Of course they used silk arrangements too but the stellar ones were made with special love. Delicious food was a normal, most everyday. But, certain get togethers , always meant special dishes and plenty of food. What a blessing.
Daryl Singletary is a solid choice. Always
Love the 🌱 talk
God bless
Thank you for keeping the old ways alive. We are blessed having you and your family in our life
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Please remind Mz CORIE, that it is now JUNE 3, well into JUNE! and we are looking for a BABY! Anytime you're ready, Corie! Love you!
I remember Jack in a pulpit as a child walking through the woods and along the creeks on Pigeon Roost. Great memories. They were always my favorite.
G morning 🌄 tipper, thyxs for my prayers!God's touching me n healing me e everyday 💙 I love you Lord!
Thank you for the encouragement. God bless you and yours. It's a joy to hear a calm southern voice.🙏🙏🙏❤️🔥
Good morning! I look so forward to your videos. It feels like listening to have a conversation with a friend. 😀
Oh thank you!
I heard you say nobody’s putting pressure on us but ourselves. That goes along with the only one who makes us fail is ourselves. Even if things don’t turn out right, we’ve succeeded because we tried!
Tipper, I love all the snippets of wisdom you share from your subscribers. I remember when I was a kid and my great uncle would become totally exasperated with someone's foolishness he would say, "There's none so dumb as he who is plumb dumb." We would all get a kick out of him. But it is true! ❤️
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I love these sayings. They are so true.
Heres another one ,When you laugh 😃 everyone laughs with you, when you cry you cry alone 😔
Love Binx
Morning Tipper! So nice to see your pretty face this morning! My husband and I really enjoy your channel and just love you and your sweet family! 😊♥️
I really enjoy these Monday lives I hope you can continue them have a good week
When my mom told me or one of my two siblings to do something and you gave a puzzled look like you didn't understand what she said but you knew you understood she would say" don't look at me like a cow looking at a new gate".
We always say it’s raining cats and dogs when it’s raining really hard.
Dear Tipper,
At the beginning of this video, I was thinking how pretty your hair looked, and then you said, “Oh, my hair’s a mess!” No, no, Tipper…….it looks beautiful and so do you! I’ve been wondering why you and Matt hardly ever talk about Ira, so it was nice listening to you talk about him this morning. To use your expression, it’s easy to see that you’re “plum crazy” about him! We don’t have little ones in the family anymore and I sure miss those times. There’s just nothing like having babies and toddlers around to rock and cuddle and read to. I hope you have many of those moments with your “little guys”! Thank you for being an inspiration to me every single day! God bless you!
Love, Jackie🪷
Thank you Jackie 😊
Hello, Tipper
Your hair is lovely. Your cookbook came in today. It amazes me how much there is in common with KY, my mom’s 29:59 30:03 family was from South Carolina. My paternal grandmother was such a fine Christian woman her values still stick and I will be 65 in July. I loved going to the chicken coop to collect eggs. It wasn’t a quiet walk Maw would be teaching you something example she taught me about tithing, I recall telling her I did not know what that meant..she told me about 10% , she used the example of 10 eggs if she sold all 10 eggs the money of one went to the Church. NEVER did I hear a cuss word from her. She would say “fiddle sticks” “oh sugar “ “oh my goodness “. She was a gentle soul. She never spanked me. Once when I was 19 I cleaned out my car and put all the trash in her burn can. There was a beer can or 2. The next time I went up to the farm. She came out to great me and said Thresa Carol let’s walk and talk, it was about those beer cans… I would have rathered had a beating. She asked me if those were my beer cans, I could not lie. The disappointment was evident on her face and she explained why she felt so strongly about this. Never again. I could talk to her and she listened and good advice. She worked so hard. A woman that I loved and admired her. Thank you for your UA-cam channel. You and your family are just wonderful.
Thresa
Thank you for sharing about your dear grandmother! I hope you enjoy the book!!
Your grandcat likes the camera 😊
My Grandpa would say "Can't is a brother to won't" LOL
I live a few miles from Berea, Ky and Everyone I know pronounces Cecil like you do. I know in England they say "Sessil" for Cecil, but maybe that's just the way the person you mentioned wants their name pronounced.
My Mom was born in 1913 in Clark County, Ky. and she had many sayings that I grew up hearing, but people younger than me wouldn't have any idea what they mean. One that comes to mind is "At least they didn't ruin two houses". (It refers to a couple who were both unlikeable people.) She believed in doing things the right, so she often said "If you're not going to do it the right way, don't do it at all". We always went to the cemeteries to decorate graves on "Decoration Day". I miss it, and it doesn't seem right to me not to do it, but I can't get anyone in my family to go.
We had decoration this past Sunday and it rained so hard lower Yellow Creek
Always enjoy your videos. Thank you!!😀
My grt grandparents always celebrated decoration we went to cemetery in NGa
It's been an airish morning in the southern mountains of Appalachia ❤
We always cleaned up the Graves and put flowers on it on memorial day.your custom sounds lovely. A picnic on the grounds are always nice too.
We do have decoration day where my grandparents are buried. We also have a family reunion that day. We went to Rutherfordton and was able to visit with lots of family. Lots of food and fellowship. The church does not provide a meal but we have a potluck and we all bring food at a family members house or a fellowship hall. It always falls on the first Sunday in June. My birthday is the 6th and I used to also always beg to spend a week with my cousin. Those were such good times.
Good morning from Mississippi
Matt must have enjoyed the cooler weather. I know he doesn't like the heat.
My nanny always said all them old sayings to me and I say them all the time. I work with the youth at our church and they just look at me strange or laugh anytime I pull one out. Lol! Most of them have good meaning. There are so many i cant think of all of them and you may of said some. One I tend to live by is
●"There's more then one way to skin a cat" 😂 there's always more then one way to do something.
●"That's more useless then tits on a boar hog"
●" I'm Finer then frog hair split three ways" instead of just saying I'm fine, or that's fine.
●" Six to one, half a dozen another" meaning either way its still the same
●"That'll fire up a wet log"
There are so many more it's hard to think of them on the spot but I still say them all quit often and I hope my kids pick up on them and carry it on keeping the wisdom of the old ways alive!
Tipper, my grandma in law always used to say “IT FITS LIKE A HORSE COLAR ON A DOOR KNOB”. 🤣🤣 no mater what it was that was too big to work 💕🙏🙏
Love it 😊
We have the same weather patterns as you (as I think I've noted before). It really felt like fall again; here in the Appalachian mountains of Western Maryland.
Growing up, my family attended Decoration at Swanson Baptist Church cemetery every Father’s Day. It was always a reunion weekend for my Daddy’s family as most everyone had moved from the mountains. Wonderful mountain memories❤
Daddy would say you're a good kid until you get caught. Love your channel
I tell my kids that most things we worry over never happen. Daddy also said Cant never could.
HelloTipper, I'm enjoying this weather too. I am so glad you guys doing. Prayers still going up gor your Mom.
We had Decoration at our church yesterday also.
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Morinin’ Tipper. I really like these Monday lives! Thanks for sharing
Make the words you say today tender warm and sweet for tomorrow they may well be words you have to eat.
Sending love to the whole family❤
One of my favorite sayings is It's all mind over matter. If you don't mind it don't matter. Also my version of a popular saying is If life gives you lemons make lemon meringue pie.
My Big Daddy always said, Can't never did do nothing but fall in a cookie jar and I ate him up! ❤
I saw him do a concert at a rodeo!!! I had not heard of him before that!!! He was my introduction to country music!!! It is Hot here 104 today!!! At least it's a dry heat!!! God Bless Us All!!!
My husband’s family call it Memorial Meeting. It’s always been the second Sunday in August. Not as big as it used to be to be since a lot of the older ones have passed. Our church has Homecoming in the Fall with covered dish. I just loved Daryle Singletary. He sang traditional country music which is hard to find anymore. Too much pop and rap in country music now.
Most of my flower garden is native plants and I grow most of them from seed because it's more affordable (including jack-in-the-pulpit). However, that plant takes about 4-5 years from seed to blossom. I definitely recommend finding a grower that has plants already established. I found a couple NC mountain native nurseries that would be worth calling to see if they have what you're looking for: Sandy Mush Herb Nursery and Natural Selections Nursery. They would definitely be able to help you decide what to get for a shady spot. Have fun!
Thank you 😊
I save my egg shells all winter and sprinkle the crushed eggshells around my plants. It keeps the slugs and chipmunks away.
Interesting video. Thanks Tipper,
Just getting to see your Monday morning video. Love the words of wisdom. Dad always gave everyone the benefit of the doubt and would say. If you speak to the king inside the man, the king will come out
Wonderful video. 😊
Tipper, try this for pest control in your garden. Take a stick or a stake about 10" , wrap (like a coil) of copper wire around each stick and put the sticks in the ground around the plants in your garden. I didn't believe this would work, but it does. My garden is pest free since I did this. No chemicals, no spraying! I have used the same method for 2 years now.
Good tip!
Glad yall are keeping that decoration day tradition. We used to have homecoming but not many do now.
Hi Tipper, Thank You for sharing the words of wisdom they are always good to hear and sometimes hard to follow.
I think its a nice idea to possibly have a small native flower/plant garden and it could be a good learning tool for your grandsons to watch them grow.
I hope Y'all have a Wonderful Day!😊❤🙏🏻
My sister & I grew up in the country. Our grandmother would take us with her to town to deliver eggs she sold. Returning home on a very muddy, bumpy road, her old pickup would tend to feel like a bucking horse! She had a crippled right hand & would extend her arm out in front of us saying: “Sit steady in the boat, girls! Sit steady in the boat!” There are times in life I find myself saying the same. Just as Jesus calmed the storm we can sit steady as our storms pass by. 🩵
Love that so much!
Ŵe had our decoration day yesterday...
Thanks for the up date 😊
Baked fried chicken ,we in our neck of the woods call sticky fried .yum
great video❤. thanks
I missed another live. Booo. Well, Im enjoying it anyway on the rewatch crew. Good to hear that little Ira is such a delight. Really soon Tipper, you'll be having Double Delight again. 😊 I'm so happy for all ya'll. Thanks for sharing!
When i go to my doctor for a check up, and everything is ok, doctor says "you are as fine as frogs hair". I'm always hoping to hear that.
Don't forget the cornbread salad recipe you promised 😁😋😍
Thanks for sharing! ❤ & Prayers
Watching replay. I love watching ya'lls videos. I'm glad Katie and Ira are doing well, and Corie and Austin are doing well. I'm glad you and Matt and Granny and your brothers are doing. God bless each and every one of ya'll ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you 😊
Just absolutely love your videos and got a kick out of your ole' saying, " frog stranglers" about the amount of rain someone would get.
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God bless to Tipper and family. Lovely video.
E beautiful Blessings to you and family 🙏🤲have A Wonderful Week 💯🤲
loved Daryl Singletary. One of the best. Check out Mark Wills. He is a lot like Daryl. so glad that sweet Granny is back home where I'm sure she's most comfortable.
Just looked his music up, it’s good!!!
Binx, Olive Make The Videos So Sweet. I Hope You Find Granny's Flower For Her. She's A Blessing. My Daddy Always Said Can't Never Could. You Can Take A Horse To The Water But You Can't Make It Drink. Close The Door Your letting The Flies In. He's Dumb As A Stump. Before Going Into The House We Had To Wipe Our Shoes Off On The Door Matt. He's So Bright,They Have To Put A Bucket On His Head To Keep The Sun From Shining On Him.... 😂
When I sit too long and need to get busy I say, well, this ain’t getting the porch painted. We have had a gully washer last night and today. Also hailed at least 3 times, I’m hoping my tomatoes and peppers aren’t shredded. I need to plant pumpkins too! When someone is trying to pull something on me, I like to say, I may have been born at night but I wasn’t born LAST night. 😂. Your hair looks really nice today I think. Katie is looking so healthy and happy ❤. That Binx is a handsome boy. I love black kitties. Have a great week. TeresaSue
Hello from Alabama