Happy Homemaker Monday

Hosted by Sandra!

Last week I had another episode with my torn meniscus..  giving me pain that just won't seem to let up.. I am so tired of resting it .. icing,  wrapping, elevating...  it is some better but after a week!! I begin therapy a week from today...  So hoping  I will be ready. Appreciate prayers and godly wisdom!

The weather
Much cooler, and blustery!

How I am feeling this morning
I wrote last week I was looking forward to what the Lord had for me in the coming week..little did I know it meant a time of  suffering, inability to  do hardly anything for myself, and some pity party tears..  But I had had a time of much prayer, too, over  news worthy   events both here in our home state of Virginia and the nation.  I thing  God has gotten my attention!

On my mind
Also, last week I wrote that our daughter and her family are   planning a great  get away for us all this  summer  to Ireland...  Now it is most incumbent on me to  learn more about trusting God  that  He is in control and  together  He and I will do what is needed to allow me to get to go with our family on this amazing adventure!

On the breakfast plate
Yogurt, coffee, and OJ!  Very tasty!

On my reading pile
The book of James, in association with  an online study of James by Jen Wilken!

On my TV
Being laid up . pretty much all the time I did binge watch . a series on Netflix and loved it!  
Virgin River

On the menu this week
You'll have to ask Hubs!

From the camera
I finally found a photo  from high school to  add to  Sunday's post which has . moved on to oblivion, so I thought I'd share it here

I love this cute photo Amanda sent us ....their snow from storm Jacob!

Looking around the house
Things are getting a bit out of sorts...  but poor Hubs is having to do most of everything!

Chore I'm not looking forward to today or this week
At this point I am wishing I could get up and do something.. well, perhaps . clean the toilet..  

To relax this week, I will
do some  Bible study/ reading in James and 2John

I usually  need to  take a dose of CBD oil to relax  these days.. my muscles are so tense with this knee  thing!  And no, it does not make one high..  it soothes though which is a good thing!

On my prayer list

• Our president  for  protection, wisdom,  courage,   strength of body,  clarity
• For  our government  for  transparency,  truth,   justice,  and doing the jobs  they were sent to do!
• For those I know and don't know who are suffering with debilitating  and worse  conditions and sicknesses..  for healing,  strength,  perseverance, find the joy in their suffering.. especially my dear friend,  Jan,  who  is finishing her    chemo treatments which have been so hard,  but now faces  radiation! 
• For the mess in our General Assembly to get straightened out..  peacefully and with godly wisdom

• Traveling mercies for dear friends who are driving to Florida this week.   over a couple of days,  for safety and    strength,  alertness and  that  angels with guide them  all the days of their sojourn there.  They a re older and are needing the   climate mainly. 
• For those  who are hearing the gospel message preached at our church to  come to make a confession of faith and in humility  be willing to come forward to  proclaim their decision in the church..  We have a couple of  single men who are  very faithful in coming these days  and  I prayed so hard for one in particular, and it looked like he  might go forward,  but,  alas,  he didn't
•   But I will keep praying for him! There is  something very special  in going forward   during the call   to make a declaration  of faith ... I did it in 1973 and Hubs shortly there after.. 
• The  fires,  quakes,  the unrest around the world
• The lost in these divers places
• For God's mercy to hover over the earth  and  give  people  rest and  the  forbearance to continue  to persevere  in their trials and testings! 

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