Happy Homemaker Monday

Another  great weekend.. Hubs and I took a wee ride around town just to  let the  fresh air blow in ur faces.. Then on Sunday we enjoyed  our pastor, Jeff, onoine  for his  morning service. At 2 we ladies  got together for a zoom gathering to  touch base,  chatted a bit about how  we were dealing with our new circumstances   and prayed for one another: then we  set the tone for next week when we pick up   our Sunday School lesson on the book of James.  Lastly, at 7 we  met through zoom as a church  had a sweet short message and then   did a Palm  Sunday communion service each with our own elements.  This was a wonderful way to kick off  Holy Week!

Welcome to Happy Homemaker
hosted by Sandra!

What is your weather:::
Nice to see these  moderate temps  and a bit of rain.. I love spring showers..I see it will be  the hottest day on Passover..  a day we will  not cook a seder meal,  but  practice the  Messianic message of it.. so beautiful to remember  how  Christ  came to fulfil  the OT law and ways!

How I am feeling this morning~

Except for my stuffy  allergy riddled head, I feel great... I am hopeful and   looking forward to  these  next 2 weeks hoping that  the virus  will have  become a  mewling kitten by then!

On my mind~

I  am admitting that I do not have much to  show for these many hours of confinement , so I  have decided to  do something creative unto the Lord...  In my quiet time with Him I  want to start  journalling   and  hopefully    write some poetry  that will be a lasting, personal testiment to our time together  and I   want to  make  it as beautiful  as  I can..  I may do some painting or    just some  illustrative colored pencil drawings .  

On the breakfast plate~

Hubs made his  delicious coffee and fruited yogurt this  morning.
He is the best!

On my reading pile~

The book of James, in association with an online study of James by Jen Wilken!

I am taking a break from Judges to study the Minor Prophets

On my TV~

When Calls the Heart
Call the Midwife
Youtube vlogs on travel
Baking competitions
Home shows

On the menu today~

baked pork loin, salad, sweet potato fries

From the camera~

Our back yard

Our front yard

  

  

What I am  listening to:

The youtube    seen below!  Give  it a try!  Lovely!

Chore I'm not looking forward to today or this week~

boxing up a set of china to tke to teh church for  a spring sale after all this is over and done with.  I want it out of my sunroom!

To relax this week, I will~

Sit in my  armchair listening to this music  whish is so  peaceful!

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! Guide them in the continuing decisions  they need to make to protect the country and  our economy.

For this coronavirus to stop  in its tracks and not spread any more...  Lord, protect the elderly and those  in compromised health situations. Protect the health providers and the families where  the virus  is bringing suffering. And Father, speak to the hearts of those who refuse to take this seriously and refuse to
stay home.. Not counting the many who necessarily must be out and about..  but those who in rebellion choose  not to...  They are  not only putting others at risk, but are prolonging the  time of the virus! I pray that this week we will begin to see a decline in the number of deaths and  the numbers o f healed will increase in Jesus name!.
Thank you for the front line folks who are helping to stem the tide of the virus.   Medical staff,  ENt's,  janitors,  custodians,  food providers and  servers,   truck drivers who are     tirelessly trying to g et supplies to those who need them.. any who are    on the front lines  who face off with the virus  on a daily basis!  Protect them, Father!

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 now daily must brave going into the hospital everyday alone (without her husband) for radiation.  how daunting to be so compromised  Praise God, she is half way through these treatments!

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! 

Devotional/Bible Verse~

Our pastor shared this with us last night during our  zoom gathering!

Watch the Lamb

Ray Boltz

Walking on the road to Jerusalem,

The time had come to sacrifice again,

My two small sons,

They walked beside me on the road,

The reason that they came was to watch the lamb.

"Daddy, daddy, What will see there,

There's so much that we don't understand",

So I told them of Moses and Father Abraham,

Then I said "dear children watch the lamb".

"There will be so many in Jerusalem today,

We must be sure the lamb doesn't run away",

And I told them of Moses and Father Abraham,

Then I said "dear children watch the lamb".

When we reached the city,

I knew something must be wrong,

There were no joyful worshipers,

No joyful worship songs,

I stood there with my children

in the midst of angry men,

Then I heard the crowd cry out

"Crucify Him".

We tried to leave the city but

we could not get away,

Forced to play in this drama

a part I did not wish to play,

"Why upon this day were men condemned to die?,

Why were we standing here, Where soon they would pass by?".

I looked and said, "even now they come",

The first one cried for mercy,

The people gave him none,

The second one was violent, He was arrogant and loud,

I still can hear his angry voice

screaming at the crowd,

Then someone said "there's Jesus",

I could scarce believe my eyes,

A man so badly beaten,

He barely looked alive,

Blood poured from His body,

From the thorns upon His brow,

Running down the cross, Falling to the ground.

I watched Him as He struggled,

I watched Him as He fell,

The cross came down upon His back,

The crowd began to yell,

In that moment I felt such agony,

In that moment I felt such loss,

Till a Roman soldier grabbed my arm

and screamed, "you, carry His cross".

At first I tried to resist him,

Then his hand reached for his sword,

So I knelt and took the cross from the Lord,

I placed it on my shoulder,

And started down the street,

The blood that he'd been shedding

was running down my cheek.

They led us to Golgotha,

They drove nails deep in His feet and hands,

Yet upon the cross I heard Him pray

"Father, forgive them".

Oh, never have I seen such love in any other eyes,

"Into thy hands I commit my spirit"

He prayed and then He died,

I stood for what seemed like years,

I'd lost all sense of time until

I felt two tiny hands holding tight to mine,

My children stood there weeping,

I heard the oldest say,

"Father please forgive us, the lamb ran away".

"Daddy, daddy, What have we seen here?,

There's so much that we don't understand",

So I took them in my arms,

And we turned and faced the cross,

Then I said "dear children watch the lamb"