Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Wednesday Hodge Podge

                       Hosted by Joyce!
1. It's been said the best things in life are free...are they? What are some of those things?  The Word of God,  Friends,  clean water,    bird song,  cloud formations,  ocean waves and breezes,    to name a few.

2. Stars or stripes?   I like them both on Old Glory! Red, white, or blue?   I usually use  blue and white  decor in my home with  touches of red this time of year! Apple pie or home made ice cream?   Oh, let's  put them together for  a  dandy  dessert!  Do you like hotdogs?   Better than hamburgers!!!If so, what do you like on yours?   I like a bit of mayo and a bit of mustard,  and  I love a bit of pickle relish , too, if there is no  yummy chili!

3. One thing on your summer bucket list? Any plans to make it happen soon? 
To see our precious girls,,  they a re coming in mid August. That is  really  all we  have planned!

4. What's your summer anthem? Yes, you need to have one.   Countdown to autumn..  Summer is not my favorite  season!  It used to be when I was teaching,  but ,  now I  despise hot weather!

5. What's something you love about America? I was a 4th grade  teacher who taught Virginia history.  I  love and actually revere our history and it  truly saddens me to see  liberals  denigrate it,  erase it and  redefine us as a nation. We  should  learn from the mistakes we have made in the past so we do not make them again.  But  this redefinition of  who the liberals  want us to be is    so anti American    and  ungodly,  I  cringe  with every report.

If you live outside of America, tell us something you love about the place you call home. N/A

6. Insert your own random thought here. 
It was so terribly hot out today, but hubs and I drove out to Sam's and purchased two  rotisserie chickens, which are cooling on the counter here in the kitchen.  Soon I am  going to strip off the  delicious meat and  make my delectable chicken salad recipe  to take to church tomorrow    as we are having a Mission  project and luncheon.  I  have,  also, purchased  small croissants  and or,  bibb lettuce leaves  for the ladies  to use  as a wrap if they decline bread. It seems more and more folks are  intolerant of bread.  Other  mission committee ladies are  bringing  light salads, and one is bringing a chocolate chip bundt cake.   It should be a lovely time of fellowship. Then  we are  taking the many itmes  each woman is bringing,  sharing them out on the table and  then hopefully filling  24 bags  for the children of La Plancha, Honduras.  Extra items not used will  go to  a missionary  whom, herself is filling  25 bags, so we hope to have plenty left over for her!  We have  scads of school supplies, toys,  toiletries, flip flops, ,  a soccer ball and pump for each bag, and a childrens' Bible written in Spanish for each  family.  I truly pray this event will be a huge success!

Monday, June 28, 2021

Tuesday 4




That's Entertainment!

 Welcome once again to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4... Let's talk about entertainment, okay?  Hosted by

 Annie!

1. Do you have an actor or actress whose movies you hate to miss?

It used to be Sean Connery, Steve McQueen, Robert Duvall,   and  many others...  but  I'd have to say,  nobody  in this era of my life.  I just love oldie goldies with Doris Day and Rock Hudson, or Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn.  

2. Is there a movie or TV program you could watch over and over again?  I love all those  Rock Hudson movies and have watched them  many times.

3. Do you have a list of books or magazines you are hoping to read over the summer?Not really.. lately, I have a hard time focusing.. maybe after I have my   laser treatment for glaucoma! Would you share it with us?  When I reread books they are most likely Lynn Kurland's  time travel books!  Love them!!!!

Bonus: do you make a cuppa something or a snack when you read?I drink

tons of ice water everyday!

4.  What kind of music do you enjoy listening to? Everything except country and gospel. I love  hymns, and praise music, also, piano jazz,  classical,  rock and alternative music.I  would love to have it on all day,  but hubs likes his  radio  

 when he is in the house so we must share the airwaves!

Happy Homemaker Monday

 

  


Hosted  by Sandra!

♥♥The Weather♥♥ 
Monday - mostly sunny, 90
Tuesday -mostly sunny, 90
Wednesday -mostly sunny, 92
Thursday-storms, 85
Friday-storms, 77
Saturday - showers, 79
Sunday - sunny, 82
I always look forward to the  stormy, coocler weather!

♥♥How I am feeling this morning♥♥ 
It was good to get back to our regular prayer meeting, although for
 the rest of the summer,  we have decided to just meet  every other 
week.    Today we had a great  worship time.. Our songs were so 
meaningful! BTW, I am not sure I shared about  my healing..    
but I did have  many people praying for my endoscopy last 
Thursday and   the  report came back completely healed.  Plus,
 of course, my coughing has abated!!   Praise the Lord!!



 ♥♥On the breakfast plate♥♥

Coffee and fruited yogurt 

♥♥On my reading pile♥♥ 
Bible- reading  Doing more research in preparation 
for prayer.   Lord, I Want to Know You, by Kay Arthur,  a study 
on the names of God.  We are doing this book for Sunday School.  
Our teacher  studied with Kay and  is a veritable  study resource..
great class!

♥♥On the menu this week♥♥ 
 Monday: Hamburger from 5 GUYS  
Tuesday-  chef salad
Wednesday -tossed salad, chicken salad on croissant,  slice
 of chocolate chip bundt cake
Thursday- not sure
Friday-  cod and fries,  with homemade slaw

♥♥From the camera♥
 no photos this week

♥♥Looking around the house♥♥
I am  so happy to continue to be involved in purging  areas 
around the house. Saturday I purged about half of my  lengthy
 email contact list...  folks  from  a church we attended  15 years
 ago.. and  contacts I never  use anymore.  I also purged  paper
 files  .. and filled  a large trash can   with  data I can probably
 find on line these days

♥♥What am I listening to♥♥
This wonderful song we used for worship this morning...  
Crying out to the Lord to send more of His Holy Spirit!
( Living waters!)

♥♥Something I want to share♥♥ 

See above!
 

♥♥Devotional, inspirational, prayer list or Bible verse♥♥
I have been going to Intercessors for America now 
for  about 10 years... feeling all the time that America needed
  so much prayer and we  prayed so, for  deliver-
ance for our  nation,  for its culture,   for the decline in so 
many areas,  now  against racism,  criticalrace theory in
 our schools, abortion, just everything. We worship and pray
 every week, but lately the Spirit is leading us  to be more quiet. 
To listen to the small, voice of God.  Oh, how we have been praying
 for discernment to hear correctly, and pray in His will.We are all 
convinced that God has this, even though,
it doesn look  right in our  natural eyes,but He is  mightily at work
 bringing  everything into alignment.  Now here is  the thing.   
It is very likely that what He is bringing into existence will not be 
exactly what we had been praying for the last 10 years.
But  it is  what he is  doing in this time  on His calendar. So 
we are praying for us, His children,  to  eat more of His Word,  
understand His ways more, even though they a re much higher
 than our ways  and prepareour hearts for what  He is  doing..
Soak in the first chapter of James.Build  ourselves up in His  
truth and  be strong in His Word! Pray for the church... to wake 
up and truly desire  more of God. The days of playing 
church are behind us... We are entering into a  spiritual battle
 and a shaking.....We pray for the church revival and a great
 awakening.. we pray for church leaders to  seek  the power and
 guidance of the Holy Spirit  to apply in their  godly assignment..
we pray for  Christians to  awaken to the truth of what is actually 
going on.  Too many Christians  hold  to their politics more than their  
purpose  under heaven.  I Pray for the Lord to call their name to wake
 up and  seek godly  kingdom initiatives  as  time is  speeding by and 
 there is much to be for the kindgom of God!

Monday, June 21, 2021

Tuesday 4


Monday, June 21, 2021


                       

Questions....


 Welcome to Tuesday 4 in honor of Toni Taddeo...  hosted by Annie!

1. Do you have a favorite movie to recommend?

I love the BBC  North and South.. I  have watched it countless times. 

Other films I can watch over and over are Hidden Figures,  Pride 

and Prejudice, When Harry met Sally,  You've Got mail,  Beauty 

and the Beast..  with Dan Stevens.  Oh, my, I'm deep into  binging

 Downton Abbey, yet again,  and Matthew just died!!!


I believe that  was  the last  horrid episode   of the series, 
 At least, I hope so...


2. Do you have a schedule for your day or do you wing it?

  I have  set  schedules for  things I do on Monday and Wednesday each 

week.  Otherwise, I pretty much wing it.

3. What are you  eating/cooking  lately?  I bought  a wonderful water-

melon that Lynn cut up over the weekend.  If all of them a re this good,

  I  want more and more.  This is the seasonfor light fare,  salads and

 simple meals. 

4.  Do you surf on your computer? Tell us about it, won't you?I do 

 when I have a partricular item to research or look up.  I don't just

 sit here and  surf around like I did years ago, though!


Happy Homemaker Monday

  


Hosted  by Sandra!

♥♥The Weather♥♥ 
Monday - scattered thunderstorms, 92
Tuesday - stormy,72
Wednesday -mostly sunny, 77
Thursday-mostly sunny 79
Friday-cloudy, 91
Saturday - showers, 86
Sunday -  showers, 82
We got our errands done early today...  I  despise hot, humid weather

♥♥How I am feeling this morning♥♥ 
We cancelled oour prayer meeting today.  I had  a doctor's
appt and several pothers couldnt make it either. My appointment went well. 
I went because of memory concerns.  but  I aced  the meory teast.. Infact I
did better than anyone the doctor had tested. I had started taking Super B 
Complex since my last appointment. I think I highly recommend it!



 ♥♥On the breakfast plate♥♥

Coffee and fruited yogurt early and and then Lynna dn I stopped in for brunch 

 around 11.  I had Eggs Benedict//  Yummy!

♥♥On my reading pile♥♥ 
Bible- reading  Doing more research in preparation 
for prayer.   Lord, I Want to Know You, by Kay Arthur,  a study on
 the names of God.  We are doing this book for Sunday School.  
Our teacher  studied with Kay and  is a veritable  study resource..
great class!

♥♥On the menu this week♥♥ 
 Monday: shrimp salad in a lettuce wrap
Tuesday-  cod and fries  with slaw
Wednesday - out with friends
Thursday-  chef salad and  bagette
Friday-Invited out

♥♥From the camera♥
 I had been assigned to  create 2  flower arrangements for
 the food tables..
I found 2 batches of  flowers  at Fresh Market  and  included  some
 hydrangeas and the vines  from our yard
It was nice to see everyone back to church yesterday!

Oh me, I look pretty haggard..  .. my hair  doesn't like 
humidity at all!!!  Why don't husbands tell us who have been   
working hard all morning  to  comb our hair.  Bah!

 ♥♥Looking around the house♥♥
We still havent donated the several boxes of boxes, dvd's and cd's  we collected  
last week. Saturday I also purged  about 200 email  addresses  from my email 
list. I used to be  connected to a large  prayer lsit   and I enver make contact
those folks anymore. Now  my list is much more manageable.!

♥♥What am I listening to♥♥
I absolutely love accapella music.. and this is a favorite!


♥♥Something I want to share♥♥ 
Last week I shared about Kylie  who  lives in Tuscany and she was 
preparng for her wedding... here it is!  Gorgeous!!!!

♥♥Devotional, inspirational, prayer list or Bible verse♥♥
I have been going to Intercessors for America now 
for  about 10 years... feeling all the time that America needed
  so much prayer and we  prayed so, for  deliver-
ance for our  nation,  for its culture,   for the decline in so 
many areas,  now  against racism,  criticalrace theory in
 our schools, abortion, just everything. We worship and pray
 every week, but lately the Spirit is leading us  to be more quiet. 
To listen to the small, voice of God.  Oh, how we have been praying
 for discernment to hear correctly, and pray in His will.We are all 
convinced that God has this, even though,
it doesn look  right in our  natural eyes,but He is  mightily at work
 bringing  everything into alignment.  Now here is  the thing.   
It is very likely that what He is bringing into existence will not be 
exactly what we had been praying for the last 10 years.
But  it is  what he is  doing in this time  on His calendar. So 
we are praying for us, His children,  to  eat more of His Word,  
understand His ways more, even though they a re much higher
 than our ways  and prepareour hearts for what  He is  doing..
Soak in the first chapter of James.Build  ourselves up in His  
truth and  be strong in His Word! Pray for the church... to wake 
up and truly desire  more of God. The days of playing 
church are behind us... We are entering into a  spiritual battle
 and a shaking....Christians and those who call themselves 
Christians, but are not  lit by the  Spirit of God  will be  set apart.. 
This could be a final wake up call for those whoare not fully awake...

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Tuesday 4

So Tell Me....

 This week's questions come from Sparky!   Hosted by Annie!


Let's talk about you .....

1. Music. What kind of music do you enjoy? I  am a music fanatic.. I like to have it playing most all the time, especially on trips. I  love all kinds of music,  except gospel and country, Are you musical?

I took piano lessons for 14 years,  but due to  my  poor eyesight now I rarely play anymore.  Maybe I can after a laser treatment coming up!. I love to sing, and sang  for years in our choir.  Alas, our new church has no choir!
 

2. Travel. Where have we been? 

We lived in Germany  the first year of our marriage.   I loved  that, and I really love the history and culture of European countries.  I follow my  genealogy,  so  I've done Germany,  5 years ago we  spent 3 weeks in Ireland and our daughter and her family  are taking us back to Ireland  next year. We were supposed to go  last year, but couldn't because of covid..What's your favorite destination(s)? I would love to make it to Scotland and England.  But time will tell.

 3. Occupations. Did you end up working at what you wanted to be? I always wanted to teach 4th grade Virginia history, and that actually  was my first assignment. 

Do you wish you'd done something else, if so, what? There was a time in my young adult  years that I  wanted to study interion design.  I have an affinity  for it.  But  teaching won out in the end!

4. How do you keep from being bored?  I enjoy vlogs on you tube.  I now  follow over a dozen of various kinds, so  it is never boring!

for visiting!

Sunday, June 13, 2021

Happy Homemaker Monday

  


Hosted  by Sandra!

♥♥The Weather♥♥ 

Monday - scattered thunderstorms, 89
Tuesday - mostly sunny, 81
Wednesday -mostly sunny, 78
Thursday-mostly sunny 79
Friday-mostly sunny, 86
Saturday - cloudly, 86
Sunday -  showers, 84
  Hoping for low humidity..  We have lots of things going on this week!!  

♥♥How I am feeling this morning♥♥ 
As usual Monday is our prayer morning at church... I found a great
 song by my beloved Steve Green, The Mission for us to sing in worship.


 ♥♥On the breakfast plate♥♥

Coffee and fruited yogurt  and then boiled  eggs and toast

 to  see me off to prayer meeting!

♥♥On my reading pile♥♥ 
Bible- reading  Doing more research in preparation 
for prayer.   Lord, I Want to Know You, by Kay Arthur,  a study on
 the names of God.  We are doing this book for Sunday School.  
Our teacher  studied with Kay and  is a veritable  study resource..
great class!

♥♥On the menu this week♥♥ 
 Monday: left over potato salad,  chicken salad wrap in  leaf lettace
Tuesday-  breakfast for supper
Wednesday - out with friends
Thursday-  
Friday-

♥♥From the camera♥
      
Our darling grand daughters,   The youngest  just finished preschool  at 
a second grade level in reading  and will start in the french immersion 
Kindergarten class next year.Our oldest  is 7 and  will start second grade
  in the FI class  at  fourth grade reading level!
I havent  been able to hug them  for  over a year..  they plan to come 
see us in August.  Their lives are so busy,    we would  slip up to see
 them,  but there just isnt a good time!
 
   
 ♥♥Looking around the house♥♥
Last week  we spent  a few days purging the bookcases  .  I had so 
many books, I knew I'd never read again!
Four shelves worth of  books, all of them wonderful,  but I just
 can't keep them  any longer. 

a box of  dvd's  many my favorites,  but  I read,  you  just do not 
need them now because most things are found online!
Old year books and   used Bible Study  manuals,  I tore my name 
out of them and  off they go   to the dump. I just cannot keep  
these things any more...  Time to  lighten the load!!!

♥♥What am I listening to♥♥
The motor on the fridge and ice machine  whirring in the 
background!

♥♥Something I want to share♥♥ 

Kylie Flavel  lives in Tuscany,  she met her future husband there and has
 working  crazily with his fmaily to  prepare  the ancient villa that is in his
 family.  They do plan to live in the villa  after marriage.  This video 
is  about getting the villa ready for the wedding.The wedding should be 
coming up in a week or two..   Kylie  creates the most romantically 
gorgeous videos of life inTuscany,  cooking,  gardening, travel.  
Her editting is exquisite!


♥♥Devotional, inspirational, prayer list or Bible verse♥♥
I have been going to Intercessors for America now 
for  about 10 years... feeling all the time that America needed
  so much prayer and we  prayed so, for  deliver-
ance for our  nation,  for its culture,   for the decline in so 
many areas,  now  against racism,  criticalrace theory in
 our schools, abortion, just everything. We worship and pray
 every week, but lately the Spirit is leading us  to be more quiet. 
To listen to the small, voice of God.  Oh, how we have been praying
 for discernment to hear correctly, and pray in His will.We are all 
convinced that God has this, even though,
it doesn look  right in our  natural eyes,but He is  mightily at work
 bringing  everything into alignment.  Now here is  the thing.   
It is very likely that what He is bringing into existence will not be 
exactly what we had been praying for the last 10 years.
But  it is  what he is  doing in this time  on His calendar. So 
we are praying for us, His children,  to  eat more of His Word,  
understand His ways more, even though they a re much higher
 than our ways  and prepareour hearts for what  He is  doing..
Soak in the first chapter of James.Build  ourselves up in His  
truth and  be strong in His Word! Pray for the church... to wake 
up and truly desire  more of God. The days of playing 
church are behind us... We are entering into a  spiritual battle
 and a shaking....Christians and those who call themselves 
Christians, but are not  lit by the  Spirit of God  will be  set apart.. 
This could be a final wake up call for those whoare not fully awake...

Farewell

 After  17 years of   blogging  I am  pretty sad to  just fade  out  with  hardly  anyone showing any   farewell,  concern  about my  surger...