Happy Homemaker Monday

 

                  Hosted by Sandra over at Dairy of a Stay at Home Mom.

💚💚The weather💚💚 

Monday cloudy, 65

Tuesday cloudy, 69

Wednesday rain, 65

Thursday  rain, 67

Friday  cloudy, 70

Saturday, cloudy, 62

Sunday, cloudy, 63

                                                             

💚💚On my mind💚💚

I am taking one thing at a time and am seeing how God has gone before me to prepare the way!  That makes a wonderful difference … no fear,  just trusting!

💚💚How I am feeling💚💚 

We had to get out early today to follow up on an eye situation 

I have been dealing with.  I have very dry eyes which developed into  an infection on the inside of my eye lids! ouch! Thankfully, I got a good report, but my eyes still are watery as they are compensating for dry eye.  Goodness!  So I have to hydrate my eyes several times a day to stop the watering!  What else , Lord!  I am thankful this isn’t serious or life threatening, but just another thing on my todo list to bring my body back into shape.  

Meanwhile, my exercises are working and I am standing up straighter today!  So pleased about that!  Tomorrow morning we will be in Charlottesville for  my skin check.  He will take a biopsy and then give me a plan for further medical care and correction. Then I will better be able to establish my next rounds of therapy to strengthen my body!I am just so thankful for help in these areas and especially thankful for good insurance! 

💚💚On the breakfast plate💚💚

 Coffee, fruited yogurt and a donut.  Mid morning I had a biscuit with gravy and an egg . 

💚💚On my reading pile💚💚

 We are also studying  the book of Exodus, The Core Group is  starting Ephesians, which I love!!!  I am taking a Hermeneutics class on how to study the Bible! Lynn and I are doing a read through the Bible in a year  systematic  read  provided by the Allen Jackson Ministries!You can download the app  there  to get the  Bible schedule. BTW, if you aren't  currently going to church, I  absolutely  recommend  watching  Allen Jackson,  (Not the country singer)  He is  so wonderful!!!  Very passionate  and   exceptionally knowledgable.  Lynn and I  listen to him every week!

💚💚On my tv💚💚

Various vlogs ,  and HGTV  programming

💚💚Interesting youtube vlog I saw this week: 💚💚

https://youtu.be/oirBNiaxhBE

I do enjoy the French Farmhouse Flair.   It is amazing how with a solid focus on design that this young mother has transformed her home? Most everything is thrifted and diy. 

💚💚Looking around the house💚💚

We are pretty close to having the kitchen finished. Of course, we have had several interruptions, The wall paint I chose is just not deep enough of a color to contrast with white trim and shutters,  we have removed the border, and cleaned the walls, and painted the first coat which was good coverage over that deep red. So now Lynn has to stop by Home Depot and get a gallon of Antique White for the second coat.  Hopefully he can trim out the walls this evening and roll the walls tomorrow after our trip  up the valley. We just don’t know what the rest of the week has in store for us!

💚💚On my to-do list💚💚

• Devotions and Bible reading
• marketing  
•  laundry
• paint the walls and  put the kitchen back together
• See Eye Doctor
• see the Dermatologist
• Do a lot of praying

• 💚💚To relax I will:💚💚

Listen to music, Bible Study, vlogs, work on my Christian planner..  create  some  lovely vignettes for scripture  on  the pages

💚💚Prayer and devotional :💚💚

 

Our government leaders to seek God, stop the politics  during this   terrible time  during  the Ukraine  war.  Der God, please  send common sense to our government  to know how to respond  in so many areas  and  keep us our of this  escalating  war!  Chiefly Father,  turn the minds of our leaders to  decide to  deny Russia of anymore  payment of  gas and oil  and  begin  refining  our own reserves here  on our own soil! We are hearing of many ways to safely  send  funds to  working getting food and supplies to the refugees.   May many here  be led too  participate in that effort! May for the fear of the Lord to spread  among all people.  

Father, be with the Ukrainians during this  upheaval and   build up their resolve to remain strong and   dependent on you to lead them! Even though this seems impossible, Lord, with you all things are possible!!!Father, speak into the heart of Vladimir Putin,  that he might  relent from  this  debacle he is perpetrating on  the innocent nation of Ukraine. May calm and  sensibility  reign in the minds of  all Russian leaders. We thank you, Lord, that  the European neighbors have issued strong sanctions  on   Russia and that they have   strong implications for  the nation and  its leaders.  But even as we see these sanctions are not enough lead  us all to make wise decisions on how to apply deeper pressure on  the  advancing  armies   that would turn  the tide and not  bring higher escalation!!

Prayer about the influx of illegals into our nation, and the possible spread of disease and covid.. Father, we rebuke the spread of covid and its attaching deviants.. and we do thank you Lord that  we do see  some   demise of the covid strain and pray that all covid will dissipate and be gone forever, in Jesus name!!   And Father  even as I  had written the above we do thank you for the  apparent  ceasing of mandates and pray that  is due to a dramatic decline in the spread of covid!  May it dissipate completely in Jesus name!!!

We pray for the places everywhere that persecution is taking place...

For healing of the sick,

salvation of the lost,

deliverance for the hurting,

the supply, food, and building shortage problem: may it not become

a huge crisis   We say NO to the drear  outlook  some are reporting  about our supply and  the inflation .. We know that it is satan who comes to rob, steal, and destroy and we, by the power of Jesus name, say STOP NOW,  You may not   have the resources of the people.We also pray for godly wisdom to overtake our leaders  that they will deal with the world circumstances with the USA's best interest in mind.  

Churches to arise and pastors to preach according to our times and

these days.. very vital! For the churches to repent and get straight

before a holy God. We have become too lax in our Christianity and

we need to be more persistent to seeking God and His Word!  Lord, prepare your people to be ever minded  that our work here is to lead others to Christ. Too often  we  fail  to do this,  I pray for  opportunity and   

the will to do your will in Jesus name!! 

Update!

PS  the kitchen painting is finished ;we are just waiting for it to dry then tomorrow we can move everything back in.  Also, this morning very early we drove to Charlottesville two and 1/2 hours away.  Got  my biopsy and then shopped a bit then drove home . I bought a beautiful blue throw for the sofa and new  linens for the bathroom. I was exhausted.  Dear Lynn finished the painting.  He had already cut in around the edges and only had the rolling to do today.  And I now wait to find out what happens next.  Around the house, the downstairs hall is next.  It will be blue with off white trim!