Happy Homemaker Monday

  Hosted by Sandra ! 

♥ ♥ Weather ♥♥ 

Strange weather continues. I am getting a bit concerned because trees and especially fruit trees are  budding and we are due to get some freezing weather before it is all said and done. 

Monday -rainy, 56/45

Tuesday - sunny,69/43
Wednesday -partly cloudy, 72/57
Thursday -rain, 73/44
Friday -  rain, 49/  41

Saturday-partly cloudy ,  55, 43

♥♥ As I look outside my window ♥♥ 

Cloudy and drear!

♥♥ Right now I am ♥♥ 
I have just finished my coffee and breakfast and I am dressed and ready for my day!

♥♥ Thinking and pondering ♥♥  

I  have been thinking about a new post I want to write for the spiritual side of my blog. It covers the content of the Bible Study I have been attending for  several years. But the topic is one that is so very important. It touches the heart of what every Christian needs to understand, yet, I fear, they just do not get the teaching about it to grant its fullness. And I am having trouble myself deciding how to address it. You see I have been a member of 7 different churches  covering 5 different denominations in my life. You might think me a mixed up mess, but it really has broadened my understanding in divers ways. But this so important concept drives a lot from my charismatic understanding about the Holy Spirit. The teaching is from John and 1 John, about abiding in God and how He, and Christ abide in us. When we are deeply abiding daily in the Lord, we walk in the Spirit.

1John 2:6  He who claims to abide in him he also ought so to walk just as Jesus walked

that is by the power of the Holy Spirit, in acts of service, bearing fruit, manifesting the power of God to a dying world. That is where so many believers fall short, and I believe it is mainly because churches do not teach it.  I believe therein lies the situation we have in this broken society.  The world does not see God is His people. We are not manifesting the character and nature of God.

♥♥How am I feeling ♥♥ 

I am feeling better all the time, praise God.

♥♥ On the breakfast plate 

Coffee, yogurt, 2 hard boiled eggs, and later a small cinnamon bun

♥♥ On the dinner plate ♥♥

Tossed salad, buffalo chicken sandwich, vegetable soup

♥♥ What I'm wearing ♥♥ 

Baby blue tunic, and tan knit cargo pants

♥♥ On my reading pile ♥♥

Bible assignment: Exodus,  Luke, Job, 1 Corinthians

In His Image by Jen Wilken

♥♥On my TV this week ♥♥ 

Lynn and I are enjoying watching an episode each evening from the series, Foyle’s War. I am sad to say, we do not have much of it left?   I scan the regular tv for things to watch that catch my eye. The other day I found a wonderful show on the Create Channel where an Indian from the Cherokee Reservation was teaching the host how to make an arrow using only natural found elements. It was a wonderful program, called The Craftsman Legacy. I just loved the wisdom of the Native American.  Those are my favorite  kinds of shows. 

♥♥ Looking around the house ♥♥

Finally, all of my Christmas is collected and I am waiting for Lynn to bring  up a Christmas storage box to  put it away until next year. I have chosen the Spring decor from the Spring boxes and am  putting things together. 

♥♥A Favorite Vlog ♥♥

If you are like me , you need a bit of help sometimes.  If you don’t know Bob and Brad, you need to know them. They are the physical therapy guys and are terrific.  I can do exercises with them and it is just like being at the hospital therapists I see. They really are terrific. 

  ♥♥ To Do List ♥ ♥

• Set up our spring trip to the beach
• Work on the spring decor
• Allergy shot
• Bible Study
• Haircut
• Subaru to dealership /breakfast out
• Keep up with Bible reading
• Marketing 
• Laundry

 ♥ ♥ From the camera ♥ ♥

Can you believe I was invited to a Sweet Sixteen Party over the weekend.  A lovely young lady, Sara, invited me.  It was such a special time!

♥ ♥ Devotional ♥ ♥

I am sharing an email I received today.Again, from Pastor Allen Jackson!

Choosing With Intent Leviticus 11:45 (NIV®) “I am the LORD, who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.” At creation, we reflected God’s perfect will for us. No sickness. No disease. No sin. We were healthy and holy. That was God’s intent for humanity. We know we want to be healthy, and we make choices that will help us do that—what we eat, how we sleep, and how we exercise. But what about our holiness? Even though this is God’s stated desire for us, I’ve come to the conclusion we are far more concerned with being healthy than we are with being holy. God created us for holiness, so it’s not apart from us. He tells us to do it, so it must not be impossible. It just requires our intentional participation in the same way our health does. With that in mind, I have a question: What purposeful choices are you making regarding holiness? THINK ABOUT IT We’ve seen the kind of adjustments we’re willing to make in order to secure our good health. What adjustments are you willing to make to allow holiness to flourish in your life? PRAYER Heavenly Father, I repent of ungodliness and choose to cultivate disciplines to foster holiness. Let Your Word take root in my heart, my mind be renewed, my thoughts reflect Your wisdom, my body be strengthened—all to better cooperate with Your purposes. In Jesus’ name, amen. Onward, Allen Jackson Senior Pastor, World Outreach Church