Happy Homemaker Monday

Hosted by Sandra!

♥ ♥ Weather ♥♥
Today, Sunday, is a gorgeous day.. fair weather cumulus clouds scattered across the sky and the temps are milder with a lovely breeze!!! And oh, boy, if we can make it through this week, next week looks fabulous. much cooler temps!!!

Monday -rain,90/67

Tuesday - rain, 88/68

Wednesday - cloudy/ stormy, 89/69

Thursday -cloudy/ stormy, 88/72

Friday -cloudy, 89/72

Saturday- cloudy, 86/66

♥♥ As I look outside my window ♥♥
It is a lovely morning and I look forward to working in my nature journal!!!


♥♥ Right now I am ♥♥
Working on this post and and hoping t hat it will be received with the same love with which it is written!



♥♥ Thinking and pondering ♥♥


Now it is very early Monday morning, it is still dark in our bedroom with the shutters closed, but dim daylight is sneaking in , in-between the slats. Cars are starting up around the neighborhood , leaving for parts unknown, even though it is only 6:30 am. I suppose there were mornings when I hit the road, driving the 25 minutes to work…to school. There were days that it was beneficial to arrive 30 minutes before the first bus. But I must admit, I am glad those days are over! I am so very glad I do not teach in this political climate.. all the evil mandates. Well, I would have had to resign!







♥♥How am I feeling ♥♥

My allergies are kind of going wild this morning!.

♥♥ On the breakfast plate ♥

My delicious fruited yogurt topped with crumbled walnuts with coffee and a glass of water!

♥♥ On the dinner plate ♥♥

Didn't get to the market so I made  WW   Chicken salad with grapes,  cooked seasoned tomatoes with  melted Monterey Jack cheese,   corn on the cob.. pretty good  stuff!!

♥♥ What I'm wearing ♥♥

I am still in my pjs, I may remain in them awhile. Thus seems like perhaps a slow morning!

♥♥ On my reading pile ♥♥

Chapters from Joshua, Acts, Jeremiah, Matthew. Btw, I am following the Gospel Coalition , Read Thru the Bible schedule for the year. I like to do it online, that way, it will read it to me, as I follow along. It really help, especially in the Old Testament with people and place names!

♥♥On my TV this week ♥♥

YouTube treasures I happen to run across! I do enjoy some home and food shows. And I have enjoyed some of the Hallmark Christmas movies. But what I really love has been listening to Gary Hamrick’s preaching on YouTube. He is speaking truth about the evil in our world and his sermons are very refreshing. Look him up! I think you’d you glad you did! A link is provided below!

♥♥ Looking around the house ♥♥

As I look in the dining room, I realize it is time to change up the dining room table.. Yay , that is a favorite thing to do! I think I may go green in there!!!

♥♥A Favorite Vlog ♥♥

Ok, for my friends who are concerned about what is going on in our world I highly recommend this pastor who isn't afraid to preach the truth. Gary Hamrick is the pastor of Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg, Virginia which is right outside of the Capitol . He has many videos online and I find myself listening to him every day. All of my friends love him, as well!!!

♥♥ To Do List ♥ ♥

Do my exercises/ stretches/ and recumbent bike
Plan menus
Go marketing
daily Bible reading
Prayer group meeting
Bible Study group
laundry


♥ ♥♥ From the camera ♥ ♥

I really miss looking out at the bird feeder and tracking the various birds who visited us.  But hubs is adamant about not putting feed out regularly so maybe I can get him to do so today in between our rain days. 




Not too clear through the screen,  but you can see  the birds were prolific and I miss them!!!

A Good Word:What Do we Believe?
This is from Pastor Hamrick's church. I really like it very much!!!


We believe there is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons:

 the Father,

the Son, and the Holy Spirit, equal in power and glory; that this triune God created 

all,

upholds all and governs all;


We believe in God, the Father, an infinite, personal Spirit, perfect in holiness, 

wisdom,

power, and love; that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men; 

that He

hears and answers prayer; and that He saves from sin and death all who 

come to

Him through Jesus Christ;


We believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son, conceived by 

the Holy

Spirit. We believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, and teachings; His

substitutionary atoning death; bodily resurrection; ascension into heaven;

perpetual intercession for His people; and personal, visible return to earth.

We believe that He is one and the same as God. He was fully human and

fully God;


We believe in the Holy Spirit, who came forth from the Father and Son to

convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment and to regenerate,

sanctify, and empower in ministry all who believe in Christ. We believe

the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Jesus Christ and that He is an

abiding Helper, Teacher, and Guide. We believe that Jesus Christ baptizes

the seeking believer with the Holy Spirit and power for service, either

at the time of or subsequent to regeneration, which is a separate

work from the indwelling Spirit for salvation.


We believe that all the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments

are the Word of God, fully inspired and without error in the original

manuscripts, and that they are the infallible rule of faith and practice;


We believe all people are by nature separated from God and responsible

for their own sin, but that salvation, redemption, and forgiveness are

freely offered to all by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. When a

person repents of sin and accepts Jesus Christ as his/her personal

Lord and Savior, trusting Him to save, that person is immediately

born again and sealed by the Holy Spirit, all of his/her sins are forgiven,

and that person becomes a child of God, assured of spending eternity

with the Lord;


We believe in the universal Church, in the living spiritual body, of which

Christ is the head and all regenerated persons are members;


We await the pre-tribulation rapture of the Church, and we believe in

the literal Second Coming of Christ with His saints to rule the earth,

which will be personal and visible. This motivates us to holy living,

heartfelt worship, committed service, diligent study of God’s word,

regular fellowship, and participation in baptism and Communion;


We believe the Lord Jesus Christ committed two ordinances to

the Church: 1) baptism, and 2) the Lord’s Supper. We practice baptism

by immersion and regularly celebrate Communion according to the

Scriptural guidelines found in 1 Corinthians 11:17-34;


We believe in the laying on of hands for the sending out of pastors and

missionaries, and in conjunction with the anointing of oil by the elders

for the healing of the sick;


We believe that marriage is exclusively the union between one man and

one woman in a lifetime commitment to each other (Genesis 2:23-24;

Matthew 19:4-6). Marriage reflects the relationship between Christ and the

Church and provides for procreation, intimate companionship, and we

believe is the only basis for any form of sexual expression. We believe that

any intimate sexual activity outside of marriage is sin (1 Thess. 4:3;

Ephesians 5:3).
We believe that God disapproves of any attempt to alter one’s gender

 (as revealed at birth) through surgery, medicine, appearance, or otherwise
and such an attempt violates God’s creative order. Sex and gender are
inseparably determined by God at the moment of creation and may not
be legitimately changed by human action (Genesis 1:27; Genesis 2:18-22;
Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20). AMEN