Thursday, April 24, 2025

FFF Easter Week

Friday's Fave Five #835

 Hosted by Susanne!

                                                          Welcome to Friday's Fave Five 

This being Holy Week  we give  many thanks to our Lord Jesus Christ for His   pouring out of His life on the cross to save us from our sins..   But not only that,  but His many stripes and   scourges,  we are healed of our  infirmities.

Easter Sunday was  a wonderful time of  praise,  teaching, and fellowship  at our precious  church..It  was wonderful to see   the church filled to capacity..   I wish   those  who only attend on  special  holidays  would  make the decision to  come every week..   Church attendance is so crucial to our spiritual growth and understanding!


Monday of Holy Week  was a    time of reflection and study for me.  As a member of  Community Bible Study in our area..  I  had  the week of homework to  work on for class  on 
Tuesday.   Our test was   Matthew  27, the death and resurrection of Jesus. Wow,  what a glorious  reminder of  what Jesus  did for  us who believe and who love Him with our whole heart!!



Tuesday of Holy Week   we met as  a group  for the next to the last time  this  season..   Wow,   this  year has flown  by.  I was  blessed with a fantastic group..   such dear ladies.. and  3 of them were  dear friends from churches  from my past.  That is what is so great about CBS.  It is non denominational and so  wonderfully deep and  so very  interesting.  Our  leader  was  amazing and  so personable,    and the  group0n of about  15 women  were  constant in their  sharing and   added so much to each session.   I highest recommend   Community Bible Study as a  great  study if  you are not  doing a study    of your own!


Wednesday  of Holy Week  I received a phone call I had been awaiting for  several week.s  I have  a heart  problem that needs addressing and  I opted to  travel  a couple of hours away to  a great University Hospital known for its  top notch  staff..and I  am in with a fabulous   doctor    who  is  amazing but quite busy.  But I  am now  going to  check in at their hospital for 4 days next week  for monitoring  and  meds  checking  to find the best  dosage for my  personal need.

Upon  getting fitted with  this  medicine  at  my personalized dosage,,  I should be able to have my knee replacement soon this summer..Following that , I will  be  able to have an ablation  that will  really help  with my situation.. From there we will  pray and see  how the Lord leads!  I may  be looking at a valve replacement  and or a workman.  It is all in God's hands!!!

Thursday of  Holy Week.We had planned to fine out for breakfast with good friends, but alas she called this morning  sick and couldn't  go,  so Lynn and I    went on  alone..   sad to say, and  did our  marketing.   Lynn has to mow  this afternoon and I will  be  doing  odds and ends to prepare for  my  time away from home next week!  One thing I want to do is choose a great book to read while I am  there!!

Friday of Holy Week,   I    have  been   working on  straightening up the house and    doing some  homework for our last  class  on Monday.  Even though I cannot  attend  I do like to have my classwork finished,  as it is for my   own benefit after all! I did find out this week that  a good  friend from our Connect Group  had a serious health issue pop up and so I  need to get a card out to him  and I do hope to write some  encouraging  words on it for him and his  family!  


What have been your favorite blessings of the week?


Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Tuesday 4 Spring Has Sprung

 

Spring has Sprung

Welcome to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4/ Hosted by Annie!
Spring has sprung as they say and sights and sounds of winter have given way to those of springtime. With each season even the feel of the sun and wind changes and people may also have a change of attitude or a change oe heart.

1/ Many of my neighbors have chickens.  Have you ever raised them for fresh eggs or is the grocer your go to for them? Also.. would the sound of a neighbor having them bother you? Chickens bring back sweet memories of  visits to  my  grandparents on their dairy farm  in the 50's.  I loved to gather the eggs until I saw a snake in the hen house.    But I think it would be glorious to  be able to gather my own eggs .  The sounds  would  just charm me!!!

2.  How does the change in seasons affect you personally? Are you happier in some seasons , do allergies get to you, do you perk up or down due to weather?  I love spring, but I am  dreadfully  allergic to pollen.  I  have learned to just  prepare the best I can with meds and  enjoy the season!

3.   This week our youngest family member is in France.  She will see Paris, Provence, the Riviera, all very exciting for a young teen.    Most of us don't ever do anything that big...but even the smallest things can have a big effect on  us.  What experience  do you think stands out  most for you in your memory?  Well,  going to meet my husband who was serving  in the military  in Frankfurt  and living  in Germany for a year  was  quite the event for  me..  an essentially country gal! But that bit of  travel  put the yen for travel in me.  I  have  enjoyed  the Netherlands,  Ireland   and Scotland and I'd be hard pressed to name the most awesome of those three. I suppose  it is  most terrific because according  to  Ancestry.com  I hail from  all of these countries!  I suppose I am a mixed up  mess!

4.  What do you look forward to in each of the year's seasons?  I love the new birth of spring .. seeing everything come back alive and the colors are  heavenly!  Summer  is  beautiful  with the  dark green of  the shade trees and the active birds  and summer  flowers.  I love  my hydrangeas in summer. Autumn is  so glorious with the  russets and golds,  the  breezes and    cloudy skies  that  bring  winter   in  by surprise..   and I may not enjoy  the outside   in winter,  but I love the  fireside,  woolly blankets, and hot cocoa  and a really  haunting mystery book..  Every season  has its own charms!

Happy Homemaker Monday

 

Hosted by Sandra!

The weather in my neck of the woods:::
Monday - low tonight 65/ rain
Tuesday - 75/55 cloudy
Wednesday -78/58 cloudy
Thursday - 73/59 cloudy
Friday -  72/63 storms
Saturday -79/60  scattered storms
   Looks like a rather  pleasant week.  I hope to get  some gardening done!

As I look outside my window:::  The sun  is shining brightly and the colors are magnificent!

Right now I am::: I am  sitting here working on this post  waiting  to got o Community Bible Study class! 

Thinking and pondering:: Time seems like it is flying..  as it has been for the last few years..  
It seems like I awakened form a long sleep and suddenly I was 74 years old!    And  the  ride is still  seeming  rolling of the tracks with  crazy speed!

 On my tv::: 

Hallmark mysteries...   
YOutube videos on home decor
I love the British  realty shows. 
HOmeworthy YouTube programming and gardening shows

On my to do list:::Monday:  Plan the week especially looking for info  from  Charlottesville  
                   Tuesday: Bible StudyClass 
                Wednesday: Lunch out with friends
                  Thursday: Prayer  brunch  at a friend's
                    Friday : work upstairs in the guest room
My simple pleasure::: I  love to  play scrabble online with  friends

Looking around the house::: Time to  put  Easter decor away   and  declutter    areas  around the house

From the camera::  
  A  work party at church helping  cut out  decor for Bible School. me and my best 
friend, Gerri!

Bible verse Devotional:::





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