💚💚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: 💚💚
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
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!
