Saturday Catch up Day Happy Homemaker Monday, Tuesday 4, Wednesday Hodge Podge, FFF

Monday's post

 Hosted by Sandra ! 

♥♥ The Weather ♥♥ 

I am loving how this is looking more and more like sweater weather.  I cannot wait to break out my  green Irish cardigan..   maybe next week.. It is pretty heavy.

Monday - partly cloudy69/43

Tuesday - partly cloudy 72/49
Wednesday -partly cloudy, 69/59
Thursday -rain,65, 45
Friday -sunny, 64/41
Saturday -sunny, 64/45

♥♥ As I look outside my window ♥♥ 
The trees are really, finally  changing..  Now I hope they will still be  beautiful  by next weekend.  I hope to get out and drive about a bit!

 ♥♥ Right now I am ♥♥ 

I am excited to get to  eat breakfast out  and  then we are  purchasing   items for the book bags  to be sent to Appalachian Missions.   We are always pleased to help in these small ways., whether it is  Samaratian's Purse, Christmas Child boxes,  or  Helping    poor  families at Christmas in Guatemala.  We have done  these  things in association with our  church  for many years.,  but this year,  we were  both shocked at the prices..   even at  Walmart.  The supply was there, but the prices  have more than doubled since last year!  Sad  commentary!

 

♥♥ Thinking and pondering ♥♥ 

I cannot believe my calendar. I have nothing going on except  midweek  my allergy shot and then Bible Study , then Intercessors for America  later in week.  Yippee!!!!!! I think I may  try to get a hair appointment...  I am getting a bit shaggy!

♥♥ How am I feeling ♥♥ 
I  am feeling   good.. It feels great to be able to  get around  the house doing  chores and  making a difference..  I know  Hubs  appreciates it, as well!!

 
♥♥ On the breakfast plate ♥♥ 
Lynn always  fixes  the morning coffee, and our   fruited yogurt.  We have  some left over  blueberry pancakes from the weekend. so I hope to  warm up  one and  munch on that as my mid morning snack!

   

♥♥ On the dinner plate ♥♥ 

Weekend leftovers...  choices of  Chinese  chicken with  veg and cashews with fried rice,  and  tacos ...what a combination!  I think tacos for lunch!

 ♥♥ What I'm wearing ♥♥ 

Blue slacks and  a long sleeve pull over.  I wore  my  quilted  coat  while we were out ..  By the time we got home  it was much warmer!

♥♥ On my reading pile ♥♥ 
 I finished the book of Esther and  that led me to Job,  which I have decided not to read this time around.  I've read it a few times and I just  cannot  find  a lot  in it that inspires me.  This sounds terrible,  but  I  really have to be in a Job mood!  So I am moving on to  Song of Songs.  We did the  Psalms,  Proverbs and  Ecclesiastes in the spring.

♥♥ On my TV this week ♥♥ 

Mostly YouTube videos. 

♥♥ Looking around the house ♥♥ 

The dining room became tops- turvy after we piled up the bags of book bag gear we purchased to fill the bags heading out to the Appalachian Mission project.  My bag is all set, Lynn’s is still spread out all over the end of the table! Oh, well, it looked good for a couple of days!

♥ ♥ From the camera ♥ ♥

Some autumnal color in our maples, today!

 

 

  

Pattern entitled The Strawberry Thief!

These two items were given to me by my daughter for my birthday while in Scotland because I had mentioned to her months before my interest in William Morris.  I have renewed more interest in his creativity and design.  I am thinking of doing some William Morris decor in the room we will be redoing up here in one of the bedrooms.  We are changing it into an upstairs den.. a place I can go to when I lie awake in  the night. We have already decided on  sofa bed and hope to get it ordered this week. It is rather exciting to have a new little project on mind!

♥ ♥ Devotional ♥ ♥

Why is a daily quiet time important?

We need a spiritual refill every day.  Just like we take time to eat every day in order to keep up our health and strength, our spirits need feeding also.  We have to be renewed to become stronger in our faith.

This morning I read Isaiah 40:31:
But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.

This reminded me that it’s important for me to do more than just read a Bible chapter, say a quick prayer, and rush into what I need to do today.  Part of a daily devotional time is taking time to worship and listen to God.   This involves waiting for His answers.  I’ve had a beautiful time with God today as I took the time out of my hectic life.  As I cleaned the kitchen I had worship music playing in the background.  This extended my time of listening and prayer, as I worked.

Tuesday 4

Books to Film

Hosted by  Annie!

  

Once again it is time for Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4.  . 

This graphic which is titled books to film inspired today's questions.   I thought perhaps the topic of books turned into films might be of interest. I hope you agree.

Here we go:

1. What book turned into a film did you enjoy?  Well, I  am a huge fan  of Pride and Prejudice  .. I read it three times for  classic novels in High School.  The teachers didn't seem to mind..  Probably didn't collaborate,  but I did learn so much from the reading and I fell in love with classic English literature.  Anyway, I  used to watch the PBS version every year..

 I mean who doesn't want to watch a wet Colin Firth!

But then  the new two hour version  arrived and I was totally smitten!! 

 So nice to give over an evening and see the tale  performed  start to finish!  

2. Did you ever find the film version of a book to be better than the book or was the book better than the film and which book was it.  Oh,  when I  read The Guernsey and Literary Potato Peel Society 

I fell in love with the dynamic of  a novel written in letter format. I  think I read the whole book in an afternoon! And then again and again.   I was pretty excited when the film aired.  but  as sweet as it was, it just didn't match up to the novel!

3. If you could decide what book should be a movie, which would it be and who would you get to play the main characters?  Well  before they  made Outlander into a series  I had  already decided that Gerard Butler would play Jamie, 

and  who cared about  Claire, if it couldn't be me!..  But  I think they did a wonderful job of  casting.

4. Have you watched a movie and then had to go read the book or has the opposite occurred and influenced you to see the movie?  I am sure  it has  happened,  but  I just cannot think of  the instance.. but wait, I do remember reading a book about Ian Fleming  way back in my early twenties and   I am pretty sure that  led me to  want to  see more of  the James Bond movies.  

Thanks for joining in and come again next week!

Wednesday’s post

Hosted by Joyce!

1. Thursday (Oct 13) is National Train Your Brain Day. What do you do to keep your brain in tip top shape?  Well, because I do have some brain fog  from my second booster  I do a lot to try to help my brain and memory.  I do take vitamins  and try to have a well rounded diet!  Then I do crossword puzzles, ha, couldn’t get todays Wordle in The NY Times!  I do all kinds of puzzles and play memory games  I find online. .The doctor says as long as I eventually remember the lost word in a conversation, it isn’t that bad …I do think it is getting better.

2. You can sit with anyone in the world and 'pick their brain'...whom do you choose? Tell us why? So many…I listened to a terrific interview today on YouTube. It was Lance Wallnau and Jimmy Evans, a pastor in Dallas, Fort Worth, the Gateway  Church. I found him to be very informative and he opened a lot of current and future events for me based on scripture. It was if he was unlocking some mystery. ….very interesting. I think I’d like to pick his brain a little more.

3. What's something happening in the world (or your corner of it) right now that you have trouble 'wrapping your brain around'? 

I cannot for the life of me understand how anyone could continue to embrace the President  after how he and his policies have diminished our nation and is crippling our economy.

4. On a scale of 1-10 where do you fall in the pumpkin fanclub? (1=blech, 10=make it all pumpkin all the time) Tell us something delicious you've tasted recently that had some pumpkin in it somewhere. I am a 9 on pumpkins. We buy them to decorate our porch., I buy canned pumpkin the bake a pie. I don’t like the pie as much as my husband does, but we make our own using less sugar than store bought. That’s about it on pumpkins, though.

5. Share a favorite song, book, or movie with an autumn title, setting, or vibe. All songs I can think of are Oldie  Goldie’s, like Autumn Leaves and Autumn in New York,but I can’t they are favorites… movies.  Favorite movies  are Charlie Brown movies.. The Great Pumpkin and Thanksgiving movies.  I love those, but to tell the truth I dread Autumn tv and films because Halloween has taken over the airways and it is hard to find anything of worth watching even on a cooking show. I am not a fan of Halloween at all. Satan has taken it over in my opinion. I do enjoy Hallmark movies in autumn.  The beauty of autumn is always on display! 

6. Insert your own random thought here.  I do love Autumn food.. the spices and the warm comfort of many autumn foods bring much joy to home.  I love autumn candles and scents to fill the air. I love the smell of spiced apples baking and expectation of a cosy autumn fire or fire pit with marshmallows and a cosy throw about my shoulders.  That brings back such warm and loving memories of long ago fire pits and beloved family and friends. 

Friday's  post

Hosted by Susanne!

I am praising God  for the beauty of the earth!

  that is one thing I enjoy about  Facebook  each morning the  gorgeous  photos aired  of God's creation.  All is not  bad  online for sure.!   I ,also ,  am praising  Him for  Youtube.  where so much  of Him can be found and savored.  Next to  time spent in His Word I enjoy the   godly  sites  found on Youtube!  Thank you, Lord,  for that   outlet of expression and  teaching!!

I am so thankful for my dear Husband who is  such a  treasure to me.  He is really the one who keeps everything going around here..  Without him, I would be  pretty much helpless,  I cannot carry  loads of  laundry  up and down,  I cant keep the outside looking   trim and  beautiful, I cannot   get  so much of what needs doing  like he is so faithful  to do..  I do not mea it to  sound like  I take advantage  of  him,  but God did a Grat  thing putting us together!!! Thank you Lord  for our life together.  May our lives be blessed together  for the rest of our lives!!!

Thank you, Lord, for the Holy Spirit in our lives..    and how  You taught me so much   throughout the years of my life.,  The closeness I feel to you  through the Spirit,   and how your Spirit interacts with mine..  it  seems to be manifesting so much more  with each passing day. I love how the intimacy  I feel with you seems to be  exploding within me..   through the deep  "knowing" that I receive  from you which reminds me of  various things in my present and past  that demonstrates that  at those special times I was walking in your will,  and I long  now   for that" knowing" to be a constant in my life!

I am thankful for dear ( I guess I should half life long ) lifelong friends. I met Dot and Lynne  between 20- 25 years ago , in church.  We, all three of us , had similar understanding about our  faith, importance of corporate prayer and zeal for knowing more about the Lord!  For several of those years we met in each other’s homes to study God’s Word, share life’s testimonies of how God had been working in our lives, and soon we had 6 ladies meeting weekly. Back in 2011 God spoke to us and felt Him moving us to start a corporate prayer initiative where we invited prayer warriors from churches in our city to meet and pray for revival and truth in government, media etc. we met like this bi monthly for 5 years.  Until we felt it was time to stop. But this week we are feeling it is time to pick up that mantle again.  So we will start meeting to pray next Friday.  Thank you, Lord, for moving in our lives!

I must write about how ecstatic I am about a move of the Spirit toward  the U S.. I watched a video  this week from Dutch Sheets who had prophetic words about God’s plan for America. 

I truly believe  God is ready to  do an awesome work in the nations  and  He  is  starting with America... the nation that  historically was founded on Christian  beliefs and  provided  so many  missions  to the lost nations of the world!    

God is ready to move  in the nations and  He  wants  America    back...  to   declare  Himself to the nations of the earth..  Many pastors are  declaring  that an awakening is coming!    Praise God!

Thank you, Lord!!!!

  Let's decree   the Word back to God

Decree a thing and it shall be established. Life and death are in the power of the tongue. Words have the power. Words are destinations. Words are involved in every new season in your life.

You have learned that your tongue steers your life. You have also discovered your authority to decree a thing. Scripture says, “Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways” (Job 22:28).

Here are some declarations. Speak these over your life with expectation.

I DECREE the keys of the kingdom of heaven have been given to me, and whatsoever I bind on earth is bound in heaven and whatsoever I loose on earth is loosed in heaven. (Matthew 16:19)

I DECREE no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and every tongue that shall rise against me in judgment shall be condemned. (Isaiah 54:17)

I DECREE I am blessed coming in and blessed going out. I am the head and not the tail, above only, and not beneath. (Deuteronomy 28:13) 

I DECREE I am strong in the Lord and the power of His might as I put on the whole armor of God and stand against all the wiles of the devil. (Ephesians 6:11)

I DECREE my steps are ordered every day by the Lord. (Psalm 37:23)

I DECREE all things work together for my good because I love God and are called according to His purpose. (Romans 8:28)

I DECREE God is my refuge and strength, a very present help in times of trouble. (Psalms 46:1)

I DECREE God has not given me the spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7)

I DECREE the LORD renews my strength; I mount up with wings as eagles; I run, and shall not be weary, walk, and faint not. (Isaiah 40:31)

I DECREE the favor of God. If God be for me, who can be against me? (Romans 8:31)

I DECREE I give and it shall be given back to me; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, shall men give into my bosom. (Luke 6:38)

I DECREE I delight myself in the LORD and he gives me the desires of my heart. (Psalms 37:4)

I DECREE I have the peace of God that passes all understanding. (Philippians 4:7) 

I DECREE I am a believer with signs follow me. In the Name of Jesus I cast out devils, speak with new tongues, take up serpents, and if I drink any deadly thing it will not harm me; I lay hands on the sick, and they recover. (Mark 16:17-19)

I DECREE greater is He that lives in me than he that lives in the world. (1 John 4:4)

I DECREE My God supplies all of my needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19)

I DECREE by His stripes, I am healed. (1 Peter 2:24)

I DECREE I am born of God, and the evil one cannot touch me. (1 John 5:18)

I DECREE I call on the Lord and He answers me and shows me great and mighty things I know not of. (Jeremiah 33:3)

I DECREE I have been given the power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt me. (Luke 10:19)

I DECREE God gives me the treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places that I may know that the LORD is God. (Isaiah 45:3)

I DECREE God is not a man that he should lie to me, neither the son of man that he should change His mind. The things he has said, he will do, and the things he has spoken he will make good. (Numbers 23:19)

I DECREE wealth and riches shall be in my house because I fear the Lord. (Psalm 112:3)

I DECREE the kingdom of God come, in my life, family, marriage, ministry, relationships, and work. (Matthew 6:10)

I DECREE I am satisfied with the words of mouth because life and death are in the power of my tongue. (Proverbs 18:20)