The Simple Woman's Daybook

FOR TODAY April 9, 2012


Outside my window...sunny, yet cool


I am thinking...  time  sure  flies when you're having a good time


I am thankful.... for times of refreshing with  our Lord


In the kitchen...   time to think of  new and exciting  veggie recipes


ON my bedside table...
The Book of John  our  Sunday School lessons  this trimester  are  from  John and  our  study guide is very well written and challenging


The Metabolism Miracle  by  Diane Kress, RD, CDE  3 steps to regain control of your weight...permanently
This book comes highly recommended  for   those who are concerned about  lowering their blood sugar and losing weight


I have a couple of  books  downloaded on my ipod form the library...     Karen Kingsbury...  a KK Collection...

I am hoping...    to  start a walking regimen this week....  Our daughter has really been after me!
Surgery took a lot out of me  and it has been  difficult to get back into the swing of things.  


I am looking forward to....  Friday  and Mom's 89th birthday!


I am learning...   to  try to keep  quiet    on things that  I find  upsetting...  in this world  that is saying a lot!  


Around the house.. We continue to be working in the basement  clearing out stuff we havent used in  a long while and making room for  more....   NO,  we are clearing out mom's home and much needs to be brought here  and we have no where to  store anything.....   so we begin  in our  own  basement which  has been a good impetus to get  us  at it....


I am pondering...I am just such a much happier person when  music is playing....




Famous quote......
The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.    Chuck Swindoll

One of my favorite things....springtime gardens



The week ahead....
Monday.... a brief stop in  for allergy shot, a lovely day to  stay home and work around the house.. maybe   catch a bit of reading and of course,   catch up on  blogging
Tuesday.... dad to doctor, choir practice, Sista time at Lynne's
Wednesday....  laundry and housework day
Thursday..... bookkeeping and   study
Friday... Mom's birthday luncheon,  Friends of the Library meeting and dinner

Saturday- free day

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Passion Week

What a grand and glorious day  to arise  this morning and realize that our Savior lives!!!!!

The  Stone is rolled away, there stands an empty tomb....   

Redemption has come to man and    

victory over  death and sin  is now ours for those  who believe!

 This weekend has been  an awesome  time in the heavenlies and on earth!  Friday we celebrated   Good Friday at church and we  heard the significance of the cross...

 our debt to be paid  through the  scourging, mocking death of   the son of God,  Jesus,...  
a cruel and  horrible  death   on the cross!
We left the church  in repentance and thanksgiving for such love and mercy to be paid to our account!
That same day  was the beginning of  Passover.. not just a Jewish  feast day  but one that God  declared  to be celebrated for all time.... but Glory to God today  we celebrate the  completion of  that holy day.. for Jesus  is the Pascal Lamb, the sacrifice that    was offered  to deliver  us from death and sin!
So Lynn and I celebrated the Messianic Passover  on Saturday... what a joy to  join in  the  traditions of the  past in  contemplating and   praising God for His  recurring  deliverances throughout the ages.

 

Just the two of us  gathered around the  Seder plate.. the plate that holds the  symbolic elements of Passover..

The baked egg,   the roasted bone, the bitter herbs and the charoset, symbolizing the  mortar  the Israelites used in their  bondage   under the Egyptians...    the  matsah and the wine  symbolizig Christs  death  ,,, his stripes,    His body and the  blood   which  is remembered  as Holy Eucharist  or Communion...  and  through which we  live in victory  as  God's  child.. the body and the blood...   such powerful  elements of our faith.....  

Lynn  led us through the Messianic Haggadah  or program   of explanation and scriptures.... as we saw the direct correlation   of  Christ's death and resurrection  as the fulfillment of  the  Old Testament  ritual.

And Christ came  as the Light of the world...  darkness will reign no more!

Sin  is purged and  we are  washed clean... 

We have new life    because    we share in  the  resurrected life of  Christ! 

Happy Resurrection Day!!

He is risen!

Our Springtime Home

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I am also sharing on Pink Saturday!

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Our house and gardens  never look more beautiful than during the spring...  I love it from every vantage point...

The first time I ever saw our home  was this time of year and I happened to be driving past.,. actually a bit lost in the neighborhood  returning   to the shopping center  from our pastor's home.   When I saw all the  gorgeous spring trees I was  enraptured....then
I happened to be over at my neighbors this week and I  just  fell in love with our home yet again from  over there....
    It just makes me happy to see all the  wonderful color and  experience the wonder of springtime!

Stormy Skies

Stormy skies in spring!
Check out Skyley for more wonderful photos!

Out a Springtime Window

Katherine hosts this  blog hop each week   where  participants  share  their favorite things.... 

for me, one of my  favorite, lazy pastimes is just sitting in the sun room and enjoying looking out the window,  especially this time of year....





These don't exactly capture the true  essence of what awaits the pensive  daydreamer... but they do  offer a glimmer of the wonders God  has gifted to me...   

Tartan Parade

This week   we are celebrating the Tartan parade... being  Scotch Irish  I  have always  been very enamored with  the study of my  Celtic roots....I am an avid student of all things Scottish...  The above   coat of arms  is  from my maternal grandmother's line..  The Blairs  who were lowlander Scots...   the  tartan  on the left represents the area in Ireland  from which  my Higgins'  family hailed... County Kilkenny...the tartan  I  use in my    setting  otherwise is  simply a lovely woolen  square, the rich colors  in which  I find    lovely and  coordinating....YOU  may find me sporting a tartan  ...   usually  from  the Lindsay line  which is in my family trees, but alas, I have no digital photos  readily available for that.... perhaps  for next time around!
  Babs from Upstairs Downstairs hosted this this week..   Find more  wonderful tartans  there!