Happy Homemaker Monday

 

  

                                                                     Hosted by Sandra!

     ♥♥The Weather♥♥

Very

♥♥How I am feeling this morning♥♥

Well, we got COVID tests Friday which we passed with shining colors so now I know my horrible symptoms are all allergy! Bah!

♥♥On my mind♥♥

Well, I am still praising God that with this crazy culture and dilemmas we are enduring, I still  am at very much peace in my inner soul. I know nothing takes God by surprise and His purposes will be fulfilled in His timing!  

♥♥On the breakfast plate

Cup of coffee and fruited yogurt, as usual! Thanks to my dear Hubs who has it ready for me every morning!  I am Blessed!

♥♥On my reading pile♥♥

We did the chapter on God's Mercy.....learning to demonstrate God’s marvelous attributes is awesome.  We do have our work cut out for us! Whew!

In His Image, Jen Wilken.

Wonderful book, so well written..  almost poetic!  

We are  reading and discussing this book  weekly  for  Women's Bible Study...Love the book... 

♥♥On my tv♥♥

Youtube videos, Laramie, Hallmark movies,HGTV  The Create channel,  (a PBS station)

I  started watching Fairyland Cottage and Cottage Girl vlogs on Youtube on Tv..  oh,  that is  so  fantastic to watch them on  the big screen!!!

I will add another  great vlog.. Jeri Landers of Hopalong Hollow.  Her  posts  are   amazingly  beautiful.  Such talent and  hominess! I am hooked on these blog..so much better than regular tv! Although , I do understand a new season of The Crown began last night!

♥♥On the menu this week♥♥

Monday:  chef salad

Tuesday: hot dogs, slaw, and baked beans

Wednesday:  Out  to dinner with friends

Thursday: Potato soup 

Friday: Fish fry and tators

♥♥From the camera♥

Our dearest friends...we all met at Cherry Grove Beach a couple of weeks ago and had such a grand time. Here we are at The Boundary House in Calabash.. yummy scallops!   I’m planning on having them all in sometime over the holidays.

Happy Holidays..  they'll be here before we know it!!

♥♥Looking around the house♥♥

In fact, we cleaned house today so we can start decorating for Christmas!

A few photos from last year for inspiration!

♥♥New recipe I tried last week, or one that we really enjoyed♥♥

NOTHING THIS WEEK

♥♥Something I want to share♥♥

Ann Voskamp

She is such a wonderful teacher, author...she really calms a tense spirit.   I am filling my life with beauty and peace!

♥♥On my prayer list♥♥

Dear  God,  nothing takes you by surprise. You know everything that has transpired in the last  few years in  our nation..  I won't your time reminding you    but please  know  that our hearts are wrenching from the  knowledge that our nation  has  fallen beyond the pale into the  hands of an evil intity  that has been brewing for  a long itme  but  who has  reared its ugly head  mightiy  in the last   couple of weeks. Deception,   deception deception!!!   YOu know best   what is to be done,  so  we wait patiently for your help!   Thank you for your peace  that passes all understanding.

Devotional::

Why This Is What Christmas 2020 Really Needs: Push Back the Dark With this Light Gift Tradition

Saturday 9

All of Me

Welcome to Saturday 9. Hosted by Samantha!


Saturday 9: All of Me (2013)


Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) John Legend sings he loves his woman's "perfect imperfections." Tell us something quirky or imperfect about a loved one that you would not change. There is a quirkiness about my hubs,  but if I wrote about it it would  make  him  too self conscious.  so I will just appreciate  alone, thanks!

2) John wrote this love song to his wife, Chrissy Teigen. The couple recently lost their baby after pregnancy complications. To whom did you most recently send a sympathy (or "thinking of you") card or message?  At my age,  it sees I've sent  many  sympathy cards and  I can't remember but is probably to someone in our Sunday School class  on the loss of their spouse, or sibling.

3) While adventurous in his creative career choices, John admits his taste in food leans toward the tried and true. His favorites are chicken (rotisserie or fried), macaroni and cheese, and steamed vegetables. What's on your weekend menu?  Today I am making  one of our favorites... spaghetti!

4) When he was growing up, John's mother, Phyllis, helped support the family as a seamstress. Are you any good with a needle and thread? I get by... as a home ec  student I learned to sew  clothing and  Ive made  a few things for the family,  but Im not into  it too much;  I can  do mending now,  but if it is too difficult I send it to   our   dry cleaners..  a gal there does  awesome work!

5) As a child, he was such a big fan of Andy Griffith and Matlock that he wanted to be a lawyer. If you grew up to have the same occupation as the TV character you liked best as a kid, what would you be doing? I be a cowgirl... I loved westerns growing up!!!

6) John is a judge on The Voice. Do you watch that show? Or America's Got Talent, or American Idol?  I do watch  but not faithfully.

7) In 2013, the year this song was popular, twin baby pandas were born at Zoo Atlanta. Their panda parents had been given to the US as a gift from the Chinese, with the understanding that any offspring would be given to China. So, in 2016, the panda cubs were flown to a Chinese conservation center. They had a hard time adjusting at first, confused by jet lag, unresponsive when spoken to in Chinese, unimpressed by their new diet. Have you ever found yourself similarly overwhelmed when you traveled far from home? (BTW, the pandas are doing just fine now in their permanent Chinese home.) I flew to Germany  at age 22 to live for a year... with my husband who  was  stationed there. Flying alone that distance in 1972 was rather daunting.  And living   out on the economy,  in a village  unable to speak the language  was, too.I was fortunant that our neighbor and landlord lived  beside us and his children spsoke ENglish  form school so I helped them  speak more fluently and  they helped  me quite a bit!

8) Also in 2013, The Pope posted his first tweet. What social media platforms do you regularly use?  I'm on facebook, and Instagram.  I am trying to get on Solikick,   which is much like FB, and I just this week got on Parler, but it is too political!

9) Random question: Have you ever a) written something on a public wall or b) carved anything into a tree of bench?Years ago I carved in to tree.

Tuesday Four~ Showing Kindness

Hosted by Annie!

Do put up birds houses or have a bird feeder or bath?  We have some bird feeders, and a couple of bird baths.   We love to watch the birds at the feeders during the winter.  We do not usually feed them through the year. We have planted various sources for the birds, but winter is definitely the time to remember the birds!

 The bible says your domesticated animals are to eat before you do since they cannot 

provide for themselves , what pets do you have and when do they eat? We haven’t had pets since our daughter, Amanda left home. 

Do you feed the birds in winter?  Yes, we do! 

How can we show kindness to others? Suggestions?

We believe in helping others with acts of kindness... we are actively working on committee in our church to help and serve others in need.   This world is starving for acts of kindness! One way is to pay for the person in line behind you at chic Filet. Or just hold the door for folks coming in behind you.  Showing others that you care and think of them before yourself. 

We send seasonal gifts to children and families to a poor village in Guatemala.  

We do Christmas food boxes for the needy in our community

We serve an inner city after school program that is providing Christian teaching and after school care, tutoring etc.  we help provide food and help with new winter clothing for the children. 

We “adopted” several children through the years in India through Bibles for the World.  Our boy now is Joseph. We pay for his school fees and needs.  He then has the help he needs to get a great education and hope for his future.  His family is ultimately helped as their children receive this boost up in life. We receive letters from Joseph every couple of months.Prior to him we helped 2 other children until they graduated. 

We   give monthly to Operation Smile that provides  corrective surgeries for cleft palates to under privileged children around the world. 

We give month to Samaritan’s purse which helps hurting people all over the world.. due to catastrophic circumstances. 

There are zillions of ways to invest in showing kindnesses where hope is waning and circumstances are crushing in.    And there are so many opportunities in communities .  Senior living facilities are always anxious for people to serve,  sit and visit, read, sing, play the piano.  The virus will not last forever, hopefully!   Writing Christmas cards to soldiers, or seniors, or volunteering at Rescue Missions, especially during the holidays.   

Happy Homemaker Monday

Hosted by Sandra!

♥♥The Weather♥♥

Mild this week, but  3 days of rain midweek!

♥♥How I am feeling this morning♥♥

Allergies are  CRAZY!!

♥♥On my mind♥♥

Well, I am praising God  these days because He has  poured out His peace on my mind  during this unprecedented time in our  history.  I have never  seen such evil that has pervaded our  nation and usurped  the natural flow of life. Yet,  God's peace shelters me and I am able to rest in the knowledge that He is in control.

♥♥On the breakfast plate♥♥

Cup of coffee and fruited yogurt, as usual!

♥♥On my reading pile♥♥

In Sunday school class we  did chapter on God's Justice... how timely!  

In His Image, Jen Wilken.

Wonderful book, so well written..  almost poetic!  

We are  reading and discussing this book  weekly  for  Women's Bible Study...Love the book... 

♥♥On my tv♥♥

Youtube videos, Laramie, Hallmark movies,HGTV  The Create channel,  (a PBS station)

I  started watching Fairyland Cottage and Cottage Girl vlogs on Youtube on Tv..  oh,  that is  so  fantastic to watch them on  the big screen!!!

I will add another  great vlog.. Jeri Landers of Hopalong Hollow.  Her  posts  are   amazingly  beautiful.  Such talent and  hominess!

♥♥On the menu this week♥♥

Monday:  chef salad

Tuesday: hot dogs, slaw, and baked beans

Wednesday:  Out  to dinner with friends

Thursday: Potato soup 

Friday: Fish fry and tators

♥♥From the camera♥♥

Last week  while we were at the Beach we  went to a Christmas shop and I found   a  battery operated snow globe type  decoration that I had seen on QVC and just loved..So HUbs bought it for me..  It is my first Christmas decoration of 2020!

Happy Holidays..  they'll be here before we know it!!

♥♥Looking around the house♥♥

I have a  mess in my dining room.    We  finally got our Christmas Child  boxes  filled and off to Church yesterday...

♥♥New recipe I tried last week, or one that we really enjoyed♥♥

NOTHING THIS WEEK

♥♥Something I want to share♥♥

♥♥On my prayer list♥♥

Dear  God,  nothing takes you by surprise. You know everything that has transpired in the last  few years in  our nation..  I won't your time reminding you    but please  know  that our hearts are wrenching from the  knowledge that our nation  has  fallen beyond the pale into the  hands of an evil intity  that has been brewing for  a long itme  but  who has  reared its ugly head  mightiy  in the last   couple of weeks. Deception,   deception deception!!!   YOu know best   what is to be done,  so  we wait patiently for your help!   Thank you for your peace  that passes all understanding.

Devotional::

Skywatch Friday

    Visit  our host at Skyley.

Sunset over the Intercoastal!

Tuesday 4

Sunday, November 1, 2020

Autumn School Days

 

Welcome to Tuesday 4 which we keep up in memory of Toni Taddeo.

School days help to shape our future personality. 

Share a story of your school days that you think may have helped 

shape who you are today.I absolutely loved my fourth grade teacher and how 

she taught Virginia History.  She established a love of history in me, so I 

decided then and there to  become a fourth grade history teacher when I 

grew up and I did!

Did you have a favorite teacher and what made them special to you?  

My absolute favorite teacher  was Miss Karnes in 8th grade. She was 

an English teacher who made each lesson come alive!  For example, 

as we began studying the newspaper, and what was involved in reporting, 

she  set up a scene, unbeknowst to the class, where a couple of boys broke

 out in a fight, (a wrestle ) before class.  When Miss Karnes entered  instead

 of  being upset with the boys, she was upset with the class for not  actively

taking notes regarding the event and  preparing our report for the news 

on it!

Did you enjoy the rituals of school.. new clothing, pencils, notebooks, 

etc.? I always looked forward to the beginning of school.  Of course the back to 

school shopping was great,  and momma had made me at least a couple of 

new dresses for school.  I was always so glad  to get together with ,my friends again... 

I didnt get to see them too much over the summer.

Did you walk to school or ride the bus? Do you have a story to share

 on that? I walked to elementary school (8 blocks). For Junior High I was

 bussed to   a  school a few miles away.  My bus stop was the last one on the

 line for our  bus and I  never had a seat, which was pretty rough holding

 on to all those books, plus, our driver loved to take those  curves at a speed..

He thought he was  cool...  I dreaded those curves every day!!!He was  very

 popular with the seated  kids!  For High School, dad drove me!  Yay!

Happy Homemaker Monday

Hosted by Sandra!

♥♥The Weather♥♥

It is  super chilly today and  blustery.. NO leaf raking today!!!!

♥♥How I am feeling this morning♥♥

Well, we're home from the beach and Im  feeling a bit  sad,  but it sure felt good to pull into the driveway late Saturday!~

♥♥On my mind♥♥

I am usedfto returning home from the beach after  Thanksgiving week, at which time I was all set to  start decorating for Christmas...I am having to set my teeth against  getting the boxes out!!!  Maybe if I just start with the Christmas music,   that will be enough!

♥♥On the breakfast plate♥♥

Cup of coffee and fruited yogurt, as usual!

♥♥On my reading pile♥♥

In His Image, Jen Wilken.

Wonderful book, so well written..  almost poetic!  

We are  reading and discussing this book  weekly  for  Women's Bible Study...Love the book...  I may start a  fiction book this week, too!

♥♥On my tv♥♥

Youtube videos, Laramie, Hallmark movies,HGTV  The Create channel,  (a PBS station)

I  started watching Fairyland Cottage and Cottage Girl vlogs on Youtube on Tv..  oh,  that is  so  fantastic to watch them on  the big screen!!!

♥♥On the menu this week♥♥

Monday - Homemade Vegetable soup

Tuesday - chef salad

Wednesday -Stir fry veggiesand rice

Thursday - dinner out

Friday - grilled chees and  tomato basil soup

♥♥From the camera♥♥

A few of the paintings I did  on our  beachtrip...  I began with  the oeanscape.. now these are my frist  attempts at  water colors, so be kind, please,,  adnf right now I'll tell you, waves are not easy...

My first one was  done last Sunday our first day... it was  foggy and  rainy  so I was  trying to capture the mood!

My next  oceans scape isnt finisnshed.But I did  do this photo that was on the  Calender 

♥♥Looking around the house♥♥

I am glad we straightened up the house before we left..  Now  all we need to do is  find the place where all this vacation stuff came from!!

♥♥New recipe I tried last week, or one that we really enjoyed♥♥

Nothing today

♥♥Something I want to share♥♥

I really enjoyed  our trip  for several reasons...

On Sunday  I got a wonderful visit in with my  sweet cousin, Cindy, whom I hadnt seen for 16 years...

She lives in Myrtle Beach and has such a busy and  wonderful life there,  I feel blessed to have a chance to fit her into our day!!!

The  sunrises  at the beach are so glorious!!!  I can't wait to paint this one!!!

This was the first time we had ever  vacationed with  friends.. Our dearest friends at church ...  It was so  great  we each had our own place  and traveling back and forth was a real treat!!!

Here we were showing off for our pastor  who loves Blue Bell Ice Cream...  We   were  enjoying it, too, on our  apple  pizza!!!

♥♥On my prayer list♥♥

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