Good morning world. Happy Valentine's Day! Due to my husband being ill for 4 weeks, not working, and being gone to a health retreat today, we are not going to celebrate St. Valentine's Day as we have in the past.
I could get grouchy today because of all of this. I love romance and my hubby is not a very romantic type of guy. He was all excited when we met that I knew all the NASCAR drivers names and loved camping and fishing.
Also our 20th wedding anniversary is coming up on March 8th. Usually we head to Branson for the first weekend of March to celebrate our anniversary. This year, we probably will not be going anywhere due to finances.
So, I could get grouchy and upset and UGH. However, I have a someone who loves me so much greater than even my husband, Jesus!
He loves me with a love that is greater than life itself! He gave his life for me and you too! He is my Saviour, my Lord, my King, my friend, my love, my confidant, my everything.
So am I going to be grouchy today? Nope. I AM LOVED!
Does this mean my husband does not love me, of course not. I will make a special dinner for my family for today, I love them and he loves me. But when I do not feel special or loved by my family for what ever reason, I AM LOVED!
Be blessed and be a blessing,
Just some of my thoughts and actions,
Elizabeth
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Sunday, February 12, 2017
Clothes for Sundays
Good morning world. May God's blessings be yours today. I guess today is the blessing of patience. Whether or not I have any. I am smiling as I type this because one of my kids has already had a melt down.
Probably left over from when I was young, I still believe that when we go to church on Sunday mornings, we dress nicely. This means skirts or dresses for the girls and at least nice jeans and shirt for the boys. Call me old fashioned. No really, please call me old fashioned.
Way back when, before my time, probably about the time our house was built. People did not have a lot of clothes. One, maybe two nice sets of "good" clothes. One or two sets of everyday work clothes. Hence, the little to no closets. From what I gather, clothes hung on a nail on the bedroom wall. Or those who were wealthy, had a wardrobe where clothes were hung or folded.
Now we have closets or extra dressers for all our extra clothes. I use to switch winter and summer clothes for my family, I have not done that in a couple of years. Not sure why I quit. Will be interesting to see the clothes in totes out in the shop when we clean out the shop this spring.
Heading out to church in a few minutes. Again, may God's blessings be yours today!
Just some of thoughts and actions,
Be blessed and be a blessing,
Elizabeth
Probably left over from when I was young, I still believe that when we go to church on Sunday mornings, we dress nicely. This means skirts or dresses for the girls and at least nice jeans and shirt for the boys. Call me old fashioned. No really, please call me old fashioned.
Way back when, before my time, probably about the time our house was built. People did not have a lot of clothes. One, maybe two nice sets of "good" clothes. One or two sets of everyday work clothes. Hence, the little to no closets. From what I gather, clothes hung on a nail on the bedroom wall. Or those who were wealthy, had a wardrobe where clothes were hung or folded.
Now we have closets or extra dressers for all our extra clothes. I use to switch winter and summer clothes for my family, I have not done that in a couple of years. Not sure why I quit. Will be interesting to see the clothes in totes out in the shop when we clean out the shop this spring.
Heading out to church in a few minutes. Again, may God's blessings be yours today!
Just some of thoughts and actions,
Be blessed and be a blessing,
Elizabeth
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Girls are girls and boys are boys
Good morning world. Been up for a little while enjoying the peace and quiet this morning. This morning I am going to get the girls started on their inside chores. The boys started on their outside chores.
This week I decided to change out the chores and do a new kitchen cleaning list. The girls are going to learn how to clean the house and the boys are going to learn how to help run the farm. Then after a few months, I will change up things. Maybe this summer if the kids are still here I will switch chores around.
This may not be a popular or was a politically correct idea. However, in my quest for all things old fashioned, I decided to have little girls and boys. The girls are going to be keeping the kitchen clean, helping with meals, learning how to make bread, learning how to sew, maybe knit, and such. The boys are going to keep the animals fed and watered, as well as keep the barn and chicken coop clean.
I do know that girls can do the chores and I want the boys to learn how to keep house, clean, cook, and laundry. Those are lessons that can wait.
There are chores that all of us will be doing, such as the garden, spring cleaning and more.
Just some of my thoughts and actions,
Be blessed and be a blessing,
Elizabeth
This week I decided to change out the chores and do a new kitchen cleaning list. The girls are going to learn how to clean the house and the boys are going to learn how to help run the farm. Then after a few months, I will change up things. Maybe this summer if the kids are still here I will switch chores around.
This may not be a popular or was a politically correct idea. However, in my quest for all things old fashioned, I decided to have little girls and boys. The girls are going to be keeping the kitchen clean, helping with meals, learning how to make bread, learning how to sew, maybe knit, and such. The boys are going to keep the animals fed and watered, as well as keep the barn and chicken coop clean.
I do know that girls can do the chores and I want the boys to learn how to keep house, clean, cook, and laundry. Those are lessons that can wait.
There are chores that all of us will be doing, such as the garden, spring cleaning and more.
Just some of my thoughts and actions,
Be blessed and be a blessing,
Elizabeth
Friday, February 10, 2017
Day 2 for a few things....
Good morning world. Day 2 of waking up feeling really refreshed and rested! This is a really good feeling since there is a lot of stress around here for the past few months and getting a really good night sleep just has not happened lately. Extra kids will cause that at times I am finding out.
So what do I do about this? I have been talking about having a prayer closet for some time now and have not put anything together as of yet. I have not even been in my studio since before Christmas and that use to be my de-stressor. But while the kids are home from school, I have to be where I can see them most of the time.
We live in a really old old farm house. Back then there were virtually no closets. The upstairs bedrooms do not have closets to speak of and the master bedroom has the old folding doors along one wall of a closet. So no actual prayer closet. However, I can change part of my studio into a prayer room, or part of the classroom.
Also today is day 2 of something else. I have started over with an eating plan to lose weight. I have started over many many times of the past few months. Yesterday was not different than any other starting over day. In my heart I feel more determined.
Praying this morning for God's peace and grace for not only my family but yours.
Be blessed and be a blessing,
Just some of my thoughts and actions,
Elizabeth
So what do I do about this? I have been talking about having a prayer closet for some time now and have not put anything together as of yet. I have not even been in my studio since before Christmas and that use to be my de-stressor. But while the kids are home from school, I have to be where I can see them most of the time.
We live in a really old old farm house. Back then there were virtually no closets. The upstairs bedrooms do not have closets to speak of and the master bedroom has the old folding doors along one wall of a closet. So no actual prayer closet. However, I can change part of my studio into a prayer room, or part of the classroom.
Also today is day 2 of something else. I have started over with an eating plan to lose weight. I have started over many many times of the past few months. Yesterday was not different than any other starting over day. In my heart I feel more determined.
Praying this morning for God's peace and grace for not only my family but yours.
Be blessed and be a blessing,
Just some of my thoughts and actions,
Elizabeth
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