Resurrection Day Blessings!!

"I serve a risen Saviour, He's in the world

today, I know that He is living,

whatever man may say...

(la, la, forgot the words...)

None other is so LOVING,

SO GOOD AND KIND!!

"He LIVES!!, He LIVES!! Christ Jesus LIVES

today!! He walks with me and talks with

me, along lifes narrow way!!

He LIVES! He LIVES!

Salvation to impart....

You ask me how I know

HE LIVES....

He LIVES within my HEART!!!!"

The Sun is Shining!!

Just thought I would "pop" in for a minute.......

Well, the weather report was actually

right!! It has been

warm and sunny and beautiful.....

I have planted many of my seeds in pots indoors, today

I am heading out to plant some outside that will

have to be covered at night.

Made our weeks bread yesterday, off to

Gramma Belle's this afternoon for a bit

of crocheting.

Just stopping by to

say "hi", been busy

outside. Oh and the wonderful sound of

the sprinkler watering the grass to make it

green again. In the high desert, the grass

is brown most of the winter and the hose

is frozen, so this is the first bit of

watering I can do. Trying to at least

green up the grass around our firpit by

Sunday so we can cook out on the fire

with the family Easter Sunday.

Proverbs 2:3-4

"...yes, if you want better

insight and discernment, and

are searching for it
as you would for lotst money or

hidden treasure, then wisdom

will be given you......."

Wow......lost money??

hidden treasure??

Lately I am actually searching just

that hard for wisdom. My husband

continues to not have enough work,

and we are day by day by day

"clinging" to wisdom and

trusting God to lead us.

I just continue to do my part in

making our home a refuge, a place

to come in out of the storm. :D

Hope you are all

enjoying Spring Days

wherever you are!!!

Proverbs......

Why, WHY, do I know so many "Christians" like this....

Proverbs 6:12-14

A worthless, wicked man:

1. constant liar (gossip, slander, etc.)

2. rebellious (towards God's ways)

3. stirring up discontent (among us!)

Proverbs 6:16-19

7 things God HATES!!!:

1. Hautiness...........try being HUMBLE in our views, opinions

2. Lying......tell the TRUTH, stop making things up

3. Murdering.......in any FORM!! Replace this with LOVE.

4. Plotting evil........plot how to be HOLY instead

5. Eagerness to do wrong......be EAGER to do what is RIGHT

6. A false witness......again, TRUTH

7. Sowing discord/strife among brothers.......try PEACE for a change, maybe agree to disagree!!

We must strive to please God and be more like him, and in doing so, we will gain these positive attributes, rather than being the

kind of person God hates.....

Encouragement Today.......

"For the Lord is our judge,

the Lord is our lawgiver,

the Lord is our King;

He WILL save us!"

Isaiah 33:22

"Therefore since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumberance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the JOY set before Him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you

will not grow weary and lose heart."

Hebrews 12:1-3

Jesus looked at His suffering in His future not as suffereing but as the JOY that would follow after the suffereing. Keep our eyes upon Jesus!!

Consider the Ants.......

"Take a lesson from the ants, you lazy fellow. Learn from their ways and be wise! For though they have no king to make them work, yet they labor hard all summer,

gathering food for the winter."

Busy, busy times. Putting up food for the winter, catching up on outdoor chores before it is too cold to be outside,

planning ahead......

Times are hard for alot of people right now. We are all having to stretch our dollars and pinch our pennies. I am so glad I can be home to work on those very things. It takes more "home time" on my part. Doing things like baking our bread, making good meals that may take just a little more time.....keeping our home bright and cheery and comfortable.

It is a great time of year to eat more soup...that is a good dollar stretcher. Buying basic things in bulk or through a food co-op saves money, things like flour, rice, sugar....Knowing ahead what we are eating also saves me time and money of last minute purchases.

Being content and happy is a big part of my family being comfortable, especially my husband. Keeping him well fed and making our home a place of retreat for him helps him to not worry about us and

wishing he could do more.

What message are you sending your family and husbands today?? Trust God and lean on Him and do your best with what you have........send a message of Love, Contenment and Gratefulness!

Thank God for His provision

and what we do have!!

Titus 2 Meeting.....

I and three other younger ladies have began meeting to encourage each other in the Spirit of Titus 2, share ideas and learn new skills.

We are reading through the book "Created to be His Helpmeet" by Debi Pearl, discussing the questions at the end of each chapter.

Then we "DO" something!!

Our September theme: "End of Summer....Back to School / Easy Meal

Ideas for those Busy School Days!!"

So, first we talked about easy/make ahead meal ideas, then we made some very quick muffins. Easy/busy school day meals may be freezer meals or just quick and easy or even making ahead some bulk mixes to have on hand.

We ended our time with Brunch out in our "Outdoor

Dining Room"........

On the menu were Watermelon, Quiche, Bran Muffins, Cucumber Sandwiches and to top it off Cookies and Tarts all with Tea of course. :)

Next time (I am really excited about this) we are making aprons!! We will also assemble an "Easy Oven Lasagna" for our lunch. This can also
go right to the freezer.

I LOVE to encourage women in their homes. This is my passion.

There are some good suggestions and helps at New Harvest Homestead. Lisa will send you a Titus 2 Meeting Guide if you would like to do something like this. We meet twice a month, some only meet once a month.... Her link is off to the side here in my links. Check it out.

Take Action!!

"Learn to be wise, and develop good judgement and common sense! I cannot overemphasize this point. Cling to wisdom -

she will protect you.........Determination to be wise is the first step toward becoming wise! And with your wisdom, develop common

sense and good judgement."

Proverbs 4:5-7

I love how these verses are jam packed with action verbs!! We do not just sit and wait for God to give us wisdom or common sense, it requires some action on our part.........

Learn - gain knowledge or skill, find out, come to know.

Cling - stick or holdfast. (A vine clings to its support).

Determination - make up one's mind very firmly, fix or settle beforehand, fixed purpose.

Develop - bring into being, make or become better, bigger, more useful.

Now let's go ahead and apply this to being a Titus 2 woman.....to our husbands, our children, our homes...........

Have a Blessed Day ladies!!

Flower Gardens, Altars and Job Requirements.......

So, blogger does not seem to want to do pictures today... :( So, thought I would share some thoughts.....

A quote from an article years ago, "The Road to a Debt-Free, (Keeper at Home), Simple Life is Rarely Straight" (Parenthesis my added thought).... :)

"God uses all those (any) inconveniences to plant tender seeds of endurance when we are not even looking. And before you know it, tiny sprouts of perseverance and contentment begin to crop up where resistance and impatience used to thrive. You hardly notice it in the beginning, but one day there it is -- the sweet flower of long-suffering blooming right there in your very irritation. God has us here in the flower garden of patience, long-suffering and perseverance."

Just a couple more great quotes:

"Have you surrendered your life to the Lord or have you abandoned your heart on the altar? The Titus 2 woman must abandon her heart. Others may surrender, you may not stop with surrender, you only begin there." B. Boyce

"God did not author words such as 'I can't!' or 'I quit!'...to be used in context with a job requirement. You can and you will!" B. Boyce
(The "job requirement" here being anything

we must do at home).

Wow, deeply ponder some of these thoughts today....wow!!