Happy Homemaker Monday

Posted on by Mary

The weather in my neck of the woods:
Hot and VERY humid!.  We  are in need of Much Rain here and it looks as though we might be getting some today though Severe thunderstorms are NOT my cup of tea

Things that make me happy:

Seeing plants pop up and grow in my garden

Book I’m reading:
All the women of the Bible
understanding people

and a few others

What’s on my TV today:
Absolutely nothing

On the menu for dinner:
Chicken Something ???

On my To Do List:

Blog post review I have been needing to write for sometime now
our bedroom needs serious attention
dishes

Instructions written out for the overnite babysitter

New Recipe I tried or want to try soon:
Homemade ravioli

In the craft basket:

granny squares

Looking forward to this week:
Amusement park trip with the teens from our YG

Tips and Tricks:

staying in the camper overnight in the driveway is like having central Air

My favorite blog post this week:

Hollywood Days – Teen Beat and Wet Seal   ByWendy Hagan @ Tales from the Motherhood….and confessions from a former childhood actress

Blog Hopping (a new discovered blog you would like to share with the readers):
tALES FROM THE mOTHERHOOD

No words needed (favorite photo or picture, yours or others you want to share):

Lesson learned the past few days:
One I’m constantly learning, to give it to God and LET.IT.GO.  I don’t know why it’s so hard for me to do that but I struggle with it on a daily basis.

On my mind:
some  dear friends going through some tough times and other siruations I can’t begin to explain

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:

The steadfastlove of the Lordnever ceases,

his mercies never come to an end;

they are new every morning, great is your faithfulness.

Lamentations 3:22-23

Commenting is Back!!

Posted on by Mary

Well I don’t know about you BUT I was getting a little concerned!  I was writing and writing and writing BUT NO ONE was commenting So I asked my ever wonderful Brother in Law HT to check it out for me. AND apparently when we switched the hosting over to word press commenting was disabled…So he fixed it.

 

Now you can comment so PLEASE feel free to do so SO we can get to know each other a little better!

Have a wonderful day

RADIANCE….A Portrait of Beauty

Posted on by Mary

what is radiance? Well Some would say it is a bride on her wedding day…..or a mom who just found out she is expecting their first baby. it could be someone who has just achieved a life long goal OR it could be something more.

When i think of radiance I think of fire….YES FIRE.
Why?
Well Lets start with silver or gold. In it’s roughest form it can be ugly discolored and very unattractive BUT when gold or silver or other precious metals are refined or “put through the fire” they come out in the purest of forms and radiantly beautiful….

I also think of sharp cutting instruments…..and yes of course I will tell you why….

As I think of diamonds, emeralds and rubies I know that these very precious gems have to go through a lot of cutting before the look like the stones that end up in our jewelry! They don’t just happen to come out that way. A stone cutter painstakingly hand cuts each stone. He studies it and envisions what it is to become.

When It comes right down to it none of us can become radiant ourselves. there needs to be a refiner or a jewel cutter…No matter the name there needs to be SOMEONE you cannot do it alone. JESUS is that person and those who have true radiance know and love him fully. They have yielded over their lives entirely and despite the fact they may look tattered and torn on the outside on the inside they are full of love. Though they have been through unspeakable fires and the sharpest and deepest gouges they look more beautiful that ever. They radiat God’s love through their smile and their eyes even though they may be the sickest person you know. They have hope that surpasses all understanding. Even though they may not know what tomorrow will bring they have a hope for eternity that is far brighter than they know they could ever imagine. It is this very thing That i have seen and continue to see in my friends. two friends I have lost this year to cancer and another who is fighting so very hard.

God has asked so much of this woman and she is doing everything in her power to give it all she has. Our prayers are with her family. No matter what cancer will not defeat you….You cannot loose you have everlasting strength at your disposal You are a courageous woman….share with everyone whats truly keeping you going and know that EVERYONE who knows you and your struggles is a better p[person for it. Robin may God richly bless you and your family!