LIFES LITTLE GARDEN: The Simple Woman's Daybook

Monday, February 8, 2010

The Simple Woman's Daybook

For Today: Feb. 8, 2010

Outside my window.........................It looks cloudy and cold.

I am thinking.........................How HE tells us that all things work together for good and I am counting on that.

I am thankful for..........................a morning off from work but also thankful for our business.

I am wearing........................P.J.'s!

I am remembering..............the movie I watched yesterday, Wuthering Heights (1939). I LOVED it.

I am going...................to be home this morning.

I am currently reading.........................The Prodigal by Beverly Lewis.

I am hoping ..................................for a peaceful day with no surprises.

On my mind..........................."Little D"(my youngest grandson) walking like a big boy!

Noticing that......................as I have gotten older I don't need or want as much.

Pondering these words........................."For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."2 Timothy 1:7

From the kitchen.................nothing right now, but will be hamburgers & fried potatoes!

Around the house..............Laundry is done, ironing caught up, vacuuming done! I will be concentrating on dusting today. (I set the timer and spend 15 minutes per flylady!!)

One of my favorite things...........................staying home.

I am wishing.........................my sweet MOM
a very Happy Birthday tomorrow!

I am praying for.............................a lost lamb to find their way to Jesus.

From my picture journal..........................Me, my husband and our grands!!!

We are so blessed.

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17 comments:

Unknown said...: G'morn, Valerie ~

What a lovely write ... and DARLING photo of you all. Aren't gr-kidlings the best!

Happy Valentine's
Have a beautiful week!
Hugs, Marydon; February 8, 2010 at 9:48 AM
Anonymous said...: Such a joyful photo of all of you! I hope you have a warm, comfy morning and those fried potatoes sound so good to me! Praying for you and yours this day and every day Valerie. I promise.; February 8, 2010 at 9:50 AM
Amelia said...: Enjoyed the post...and the picture is wonderful...lots of love in it.; February 8, 2010 at 10:31 AM
Allie said...: Love the post - and joining you in that prayer!; February 8, 2010 at 10:40 AM
Connie said...: I love your post today, and prayer is good in all thing, Enjoy your photo of your family, beautiful, I have my 2 and 3 yrs old grandbabys today, so they kept me busy, they are with me in my sewing room, don't get a lot done but that ok also. your quilt of the month is really pretty, I'm finishing a sampler up now, just got some applique work to do and it will be ready to quilt. HAVE A GREAT DAY!; February 8, 2010 at 11:58 AM
Jocelyn said...: Love your sweet picture. I always enjoy reading about your day. Please stop over at my blog, as I have given you an award :-); February 8, 2010 at 1:04 PM
Connie said...: Also thanks for your nice comment, I will be a follower of you blog also, I do enjoy reading your blog. My 2 yrs is a sleep now so I'm going to sew on a pageant casual wear for a while and then I got to take him to meet his mom to go home.My 3 yrs old is setting in my lap for now, want last long. HAVE A BLESSFUL DAY!; February 8, 2010 at 1:12 PM
Diane said...: Val,
That is funny, my brothers birthday is tomorrow. Remember me saying your birthday and my moms is the same.; February 8, 2010 at 1:22 PM
Alice Grace said...: I am praying with you. Glad you get to be home today!; February 8, 2010 at 2:09 PM
Darla said...: Oh yes that is a favorite scripture of mine too! Just pray and stand...let God do the work...
HUGS.; February 8, 2010 at 2:22 PM
Carole Burant said...: I do hope your day has ended up being a quiet one as you had hoped:-) Very cold here as well, it's 21F as I type this but at least the sun has been shining every day this past week so I'm happy! Love that picture of you, your hubby and your grands:-) xoxo; February 8, 2010 at 3:58 PM
Patty said...: Wonderful post, I hope you enjoyed your day at home.; February 8, 2010 at 4:50 PM
Pat said...: LOVE the photo and hope you enjoyed your time at home.....still praying!; February 8, 2010 at 5:21 PM
Michelle said...: Have a GREAT week!; February 8, 2010 at 6:13 PM
Susannah said...: Hello Val.....I love to read your posts. I smile everytime I head to your blog. The picture of you and your hubby and the grands is so precious.....such memories! Hope all is going well...I happily continue with my prayers.

Susannah; February 8, 2010 at 11:03 PM
Anonymous said...: Some of your answers could have been mine.
I did my daybook, today.

Happy Birthday to your Mom.

I hope Granny is feeling better.

Mama Bear; February 9, 2010 at 12:02 PM
Jeannie B. said...: I have enjoyed reading about your lovely Grandmother. How lucky you are to have both a Mother and a Grandmother! And I am interested in buying one of her quilts. How to I purchase one?

I want to be like your Grandmother when I grow up!; February 10, 2010 at 10:09 PM

Our Prayer

Lord, help us to PLAN, PREPARE, & PLANT what you would have us to. Help us to WEED out of our lives what should not be there. Lord, help us to GROW through you in our relationships, our attitudes, and our lives, always being in your will. Help us to always walk with you. Help us to get our priorities straight and choose joy. Let us always be thankful and content even in the storms because we all know it’s going to rain. Help us to be ready. We also know that sunshine follows rain and joy comes in the mornings. Thank you Lord.

In Jesus name,

Amen.

I Work For A King

I Work For a King

"I work for a King. He has put me in charge of his home. When He comes to see how I have managed His possessions and His children, I do not want to be found wanting. I want to do my best. Everything I have is on loan from Him. I have room and board and a job to do, but it is all for Him. Therefore I want to dress my best and do my best in all my work. I also want to be creative, for this is a sincere attempt to glorify Him and His beautiful creation. How I manage my home is a form of worship to Him." --Lydia Sherman

Flylady Routines

Morning Routine

Have you made your bed?

What's for supper?

Get dressed.

Unload dishwasher/Wash dishes

Laundry

Swish & Swipe

Afternoon Routine

Declutter 15 minutes

Do something fun just for you!

Bedtime Routine

Pick up house before going to bed.

Plan for tomorrow today so we will wake up and smile.

Focus on Me.

Daily Schedule

Monday:

Home Blessing Hour/Catch up Day

Zone: Laundry room

Tuesday:

Free Day

Zone: Bathrooms

Wednesday:

Desk Day

Zone: Living areas.

Thursday:

Gofer Day

Zone: Bedrooms

Friday:

Baking Day

Date Night

Zone: Craft room/office/Kitchen

Saturday: Play Day

Sunday:

Church/Rest

Some Of My Favorite Movies

*The Bridges of Madison County

(My all time#1 favorite movie)

~Clint Eastwood & Meryl Streep~

*An Affair To Remember (My #2!)

~Cary Grant & Deborah Kerr~

*The Notebook (Top 3)

~Ryan Gosling & Rachel McAdams~

*It's A Wonderful Life (#4)

(Excellent-Never gets old)

~James Stewart & Donna Reed~

*Something's Gotta Give (Top 10)

~Jack Nicholson & Diane Keaton

*Love Story (1970)

Ali MacGraw & Ryan O'neal

*A Walk To Remember

(Romantic, Heartbreaking, Emotional)

~Mandy Moore & Shane West~

*The Bridge over the River Kwai

~War Movie~ (Excellent)

*Brief Encounter

(Oldie but goodie Love Story 1945)

*To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)

~Gregory Peck ~

*Sorry Wrong Number (Horror 1948)

Barbara Stanwyck & Burt Lancaster

*One Flew Over the cuckoos Nest

WARNING Rated R but very good!

~Jack Nicholson~

*Gone With The Wind (Wonderful)

~Clark Gable, Vivian Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland~

*Cool Hand Luke (We both love this one!)

~Rated PG Paul Newman~

My New Years Resolutions

To be content
To give thanks in all things
To take joy
To give grace
To receive peace

For from Him
And through Him
And to Him
Are all things.
To Him be the glory
Forever.
Amen.
~Romans 11:36

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Study to be quiet.
Mind my own business.
And work with my hands.
1 Thessalonians 4:11
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To be a better Wife, Mom, Gran, Granddaughter, Sister, Daughter, Aunt, & Friend
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To take every opportunity to be quiet.
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To slow down and smell the roses
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Me Time
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To Show Myself Friendly
Proverb 18:24

Granny's PERFECT Quilt

It is PERFECT. Perfectly PERFECT. Oh I don't mean perfect stitches, or perfect seams, or perfectly square. It is PERFECT for snuggling under on a rainy, dreary day. It is PERFECT for wrapping up a grandchild who is spending the night. It is PERFECT for making a house when draped over a chair & an end table. It is PERFECT for winding around and around a doll. It is PERFECT for covering up in the car when the air conditioning is on full blast. It is PERFECT for laying on the carpet and putting a baby down for his nap. God has touched Granny's heart and her hands, and her life. He has made her an artist. He has given her the gift of PERFECT quilts.

Written by Marlene B. about the quilt she bought from Granny. (Excerpt from Oct. 7, 2009 post on her blog)

www.stitchinbythelake.blogspot.com

Thank you Marlene for blessing Granny!

Stay At Home

Stay, stay at home, my heart, and rest;
Home-keeping hearts are happiest,
For those that wander they know not where
Are full of trouble and full of care;
To stay at home is best.

Weary and homesick and distressed,
They wander east, they wander west,
And are baffled and beaten and blown about
By the winds of the wilderness of doubt;
To stay at home is best.

Then stay at home, my heart, and rest;
The bird is safest in its nest;
O'er all that flutter their wings and fly
A hawk is hovering in the sky;
To stay at home is best.

Longfellow (song)

"Oh that God would give every mother a vision of the glory and splendor of the work that is given to her when a babe is place in her bosom to be nursed and trained! Could she have but one glimpse in to the future of that life as it reaches on into eternity; could she look into it's soul to see its possibilities; could she be made to understand her own personal responsibility for the training of this child, for the development of its life, and for its destiny,--she would see that in all God's world there is no other work so noble and so worthy of her best powers, and she would commit to no others hands the sacred and holy trust given to her." -JR Miller