LIFES LITTLE GARDEN: Remember My Mom?

Monday, November 19, 2012

Remember My Mom?

My Mom sure could use your prayers right now!!
She is in the hospital!
She is so special to me and has never been sick much and
this has been very scary for us!
Please pray!

23 comments:

Jocelyn said...: Oh Val I am so sorry to hear this. I hope that it is not serious. Please keep us updated.; November 19, 2012 at 9:51 PM
Michelle said...: I am praying. Please email me and tell me what is going on. God is good, and He DOES answer prayers!; November 19, 2012 at 9:52 PM
Susannah said...: Oh No...What has happenend to Alice? Of course, we will pray for her. I hope all will be okay. She is such a dear and sweet person. Please let us know.; November 19, 2012 at 10:20 PM
Peg - Happy In Quilting said...: Thinking of you all Val..; November 19, 2012 at 10:31 PM
Osage Bluff Quilter said...: Yes let's trade prayers for each others Moms. Hopefully tomorrow we will get her test results back. Blessings to you both.; November 19, 2012 at 10:40 PM
StitchinByTheLake said...: I lifted her up tonight Val asking for God's special blessings on her and on you. blessings, marlene; November 19, 2012 at 10:51 PM
kutiequilter said...: So sorry to hear about your mom. Will keep her in prayer.; November 19, 2012 at 11:09 PM
grandmarockton said...: PRAYERS are coming!; November 20, 2012 at 12:30 AM
Dawn said...: Will be praying for your mum Val xx; November 20, 2012 at 3:52 AM
Sue said...: Sending prayers for your Mum Val, I hope that she is feeling better soon....x; November 20, 2012 at 5:21 AM
Dot Moore said...: Prayers lifted up this morning. Wishing your Mom a speedy recovery.; November 20, 2012 at 5:50 AM
Mama Pea said...: Sending prayers and best wishes for your mom's speedy recovery. Will be eager to hear good news soon. Love and support one another.; November 20, 2012 at 8:15 AM
Connie said...: Prayer for her to have a fast recovery. God will see her though
this. God is good.; November 20, 2012 at 8:55 AM
Can't Stop Stitchin said...: Praying.... may you all sense the nearness of God at this time :)
Godspeed,
mary; November 20, 2012 at 9:10 AM
Granny said...: Sending prayers for your Mom and the entire family.; November 20, 2012 at 9:15 AM
Jeannie B. said...: I have said a prayer for her.; November 20, 2012 at 9:41 AM
Needled Mom said...: Oh no, Val!!! She is such a sweet and delightful person. I will be praying for her and I hope she feels better soon. Please give her a hug from me.; November 20, 2012 at 10:55 AM
Holly said...: Oh my. Sending up prayers right now!; November 20, 2012 at 11:22 AM
Becky Garrison said...: Praying Val! Tell your sweet Mama that I'm thinking of her!; November 20, 2012 at 7:54 PM
Anonymous said...: I'm praying Val...keep us posted!; November 21, 2012 at 12:53 PM
caknitter said...: I'll be praying for her, Val. Hoping everything turns out fine with her health.; November 22, 2012 at 3:31 AM
Allie said...: I am praying, sweetie - let me know how she's doing when you can!!!; November 22, 2012 at 10:55 PM
Carole Burant said...: Dearest Val, my thoughts and prayers are still with your mom. How is she doing now, is she still in the hospital? Please keep us up to date!! xoxo; November 23, 2012 at 12:46 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