LIFES LITTLE GARDEN: Saturday!

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Saturday!

Sorry it has been a few days. Mom is doing really good.
She is still in Rehab but is scheduled to be leaving there
and coming to my house for a couple of weeks on Saturday!
She is so excited! I am too!
She has really done amazing with what all she has went through!
She showed me how she can stand alone in this picture but she is not suppose to be
doing that yet. Home health care will send someone out to do rehab here at my house.
They will also check her vitals and blood work. She has not seen my house except on my blog
since we moved in. Thank you for all the prayers. Please keep praying for her.
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I also have an unspoken request.
Please help me pray.

14 comments:

Osage Bluff Quilter said...: DONE!

So glad your Mom is doing well. you girls have fun with a new house.; January 31, 2013 at 7:08 PM
Becky Garrison said...: Still praying Val, and hope things are okay. Give your Mom a hug for me! Becky; January 31, 2013 at 7:26 PM
Unknown said...: I am thrilled to hear that...Home health care is outstanding... When I had cancer and had the pick line for antibiotics from a bacteria blood infection and I had a ProCare Home Health Care come to change the connections and draw blood once a week...They were great... I am still praying for recovery and sounds God is taking great care of her...Lisa...; January 31, 2013 at 7:36 PM
Susannah said...: What a wonderful picture! She is looking so good!!! This is great news. My prayers are being said everyay for Alice. You be sure to tell her for me, will you?

Blessings,
Susannh; January 31, 2013 at 7:53 PM
Angela said...: Valarie, so glad to hear the good news. Your Mom looks great. So proud she will be going to your house. You will cherish the time together I promise. Take care and keep us updated.
Angela; January 31, 2013 at 8:31 PM
Patty Sumner said...: Glad she is doing well. Praying! Blessings!; January 31, 2013 at 8:37 PM
Anonymous said...: Praise the LORD for your mother!
You always have my prayers! ♥♥♥; January 31, 2013 at 9:15 PM
Sarah Beth said...: So glad your mom is doing better. I will keep praying:-); January 31, 2013 at 11:14 PM
Mama Pea said...: I know you mom will recover so much faster being at your home with you. Keeping you and yours in my thoughts and prayers.; February 1, 2013 at 2:12 PM
Needled Mom said...: She looks great. Give her a big gentle hug from me.; February 1, 2013 at 4:44 PM
Marie said...: Oh my , your mom looiks great!! prayers are answered. we will continue to lift her up and your unspoken request too. We have used Home Health Cacre with much success. I know you will also take good care of her. Can't wait to see more pictures of your new home. Hugs, Marie; February 2, 2013 at 7:23 AM
Jocelyn said...: This is such great news Val. I hope every thing is going well.; February 2, 2013 at 11:07 PM
annie said...: so happy things have gone well, prayers!; February 3, 2013 at 5:11 PM
Shauna said...: Val, your mom looks great for all she has been through. I'm sure you are glad that she on this side of things. Will continue to pray for a speedy healing for her. Praying also for your unspoken prayer request. Hugs to both you and your mom.; February 4, 2013 at 2:50 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