A Rare Treasure~A Virtuous Woman~

A rare treasure is found in a woman of

Godly character.

"Who can find a virtuous woman?"

Proverbs 31:10

We are all asking am I becoming this wonderful
and mysterious woman that is spoken of in
The Holy Scriptures.

May I ask you a question?
Do you;
Seek first the Kingdom of God
And His righteousness?
Then all of these things will be added to you.
Matthew 6:33

Do you desire to tap into all the grace of God's

Power and the Holy Spirits leading

and a resolve to be all that

God wants you to be?

As we look into the heights of His standards,

we can become overwhelmed.

Yet He tells us in His word.

precept upon precept,

line upon line.
Little by little.

We can do this because it's all in

His strength anyways!

Each day we are given, we have

His New Life flowing in us.

So:

Let's not down play these virtues.

These are not old fashioned,

or impossible.

But rather attainable.

Always progressing

Always becoming stronger.

His character being formed in you.

Blessings,

Living From Glory To Glory

Marriage Commitment...

Walking Through Life Together

What does a vow mean to this world anymore?

Do we even know what the word means?

Being committed is good, as long as it is working for me!

I just want to share my heart about something that has,

touched almost everyone of us,

Divorce in America is ramped.

Growing up as a child from the divorce factor.

I will know longer kid myself;

I was broken and grieved!

A child with no Daddy...

One of the greatest wounds for any human being

Is rejection!

One thing I have learned in this life is this;

Marriage is a gift from God,

I am just so sorry and sad so many

Women and Men

Have been wounded and hurt from the broken vows.

From either their parents, or their own broken marriage vows.

Everyone suffers when a vow is broken.

This post is not about placing blame, but rather to say;

I am sorry for all the pain and sorrow it has cost

each and everyone of us.

But we have hope;

He has come to heal the broken hearted!

This week we will be celebrating 31 years of our marriage vows!

May we have many more years together.

But I want to encourage each and everyone of you.

Take being married as one of the most important positions

in this life.

It is work, but well worth every kind word,

 And every walk you take while holding hands.

Every kiss before you sleep.

Every good memory you hold.

Be committed to YOUR marriage!

Blessings,

Roxy

Love Lemons And Life...

Lemons

Life

Love

How wonderful and refreshing lemons are.

Many decades ago, lemons were sought after

 Almost by everyone, The affluent and well to do served

lemons as a status symbol.

Sailors knew of the health benefits to keep a sailor from sickness!

Country folks and families loved the taste and refreshment they gave.

Just a simple bowl full of lemons!

Is your life like a bowl full of lemons?

Bright and cheery

Tart and tangy

Refreshing



Or



Are you bored?

Then may I suggest limes?

You have heard many times, that if life gives you lemons

(Make lemonade)

But I think you might want to go a little deeper, and wider.

Add limes my friend!

Shake it up!

May your love of Him

And the love for others

But whoa the love for your man!

Never let it grow cold!

Love is:

YOUR LIFE

Without LOVE, you will shrivel up!

Your lips will look like you have just sucked a lemon.

Pursed and puckered dry...

You will become a bitter woman,

Not a better woman!

Love like there is NO tomorrow.

Drink from the cup of the tangy fruit set before you.

What comes has passed from the Father's hand!

The Holy Spirit will add the sugar of His fruits,

Galatians 5: 22-23

Drink up my friends,

May we look for the blessings,

For I assure you they are there!

Blessings,

Roxy

The Other Side Of The Garden And Being A Biblical Woman...

What are some of the Biblical thoughts that we as women,

carry in our hearts!

Have we taken the time to bring the sweet and cozy truths,

to heart!

All real women's issues are heart issues.

Our Real Lives

Our Husband, Our Children

Our Homes

We are not a Blog Status;

How many followers?

How many comments?

We are now living on the other other side of the

Garden.



 I remember the first time I read this book!

I thought this is amazing;

Thy can not really think this is still going to happen

 In today's world!

Who really thinks we need to submit??

Wait a minute here...

GOD

Look, I am a intelligent woman.

But, I was searching, and asking "Who am I?

Why am I here?"

I wanted to know without a shadow of doubt,

Was I living my life for a worthwhile purpose?

I wanted to have and comprehend my true design and purpose!

I wanted to have fulfillment in my marriage.

I was a woman of the world till about 25yrs. old.

Our marriage had two heads...

This makes for an unnatural creature.

This was not God's design for marriage.

I started asking the Lord for His help in being a good wife.

So God brought this book into my life.

The first thing the Lord did was show me why a women was created.

I was just shocked at the fact He had a specific reason

 for each part of

His creation.

God took the essence of the woman directly out of His first

creation of mankind.

She shall be called Woman (Isha)

because she was taken out of Man (Ish)

Genesis2:23

For God stated that it was not good for man to be alone.

God designed the woman for the man's benefit.

1 Corinthians 11: 8,9

Now don't get yourself in a tizzy!

We are not the head, and we are not the tail!

But we are the heart!

So, Now it is time for us to appreciate are unique design,

and enjoy the fact that we are here for a grand and special treat.

We are Women!

Strong

Intelligent

Amazing

Sweet





Blessings,

Roxy

Peacock Or Crocodile...

Some days I feel like an amazing Peacock

Spreading my feathers as to soar to the highest peaks.

The day is filled with all colors of the rainbow.

The atmosphere is filled with hope.

I can feel the tangible waves of my Father's Love.

Life seems simple and carefree.

Your day is going smoothly, like clockwork.

I rejoice and take great pleasure in these days.

It is something I have been learning for many years.

God will always give you times of rest.

You can be free from distractions and confusion, in these times.

I like to refer to these times as my girding up!

As He knows what lies ahead...

But, on the other hand, I have had days that felt like I was trying

to pry open the mouth of a crocodile.

As we all can imagine is not something any crocodile would

enjoy having done to him.

When these days come upon you, be not surprised!

And

You should not be ill prepared to stand.

You will be challenged!

One thing I have learned is this;

That in the times of rest and peace I am being filled with

the very strength that will be required.

It is His strength.

Blessings,

Roxy

What Image Is Being Produced In Your Life...

What image is being produced in your life?

We are all producing something.

Peace and calm...

Joy and rest in even our hectic days.

My Lord has been tempering me in all my ways.

Even a diamond starts out as a hunk of dark black coal.

For I am looking into a glass dimly.

Does it always seem harder when you make a decision

To be sweeter or kinder.

Or making a challenge to God or yourself to change.

Then a deep resistance to this; rises up and wants to battle.

It is like every time you want to do better your flesh says;

No way!

But Paul said it best of all,

The flesh has to die and the spirit will reign.

Call out to Him!

For His grace is more than enough,

So we will one day see Him face to face.

For even now if you belong to Him,

You are BEAUTIFUL!

Blessings,

Roxy

Using Lard In My Pie Crust...

  As I was doing some research on using Lard instead of butter or Crisco:

( For my pies)

 I was amazed at what I found.!

I have been really rethinking some of all the bad fat facts over my baking lifetime.

  I now will lean towards using lard for at least my pies.

   On some of the web sites I visited it is a bakers friend for certain rustic breads.

  I am sure that it is much healthier for you than Crisco!!
  I am a butter girl from way back,

I love the smell and taste of it.

 I never could stomach margarine.

  Everything in moderation is always the best way to cook and live.

I also have been looking for a recipe for biscuits that use lard.

   I can tell you for certain that every time something new comes out, I shiver knowing that the food industry has played with Mother Nature   (God's Creation).

   Another thought has been that in the days of hard times in our history,

 butter was hard to come by.

  Maybe we should not turn our nose up to something that could give us a flaky crust or biscuits!

Because no one can convince me that Crisco is better than lard.

   I found this blog, that of course is a foodie blog: 

 And I wanted to share her post on the Lard.

Google;

Earthy Delight Blog/ Lard Story

I was wondering if any of you wonderful ladies had a thought on this matter?

Have you tried natural Palm shortening?

Have you tried the shortening from the Health food store?
This has been my choice!

Blessings,

Living From Glory To Glory

Golden Locks Going Natural Gray Hair...

Lovely And Natural Beautiful Hair

Should we wear our hair long as we get older?

Shall we color our hair?

Again and again...

Is this gray hair?

Or

Is it silver,

And Her crown of Glory?

Do men prefer their wives to have long hair?

Have you ever asked him?

Is long hair more feminine?

Would you feel more lady like if your hair was not as

Short as a man's?

If you wear your hair very short,

Do you find yourself acting Sassy and Perky?

Does hair play a role in how you act and respond?

Is our hair a non-issue?

Have you ever worn a head covering,

either just during worship.

Or all the time?

Why do so many women cut their hair (cropped)

so short as they get older?

Is there any link to the length of our hair??

This woman appears to be much younger in age.

Yet, her hair makes her look soft.

These lovely locks make her look so feminine!

Do we just not want to be bothered with a hair style,

that allow us to look like a lady?

Long beautiful hair, remember the song??

The revolution started;

Rebellion

Boys wearing long hair!

Girl's wearing pants all the time!

Hot Pants!

Can we at least look like we are ladies?

Do we even care anymore?

Blessings,



Seize The Day...

Needing a reprieve from the everyday?

We all so desire a little peace and quiet.

Sometimes we just have to make a little get away for ourselves.

Having a good book to read is great to refresh your mind.

It might just be a walk by yourself in the early morning,

Or taking an evening walk with your hubby.

Or maybe a little ride on your bike!

I always have thought if I lived by the beach I would

Take a stroll upon it every day.

But I am sure that many women who live very close to the ocean,

 Can barely find time for it themselves.

And it is right at their feet.

So:

 It is not where you live, but rather how you make use of where you live.

We must learn to command our days!

We can learn to train ourselves to orchestrate our days.

We are called to manage our homes.

Learning to manage our time so we can have a little moment of peace daily.

 To be running around half frantic is so unbecoming.

I have found myself saying,

Okay, now let's just all take a deep breath.

Just Breath Every One!

I think many are about to get really busy.

We will be canning and putting back our harvest.

Teachers are going back to school.

Many homeshoolers are putting together their

School agendas, for the year.

But alas, summer is not over yet.

Seize the day!

Breath!

Take pleasure today!

Do not let the enemy of your soul.

Steal your God appointed time and day!

Blessings,

Roxy

Lonely Feelings Find Everyone...

Separation from anything or anybody, can cause an unrest within ourselves.

Self can become the only beating heart!



All will experience this feeling;



We call it LONELY

There are clubs for it.



Books have been written about it



Many songs have been sung about it

Yet, lonely has not escaped anyone!

We will always find ourselves in a lonely place:

Either in our hearts or minds...

Because we are separated by color by education

By statue Que

By Male or Female

But those are not the real reason’s!

But it is because we live in a sinful world.

Only our connection with Christ and Him crucified will

Give us the wholeness we desire.

We will always feel the lonely feeling

For until we come into His fullness

It will invade;

Our busy

Our noise
Our space
Our hearts

For we cannot silence this lonely!
~It must be filled~

Blessings,

Roxy

For Every Season Is A Blessing...

I remember watching this scene of this particular movie.

It was many years ago.

It had just come out in the movie theaters.

I went by myself and I was nine months pregnant.

It was hotter then blue blazes out! :)

It was the only place I could find refuge from the heat.

I was about to give birth to my first child.

I was a wee bit scared!

I was challenged with all the thoughts of becoming a mommy.

And a bit afraid of giving birth also.

So I remember this movie well,

But it is this scene that I loved best!

Sometimes when we are with all the people we are used to

being around we can act a certain way.

But, it is when we are away from all expectations and duties,

is when matters of the heart can be brought forth.

We as woman desire love and commitment.

Because that is the way God made us!

May we take the time to reminisce of our hearts to love.

Our marriage.

The giving birth to our children.

Summer memories.

The milestones you have passed.

What the future still holds.

August is a special month for me, it holds sweet memories!

But, I can say every month has special meanings,

For to every season is the blessings, He has planned for you there.

 May your love never grow cold!

Love is the one thing that will give life!

Blessings Always,

Roxy

The Heavens Will Open One Day...

A Dream

In my dream my hubby says to me Roxy you gotta

Come and see this!

So I go outside with him and we are standing out by our pool.

I look up and the sky just opens up and there is an

Amazing glorious Fire.

These flames are so majestic!

I am in awe...

I fall down and I worship God!

Praise pours forth from my lips!

When I awake from this dream I know it was a God dream!

I called my friend Pam that morning, and told her about my dream.

 And she said to me, we will see the Fire Of God!

Later that same day, but now it was evening time.

She was returning back home towards the mountains.

They looked out into the Eastern plains and this is what she saw!

There was an opening into the sky and a huge mass of fire looking

colors were in the sky (right over our land).

I am a dreamer!

Blessings,

Roxy

Slip Sliding Away In The Summer Time...

As a child I remember this time of the Summer being called

The dog days of Summer!

The summer days just went as slow as molasses;

It was so hot the dog would not even move.

We played on our slip and slip

 and we filled

our water tubs to sit in to keep cool.

We made our homemade Popsicles out of Kool-aid!

We went to the lake!

We went to the pool sometimes.

Summer lasted for a whole year it seemed like!

It was so hot outside my Momma had coined the phrase,

"It is Hotter then Blue Blaze's out here!"

Now, that just kinda stuck in my head,

As a grown woman today when it's really hot,

I can hear myself saying!!

"It's Hotter then Blue Blaze's out here today!!"

Every night we would play outside till dark, playing

all are favorite games.

Kick the can!

Kickball

Hide-n-seek

But now it seems like summer just slips and slides away!



May we make the time and enjoy the rest of these

Summer days!

Let us not  allow any of our days slip away!

Dance in His showers of refreshment,

Sing and play while the sun warms your skin.

For summer has a way of slipping away.

Blessings,

Roxy

The Charm Of Curtains...

The Curtains Come Down

These curtains were some of my very favorites,

They made my living room so bright and cheery.

I loved the flowers with the distinctive vines and branch pattern.

But it was the bright yellow color I loved the most.

I have always tried to put some yellow in every room as I think

It helps a room to pop (catch your eye).

But after I got my new furniture,

the flowers and yellow did not flow well together.

So I found a neutral earth color fabric of stripes.

By my own confessed love of flowers and vintage material

 this  was a really different choice for me.

But I have found this choice of stripes to go remarkably well in my living room.

But something was still missing;

I needed lace or something to say soft and charming

I found these perfect valances at JC Penny's

They were in the clearance return bin and I got them each

for under $4.00 dollars.





They even have little clear glass beads hanging on the hem of them.

I also have hung a very light sage green color sheer panel under each

  curtain. It has allowed it to soften and darken the room.

Easy on the eyes, but not too dark.

My daughter Amy found that very unique triangle shaped

lace doily on my mantel.

 I just loved it!

Making our homes distinctive and yet warm and inviting.

That is why it is called a living room.

Get it ?

We are to spend time in it really living;

Talking

Playing games

Working on a puzzle

Visiting with friends

Is your living room liveable?

Blessings,

 From My Home To Yours,

Roxy 



Rose Petals...

 Vintage Glass Jar

This glass jar is very old and has a sterling silver top on it.

Very pretty and is a precious treasure to me!

It belonged to my Mother.

It is on my mantel over our fireplace,

It has always been placed at a higher level,

So my grandchildren could not touch it.

Children love jars with lids,

And this jar was not a toy! 



It has been filled with rose petals, many times over the years.

Did you know that the rose stands for Christ and His Church?

Many things can become special to us, we do love are

Sweet treasures that have been handed down to us.

When my Mother was down sizing her home,

I asked her for this specific glass jar.

She looked at me and she said, you might as well take it now,

No sense in packing it away.

So this jar is filled with memories for me!

So here she is, pretty and filled with love;

Because Christ is love,

And the rose petals symbolize Him.

I have sometimes wondered if there is anything I have

That my own children or my grandchildren might want

 Some day that would be a special memory for them?

Remember, you are a sweet smelling aroma of Christ,

As your hard pressed in your life.

Yet, you can choose to praise Him in it all.

Praise is a choice!

Hello, I just wanted to share an updated post that I have done;

And it is done on this beautiful vintage glass jar.

That is filled once again with Rose Petals!

And how to dry Rose Petals;

And to make your own Potpourri!

You can find it HERE

Blessings Always,

Roxy

Apron Blessings...

Sewing Aprons And Tea Time

Two Of My Favorite Things!



Sewing To Bless Others

I really love to sew aprons! It is one of the sweet pleasure I just

Cannot resist making them.

I so enjoy looking at the fabric stores, and finding good deals on fabrics.

There are just so many to choose from.

I have a large stack of different materials,

just waiting to become an apron for someone!

I like to cut a few different ones out in one day,

Then I pick a day and sew a few of them up.

It is fun to give them away for bridal gifts to new young brides.

There is just something about having an apron for yourself to use in

the kitchen to work and serve others and cook and bake in.

 And  they make wonderful Christmas gifts also. 

They also make a good Wedding Shower gift!

There is just such a pleasure for me in putting on a clean

and fresh apron each day.

I do believe that an apron carries a sense of the love of home.

I do love being a homemaker!

I will be sewing some more aprons soon!

I would love to give them to a few sweet homemakers!

Are they any of you ladies that have never had their own apron?

Or am I just a little old fashion?

Blessings,

Roxy



Good Housekeeping Spiritually...

Spiritual House Cleaning

It is so wonderful to see and hear that so many women from all over this world,

 That have taken being keepers of their homes to heart!

We wash and mop and wax to bring forth the best in our homes. 

I believe in keeping our homes tidy and well maintained,

It allows for a foundation that

brings forth peace and order.

But what I want to talk about today is the spiritual cleanliness

of your home!

There are things we have allowed knowingly and some because they did not know any better.

Many did not realize things can have an unclean spirit attached to them.

These things open doors to many evil effects.

They can give a person or child an unhealthy desire for the occult.

Or even think witchcraft is okay.

And that

Sorcery is cute and funny and holds great mystery...

We live in this world that has two forces that try to reign.

Things to get rid of from your home.

Destroy them by smashing or burning them!

Do NOT give them away or sell them!

Any movie that would not please Father God.

Any CD or any DVD or VHS that would grieve the Holy Spirit.

Any statue of another False God

Dragons (games,evil looking toys)

Gargoyles

Pictures that portray darkness.

Books; Harry Potter, etc.

Any books that glorify darkness.

Ouija Boards

Tarot cards

Mystical or ungodly objects

Jewelry

(Skulls, dragons, evil significance to them)

Just ask the Lord to show you what is in your home that does not please HIM!

Believe me He will.

Ask the Lord to forgive you for the evil things you have

Subjected yourself and loved one too.



We will one day be held accountable for what we have allowed

ourselves and our children to play with,

And have called it entertainment.

I tell you, many are grieving the Lord!

So, I ask you ladies to clean your home spiritually,

make a stance and obey God!

He will bless you if you will say no to these things.

Train and teach others as to what is of God and what is of the devil.

Do not be caught sitting down on the job!

Blessings,

Livng From Glory To Glory

Dreams From Him...



I am a dreamer, 

I believe that in this quiet time of rest my mind and emotions,

our not racing to the beat of the world's pace.

I take these dreams and I inquire of the Lord;

I ask Him for anything I might need to learn from them.

Sometimes I need to repent or ask the Lord to take the memory away.

Our dreams come from three different sources.

The first is our imagination or flesh.

The second is the enemy.

The third is the Holy Spirit.

The night season is a special time for us to rest and too

allow our bodies to gain strength.

Sleep is an amazing gift from the Lord.

We shall lie down and not be afraid of the terrors at night.

But rather we shall rest and be revived.

We shall dream dreams!

And we shall pray and lift these up to the Lord,

As only He can use what we dream to bring it to pass,

Or

I believe some of our dreams are given to us as a warning.

That we may intercede,

 That the destruction or evil will not come to pass.



We are always to be about our Father's business!

Day and night

Night and day

Let our incense arise...

Blessings,
Living From Glory To Glory