A Long Walk Back...

 

A Woman's Day

My what a wonderful and busy time we have all had;

Okay, so now we move back into the real role of Womanhood!

Sometimes after a busy day of celebration of loved ones and family,

We can have the long walk back to the routine of life.

May it be a feeling of pleasant homemaking of real life.

The world has assigned one day a year to give Mothers the accolade.

Of being important!

But you all know deep down inside that your real affirmation comes

From the Lord, who says well done.

I believe this is why it is so important to gird yourself up!

I did set my alarm for very early, and I must confess,

I did get up, but could not think...

So I lay on the couch and rested a bit more.

No condemnation...

I will work today at getting my home back in order; we have some

Yummy chicken crepes as leftovers for dinner.

Thinking on some plans on what might be my next sewing craft!

All these things are important and keeps me busy about my home.

Leading a quiet life and keeping your hands busy;

Our real biblical acts of obedience.

Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you;

Not as the world gives do I give to you.

May not your heart be troubled;

neither let it be afraid.

John 14:27

You might be asking afraid of what?

We sometimes feel a bit unsettled after a busy time;

Take this morning and day to plan and enjoy the now.

Some homemakers find it hard to settle back down into a routine.

For this is a quality that is the peace the Lord wants us to have,
And to establish within our hearts and home.

Mirror, Mirror On The Wall Who Is The Fairest Of Them All...

When you look into the mirror;

 What you see and what others see are usually two different things.

Your reflection is really of the image of what your heart feels.

The real you!

Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?

The heart speaks;

Why the loveliest ones are those with a kind and gentle heart!

Those that have eyes who do not look haughty or proud.

A lady whose mouth says please and thank you and says lets pray!

Lovely I say;

The mirror on the wall can lie!

But the mirror of the heart shines forth truth!

May your face always blush and be demure,

A look of brazen behavior as saying my eyes have seen it all.

A woman that is really fabulous is one whose eyes sparkle with joy!

A smile is always upon her lips, even as she sits and sips her tea.

Contentment is what makes her skin feel comfortable,

 Because it fits just right.

Her garments are clothing that covers her curves!

Flowing and Feminine!

Not a trace of manliness as to wonder if you have made a mistake.

Oh my heart leaps when I see you smile;

It shows your appreciation for what I have put in your hand.

Oh my daughter, you are the loveliest of them all...

Why Being A Good Mother Matters To The Whole World...

 

Artist: Mary Cassatt

Mothers Day...

So many emotions can come to the surface, during this time.

Many women have emotional and some physical wounds from a hand of a Mother!

Some women suffer the empty arms of not having a child!

Some Mothers have had to endure the grief of the loss of a child!

Many a tear has been shed over a grave of a child who left too soon. 

Most Mothers did the best job they could while raising you;

It may have been a lousy job, but deep down you knew she loved you!

Others feel overshadowed by the orphaned spirit.

Nobody wanted or needed me.

Some have the reminder of an abortion that still breaks their hearts.

May we all stop and pray for Mothers all over this world...

I wanted to share as to why I feel this is an important time,

To remind why teaching others to be good Mothers is so important!

Knowing how to be a biblical mother or wife, is not second nature to most!

Some girls are never exposed to love, or how to keep a home.

Most married women now days do not even know how to cook.

Or how to take care of a child!

I praise God that there has been a movement to counteract the notion,

And the lie that being a Mother is not important!

 I will tell you this 

"The greatest and most influently position on this earth is being a Mother"

Good Mothers can change the whole world!

Because; God gave us this High Calling...

It was His design.

We can all be a spiritual Mother to someone!

Read Spiritual Mothers and More...

How can we become better Mothers?

How can we help others to become better Mothers?

Spiritual Mothers And More...

 

Mother's and all they do, we have a special day to honor them.

And as I was just thinking about natural Mothers, we sometimes forget

about spiritual Mothers...

We all need someone whom we can look up to and seek wise counsel.

Sometimes it may even be someone very close in age to us.

Other times it just may be an older woman!

It is important to help lift up an encourage each woman who has,

imparted and spoken into our lives.

Take the time and write a note and mail it to anyone the Lord brings to remembrance!

Even if the note arrives after Mother's Day it will still speak volumes.

Giving Honor to those Women, Wives and Mothers and Sisters,

That has touched our lives, pleases the Lord.

He tells us to speak blessings over others!

Remember spiritual Mothers are hard to find and to give them honor is huge!

Pray that the Lord will allow you to be an example to other women.

At any age, we can teach another;

We can only teach as we learn and grow...

How To Make A Super Easy Key Lime Pie...

~How To Make A Super Easy Key Lime Pie~

You're going to think that you are in the Tropical Keys!

Directions;

Start with your graham cracker crust;

And once you learn to make your own you will not want

 Those store bought ones again!

 Graham Cracker Crust

1 package graham crackers

(You can use a food processor or

 Place them in a bag and crush them with your rolling pin)

In a bowl, add these items;

Graham crackers

1/4 cup Sugar, or less (I do not like mine too sweet)

6TBL. Melted Butter

Mix together and press into a 9-inch pie pan

Bake at 350 degrees for 4 minutes

Until just lightly browned

(Do Not Overcook)

I love the smell of this crust!

Once it is baked, let it cool!

Now, for the Key Lime Pie Filling;

In a bowl now add these three ingredients;

1 can (14oz.) Sweetened Condensed Milk

1/3 cup lime juice (fresh or bottled)

1tsp. Grated lime peel (You will need a zester tool for this)

Beat sweetened condensed milk and lime juice until combined;

Stir in your lime zest.

Pour into the cooled pie crust;

Spread with whipped Cream,

Refrigerate for 2 hours or until set.

Making Fresh Whipped Cream

1 pint size of whipped cream

1/4 cup powder sugar

2tsp. Of vanilla

~I make my own vanilla~

Click Here For;How To Make Your Own Vanilla

Beat with your electric mixer till slightly stiff!

Place on top of the pie and refrigerate till well chilled!

This would be a very nice and easy pie to make for

 Mother's Day!

Father's Day!

Easter!

Picnics!

Any day!

Or for a cool, quick refreshing spring or summer dessert!

 

Don't Believe The Lies; Your Glass Is Half Full And Will Be Overflowing...

 

We are living in a culture that speaks death and has no hope.

There are so many women who feel they just can't go on!

I am speaking to YOU!

Don't believe the lies that tell you that your life does not matter.

God cares and He sent is one and only Son, that you might have life...

Who are you going to listen to?

We all hold within our hands a cup;

You are thinking I missed it, I am tired and used up!

Another Lie, from the Father of lies;

Your cup is half full not half empty...

He has a plan for your life...

Do not give up, Hold onto this word.

Jesus gave us the example of three days...

I had a very wise woman tell me once, never do anything rash.

Wait three days before you make a decision that can never be undone.

Hold on Dear One...

He has promised to never leave YOU or forsake YOU,

No matter what the Father of lies is saying.

Your family needs you!

Your children need you!

It may be very dark for you right now, but He hears your cry!

Wait, hold on...

Never give up...

Never retreat from your High Calling!

I know it feels like you're failing, but you are not!

This is a trial and YOU will come out the other side!

He has promised this; believe and trust and do not believe the lie.

"You would be better off dead"

I write this because He see's YOU!

Wait my beloved, Daughter!

Look to the hills where your help comes from!

He will fill you to FULL!

He desires for you to say I am being filled,

And I will be overflowing and this trial will be my testimony...

How To Manage Your Home And Coffee Please...

In order to manage our homes, we must be able to be trained ourselves,

And to be able to learn new skills and to practice what we learn!

Keeping a list of things to do helps!

Cooking and doubling a recipe to freeze for a dinner on a busy day.

Some ladies make a months worth of meals for the freezer.

Use your Crock Pot!

The kitchen must be the heart of the HOME!

Learn to cook easy, yet nutritious meals.

Make cookies and freeze them in a tin, lined with wax paper.

Doing a load of laundry every day and night or spend one whole day

Allotted for (Laundry Day)

Keep a plastic tub in the sink filled with soapy water to place dirty dishes in,

 So they are easier to wash by hand or load into the dishwasher.

Sweep the kitchen floor daily.

The Living room needs comfy blankets and good books to read!

Never go to bed without tidying up this room and the kitchen,

Because then you will start the next day already behind.

Women today have so many resources to use to help them plan meals.

And to learn tips to be frugal.

Take time every day to have a cup of coffee or tea in the afternoon!

Do this so you will feel refreshed before staring the evenings.

Dinner and the Home family time.

Do not put your child in every activity known to man,

Pick one thing and do it for a season!

Make time for rubbing your hubby's back or neck!

Meeting his needs is very important.

Your children will grow up and leave home and it will be just the two of you!

A well ordered HOME is able to grow and prosper;

And you can find two matching socks!

I once new a Lady who had a very cute wicker basket in her laundry room,

And she washed and dried all the socks and then placed them in the basket.

And it was up to the children to get them for themselves.

She figured this saved her hours every week by not having

 To sort and match all the socks!

Our Homes are like the sphere of influence we have.

Too strict and we feel boxed in,

To laxed we feel out of sorts!

God is a God of order, not chaos.

Keeping your HOME a safe place, and Keeping watch!

May your children and hubby and loved ones always say;

There is no place like HOME!

Arise And Get Up You Sleepy Heads...

Artist: Helen Allinham

The staircase is used to ascend and to descend,
We are now in a place where we are being called to come down.
As to awake from your slumber!

Listen! I hear the "voice of my beloved!"

Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, and come with me.
Song of Songs 2:10

Happy Spring and may we awake from the slumber of winter's rest.
He is calling you "Arise"

The world seems like it is coming alive!
Shake off the dust, as it had begun to cling to your boots.
The dust is the lesser things.
My own thinking, laziness, and inactivity in the natural and spiritual.

He calls me by this precious name
"My Darling"
He considers me beautiful!

He has spoken this
"Arise"
Come with me!

Okay, so If He is calling us to come down from are room of slumber,
Then, will we be like children who roll over and go back to sleep?

Sometimes the transition from one stage to another is difficult.
(Remember Labor)
On one hand, I love change and adventure;
But on the other hand, I love the comfort of the sameness...

I think we need to strengthen our legs and especially our thighs,
As I read an interesting article, that said a key for a longer time frame to live-in
 un-assisted as we age was seen in those
Women who had stronger thighs (Not Larger)


Arise, and get up my darling, we have laid around long enough!
We have work to do!
Cleaning and planning and doing our Father's business!
Find ways to strengthen the hands that hang down.

I want to share a word of courage and faith with you!
We are more than little fire flies,
But if you feel your light is very little in comparison to others;
You need to know this today, the older or more tired you get.
It is in this darkness of days and maybe getting closer to the night season.
It is this;
Your little light will be brighter, the darker it gets...