Orange Pansies And Graduation...

 Orange Pansies And A Dream

It was the first Spring after my Mother had passed away when

I had a very vivid dream!

And in this dream my Mother and I were talking

and she said to me;

Roxy, I just love orange pansies...

I said really Mom, and she proceeded to tell me all about these orange pansies,

She said they were the most brilliant orange she has ever seen!

The next day my sister called and I told here about this dream I had about Mom

She said wow, how weird is this, I just got back from the

Flower nursery and landscaping place, with two flats of orange pansies!

Neither of us had ever remembered planting them before, or being

Aware of how pretty they were!

Now every Memorial Weekend we try to find some,

As they are very hard to find.

We want to have them as they remind us of our Mother!

This weekend and next is filled with Graduations!

We are all waiting for the next promotion!

Graduating from High school!

Graduating from College!

Graduating in serving Christ in these promotions:

Graduating to a Single Woman serving Christ!

Graduating to a Wife!

Graduating to a Mother!

Graduating to a Grand Mother!

Graduating to Heaven!

We're moving on up!

I believe the colors in Heaven will be brilliant and vibrant of Life!

We need to live our days with eternity in mind!

Be spiritually minded!

What can you say or do that will bring about promotion?

Seek First the Kingdom of God;

And all these are things will be added to you!

I know the next promotion is just ahead...

Lovely China Is Made To Use...

 

Would you be willing to share your fine china?

I first saw this very pretty tableware in a little thrift shop about 20 years ago!

Well;

Little did I know that my dearest best friend had also seen this set and of

course loved it. As we have very similar taste!!

"Good Taste"

Well, she went back to this little thrift store to buy it.

And it was gone, her heart sank, I am sure;

And  she inquired of the Lady that owned the shop;

And she told her, well, I just sold it to a lady a little bit ago.

When she found out that it was me,

 I am sure she was glad that a total stranger had not boughten it!

It was at least still in the family!

I did tell her this, 

We will share it!

 I will use it for a few years, then it will be your turn!

And that is what we have done.

We share this lovely flowered dish set that takes us back to our younger days.

When she came to my home for a

 Luncheon or tea time we used this lovely set.

And, now she uses them for when I go to her home for a luncheon.

I have found a treasure in an earthen vessel...

Friendships just don't happen,

 We must use and treat them like fine china.

Don't just take them out for a special holiday;

We want to be used and thought of daily.

Maybe just a prayer for them!

Or a quick TXT

(Don't be driving)

Email takes only a jiffy to send one!

A card by Email is so much fun!

Thanks Lydia...

Remember snail mail?

You write a letter and mail it;

The U.S, postal service mails it to their door!

Damage Control...

 

Lavender And Lovely

Peace And Grace

Saying nice things about other people...

Open your mouth and I will fill it!

What is coming out of your mouth?

We are only given a few hours everyday to impact others!

Did your Mother ever tell you if you don't have anything nice to say

"Don't say anything at all"

Now, if we would heed this wise advice from our Mothers,

It would be a much quieter place in this loud world!

It is getting so loud at times we can hardly think;

And when others will only say things that bring discord and unrest.

We can learn to exercise mouth control;

Or we can call it damage control...

One thing we must teach our children and ourselves is it is almost

Impossible to retract a statement,

Unless of course you are a lawyer or a liar.

It can take only a few short words to bring destruction or harm to little ears.

Or to break a woman's heart!

Or to crush a man's ego!

Remember the words?

The sinking in the pit of your stomach;

Your heart literally feels broken.

Your continence just falls!

A wound has resulted...

All because the tongue was wagging or bragging!

A gentle reminder Dear Ones;

Stick and stones may break my bones.

But words can't hurt me!

Who really believes this?

Accentuate The Positive...

Author: Andreas F. E. Bernhard

Accentuate the positive;

How do we maintain a gentle and quiet spirit?

 The Lord has asked us women to have a demeanor of this quality.

In the hectic days we live in and all the distractions that seem to just,

Pop up like that silly game. You know the one where you have a 

HUGE Hammer to whack the head back down into its hole.

Well, I feel that even that will not work because we are using up,

Our much needed energy and strength for little or no gain.

I love the scripture that tells us (How to) have this quality!

It is not working harder or faster;

But rather taking captive what you're thinking about.

An Example:

We can just become overwhelmed with all the dishes we have

after making supper. But what we need to do is think of,

how nice and tidy the kitchen looks after they are done.

We can bog our brains and thinking  by just allowing the

 Thoughts about this is too much to handle.

Call me Pollyanna if you want; but I have learned this one thing;

The dishes will still need to be done!

So I am going to make the best of things most the time!

Learning to take pleasure in all that I have to do!

Hard some days?

YES...

Real hard some days!

Turn on some lovely music, hum and sing!

We must help this world with its spiral down thinking.

We must be the homes that have an atmosphere of peace.

A Husband and Children need a sanctuary where they feel safe and loved!

Not perfect and a show place or museum!

Take some time and sit and allow lovely thoughts

 to fill your heart and mind!

Gibson Girls Hair Styles And How We Can Have Lovely Hair...

 

The Gibson Girls became the standard of femine beauty from the 1890-1903.

A "Gibson Girl" portrait by Charles Dana Gibson, Note: This iconic image was selected by the U.S. Post Office for a 32 cent postage stamp first released on 3 February 1998

Their First Quarrel, a 1914 print by Charles Dana Gibson.





Titled Picturesque America, Anywhere Along the Coast) in beach attire!

I am not sure I can hardly stand going to the beach or swimming pools any longer

 I feel that our lack of clothing is so shocking.

Not to mention setting your Husband up for what He tries to avoid everyday!

If you would like to see all the different magazine covers from the 

Ladies Home Journal

Just click link below

style covers of the last 125-years-of-ladies-home-journal

You may want to read some history of the Gibson Girl Look!

Click Here

I loved the hair styles and the feminine looking clothes they wore.

But I know so many things that come from fads and design

 And these different movements

 have brought changes that we have all seen and felt.

Some of them have been good, but many have left us not,

looking or acting like ladies anymore.

I just think we can make a few personal choices to keep our hair,

and clothing modest and feminine.

Hope you enjoyed these lovely images!

I do believe woman are experimenting with longer hairstyles.

And looking quite lovely, I think.
I think a woman at any age can have hair that is amazing!
Clean and brushed and curled or straightened!
Using a shampoo that says for Volume on it really helps.
Only use your cream rinse on the ends of your hair.
One way to wear your hair in a bun that has some puff to it;
Is by curling your hair before pinning it up.
 My trick is to put your hair up on top of your head for a few minutes
 before you arrange it into a bun. This allows for a bit of volume.

I am also very interested in seeing women take the lovely
 Silver and gray hair that
  comes as we age. And to embrace it and allow it to grow long.
Or maybe a lovely cut, shaped to their face.
Keeping it well trimmed and using a shampoo that is made for
Silver and white hair, really makes it shine!
I think God knows what looks good on us as are skin tones will change
 from when we were younger.
The gray and silver streaks look so much more becoming.
As we all know the roots that grow out always really tells the truth.

Our hair is to be are soft and lovely feature!

Courting And The Kiss...

One thing we can all attest to is this;

Kissing gets the motor running...

The time before marriage is the time our connecters are alive!

We are hard wired this way;

When I kissed her lips...

His lips were hungry...

I think after all these years for myself and my two grown children;

I would now advise to help them decide not to kiss until the wedding day!

Old fashion, and out of touch you may say;

But I now know way more then I did many years ago.

When the engine gets started; it starts getting louder as you step on the gas!

Every kiss is like stepping on the gas...

Vroom, Vroom baby...

We were the typical homeschool family

Jumpers and long hair!

Keeping our children safe and instilling Godly values.

But as the children were getting to the time of thinking of a wife or husband.

As we had always prayed for their mates.

I just missed the part of suggesting at least NO KISSING,

till the wedding.

Extreme, not practical. Silly, weird!!

But I know...

The KISS

Will, get the motor running and then we get into a place

Where we can start to be compromised.

As Orkel use to say

"I am wearing you down baby."

Being close and kissing will most likely turn into more...
No KISS, is innocent!

Remember those of us who have been married for a long time;
It's still in the KISS
Make it a good one!

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...