Strong Coffee Or Weak Tea...

Needing some really strong coffee...

Sometimes we just need a really strong word!

Wake up and smell the coffee is a saying that must mean something;

Right??

I was away for a long time and we had strong coffee every morning.

When I got back home, I made me my usual cup of hot tea;

It tasted like water!

So this morning I will have the real stuff;

Rich dark color and the scent is heavenly.

Coffee beans from Guatemala.

Just for the record, I feel that I do take time to smell the coffee!

But I have just entered a season that is unfamiliar to me;

Maybe it was the trip that we took that allowed me to see many things

In a new light; It was not bad just different.

The Lord has been reminding me of my calling;

And showing me that when I do not function in that I feel flat.

Like a weak cup of tea....

After leaving on a jet plane, seeing childhood places, I realized

A few things!

Everything changes...

Except my calling!

Pour me a cup of some strong Java;

And place a hearty meal before me;

I am no wimp and I will receive a strong word from the Lord!

It is time to change a few things up around here!!

Do you feel that you are in a season of change?

Seek the Lord while He is yet to be found...

He will sit and dine with you;

He says He will show you through the Holy Spirit.

What is yet to come...

The future is not an entire mystery!

Because God knows it all!

The end from the beginning...

Strong word in the Lord and coffee is what I will be serving today!

Care to join me?

How To Fill Love Tanks And Hourglasses By Loving Your Husband...

 

Loving Your Husband...

Love will cover a multitude of sins.
Love will prosper and fill a life full of grains of weight;
Love is the teeny tiny bits of sand that have come from the one;
True rock of ages.

Women have a special calling and a place to fill love tanks!

She is firstly called to fill her Husbands tank:
Now, I am asking you to check the love gauge that shows the love level.
Where is this gauge located?

It is in your words on how you respond to him;
Our they bitter and harsh?
Or are the kind and sweet?

It is in making yourself ready for his needs...
Your to tired and you do not feel well;
Your needs always come before his;
He worked all day, But so did you...
Worldly reasoning releases you from fulfilling your wifely privileges.
Did you know,
 By making love to your husband you will produce;
Feel good hormones?

Does your husband get fed?
Can he count on you always making an effort to feed him?

Can your Husband trust you to keep the chaos out of the home?
We are to watch what and who we open the door too!

Small grains of sand our falling through your hourglass today,
So may we learn to love those closes to us
as  that is our first call to ministry.

I have each day to love and encourage my Husband;
Will I rise to the task?
Will I be the one to fill his love tank?
Will I choose to love my husband or myself above all else?

Remember our husband get very tired and hot this time of year;
We need to make sure you have something cold to drink in the fridge.
Meals prepared that our good and refreshing!
Plan some alone time to love on him!
Try to have a little get away to rekindle your marriage!

Hourglasses and love tanks go hand in hand, my friend...

May we walk alongside our Husbands!

We are not to lead them;

We are not tag behind like a child;

We are called to encourage their hearts!

Make every grain of sand count, build a legacy that will last!

Details...

Details...

It really is the small things that make all things beautiful.

A smile and the nod of the head.

A gesture that speaks;

I see..

Seeing is so powerful

The intricate work done in earnest;

Who have they all done it for?

We are called to notice;

Small is really big

 Small holds the details,

which is the key to all things beautiful.

There is a door that no man can shut!

It is the place where the details and truth live.

What is really important are the details that have taken residence

in your heart and memories.

Not one single tear drop has escaped the Fathers notice.

They glisten like crystal in the Fathers bottle.

He has carved my name in His hand...

We are all an artist weaving and creating,

Masterpiece...

Take time to notice the details

 Take one single rain drop;

Focus on the rose petal and not the whole flower.

I spend much more time seeing the whole panoramic picture,

When I stop and take in the details,
 I can see the little things that

Make up the whole!

Take notice when others make something really special;
When they put some effort into the details of a project or a celebration!

I think we can get so overwhelmed with the very large portion,
we miss the little things!

The word tells us everything will pass away except;
His word...
Not even one jot or tittle!

America Pure Country...

These Boots are made for walking...

Walking and talking are two different things, So  many

people can talk the talk, it is the walking it out part that

is the hard part!

We all have to keep our heart and feet moving in the right direction!

This country and our freedom come from wisdom and brawn,

And our Constitution of America!

May our stars and stripes wave over this land always!

Walk in strength and stand for truth!

Do not take your freedom for granted!

God Bless America...

Watermelon and A 100 Year Old Barn...

Watermelon...

Mouth-watering, cool and refreshing!

Seeds or seedless!

( I just read an article that seeds in the watermelon were better tasting)

But I also remember the saying that if I swallowed a seed;

That a watermelon would grow in my stomach...

Scare the daylights out of a kid!

Juicy and sweet...

Ice cold and yummy, at it says;

Summertime...

Getting your summertime picnic foods in abundance now!

What are the things that you love to eat and have for your Summerime

picnic's and get togethers?

I am so enjoying fresh watermelon and strawberries!

Eating light and fresh!

Recharging my batteries and looking for a fresh spark!

Feeling a bit stuck in a rut?

 sometimes it may requires a change of scenery

 and some fresh fruits and vegtables.

Is your sweet corn in your area knee high yet?

Here ia a 100 Year old Barn!

Longevity is a blessing from the Lord!

May you live and stand  in the foundations of truths that do not change!

A Guest Blogger...

Just wanted to share my dear friend Stephanie with

You wonderful ladies!

I am so thankful to have a dear friend who will share a great post!

This is a sweet post and I know you will enjoy it!

Thank YOU...

Hello lovelies!

My name is Stephanie and I blog over at

The Enchanting Rose

My little place consists of crafts, sewing, recipes, hymns, tea cups, 

and sweet encouragement from the Bible.

It is such an honor to be posting on Roxy's blog today.

Roxy has been an instrument of wisdom to me 

and her blog posts have always taught and encouraged me .

Whether it's a lesson from God's Word or a delicious recipe I am always blessed.

Today I wanted to share with you a few family treasures

that belonged to my husband's side of the family.

My dear mother-in-law first gave me the cookbook and tea cup

for a house-warming gift when my darling hubby and I 

moved into our new home back in January.

She wrote me a letter with a little history about the items - 

they belonged to my husband's Gammie.

The heart hath its own memory, like the mind,

and in it are enshrined the precious keepsakes.

~ Unknown ~

Gammie had a Canadian friend, Alice, 

that would come to North Carolina to work at Piedmont Baptist College.

Alice was the dietitian, menu maker, and cook.

She would return to Canada in the Summer and return to Piedmont in the Fall.

Alice gave Gammie the tea cup and cookbook which was later passed down to my mother-in-law

and now my husband and I have it.

My dad's side of the family is Canadian and I lived there for several years

so I find it fascinating that I would inherit something from my husband's side of the family

that came from a dear Canadian woman.

Don't you love the way God works?

Now onto the lovely hand-stitched quilt. . .

Once again, my sweet mother-in-law gave me a special gift and it was this quilt. 

She gave it to my family on Mother's Day.

The Story. . . 

Gammie and her husband were married in 1948

and her mother which would be the grandmother of my mother-in-law 

asked a lady to make this quilt for Gammie as a wedding gift.

The quilt was never given to Gammie for her wedding. . .

You see, while this lady was working on the quilt top she had a stroke and was unable to finish.

The top remained in plastic wrapping in Gammie's dresser drawer for years

so in the mid-1980's my mother-in-law took the quilt top home to see if someone could finish it.

There was a lady in the church who took the quilt and finished it.

My mother-in-law sent the finished quilt to Gammie for Christmas - 

she was finally able to enjoy it after almost 40 years of keeping it tucked away in a dresser drawer.

Gammie, a lady I did not have the privilege of knowing, passed away in 1999.

I now have pieces of the past from this precious woman 

whom my husband lovingly calls 'Gammie.' 

Family is beautiful - may we never forget the stories of the past 

and may they forever be close to our hearts.

The past is just the beginning of a beginning.

~ H.G. Wells ~

Thank you, Roxy, for allowing me to be apart of your wonderful blog.

It was truly a pleasure being here today.

Hugs and blessings to all of you!

What About Bob...

What About Bob...

I am going to ask you today a very unasked question?

When you find yourself in a room of relatives you have not seen,

In over 10 years, do you feel like maybe you're all alone or way different?

Do you feel like you're on the outside looking in?

Well, I am going to make a statement on this very feeling!

"They may be the ones on the outside looking in!"

There is a depth and worth of every life.

But I know that we have a Father in Heaven that looks down upon us all!

He sees you!

But what about Bob?

We all have a Bob in our families and our lives!

Did you ever see that movie;

"What About Bob"

Life is tough, and so many have overwhelming hurts and troubles.

We can find ourselves feeling like this is our last chance;

As long as we have breath and life we can  have a fulfilling life.

There are truths in God's Word that will give us the next step!

In the movie the shrink wrote a book called;

"Baby Steps"

Firstly, we need to move in the right direction.

And start taking Baby Steps toward our destiny and future!

Take the step in faith!

Remember, we may at times have felt like Bob,

On the outside looking in!

So maybe the next time we are with a group of people

Look around and think;

And ask yourself

What about Bob...

Black And White...

Life in black and white...

Is everything in life either black or white?

Is there a true North?

Does the sun always rise in the East,

And the sun sets in the West?

I am so thankful that some things never change!

Can we make a statement that is just so broad they encompass everything?

As a christian blogger, I have a forum;

What are so many blogger's and artist doing,

Creating a space and a place for them to express themselves.

Being kind and loving others is a command!

Fulfilling it is another ball game.

An expression of our beliefs and train of thoughts can be so diverse!

Do I have to be an original?

God made us in His image, we are not cookie cutter people.

Like little gingerbread men and women.

But there is a way to walk in!

Living and learning can be an art, may I find all the pieces of my puzzle!

I won't tell you what they are;

But I will say some people are making very wrong choices!

And I have learned even in my own life that there will be consequence to them.

Good and Bad...

Living in full color!!