Make Time Daily To Refresh Your Heart and Mind...

 

I was very busy today as it is a Monday!

I try to get a few loads of laundry done and get my kitchen in shape.

 I wanted to take some pictures of my fall mantel and I never had time.

(This was the one from last year I think)

I did get a sewing craft finished and it is a very pretty tea cozy,

But it was one of those days where things did not go really smoothly.

But I have learned that it is in these times I get to practice 

~Perseverance~

Truly, when things are a bit off and everything seems to be a challenge;

We get to take a breath and just put our hand to the task!

If you have ever sewn then you would know about the little tool

called a seam ripper, and this is the little thing you use to rip out

just what you have just sewn together...

It is much easier to sew a seam than to have to rip it out!

(Trust Me)

These seem like days that feel like they are filled with trying things!

Hurricanes, floods, forest fires, and these political storms.

Why do we need to stop and just focus on our homes?

Well, if you do not do this you would become a neurotic person with a stress problem!

Look you cannot stop the chaos that is happening everywhere!

But you have been given the privilege to create a place of peace.

A refuge of calm and comfort!

And if you have created your home to be pleasant and lovely;

Then now you must take advantage of it!!

Stay at home a bit more often

Do not run to town or to the store daily.

Do not over schedule your days!

Keep yourself well stocked with pantry foods to make a few meals.

Buy supplies for a few crafts to make some gift items;

This will give you great pleasure!

Make yourself some tea in the afternoons!

I have found a nice cup of hot chocolate to be perfect lately.

Keep a few good books readily available to read a chapter while sitting

in your cozy corner or chair!

Keep a bible study on the kitchen counter so you can work on a few

questions each day or so!

I truly think we need to train ourselves to relax and take a breath!

If you have little ones rest while they are quiet or napping.

If you can make it just a few moments of rest of your mind and body.

If your children are grown, then you must still make time to

Refresh yourself and so then you can enjoy your afternoons.

I have found that it is better for me to decide what my evening meal

is going to be in the earlier part of the day.

When you are planning your days do not forget that

to do things that refresh your heart is just as important as all the

chores that must be done in any given day...

I took a picture with my phone!

How To Make Some Marvelous Mini Meatloaves...

I have been making these little mini meatloaves for a few years now!

These little gems of an old time dinner favorite,

or maybe you do not care for meatloaf.

But I am hoping you will try this delicious way to make

a new an improved mini meatloaf.

The advantage to this meatloaf is firstly the size,
Because it is so much smaller than the typical loaf pan size.
It will cook really fast!

You can also make a few different twists of flavors in each batch.
You can please each member of the family.
Italian, Mexican, BBQ

Items Needed

1 pound of your ground beef meat
1 package of Stove Top Stuffing
Any flavor you like, chicken, cornbread ect.
(Or you can use your own flavored bread crumbs)
1 cup of water added to the stuffing mix

Now mix all this together,
Grease a 12 cup muffin pan with your cooking spray

Press the meat mixture into your 12 cup muffin pan.
Make an indentation on top of each mini meatloaf
Now, this is where you add the goodies

You can add
 Tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese

Taco seasoning and salsa and Mexican style cheese

Garlic salt or powder and your favorite BBQ sauce and cheddar cheese.

See the ideas are endless...

I like to add some green chilis, another time some sauted onions.

Bake in a 350 degree oven, (preheat the oven)
They cook between 15- 20 minutes.
Cook until nicely brown and cheese is lightly browned.

These little meatloaves are great for a dinner party,
They freeze really well!
They make a delicious cold meatloaf sandwich
(We like our with some mayonnaise and ketchup on our french bread)

This is a great way to stretch your meat budget also.

These are a very tasty way to get a dinner on the table quickly!

Always cooking and trying new things can be a great way
to keep your menus filled with new and inspiring foods.

Look, even the old meatloaf has gotten a new makeover!

Have A Wonderful Day!

New Boots...

The Love Of Cowboy Boots

I have always enjoyed having a nice pair of boots;

They are a staple in a ladies wardrobe if you live in the west!

Really a nice pair of boots can be worn anywhere!

"In the country or in the city"

They can be very comfortable and great support for your feet.

They look very classy with a skirt or a dress;

And they of course look perfect with a pair of jeans!

I have had a pair of work boots for the yard and chores,

It is a must to keep the thorns out of one's socks.

A pair of boots can protect your ankle and legs from a snake bite!

Sometimes I feel like kicking up my heels and dancing a jig...

Every Spring and Fall the grandsons need a new pair of boots!

Our Men need a sturdy pair for doing all the chores!

Now, Girls need a pair to look like a country girl!

~A good pair of boots will last a girl for years~

~A good Husband will last a lifetime~

A good set of silverware will last for a very long time~

~A relationship with the Lord will last an eternity~

Blessings, Roxy

Go Dog Go...

~Go Dog Go~

This little book is one of my all time favorites!

Actually, this copy was given to me many years ago from my daughter

On Christmas Day 2004

As my original copy was tattered and falling apart!

There are so many little things I love about this book;

Firstly, there is contrast

Big Dog

Little Dog

Black and White Dogs

There is the question, do you LIKE my _______

(Fill in the blank)

Some are going IN

Some are going OUT

Some go ROUND and ROUND

Some go UP

Some go DOWN

Some are OVER

Some our UNDER

There is DAY

And there is NIGHT

Some WORK

Some PLAY

Go Dog Go

Well the idea is this for me;

At different times of the day or my life I have done all of these things!

Where do I go from here we may ask at times;

Well, actually we must hold steady.

And keep going, and going...

This morning I was wondering why it seems some people choose not to like us?

Why do we not fit in with this class or this program or church?

Why do some people shun us and leave us on the sidelines?

Why does are usefulness stop being used?

Do we just have to settle for the (everybody is doing it)

Is your standard looked upon as too high? 

Or maybe as your way of doing things are just old fashion!

I can see that this next generation has learned to ignore most

Of the old traditions. And live their days with "Whatever"

But if you want to believe an Old Dog can't learn new tricks;

Well, I choose to believe I can do whatever the Lord has for me!

Because I know the end of the story!

It is a great BIG DOG PARTY...

And finally the LADY dog ask's The MAN dog

The same question again,

"DO YOU LIKE MY HAT?"

 I DO,

He says, What A Hat!

I like it!

I Like that PARTY HAT

Never give UP...

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Ugly Duckling Or Sparkling Swan...

 

The feeling of not being pretty enough...

Not being enough in so many areas of our lives can leave us void.

This world is always screaming more and saying you are not enough;

And it will tell us we are not doing enough...

Our plumb-line of where we are positioned has taken on a whole new dimension.

I have found that this ugly duck lie is just that, a big fat lie...

When we are young we always see all the pictures of the beautiful and lovely.

And we start to believe the lie.

And I can tell you this, that after all these many years I have come to see;

That the truth is this; every woman is beautiful in her own way!

We can all have a sparkle in our eye and a sparkle in our hearts!

You can even buy a sparkly shirt (smile)

I do want to add this one thought, being pretty and sparkly;

Truly comes from the heart and we can do what we can look

Clean and neat and kind!

There truly is no reason to feel like an ugly duckling,

Because we are all beautiful in His eyes!

"Be Your Own Kind Of Beautiful

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Making Fabric Pumkins And Adding Some Fall Ambiance In Your Home...

Making Your Own Fabric Pumpkins

I really enjoyed making these fun fabric pumpkins,

 so I wanted to share them with you ladies.

You can make them in so many different sizes and different fabrics!

And You do not have to know how to sew   : o)

Choose some fabric that has a fall or an autumn design or just considered fall colors,

Plain or with a pattern even the country style!

(You can even tea stain some material for this craft)

How To Tea Stain Fabric

I traced on the back side of the material

3 different sizes of a circle's, small, medium and large.

The larger ones are a bit easier to work with!

I used my largest bowl and then a large plate and a smaller bowl.

You will need to use a needle and thread and go around the top of each pumpkin;

Do this gathering stitch just about 3/4 inch in so it pulls the gathering nicely.

Use a gathering stitch and also make sure you have a big enough knot

at the end of your thread, so it does not slip through the fabric!

Once you have finished this, you will stuff the pumpkin with your

crafters Fiberfill stuffing. You want it to be full just not overly stuffed.

(Closing up the gap in the top can be a little bit harder,

But maybe you can have someone hold your pumpkin and close it up

as tight as you can. Then tie it off and knot it a few times!

You must make sure you do this well, do not be afraid to add as many stitches as

you need to get it closed and stuffing stays inside of it)

Find some wooden stems from your trees or an old sunflower stem

or you can use cinnamon sticks as your pumpkin stems.

You will need to use your glue gun and apply enough glue to the end

Now press it down into the middle of your pumpkin.

Items Needed For This Craft

Fabric of your choice

Choice of a stem for your Pumpkin

Glue Gun and glue sticks

Ribbon

Moss, grass for covering the top of the pumpkins

Needle and thread

A bag of Polyester Fiberfill for crafts

Any other embellishments you like;

Fall leaves (I bought mine from the dollar Store)

Buttons

Ribbons

Also, we found very tiny chalkboard signs we attached to some

of the pumpkins and we wrote Happy Fall on them!

This really has been a super easy and fun craft!

One of the ladies that I had over to make these told me that

she planned on making some more of the tiny ones and will give

them  away as a gift with a loaf of pumpkin bread!

I did use some burlap material, but I also had to use embroidery thread

And an embroidery needle to sew the gathering stitch for this one.

The burlap was stiff and was harder to work with.

But the burlap I chose had some specks of gold in it and was really pretty!

You can make them as large or as small as you like;

Tip: Always use a popsicle stick to push the ribbons and moss on your

Pumpkins, so you do not burn your fingers!!

~Use Your Imagination and create a lovely fall ambiance in your home~

Why Do Women Think Being A Stay At Home Wife Or Mother Or Grandmother Is Not A Real Ministry...

My Living Room...

Where I live and enjoy moments of rest and peace.

I have read many books and articles and blogs on women that have made
The decision and have  chosen to stay home.

But so often it is spoken as a negative place for housewives.

We are not slaves or maids we are keepers of our homes!

This was a comment I have left on a blog this week!

"Why do we run ourselves ragged, when we can do all things in a timely manner and still have a rest throughout a day or even just a few times a week! And being at home to keep the home fires burning is so important to the whole family! Being home was a gift to women to do the job of keeper of the home. It is a place where you can study about many things, you can create and paint and plan! We are allowed to watch our children and keep them safe from predators. You're able to enjoy your marriage and be good friends and be able to do things with them on their days off. We have seen that many ladies have believed the lie that true ministry is only real if done outside the home."

I still enjoy reading blogs, but I do not leave as many comments as I once did!

I have found my days moving along so fast that I am not sure I am always

Spending my time as wisely as I should when it comes to the computer or blogging!

~That was one long sentence~

I have tried to live my life as a loving HOUSEWIFE...

But some think we need to be extraordinary in every aspect of our lives.

I remembered years ago I was once asked;

What do you do for a living?

"I said I am just a HOUSEWIFE"

Now, I look back and I think that was one of the saddest an untrue statement I ever made!

I am a HOUSEWIFE and I am so blessed...

These women nowadays are sick and tired and many are not even wives;

They have been married and have lost so much!

My heart grieves for them!

Marriage is still God's perfect plan for families!

We need these vows to embrace and cover us in these days of No Truth...

Ministry is a word that has been distorted and has an undertone of superiority of worth.

Being able to stay home and be a wife and mother and grandmother;

Is well worth its weight in gold and value...

Making Caramel Apples...

Delicious Carmel Apples...

Sometimes in the changing of a season, I have found that I needed

To do something to help with the transitioning!

Maybe all feel a bit sad when you finally start to figure out

How to do something well, and boom its time to change.

( I remember feeling that way when we were learning to square dance

You would finally get into step or rhythm with your dance partner;

And it was time to swing to the next one in line)

Now mind you I was only in elementary school; but I wanted to stick

With the one who didn't step on my feet.

Well any who;

Fall is probably one of the best times of the year cycle

In the natural and in the stage of life.

You have all heard our ages, may correspond with

Spring, summer, fall and winter!

So let's just say my time or age is the fall season.

I just figured out the summer portion and here we have shifted!

Fall is refreshing with the cooler weather yet cozy!

Harvest and putting back and getting ready for early nights!

So I was wondering what I might make or do to help me!

So I decided I had not made caramel apples in years so this is

My choice of a transitional idea.

I made the trek to town and bought some apples

Honeycrisp, not too sweet, but a bit tart.

Two bags of caramels

A small package of popsicle sticks from the craft aisle.

Then I needed my little helper!

Together we were able to unwrap all the little tiny caramels!

Then I washed and dried all the apples;

And we put a stick into the center of each apple.

We placed the caramels in a heavy pan with

 2 tablespoons of water and stirred constantly!

Once melted we put the apples in the oohy gooey caramels!

Our plan was to get some nuts on the sop of them, and sprinkles

 But the camels hardened way too fast.

We placed them on some wax paper that was well buttered!

Then you put them in the refrigerator till you're ready to eat them!

What is new around the homestead?

I had my grandson pull out my tub

Of all my Fall decorations!

Looking forward to getting my mantel decorated for fall!

The little piggies are getting big!

Some cooler weather is in our area today!

I made some dumplings this morning!

Here is my recipe!

How To Make Some Delicious Dumplings

I ordered myself a new tea pot from;
Roses And Tea Cups

I have come to realize that in all these years that I have stayed home it

Has allowed me to be less stressed than many women I have encountered.

Still waiting for our newest grandchild to be born!

I made scones this morning!

Also the other day I made a lemon cream pie!

Blessings to each and every one of you!

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