Wordless Wednesday

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His loving word and a homemade Frappuccino.

{Happy Homemaker Monday}

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The weather in my neck of the woods:


Things that make me happy:

Shane and Maddie playing so I can have 30 min of peace!

Book(s) I'm reading:

Not reading much right now, just crochet patterns

Bible

What's on my TV today:

not sure

On my To Do List:

Clean the house and laundry

In the craft basket:

bag for mom, some hexagon’s and some soap savers

Looking forward to this week:

nothing out of the norm

Tips and Tricks:

learned how to take a screen shot of my phone.  Push the center button and the hold it down as you push the lock top button.  Thanks Lecy! 

My favorite blog post this week:

Haven’t done much reading lately

No words needed (favorite photo or picture, yours or others you want to share):

Lesson learned the past few days:

No matter how hard you try to teach your kid something, they will only learn it when they are ready!

On my prayer list:

so many!

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:

“Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.” Genesis 28:15 (NKJV)

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The weather in my neck of the woods:

 

OK… seriously, this heat can stop!!!  It was 113 the other day!

Things that make me happy:

my family

coffee, yarn, material

quiet time with the Lord

Book(s) I'm reading:

1-2-3 Magic for Christian Parents: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 by Thomas W. Phelan PhD and Chris Webb MS MA

What I'm enjoying on TV:

Some kid movies we recorded for Maddie

New Recipe I tried or want to try soon:

?

On my To Do List:

laundry, mop kitchen, vacuum, you know the usual stuff. 

In the Craft Basket:

crochet mermaid

african flower hexagons

eye makeup remover scrubbies

Looking forward to this week:

hmmm… some cool weather would be nice but that isn’t in store for us.  Just looking forward to the weekend so we can have some time together as family

My favorite blog post this week (Mine or other):

It’s a tutorial that Craft Gossip shared…

Plenty of Pockets Tote

No words needed (favorite photo or picture, yours or others you want to share):

Lesson learned the past few days:

To not always take offense to what people say.  They don’t always mean it to come out wrong and most the time it has nothing to do with you, even if you take it that way.  So… you just have to do your best to brush it off!

On My Prayer List:

some friends,

our family,

our church and pastor

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:

By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures. ~Proverbs 24:3-4

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{Happy Homemaker Monday}

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The weather in my neck of the woods:


Things that make me happy:

not that weather above.  Ugh!!

rain! (we could really use some!)

Getting an unexpected visit from my aunt and cousin yesterday!  Best b-day gift ever!!

 

Book(s) I'm reading:

1-2-3 Magic for Christian Parents

What's on my TV today:

not sure

On my To Do List:

nothing today since it’s my birthday. 

In the craft basket:

owls and finish up another elephant

Looking forward to this week:

going out with hubby on Sat!

Tips and Tricks:

when a dress you want to make just isn’t working out like you wanted, just make a skirt!  (yeah not much of a tip or trick but I had nothing else.)

My favorite blog post this week:

Feature Friday at Heart of the Home

make sure you head over and comment for a chance to win a necklace, bracelet and earring set!!

No words needed (favorite photo or picture, yours or others you want to share):

{my Aunt and mom}

Lesson learned the past few days:

I need to concentrate on No-talking, no-emotion.  It’s from the book I am reading and applies to more than just parenting!

On my prayer list:

so many!

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:

Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things.See how great a forest a little fire kindles!  And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.~James 3:5-6 (NKJV)

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Crafty Tuesday

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Welcome to Crafty Tuesday!  Crafty Tuesday is to share with others your craftiness, either with things you have made (craftiness or baking because that’s crafty too!) little ideas on fun things with the kids or something cute you have found that you would like to make!  Please feel free to link up and take the button in the sidebar on the right hand side!  Thanks!!!

So… I decided I needed to clean up my sewing area, I had several bags of stuff I needed to go through.  My mom, MIL and aunt have given me a ton of old clothes to use for material and scrap material.  I went through them and got rid of quite a bit of it.  I did find this really pretty material but there wasn’t much of it.  I was so happy when I found out I had enough to make Mad a dress!!

I originally wanted to make a shirred dress but didn’t have enough material to do it so I ended up just putting elastic in the top and then shirred the straps of it.  Added a little flower and a button she found but really loved.  I think it turned out pretty cute!!  The straps are a little long but that’s alright, she’ll grow into it!!

I love it and I think she does too!!!

with attitude!

my little princess

the back… yes I meant for it to have to split in the back… but only because that is how the material was cut and it would have ended up a shirt if I cut it off!  lol

on the way to the Thrift Store to drop off some stuff… and what a surprise we found when we got there… more on that Thursday!

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The weather in my neck of the woods:

not looking forward to the upcoming heat!!!!

Things that make me happy:

Maddie sleeping in! 

yarn & material!!

Book(s) I'm reading:

The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman

 

What I'm enjoying on TV:

19 Kids and Counting

 

On the menu for dinner:

Turkey Burgers and salad

 

New Recipe I tried or want to try soon:

nothing new, everything involves the oven and with 100 degree weather that’s not happening!

 

On my To Do List:

Finish organizing some stuff and cleaning Mad’s room

laundry

 

In the Craft Basket:

a shirred dress for me

something for Mad

owls 

 

Looking forward to this week:

getting my dress done

hanging out with family on Sunday.

I have a cousin that has a birthday on the 2nd, my uncle’s is on the 3rd and mine is on the 4th.  Will prob be celebrating them all

 

My favorite blog post this week (Mine or other):

A Sizzling Summer by Kim at

The Imperfect Wives

can’t find the direct link but it was written on Wed. June 22

 

No words needed (favorite photo or picture, yours or others you want to share):

dress I made for Maddie on Friday

 

Lesson learned the past few days:

Make sure you have enough thread when you are starting a sewing project!  Not fun running out mid project… had some that matched fairly close though

 

On My Prayer List:

some friends,

our family,

our church and pastor

 

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:

So let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up. ~ Galatians 6:9

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~Happy Homemaker Monday~

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The weather in my neck of the woods:


Things that make me happy:

watching Maddie play with her new kitten,

getting things back to normal after our vacation

yarn & coffee

Book(s) I'm reading:

Bible and just my crochet patterns.

What's on my TV today:

The Tooth Fairy

On my To Do List:

Get rid of some of my clutter

laundry

In the craft basket:

dinosaur

Looking forward to this week:

getting the house in order

nothing special

Tips and Tricks:

nothing really… just google it!  lol

My favorite blog post this week:

Didn’t really do any reading this week

No words needed (favorite photo or picture, yours or others you want to share):

Lesson learned the past few days:

even though the house is clean when you leave on vacation it won’t stay that way for long once you are back home!

On my prayer list:
a friend of mine and her team that are in Honduras for a mission trip,

some other friends,

our church and family

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:

The Corrupt Church

¹⁸ “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write,
‘These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass: ¹⁹ “I know your works, love, service, faith,^[a] and your patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first. ²⁰ Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow^[b] that woman^[c] Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce^[d] My servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. ²¹ And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent.^{[e] 22} Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their^[f] deeds. ²³ I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.
²⁴ “Now to you I say, and^[g] to the rest in Thyatira, as many as do not have this doctrine, who have not known the depths of Satan, as they say, I will^[h] put on you no other burden.²⁵ But hold fast what you have till I come. ²⁶ And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations—
²⁷ ‘ He shall rule them with a rod of iron;
They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter’s vessels’^[i]—

   as I also have received from My Father; ²⁸ and I will give him the morning star.
²⁹ “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”’

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~Happy Homemaker Monday~

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The weather in my neck of the woods:


Things that make me happy:
Seeing how excited Maddie is about our up coming vacation.
Maddie and her daddy playing

Book(s) I'm reading:
My devotional and Bible



What's on my TV today:
nothing much… to much to do



On my To Do List:
get this house clean this week,
finish packing up,
going over lists to make sure we aren’t forgetting anything…



In the craft basket:
actually nothing right now but have some ideas for some stuff… trying to figure out what I can take and do in the van on our drive

Looking forward to this week:
getting everything clean and ready to leave Saturday!!!

Tips and Tricks:
nothing really



My favorite blog post this week:
Craft Gossip-Tutorial: Transfer child’s art to embroider



No words needed (favorite photo or picture, yours or others you want to share):

Lesson learned the past few days:
Don’t forget to get the ice cream out of the van when you put up your groceries!  Not good!!  (sorry, didn’t have anything else to post)


On my mind:
our up coming vacation, our church, Israel, this country

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:

And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son.  But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”~Revelation 21:6-8 (New King James Version)

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The weather in my neck of the woods:

Things that make me happy:

Today is our 13 year anniversary.  Been a rollercoaster but I wouldn’t change anything!!

Book(s) I'm reading:

My devotional and the Bible

What I'm enjoying on TV:

when I get to watch been watching some old ‘Little House on the Prairie’

On the menu for dinner:

who knows?

New Recipe I tried or want to try soon:

Nothing really for this week

On my To Do List:

Laundry, clean and clean some more!

In the Craft Basket:

A couple of kitties,

finish up a pig and ladybug

Looking forward to this week:

getting some orders done

My favorite blog post this week (Mine or other):

didn’t do much reading this past week.  sorry….

 

No words needed (favorite photo or picture, yours or others you want to share):

 

Lesson learned the past few days:

Getting work done is always great but sometimes you just need to take some time for family!

On My Prayer List:

Patience, wisdom, strength, knowledge,

our church and our family and friends

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:

⁴ Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. ⁵ Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. ⁶ But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

⁷ Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.

Revelation 2:4-7

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The weather in my neck of the woods:

Things that make me happy:

ALL of us going to church,

Maddie laughing,

yarn!!

Book(s) I'm reading:

My devotional and the Bible

What I'm enjoying on TV:

nothing much…

On the menu for dinner:

not sure yet

New Recipe I tried or want to try soon:

Garlic Pita bread bites

I’ve made Pita chips before and love them so I am sure these will be just as good!!

 

On my To Do List:

Get things organized and check the list for things we need for up coming vacation

In the Craft Basket:

hearts,

whatever else hits my fancy

 

Looking forward to this week:

Mad is staying with my mom this weekend.  On the 16th is our 13 year anniversary so we will be celebrating it that weekend!! 

My favorite blog post this week (Mine or other):

Square a Day-May 5th by Mary

She’s the one that got me back into crocheting. She makes some really gorgeous stuff!!

No words needed (favorite photo or picture, yours or others you want to share):

Lesson learned the past few days:

that there is nothing like prayer….

On My Prayer List:

our church, our family, my mom and grandparents, our soldiers

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:

"Her children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her: "Many daughters have done well, but you excel them all." ~Proverbs 31:28-29

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Happy Homemaker Monday

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The weather in my neck of the woods:

Things that make me happy:

family, hearing Mad’s laugh, finding new patterns and learning something new

What's on my TV today:

Little House on the Prairie

On the menu for dinner:

Salad, spaghetti and garlic bread

On my To Do List:

a shawl for our vacation the end of this month, and whatever else pops up

In the craft basket:

shawl, hedge hog, the turtle from last week.  Made a pig last week instead of the turtle.

Pattern I want to try soon:

Goddess Shawl

Tips and Tricks:

Can’t remember if I used this one before… If your daughter is wearing a white skirt and spills red Kool-Aid on it and it doesn’t come out after bleaching it, just make up some more Kool-Aid and put the skirt it in so you will have a pink one!  Worked pretty well!!

My favorite blog post this week:

Penny by: Gourmet Amigurumi

No words needed (favorite photo or picture, yours or others you want to share):

my latest project

pattern from the one and only Mamachee

 

Lesson learned the past few days:

I need to be more like Maddie and enjoy the little things in life and stop stressing over the small things.  Just find happiness in whatever it is I am doing!

Prayer list:

Our family and church, and the rest on our prayer lists.

 

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:

‎I said, ‘Plant the good seeds of righteousness, and you will harvest a crop of love. Plow up the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to seek the Lord, that He may come and shower righteousness upon you.’

Hosea 10:12