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Our little Elijah's visit over Independence Day. Sure do miss you, little fella.
Outside my window...
Birds out for an evening snack as I sit on the back porch.
Noticing the sound of...
Chirping birds greeting one another.
From the garden...
Got our first ripe tomatoes from the vine this week. We bought just one plant and put it in a pot by the back porch. Nothing like fresh home grown tomatoes!
Around the house...
Getting accustomed to the quiet again after having loved ones around for a couple of days.
From the kitchen...
Made a pasta salad for a church dinner tomorrow. Sharing the recipe.
Creamy Ranch Pasta Salad
1 box Betty Crocker Suddenly Salad ranch bacon pasta salad mix
1/2 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
1 tbsp Dion mustard
1/4 cup chopped green onion
1/2 cup sliced celery
3 hard-boiled eggs, coarsely chopped
Paprika for garnishing, if desired
Cook pasta-vegetable pouch as directed on package.
Drain. Rinse with cold water. Drain well.
In large bowl stir together: seasoning mix, mayo, mustard, onion, and celery.
Stir in pasta and chopped eggs until evenly coated.
Garnish with paprika, if desired.
Serves 8-10 people.
From the sewing room...
Finished piecing and quilting the baby quilt for a new little baby girl in our church. Just need to add the binding. Will share a picture when it's finished.
Learning...
To machine quilt; did a different design (for me) on the baby quilt.
This coming week I'm looking forward to...
Nothing in particular
Thinking...
Trying not to think about how much we miss being involved in little Elijah's life.
Thankful...
For the non-malignant result on a long-time friend's biopsy. We were out to lunch yesterday and stopped at the hospital to pick up the report. Praise God from whom all blessing flow!
A thought from my Quiet Time...
Been reading through the gospels, in Luke 13 today where Jesus encounters the Pharisees' opposition to His healing on the Sabbath. Got me to thinking about a day of rest and did some further study about that. As Jesus said, man wasn't made for the Sabbath, but rather the Sabbath was made for man (Mark 2:27). John MacArthur has some interesting comments about the seventh day of creation when "God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it because in it He rested from all His work which God created and made." MacArthur says that the significance of the 7th day as being set apart is for us to remember that God created everything in the first six days. It's a memorial of sorts. I found MacArthur's discussion of the passage very interesting. If you'd like to read "The Rest of Creation," you'll find it here.
Currently reading...
Currently reading...
Just beginning to read Joyfully at Home: A Book for Young Ladies of Vision and Hope by Jasmine Baucham, Voddie Baucham's daughter. Considering it for our church Book Nook. Jasmine challenges young single women to continue living at home and to be developed by the active ministry they have there. Jasmine writes,
I want to encourage young women to shift their focus, to turn their hearts towards the home, to be enthusiastic and vibrant, purposeful and driven, meticulous and passionately focused in pursuit of the Lord's will for their time at home. I want them to grasp the bigger picture: A vision for the home as a hub of ministry and discipleship, as a training ground for life ahead, as a place where they can bless those nearest and dearest to them, and, as a result, turn that blessing outward towards others in their church and community.
