On Saturdays I reflect on simple thoughts and simple pleasures. My leads are somewhat similar to others in The Simple Woman's Daybook group, yet a bit different as well.Outside my window...
All is dark. It's time for bed. Thought I'd blog a bit first.
Noticing the sound of...
My Beloved highlighting his notes for Sunday School class in the morning.
This coming week I'm (not) looking forward to...
Having My Beloved called for jury duty.
Thinking...
That it's the nature of mankind to do wrong. We are not basically good. That's why we need a Savior to rescue us. I do hope you know that. If not, you can learn more here.
Thankful...
For a nice cozy bed to crawl into in a few minutes.
A thought from my Quiet Time...
From Luke 18, the parable of the widow who persisted in her request to the judge.
Verse 1--Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart.
There's an inverse correlation between frequent praying and losing heart. I must remember that.
Learning...That correlation, albeit ever-so-slowly.
Pictures to Share
From the sewing room...
Finished the baby quilt for a new little baby girl in our church named Adelynn. I've called it Adelynn's Garden. Here's a picture of the quilt spread on a table. (The white area is morning sunlight streaming into the back porch.) Do you see the flower beds and the boxwoods on the quilt, and the pink pathway through the garden?
From the garden...
The hydrangeas are beautiful this year! I cut some for a friend this week.
Around the house...
My Beloved put lattice work around the back porch this week, just finished it today, and made it look ever-so-nice. It's plastic, so it won't require much maintenance at all. Now to put in a just few more flowers!
From the kitchen...
Sharing the recipe for Skillet Supper that we had yesterday. Leftovers are good for breakfast! This recipe serves 4.
Prepare the following:
3 peeled and thinly sliced potatoes
1/2 cup green onions
1/2 cup green peppers
2 cups diced, cooked ham
Melt 1.5 tbsp butter or margarine in skillet on medium heat. Layer half of the above ingredients. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Layer with remaining ingredients. Cover and cook for 20-25 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
Slightly beat 3 eggs and pour over cooked mixture. Cover and cook another 15-17 minutes or until eggs are set.
Sprinkle with 1/2 cup cheddar cheese (I substitute with mozzarella), cover and cook until melted.
Currently reading...
Still reading Joyfully at Home: A Book for Young Ladies of Vision and Hope by Jasmine Baucham. Considering it for our church Book Nook. It's a book I wish I could give to all single, young women. 20-year-old Jasmine writes,
Be joyful. Not because I said so, but because you know [God]. Not because you want to look good to the outside world, but because you're living for him. Not because it's "what you're supposed to do," but because he gives you all the reason you need to live life abundantly. Not for any reason other than because it's what He's called you to do.
And remember, as you strive to live joyfully at home, the key to serving in that sphere: Philippians 2:1-11. Live it.
1 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, 2 make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. 3 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves ; 4 do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. 5 Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. 8 Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
