Our
neighbors are moving, so we thought now is a good time to put up a few sections of
privacy fence. We've been here a year and a half and have great
neighbors at present, but our backyard is adjacent to both neighbors'
front yards and driveways. We hope to do a planting on the other side soon for a
little more natural look. Looking forward to some quiet time on the back porch.
For
great neighbors. We've had wonderful neighbors all through the years. You
never know when you move into a neighborhood how the neighbors might be,
or when someone new moves in.
Noticing the sound of...
My
Beloved working on the front doorbell. Been hearing about intruders
forcing their way in when the front door is opened, so we're installing a
doorbell camera.
Remembering when people were more honest and moral when Christianity was taught in the schools and was part of America's culture and way of thinking. Today's millenials have no idea what a nation's life is like when lived in a Christian context. Sad to say, coming generations probably won't either.
Brought a smile...
Overheard a grandmother talking with her two young granddaughters at lunch today. They were planning to go to the Botanical Gardens. Such a sweet conversation.
Looking forward to...
Meeting our daughters and their families soon at a cabin in the Kentucky mountains.
Thinking...
That reading is a good thing in that it broadens our horizons and gives us new thoughts to ponder. But I listened to a podcast this week on using the library with children and was reminded that it's so very important to be discerning in what we allow them to read. I know it's just as important for us adults to be discerning in what we read as well. My Beloved and I went to our city library's huge book sale today, and seeing the boxes of books that people were carrying out made me wonder how discerning they were being in what they had chosen. Fiction, especially, is reflective of pop culture. It shapes our thinking and normalizes the author's philosophy of life. There's much in our culture today that is anti-God, immoral, and demoralizing. I think we would do well to be more discerning in what we allow to shape our thinking.
Around the house...
In the kitchen...
My mother asked for a bean recipe that I had served not long ago when they were over for supper. Sharing it with you today as well.
Apple Bean Pot from Fix It and Forget It
Slow Cooker Recipe (Makes 12 servings)
Mix the following together in slow cooker.
Low 3-4 hours, then High 30 minutes
53-oz. can baked beans, well drained
1 large onion, chopped
3 tart apples, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup ketchup or barbeque sauce
1/2 cup firmly packed brown suger
1 pkg. ham chunks
Learning...
To make 18-inch doll clothes with flat seam construction. So much easier!
The fruit of my hands...
Reading...
From the back of the book cover...
From her published books, many now out of print, the former Archbishop of York and Lady Blanch present their personal selection of prose and poetry, prefaced by a reminiscence of this remarkable woman who all her life learned of God and shared this with others.
