Category: Happy Homemaker Monday

Happy Homemaker Monday 3/7/2016

Posted on by Mary

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The weather…..

The weather is GORGEOUS.   I am sitting here at my desk looking at a sunny outside and thinking about a very VERY warm day in the 50’s almost unheard of for the first week of March in Upstate NY

Right now I am….

BLOGGING…LOL no actually Im listening to my son read his Health reader for school as I type.  In a short bit we will commence with the rest of our school day.

Thinking….

About all we need to accomplish this Spring.  There is a lot on our to-do list.

On my TV…..

Nothing.  I finished Fuller House on Saturday.   you can check my thoughts here I am totally going to take a break from TV.  I don’t watch much of it but I desperately need a break after that!

On the menu for this week….

Monday –  Pasta

Tuesday Hot Dogs and Mac and cheese (we are having a house full of munchkins)

Wednesday – soup in crockpot and Salad

Thursday –  Chicken sandwiches

Friday – hubby and I won’t be home  for dinner but I will have something super simple for the baby sitters

On my to do list….

~finish organizing the school room

~Craft room organized

~Finish organizing closet upstairs

~Kitchen cabinets cleaned out

~Garden decisions

Looking forward to this week..

The big banquet where I get to hear this really cute red-headed violin player…..I love hime So much!

Looking around the house….Generally pretty good but I have some spring cleaning to do for sure.  I think the carpets will get shampooed in the next week or so.

From the camera….

Rosie

On my prayer list…..

Unsaved friends and family

a funeral tied to our church this week.

my upcoming mentoring session this week.

kids in my house tomorrow night

my hubby and kiddos

Bible verse, Devotional….

As for me and My house we will serve the Lord  Joshua 24:15

This verse has been on my mind all weekend.   I plan on working through this concept with our kids over the coming year!

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Happy Homemaker Monday 2/29/2016

Posted on by Mary

Let’s start off with a Big Ole’ HAPPY LEAP DAY!!!

What are you doing with you “extra”  24 Hours  today?

Me I’m Blogging…YAY!!!!!

It’s been a while…a rather long. Hard while, and while we are still feeling the effects of exhaustion stemming from a very traumatic event we are in a whole new normal and a very exciting time in our lives.

I know I have mentioned it briefly over the last year, but our story really is coming…I PROMISE!

So on with my Happy Homemaker post!!

On the weather front:   Rainy, wet, and very SPRING like…That’s saying a lot since we live in upstate NY (and  it’s FEBRUARY  29th)

On my bedside table: nothing really

On my TV: Fuller House (more  on my take on this later)

On the menu for tonight:Million Doller  Spaghetti Casserole found on this site here 

On the menu for this week:

Monday: Million Dollar Spaghetti Casserole & Salad

Tuesday: Chili and Biscuits

Wednesday: Chicken Broccoli Rice Bake and Veggies

Thursday: Taco Salad

Friday: Meatball Subs

Saturday: Pizza

Sunday: For the fellowship dinner cookies, for evening meal we will have something simple perhaps leftovers…if there are any !!

On my To Do List:

  • Cancel Netflix
  • Deep clean Kitchen cabinets
  • deep clean and re-organize the school room (did you catch that a hint of a new adventure)
  • craft room organized
  • kids clothes sorted and organized
  • Linen closet sorted organized and decluttered

There is a bunch more BUT this is plenty for the week!

New Recipe I tried last week:I didn’t.  last week was TOO crazy for new!

In the craft basket:  Home organization items, a bathrobe and a baby gift for a certain very anticipated niece and cousin!

Looking forward to:: Wednesday date night with my dear Husband !!

Homemaking Tip for this week: enjoy your space, make it  what you love.  OWN IT!

Favorite photo from last week:

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Lesson learned the past few days:  from yesterday actually I planned  a meal for 8 adults and 6 kids.  What I got was 8 adults and 9 kids….can you say 5 loaves and two fishes….everyone ate until they were filled! THEN THERE were leftovers!!

On my Prayer List:

  • 5 little girls
  • unsaved friends and family
  • a teen growing leaps and bounds in her faith with Jesus
  • a sick little boy in our house
  • my children
  • my husband

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses

Ephesian :4:1-6  As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. (NIV

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Happy Homemaker Monday- October 5, 2015

Posted on by Mary

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On the weather front:   it has been rather cold and wet but today was gloriously sunny….it was warmer outside than inside!

On my bedside table: Hope for The weary Mom, The Best yes, and 7 Women

On my TV: the Drop Box

On the menu for tonight: Baked Ziti

On the menu for this week: UHHH yeah after this weekend Im not that planned yet!

On my To Do List:  PHONE CALLS coming out my ears, meetings galore and did I mention EMAILS to the mountain tops

New Recipe I tried last week: HAHA none. Life has been nuts for 3 weeks straight now!

In the craft basket:  do I even own a craft basket anymore…not sure I can even find it

Looking forward to: The Raising Generations Today Conference Swag bag Packing Party…ALL FOR YOU!  I got a glimpse at some AMAZING STUFF THIS WEEEKEND!

Homemaking Tip for this week: Breathe…Just Breathe

Favorite photo from last week: IMG_20150917_101216_300

Did I mention we are officially a homeschooling family…of just one.   Great decision.

Lesson learned the past few days: Sometimes people see stuff in you that you can’t see in you!   Things that maybe you aren’t quite ready for, but you know as soon as you hear them, that it is from God

On my Prayer List:  Oh sweet friends there are just too many to count!  But there are so many hurting in my life right now!   Some desperately need Jesus, some desperately need to know Jesus is there walking this path with them…that they are not alone!

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:

Count it all joy, my brothers,2 when you meet trials fof various kinds, 3 for you know that gthe testing of your faith hproduces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be iperfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
5 jIf any of you lacks wisdom, klet him ask God, lwho gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. 6 But mlet him ask in faith, nwith no doubting, for the one who doubts is like oa wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 phe is a double-minded man, qunstable in all his ways.
9 Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, 10 and rthe rich in his humiliation, because slike a flower of the grass3 he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and twithers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
12 uBlessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive vthe crown of life, wwhich God has promised to those who love him. 13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. 14 But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. 15 Then desire xwhen it has conceived gives birth to sin, and ysin when it is fully grown brings forth death.
16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. 17 zEvery good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from athe Father of lights bwith whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.4 18 cOf his own will he dbrought us forth by the word of truth, ethat we should be a kind of ffirstfruits of his creatures.

JAMES 1:2-18 ESV

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Happy Homemaker August 10th 2015

Posted on by Mary

Happy_Homemaker_MondayHAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY

The weather in my neck of the woods Well its warm and it WAS sunny but rain and T-storms are coming, I hear rain drops beginning to fall on the canopy That tools out from our camper

: Things that make me happy:Being at my favorite Bible conference

Menu for this week:easy stuff mainly sandwiches.  I’m only feeding me…because my hubby and kids aren’t her

What’s on my TV today:no TV this week.  the only video in the entire camper is the sound of Music with Carrie Underwood

Looking around the house: UMMM, camper.  I have been inside much but there are a few dishes and some general straightening that needs done

On my To Do List: write, read, write read, Posts for RGT and go to the bible conf services twice a day

New Recipe I tried or want to try soon: none right now

In the craft basket: nothing here. I have nothing crafty with me (SHOCKER)

Looking forward to this week: seeing my hubby and kids at the end of the week

Tips and Tricks: “YOU HAVE TO PUT ON YOUR OXYGEN MASK BEFORE YOU CAN HELP OTHERS WITH THEIR” Line from Mom’s Night Out.  The line my husband quoted to me as he left me here at our camper, my home for the week.

My favorite blog post this week: written by my friend Noelle Check it out here. (side note I hold different convictions to Noelle when it come to alcohol and thats ok because they are my convictions and not hers.  I think Noelle beautifully captures the hearts of most moms in her current phase of motherhood.  she is brutally honest which is refreshing and beautiful!)

Blog Hopping (a new discovered blog you would like to share with the readers): Check out Noelle’s blog here

No words needed (favorite photo or picture):  www.walking-by-faith.net-2

Lesson learned the past few days: They really are too many to count as I am spending every single moment alone…I know my introvertedness is glaringly obvious when I am by myself!  It really is quite funny.  I thin may be I have said 3 whole sentences in two days….outside of my talking to my hubby and kids on the phone

On my mind: DUH my husband and kids

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses: I have been reading and writing like crazy.  I have been writing about Eve.  Eve is an absolutely fascinating person!   Be watching for Wednesdays Coffe With Friends Post to see my Pen Pal Letter to Eve!

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Happy Homemaker Monday….On Tuesday?

Posted on by Mary

Happy_Homemaker_MondayHi everyone!!!!   I know this is a day late but we have been on vcation and we still are just for a few short days more (SIGH)   It has been good but I must confess that it too has been hard.  Hard in  coming face to face with God in some hard heart moments.   When you vacation at a Bible conference you find yourself having multiple daily meeting with God.   And so it goes that those moments if you really have your heart open and ready (and even in some moments when your heart is closed tighter than a clam…those moments hurt a whole lot more!)  God meets you RIGHT where you are….usually in some sort of mess!   I have a big mess…..a mess that has been hard for nearly 10 months. and I PROMISE I will write more on that mess soon, but in the meantime….Im going to do YETERDAYS post Late so hang in there!

The weather in my neck of the woods: Both today and yesterday SUNNY and Warm…..OH so LOVELY!
Things that make me happy: swimming, hearing my kids giggle and laugh, camping at our favorite place in the world
Menu for this week: we tend to go off the fly during camping, we buy stapl ingredients and then whatever floats our boat we go with
What’s on my TV today:  what’s in The Bible with Buck Denver…Ive been trying to decide what DVD I’m going to be giving away…..(HINT watch next week for said giveaway)
Looking around the house:haha…i can’t see my house from here, however when  I leave my lovely writing spot, I will see our camper. and with 6 people it gets a little cramped AND cluttered
On my To Do List: relax, hang out with my family and grow closer to Jesus….That is it people and ITS AMAZING!
New Recipe I tried or want to try soon:NONE
In the craft basket: not a thing!
Looking forward to this week: nothing really just peacefulness
Tips and Tricks: just be….that is it, be present , be loving and BE AWARE
My favorite blog post this week: absolutely nothing, I haven’t seen any blogs this week
Blog Hopping (a new discovered blog you would like to share with the readers):same as above
No words needed (favorite photo or picture):IMG_20150707_130514_035My writing spot at camp!  it’s a beautiful porch with lounge chairs….so peaceful and relaxing!
Lesson learned the past few days: Trials you can either EMBRACE it, ESCAPE it and ENLIST it (Warren Wiersbe)  God and I are having an ongoing conversation on what it looks like for me to enlist a certain trial
On my mind: a friend who had surgery this morning, my kids and my hubby, our church and  SOMEONE WHO IS IN DESPERATE NEED OF JESUS
Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses: Genesis 34 and the account of Dinah.  I have some serious observations……that will come later but in the meantime I also have questions I need to answer first!   But my Bible reading was Gen 34-38and Psalm 21-23 and Chpter 3 of Anything By Jennie Allen

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