The Peterson thing

Today my step-daughter, Danielle, and I got a surprise. We had changed to go to church today, and didn't know what the other was wearing until we got in my car. We both had on blue flowered skirts, blue shirts ( I had on a darker colored one and had just changed before we left.) and sandal type flip-flops. She was borderline disgusted, but it was to late to change so we both just laughed. Moments later she went to pull the sides of her hair back only to look over and my hair was the same way, grumbling she says "oh never mind!". Tee hee, when this happens we call it the Peterson thing. Just thought I'd share that funny moment with you.

~Homemakersheart

Old House

If this old house could talk...

Hubby being venturous. Notice the size of Mr. Homemakersheart by the house. He is 6 ft tall. The house is raised about 2 feet off the ground, there were steps in the back to get up in it. Old but beautiful.

Lovely hair day!! Tee hee hee, I love to do these kinds of shots. It's fun to see if they turn out. Hubby was talking to his dad. All is well and recovery is going good (not quick enough apparently). Thank you for all your prayers. I believed God listened as his recovery has been excellent.

Hubby and I went for a drive on Sunday. I wanted to take pictures of old barnes and homes. We got one, but a storm rolled in so off we went back home until another day. This home is here in south Georgia between Leesburg and Americus (45 min drive). I used to drive past it everyday and have always wanted to stop and see it. Now I have. I wish I would have taken pictures of the inside, but my mind was busy being concerned about hubby walking on the floor that was disintegrating. Yep, adventurous "Joe" here, walked on the beams on the floor so he wouldn't fall through. The inside was interesting. Much smaller than you would think from the picture. It is a 2 room house with a brick fireplace right in the middle. Facing the front (the pictures above) the right is the "living room/dining room" etc room, and the left is the sleeping area. We will be out and about again soon. So many barns I have fallen in love with since we have lived here are being over taken with vines and weather conditions.

Tip: never where cute girlie sandals while trucking through weeds to go barn lookin'

~Homemakersheart

Yard sale find

Before
After

I made out like a bandit last week at several yard sales. A new recliner for $25 (and the $$ went to a new Christian school opening), 2 bar-stool type chairs for $5 and 2 end tables for $5. As you can see the chairs got recovered and look very nice. The end tables still need some attention though. Hubby was still in New Mexico with his Dad when I went, tee hee hee. He almost died when I said I could fit all my "treasures" in my car, I had to come home and get the truck. LOL

Oh yeh, I also got a carving knife set...very old...for fifty cents. All the cutlery is still in the plastic too. It was the girls grandmother's set and she didn't want it anymore. Fifty cents!!!! And it's in the original box too. She must have been in the sun to long, but I bought it.

~Homemakersheart

Update

A warm hug to all of you who have sent your prayers. I am grateful to say my father-in- law made it through and is recovering at home already. Acutally they released him 4 days after his TRIPLE bypass. Unbelievable what medicine can do today.

My dad is changing cardiologist, so his surgery has been put off a few weeks. Please continue to pray for him. Though he doesn't like me to talk about God and church, I mentioned "God's will" in a recent conversation and he said "yep". That's more than the past, so prayers are working, praise God!

Okay, back to blogging and fun stuff....

~Homemakersheart

Family

Though I haven't been posting regularly, my heart is. You see, our family has been under a bit of stress the past week or so, and it's not letting up yet. I know the Lord doesn't give us more than we can handle, but I feel I'm on the border.

Two weeks ago I got a phone call regarding my father. He has an anyrism (?) below his heart and above the kidney. Then during a test they found 2 arteries are very clogged, hence two separate surgeries. My dad has never been in the hospital since the day he was born, that I know of. They are concerned because of his overall health (overweight, excessive alcohol use, and difficulty breathing..oh and he smokes ta boot!) His surgery may be next week some time, for reasons I can not explain here I have chosen not to be there, but am struggling terribly with the possibility of the loss. Hmmm, Let Go and Let God...

Last week we got a phone call that my husband's father needed open heart surgery...pronto! So last Tuesday he flew out to New Mexico to be with his mom & dad. His sister is already there and his brother flew in too. The surgery went well, we just wish he would quite disconnecting things thinking he can leave now. This morning he called to say his mother has been sick, she wasn't even able to go to the hospital, nerves I think.

I am glad I can be here for my husband but all this is weighing on me. Both dad's, though very different relationships, open heart surgery in two different states. I am reminded by a friend this too will pass, but in the mean time I am keeping my self so busy I feel I'm running in circles.

Okay, enough of that. I try to remain positive here, but thought I should let friends know what is going on. Just wanted to rant a bit.

I wish you a peaceful night.

~Homemakersheart

Musings from a Homemaker

As I drove home tonight from a meeting that's 45 minutes away, I was ponder the idea of A)asking the Lord "what's the next thing you want me to do" and using that for a foundation for my day, and B) using a planner/schedule to help me structure my day so I have a routine. I am still trying to develop a routine.

A friend told me once she never uses a planner, she allows God to work through her and do "the next thing". I've done that....once....one day. I did get things done I never would have imagined. But I tend to need structure, no, routine, to ensure I really get things done and don't dilly dally my day away. I know to much structure leads me to get frustrated when I get behind, and I have learned that God laughs at our plans and He is in all the changes we didn't plan during our day.

So I as I continue pondering these, would you share what your thoughts are?

~Homemakersheart

10 simple pleasures part2

Here is the rest of my 10, I got busy yesterday. I hope you who read this join in on posting your "10". Please post a comment here to let me know, I would love to share them with you.

6. Giving a hug.

7. Mmmmm, having my husband massage my scalp, and brush my hair. (I've usually had long hair and this feels so good at the end of the day.)

8. The "Click Clack" of a railroad train going across the tracks.

9. Old barns and antique stores out in the country (They're the best kind, you never know what you will find!)


10. Seeing sprouts popping up in my garden! Whoa!

In the spirit of a "tag" I am posting those I know. So ...Tag:
Homemakerang
Berrihead
Reflections Through the Seasons
Farmgirlcyn
A penchant for pens
Crochet the Blues away

~Homemakersheart

10 Simple Pleasures Tag

I'm responding to a tag by http://northwoodsvintage.blogspot.com/

10 Simple Pleasures:

1. My head resting on my Hubby's shoulder, melts all the world away.

2. Surprise things that show up in my day to remind me God is with me.

3. My quiet time early in the morning.

4. Homemade blueberry muffins, and they only take 23 min from start to finish.

5. A cup of tea, preferable Peppermint.

Hmm, will have to finish tomorrow...

~Homemakersheart

A little bird

Sometimes in the morning I go look out our kitchen window and a "little bird" has "walked" across the top of my car. He is so silly, but that's why I love him!

I hope your day is full of peace.
~Homemakersheart

My garden time

I hope you all had a peaceful Easter!

I have been a bit behind since I got phone call on Easter about my Dad. Please pray his eye's and heart are opened to God. He is faced with open heart surgery next week and he, um how do I put this...is not a church going person.

Enough about that. Here are some pictures of my gardening day. I love gardening, but the weather plays a huge part in how much I'm out in it. I try to grow vegi's organically (no pesticides). This day I planted butternut squash and acorn squash. It will take 3 mths. I've never done this one before, oohh I hope they grow. I love to eat them!



~Homemakersheart

Holy Week

Hello Ladies~
During this Holy Week of Easter, I feel called to give my full attention to God. So, my blog is on the bottom of my to do list for a few more days.

I would like to ask each of you to pray for those who are priest's, minister's or preacher's, as well as those who are trying to grow closer to the Lord. I am reminded that during this time of year, the emeny likes to reek havoc (?) as much as possible in people who are trying to live their life for God.

I wish you God's peace and Easter Blessings.
~Homemakersheart

A bounty of blessings

God has been so good to us. My health continues to improve, He gives me the words I need as I open my Bible (I love flip & point's), my husband has joined me in prayer before bed, and my teen step-daughter is enjoying sharing with me more. Praise God!

"All good things come from God"

"Through Christ all things are possible"

Prayer and faith, and One Day at A Time, ~Homemakersheart

Self portrait

I love my neon green socks! Sometimes I grab socks to reflect my mood (though I don't wear them out of the house, LOL) and this morning I grabbed these. My step-daughter said "Looks great with your BLUE skirt Mom!" I love it, it makes me laugh. Sometimes I have to be silly, it keeps the kid alive in me.

~Homemakersheart

Morning prayer time

Hello Ladies~

This morning during my prayer time, the Holy Spirit led me to some interesting verses. They gave me food for thought and I wanted to share to see what you're thoughts are.

"In him you also, who have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and have believed in him, were sealed with the promised holy Spirit" Eph 1:13

" Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if one has a grievance against another; as the Lord has forgive you, so must you also do. And over all these put on love, that is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of Christ control your hearts..."Col 3:12-15

"What ever you do, do from the heart, as for the Lord and not for others" Col 3:23

I love the last one. This has helped me today in looking at what my motives are for doing things. Am I doing them for the Lord...or am I doing them to impress someone else? Hmm...

~Homemakersheart

Catch up & Odd jobs

Hello Ladies~
Saturday is our "Odd jobs" day. I also take advantage of catching up on a few important things that I have missed through the week, like tending to our bedroom...which is a Thursday blessing. This Saturday we (yep the whole family..and hubby didn't even grumble!) went to a couple yard sale's and the open market downtown. Didn't pan out anything except hunger, so we came home. Here are a couple pictures of my catch-up things...tee hee hee I REALLY needed to catch up on what I'm doing in the first picture. ;-)

Must refuel first!

A light dusting, the fan is easily forgotten!

Of course Molly had to catch-up on play time. She loves to run in the sprinklers, goofy dog!

~Homemakersheart

Spring break fun

We learned that no two zebras have the same stripes. Reminds me of us and how God created us...no two the same.

A retired circus elephant playing in the mud.

Fun at the park!

Chris and Danielle "flying".

Yesterday was the first day of spring break for Danielle. They talked me into ditching the laundry chores and going to Wild Adventures. Didn't take much convincing, although today I am trying to play catch up!

~Homemakersheart

Sunday Supper

I wanted to share a "recipe card holder idea". Yep, that's a mouthful. I read the idea years ago and it always works, whether I use it for a 3x5 card or a page like this. The other picture is hubby getting trigger happy. He says he can't help it when it's his favority subject, isn't he silly!

A fork and a glass, how simple is that and it's free!


Homemakersheart preparing the chicken.

Mmmm, Hormone free chkn with turmeric, cumin, umm I forgot the rest; roasted sweet potatoes; seasoned broccoli; and seasoned green beans with garlic and basil. If your mouth is watering, I will say it was VERY tasty. There were no leftovers.

~Homemakersheart

Saturday's family time

For those of you with teens, family time is almost a dirty word. Our's tends to grumble and groan when we say "guess what..today we have a family event". Last Saturday we went to "the Little Grand Canyon of the south" or Providence Canyon. The weather wasn't cooperative, as the wind was bitting cold but the scenery...God can provide the most amazing things to see.

Homemakersheart...freezing


The clan.
God's beauty.

Choosing Home

As I continue to settle into being a stay-at-home wife, I find the enemy takes advantage of every opportunity to tempt me to spend my time away from home. Distractions, believing other things (like me) are more important than tending to our home and family..and most importantly God. I found a great article to give me a boost for a few more weeks and help me keep focused. I hope this link works, and most of all I hope you enjoy it. She did a great job!

http://www.choosinghome.com/article-choosinghomechoosinghim.html

~Homemakersheart

Angel bears

Now and then I enjoy creating these angel bears. I made the pattern from 3 different ones. Though each bear I make is different from the others.

~Homemakersheart

The back road barn

I love the time spent living here in the south! I went to visit a friend out on a farm community she lives on and found this on the way! The whole thing is covered in signs. It sits between two cotton fields.

I told my husband since we have about 14mths left here in south GA, I want to make sure and get pictures of all the old barns and churches I love around here. Funny, we've lived here for a few years and I just look and them and enjoy them...never thinking to take pictures until I think about us moving.

~Homemakersheart

The Art of Taking Care of Your Soul

I love this quote I got from a greeting card. The picture is in Canada when my husband went fishing.

Look for your guardian angel.
Take long walks and let your instincts lead the way.
Wish on falling stars...
Sing a song.
Buy something new.
Rediscover something old.
Go to bed early.
Wake up late.
Light candles at dinner.
Call an old friend.
Make a new one.
Indulge in simple pleasures of the heart.


~Homemakersheart

I'm back!

Just trying to balance new activities in my life, and keep my blog updated.

~Homemakersheart

Blogging break

I've been out of town and now trying to catch up. You know being out of town for a few days seems to allow a mess to multiply while your gone. It's taking some time to get back in the swing of things.

May God's Peace be with you today.

~Homemakersheart

My garden helper!

I just love my garden helper, don't you? This is Molly our Boxer, not very amused that we put my floppy garden hat on her. We have much to do today to get my garden ready for planting this week. She does the digging and we fill the holes! (Not in the garden!)

~Homemakersheart

Standing on a firm foundation

I have been reading "Having a Mary heart in a Martha world" and doing the Bible study portion on Sunday afternoon's. This past Sunday, Sasha decided to jump up and STAND on my Bible. My step-daughter said "At least she has a firm foundation!" LOL! How true this is.

~Homemakersheart

Garage Salen' Day!

For as long as I can remember, my family has called me "Garage Sale Woman". I have read folks now call it Junkin'. I got a steal on a wooden bookcase that is almost identical to what we have. (DH doesn't give away any books..so our bookcases keep growing.) A tall bookcase, like new $30, and a new summer dress and new blouse. Oh yes, a craft table lamp $5 ! I just love it when I get a good deal.

~Homemakersheart

(Notice the boy's look on his face. That is about the same look I got when DH drove up with the truck to pick up the bookcase I found. I just have to love him!)

Be aware! New driver..

Just wanted to share, my teen step-daughter got her drivers license Wed. People tell us "I don't know whether to say congrats or I'm sorry." I know she will do well though, we all started somewhere (but did it have to be now!) I do wish she was little still.
~Homemakersheart

Pedal

A friend years ago gave me this during troubled times. I have since learned, along with my husband's friendly reminder...Pedal!

~Homemakersheart

"The Road of Life"
At first, I saw God as my observer, my judge, keeping track of
the things I did wrong, so as to know whether I merited heaven
or hell when I die.
I recognized His picture when I saw it. but really didn't know
Him.
But later on, when I met Christ, it seemed as though life were
rather like a bike ride, but it was a tandem bike and I noticed that
Christ was in the back helping me pedal.
I don't know just when it was that He suggested we change
places, but life has not been the same since.
When I had control, I knew the way, it was rather boring, but
predictable....It was the shortest distance between two points.

But when He took the lead, He knew delightful long cuts, up
mountains, and through rocky places at breakneck speeds, it was
all I could do to hang on!
Even though it looked like madness, He said, "Pedal!" I worried
and was anxious and asked, "Where are you
taking me?" He laughed and didn't answer, and I started to learn
to trust. I forgot my boring life and entered into the adventure.
And when I'd say, I'm scared, He'd lean back and touch my hand.
He took me to people with gifts that I needed, gifts of healing,
acceptance, and joy.
They gave me gifts to take on my journey, my Lord's and mine.
And we were off again. He said, "Give the gifts away; they're
extra baggage, too much weight.
So I did, to the people we met, and I found that in giving I
received, and still our burden was light.
I did not trust Him, at first, in control of my life.
I thought He'd wreck it; but He knows bike secrets, knows how
to make it bend to take sharp corners, knows how to fly to
shorten scary passages.
And I am learning to shut up and pedal in the strangest places,
and I'm beginning to enjoy the view and the cool breeze on my
face with my delightful constant companion, Jesus Christ.
And when I'm sure I just can't do anymore, He just smiles and says...... "Pedal.."
Author Unknown

Tea Time Birthday

My birthday was in January but I have had trouble getting the pictures up here to share. Thanks to hubby and his computer knowledge I finally got them posted.

I decided to have a tea party with a few friends for my birthday this year. My dear husband took me to several antique stores and an estate sale so I could get all the teacups and plates I needed. Since I didn't have very much and we were on a tight budget, this was the best way..not to mention the most fun. He even got into looking for teacups and teapots for me. When I found a cup/saucer I liked - I enjoyed to imagining who the women were that may have shared a cup of tea with a friend. We had so much fun.

Toasting to friendship!Each person got to choose their tea cup! My Grandma on my Dad's side made the table cloth many years ago!
Ohh, the scrumptious food! I got the idea of the flowers in the teacup from a tea magazine. Homemade scones, canoli's and thumbprint cookies (thanks to a woman who loves to bake sweets). The silver tongs on the table is my "find". They are true silver serving tongs, one side is flat and the other is bent for a bit of a grip...guess how much? $3 with some bargaining!

~Homemakersheart

Play time

My dear husband and Molly our boxer enjoying some play time on Sunday. Molly loves to play keep away! The past few Sundays we have really enjoyed keeping it a day of rest and not giving in to working type chores. I prepare what I can for supper Saturday evening and I leave the kitchen until Monday. (Guess what I'm doing today!) Doing this really helps to rejuvinate the body and allow for our soul to give thanks to God for all we have.

~Homemakersheart

My Valentine

~ My love, my protector and my best friend~

Affirmation prayer

I am loved by God; I am made by God;
I am forgiven by God; I am accepted by God unconditionally;
I am a child of God; I am sustained by God;
I am important to God; I am used by God.
I am enabled by God; I am destied for God.

~Guide to Abundant Living

How awesome to know we are loved!

~Homemakersheart

Lace trimmings

I have always wanted lace in my cabinets. I saw this once when I was younger and I was in an antique store. I just love how it "dresses" up the cabinets. I took everything out of all the cabinets, wiped them out and put things back in some sense of an order. Example: the cabinet on the right is the "serving" cabinet. All things we would use for serving are in there, or at least most of it. The silver bun warmer on the top shelf was my mom's. Now to create the same order in the pantry. eek! That is going to be a challenge!

~Homemakersheart

Our new Quilt

My dear Husband and I picked out this quilt last weekend. I love the colors: antique greens, pinks and tan. We had to buy a new bed a couple months ago and upgraded to a King size. Since our old quilt was a queen size and didn't quite fit, we chose to change the colors. God put us in the right place and the right time, there was only 1 and it was a great deal! The new colors give the room a much warmer look. Now for fabric to make curtains.

~Homemakersheart

Morning play time!

In the mornings after my family is off for the day, our Boxer..Molly, likes to have play time. She really likes the "binky" that belongs to my step-daughters little dog. Molly threw it up in the air right after I took her picture. What a clown!

~Homemakersheart

Danielle's artwork

My step-daughter, Danielle, and her French class project. Creating an April calendar with all the holidays and all in French. Amazing!!

~Homemakersheart