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