National Womanhood Day!

Happy Womanhood Day! Today is the day to celebrate preserving being a woman, and by that I don't mean the women's lib thing. Check out the article below I found while searching the web, it's a great description:


"Purpose of Womanhood Day, September 30
Womanhood Day is an effort to preserve femininity, masculinity, marriage and family life. It is hoped that this day will be the door to a better life, with a good year to follow in which we, as women, more perfectly succeed in our careers in the home. On September 30 1972 the first National Womanhood Day was proclaimed. This day received national and international attention and was observed in many homes across the country. Each year, with your help and the help of women everywhere, this special day will be celebrated in the hope of preserving the true character of womanhood.

GIVE YOUR HUSBAND AND FAMILY YOUR BEST TODAY.
A Double Life: In this early movie, Ronald Coleman played the part of a great and famous actor who became so involved with the characters he played that they influenced the direction of his life. Before he became a famous actor he married a charming and angelic girl named Britta. But this almost ideal marriage did not last because he became so obsessed with the various parts he played that he became difficult to live with. After their divorce he made this statement: “When I married Britta, that is when I wanted to become a great actor.” A woman has great power over a man, to make or break him. She can make him happy, or she can make him sad. She can inspire him to reach his highest dreams, or she can become his stumbling block. And although she does not have all power, she can influence his life profoundly. May God help us all to become our husband’s greatest source of joy and the inspiration of his highest dreams. "



~Mrs. P

Posting problems??

Anyone else have problems yesterday posting? I logged on this morning and found my problems yesterday turned into 3 posts of the same thing!! Ugh!

Tuesday's Ten

10 favorite articles of clothing:

1. A soft sweater, light green, white, or soft pink
2. warm fuzzy socks
3. my Ariat boots
4.Black blazer
5. Crisp white shirt
6. walking shoes (tennis shoes for those that don't know I walk all the time)
7. Sunday comfies (a purple soft lounge outfit, it's nice after being all dressed up for church)
8. jean jacket
9. my new long skirt that hubby says it's my gypsy skirt
10. anything that makes me feel pretty

Ok, whoever reads this ...TAG...please leave a post here so I can read yours.

~Dee

Gifts from my honey

My husband brought me this beautiful Lei from Hawaii. I can't even begin to describe how lovely it smells. I wore it all last night and the put it in the refrigerator so it will last, and my fridge started to smell a little too lovely as well. Not good when I am hungry, so I have it on again today. I think I may hang it in my bedroom so I can smell the fragrance more (and keep my craving for food when I open my fridge) ;-)




The second picture is a bouqet of flowers the team bought me for finding them a hotel room in a last minute situation. The Bird of Paradise flower is the big orange and yellow one that looks like a bird's beak. I don't know the names of the other flowers. I thought that was kind of them and wanted to share them with you all.

May God grant you peace today.

~Dee

Tomorrow's excitement

I am so excited for tomorrow. My hubby comes home after being gone for 10 days. The Marine Corps sent him to Okinawa for 3 days and on to Hawaii for 2 days. With all the bad weather in Japan (they had a typhoon) and the time differences, well, I plan on not planning a thing tomorrow! Except to pot my mums I just bought. Which brings me to my second exciting thing...

~The First Day of Fall ~

I made this guy last year. I am excited for the fall and look forward to hitting the thrift shop or yard sales to get the pieces for this year's scarecrow. I'll keep you posted (no pun intended).

~Dee

My Motto lately

Every morning I drink a warm cup of organic green tea. The tags have a thought printed and some are really good. This is my motto now...

" The Fool in a hurry drinks his tea with a fork."

This is so true. I certainly can't enjoy my tea if I'm in a hurry...yep speaking from experience on that one :-\

Labor Day

We went on a family outing for Labor Day to Westville. It is a town that there motto is "Everyday is 1850 here." The workers live in a nearby town and come to "work" everday, kids are there if there is no school or they are homeschooled.

There I met Ms. Jeanette. She took the time to teach me how to repair my Grandmother's handwoven rugs (by hand since I don't have the loom). It was so fascinating. She offered to teach me more if I come back some day. I can volunteer and just "hang out" and learn. How fun!! My husband was so excited for me he is trying to figure out how I could come up there often, it's an hour away :-(

Check out the loom. It is real, it works and is all handmade. Ms Jeaneatte says she can make one set of curtains in one day. Wow! Can you imagine today with all the "things" we squish in our days trying to handmake things for our home and family. No wonder there was less stress then. We do to much busy stuff and not enough time with a gift the Lord has given us, Family time.

~Dee

Exciting News

My dear husband and I have discussed the idea of me getting back to blogging. God showed me I had some lessons to learn regarding time and getting lost in to many others' blogs. This took me away from my husband, our home and our family. It also took my focus off of God and what he has planned for me.

For now my posts will be sporatic since I have been working on developing a crafting business for a few weeks. I continue to have many people request these little Angel bears I make from polymer clay (boys and girls). So right now I am focused on filling current orders. I plan to revamp my blog and center it around God, family, homesteading, and natural health. Please pop in now and then I would love to hear from you.

May God bless you with His Grace and Mercy today.
~Dee

Treasures Found

I had to post my treasures I found today at a boutique I like to shop at. I found REAL Minnetonka boots. There black and fully lined, very little wear for $15.00. I had gone back for 3 weeks looking at them, dreaming of the warmth they would provide for my piggies. So here they are. I love them!
AND.. God guided me over to the gowns to look for a ball gown. Every Nov. the Marine Corps has their birthday ball and I don't ever pay full price for a gown. This year is my darling husband's last Ball as active duty. Last year I found a beautiful one at Dillards, but the price was not even an option. This same gown was at the boutique today...new with tags still...for $50. And the owner let me put that on layaway since I don't need it right away. Unbelievable. It's black velvet with spagatti straps, full length and at the bottom where it flares out there is white shear fabric that is in the creases (?). It is beautiful.

I asked hubby "since I like my boots so much and the gown do you think I could wear both to the Ball??" Silly guy "sure why not!"

I wish you God's peace.
~Dee

Just Poppin' In

I wanted to post a picture of our new puppy, Koda. He is an all white Boxer. Hope you all are doing well.

~Mrs. Peterson

Instructions...

Dear Family and Blogging Friends,

This is my last post as I am ending my blog. Last weekend I attended a conference called One in the Spirit, celebrating Pentecost. Of all things, during mass I got a very clear message from the Holy Spirit, "end your blog and be more submissive to your husband."

Well the latter is going to take some work, and some prayer. I thought I had been. But my blog, ugh. It was one of those moments though that I just knew....don't argue...do it! I pondered through the day and early the next morning about this trying to understand, or justify keeping this then my husband and I opened Proverbs to read for the day, which Sunday was June 4th. It said repeatedly
"Let your heart hold fast my words: keep my commands, that you may live.", Prov 4:4
"Do not forget or turn aside from the words I utter.", Prov 4:5
"Hear...recieve my words, and the years of your life shall be many." Prov 4:10
etc etc etc, all through this chapter.

So that was my reminder...Listen to the Holy Spirit...trust in God...and put one foot in front of the other.

I will miss this very much, and I will miss you all. I will be leaving the blog up for a short period. But not for long. I don't want the enemy to cause temptations.

I truly am inspired by ALL of you. As I grow in my journey of being a stay-at-home wife, and learn more about how/what I must do to grow as a Godly woman (one that lives by what God's instructions are in the Bible for us)...I will always be thinking of you. Especially my dear new friend, Ms Marion (reflectionsthroughtheseasons.blogspot.com) {{{Hugs}}}

I want to post a web site that some of you may be interested in. My husband found it while surfing through a site called dads.org Please take a look at her Creed, I think some of you may believe in the same things and I wanted to share it.

http://www.spirit-wars.com/articles.asp?id=96077&section=Rebecca

May God's Peace and loving Mercy be with you and your family. Always.

Your Sister in Christ~
Mrs. Dee Peterson (Homemakersheart)

My hobby

One of my hobbies...

Saving turtles.

Here in south GA they come out in abundance this time of year. I always feel bad for them because they are so slow and people are vicious. So I like to help them along. I've saved 2 this week. They always are going towards water (there's a river behind those trees). The biggest one I've saved was last year. He was walking in the gutter of a major intersection trying to get up the curb. If you put your arms in a circle, he was almost that big.

~Homemakersheart

Andersonville pictures

Here are the last 3 pictures from Memorial Day.

This is the replication of the tents that the people slept in.

The "Stockade" marker shows the outside border of the fence. The inside "Deadline" marker shows the inside line or fence if anyone came near they were shot.

The replica fence and gate you see in the background is exactly what it used to look like (only just a portion of it). The white building is an amazing story. Evidently they had no fresh water and people were dying from the diseased water. One night during a storm, lightening struck a tree, split it in half and fresh water from the earth started flowing. The prisoners from then on out where given fresh water. Praise God! Water still flows in there today.

Here are the last 3 pictures I promise.

~Homemakersheart

Memorial Day

Monday we spent the day in Andersonville, GA. For lack of me being able to really explain it well, I am going to write what the basics are and give a link (hopefully). For those of you that are history buffs, you will love this. I'm not, but there our church had services there in honor of all those who served before and are still serving. It was really nice...really hot too. We thanked God often for the huge trees that we were able to seek refuge from the sun. Let me know what you think.
I have 3 more pictures that really show the prison camp better but they are not loading. I will try to post them tomorrow.

~Mrs. Peterson

Andersonville was one of the largest Confederate military prisons during the Civil War. It was built in 1864 after Confederate officials decided to move the large number of Fereal prisoners in Virginia, to a place with greater security. During the 14 months the prison existed, more than 45,000 prisoners were confined there. Of these, 13,000 died from disease, poor sanitation, malnutrition, and overcrowding, or exposure to the elements. The prison was originally on 16 acres and later expanded to 26 acres.

Andersonville National Historic Site consists of the National Prisoner of War Museum, the Andersonville National Cemetery, and the prison site itself. The park shows the grim life siffered by prisoners of war, North and South, during the Civil War. For more info here is the link www.nps.gov/ande

This is where the ceremony was held.

Peterson family melting in the hot Georgia sun.


This is just one portion of the cemetary. The headstones that are close together are of those that died in mass graves during the war, there is no body there due to the amount of people that died so quickly during the time the prison camp was active. The ones that are spaced are a, um, more normal grave. They have occupants (sorry couldn't think of a better term.) People can still be buryed here since it is a National cemetary.

One headstone of many that a name couldn't be placed with a body. He/she still got a marker though.

Summer Hair styles

As the summer months heat up here in south Ga, I look for creative ways to pull my hair up. I learned this hairstyle from a woman I met a few weeks ago. After trying it and seeing how easy it is, I thought I would share.

I gathered my hair at the base then twisted it up like I was going to do a French twist, only a barrett is put at the top. There should be a "tail" hanging off. Fan the "tail" out so it covers that barrett then take the tips and tuck them back into the twist. Secure with a fancy bobby pin or small clip (like I've got). Hairspray and you are ready for your outing!

~Mrs. Peterson

My hard workin' man

My step-daughter and I stopped by to see my Knight in Shining Armor and he was hard at work. He seems to be coming down with a summer cold so I decided to kidnapped him. We took him to lunch so he could get a well deserved break. I love to pop by and surprise him, it's always fun to sneak off for a minute when I know people are always looking for him, tee hee hee. God has truly blessed me with a loving soul mate. I am honored to be his wife.

~Mrs. Peterson

Garden blooms

My squash are popping out all over with beautiful yellow flowers. The whole row of Butternut squash and Acorn squash is blooming. I can hardly wait, mmm the smell of warm Acorn squash with a bit of butter and toasted walnuts. Yumm. Just 30 more days, all good things come to those who wait, oooohh do I have to wait that long!

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