Monday, November 5, 2018

Happy Homemaker Monday - November 5, 2018

Good morning, Sweet Ladies! Happy Monday! 💗

It's been another wild and crazy week here on the tallgrass prairies of southwest Missouri, but it's been a GREAT week (at least on most fronts)! One full of blessings, as well!

I got up super early this morning to look for one of my favorite autumn shirts (it was packed away, but I found it! 😊) then got to doing laundry and cleaning and lost track of time. Have to leave here in a bit so am going to skip the recap of last week and head right on into this week's post. I pray that it finds each and every one of you healthy, happy, and serving the Lord with gladness!

Today I'm joining Sandra and the other lovely ladies over at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom for Happy Homemaker Monday. Be sure to go over and check them all out! 💗

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Right now I am...

... finishing up breakfast and enjoying my tea as a I write this post. From my office window I am
 watching the approaching storm as it moves in from the west

Am thinking...

... about the holidays and can't wait to dig in and get started. Thanksgiving is coming right up and we've got less than five weeks before our family Christmas. It's time to get to crackin'! 😲

Christmas Decorations
Wrapping Paper and More

On the breakfast plate...

... chocolate chip and oat-bran muffins and a steaming hot cup of Twining's Irish Breakfast tea

The weather...

... Right now it's 46 degrees and, according to the weather map, there's a wall of water that extends from here (the Missouri/Kansas border) out past Wichita, so I'm guessing we're in for a fairly soggy morning. The high today is supposed to be 56 degrees and there's a possibility of seeing our first snowflakes come Thursday. Overall the forecast doesn't look too bad though. Highs in the 40's and 50's with lows in the 20's and 30's over the next ten days.

On my reading pile...

... Haven't had time to read a single page, so am still right where I was last week. Am still reading 5 Things Successful People Do Before 8 A.M. by Terri Savelle Foy, and The Buffalo Train Ride by Desiree Morrison Webber. To be honest, I am on the verge of abandoning the reading of both of these books...at least for now. I either need to dig in and get them finished for forget about them altogether. With Christmas coming I really want to focus my attentions elsewhere.

On the menu this week...

Monday - leftover chili and cornbread
Tuesday - meatloaf, mashed cauliflower, and steamed broccoli
Wednesday - creamy chicken and wild rice soup with homemade bread

Thursday - pasta, meatballs, sauce, and homemade bread

Friday - 
broiled salmon, baked potato, and green beans
Saturday - homemade pizza
Sunday - leftovers

On my 'to do' list...

- Monday - Plan the week ahead, do my weekly "home blessing", laundry, run errands, pay end-of-year taxes
- Tuesday - VOTE, 
take down fall decorations, deep-clean kitchen, make holiday lists, start Christmas decorating (if time), work on Christmas cards while watching election returns on BVOVN
- Wednesday - Concentrate on moving toward the holidays
- Thursday - Work (Wild Cats of Missouri - Class #1)
-Friday - Work (Wild Cats of Missouri - Class #2
- Saturday - Work
- Sunday - Church

In the craft basket...

Pumpkin Butter Made From Leftover Carved Pumpkin
(Post Forthcoming)
Looking forward to this week...

... Voting in the mid-term election, writing and getting started on my Thanksgiving and Christmas to-do lists


Something interesting I watched this week...

... No time to watch anything this week.


From the camera...

Took this photo on my way to work Saturday morning...

Red Sky At Morning
Scripture passage...


Well, Ladies, that's it for this week! I pray that each and every one of you have a blessed and beautiful week ahead! And I'll see you next week! 

Until Next Time...
~Rebecca

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30 Days of Thanksgiving - Day 5 - Extended Family



Today I am thankful for extended family. This includes my Aunt Bev, my Aunt Geneva, and all the cousins and in-laws on both sides of the family. I may not get to see them as often as I would like, or spend time with them very often, but I do carry them in my heart and love each and every one of them more than they will ever know. 
John and I were both only children, but, growing up, there were so many extended family members...grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins! Of course, now, all the grandparents and, sadly, both sets of our parents are gone, as are all of our uncles and all, but two of our aunts (both on my side), but their memories live on in us and our children and grandchildren, just as in generations before. 
As for the cousins...a few have passed, but most are still with us. It seems like only yesterday that we were all running around, screaming, and playing. Cousins...children that were once so wide-eyed...full of hopes and dreams for the future...but, now, like John and I, they are older...grayer, and having raised families of their own, are now grandparents (and some of them great-grandparents) themselves. How quickly time has passed! 
Yet, within this passage of time...within the inner-workings of extended family...there are sweet memories. Irreplaceable memories! Memories that are shared by only a handful of people that God, in His infinite wisdom, has woven together at this time...in this place...for His purposes...the people that make up our extended family!
And to my extended family members...
I just want to take a moment to say 'thank you' for the part that you have played in my life. You are treasured, valued, and loved more than you will ever know and I am so thankful that the Lord allowed us to share the memories that we do! God's blessings upon you...today and always!
Until next time,
~Rebecca

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Sunday, November 4, 2018

30 Days of Thanksgiving - Day 4 - Our Grandchildren


Today I am thankful for our grandchildren There are 18 of them and they range in age from newborn to 20. Each and every one of them is special and unique in temperament, talents, goals, dreams, and personality. 



On birthdays I try to spend special one-on-one time with each grandchild by taking them out to lunch and ice cream. On these outings we chat about what's going on their lives (what they're learning in school, favorite activities, likes, dislikes, etc.) and it amazes me how much they grow, change, and mature in their thinking from year to year. It's such a special time for both of us and one that we talk about and look forward to the whole year through. 


Not All, But Most of Our Precious Grandchildren - March 2018
I love my grandchildren and am thankful for each and every one of them! Thank You, Lord, for the grandchildren that you have blessed me with and for the memories that we share. May our memories and special times together bring us great joy and many blessings throughout all eternity. In Jesus' name...Amen!


 "Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory
 of children are their fathers" (Proverbs 17:6)

Until next time, 
~Rebecca

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Saturday, November 3, 2018

30 Days of Thanksgiving - Day 3 - Our Children and Their Spouses


Today I am thankful for our children and their spouses. Each one holds a special place in my heart...each is unique in their own special gifts, talents, and personality...each adds to the special blend that makes our family "ours" and I love each and every one of them with all my heart. 


 "Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward" (Psalm 127:3)

Until next time, 
~Rebecca

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30 Days of Thanksgiving - Day 2 - My Husband





Friday, November 2, 2018

30 Days of Thanksgiving - Day 2 - My Husband




Today I am thankful for my husband, John. He may not be perfect, but he's a good man and he loves the Lord with all his heart. He is committed to me and to our marriage, and he is committed to our children and to our grandchildren. He deeply loves each and every one of them and prays over them and their households daily. He is a loyal friend, a fierce ally, and a formidable foe in the face of adversity. 

"Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband" 
(I Corinthians 7:3)

Thank You, Lord, for this man that You have given me and for blessing our marriage!

Until next time...
~Rebecca


John and I - April of 2018
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Thursday, November 1, 2018

30 Days of Thanksgiving - Day 1 - My Lord and Savior



It's November 1st and the beginning of a brand new month...the month in which Thanksgiving falls here in the United States of America! 🦃

For the next 30 days, I'd like to invite you to join me in purposefully remembering and sharing all the many things for which we have to be thankful. Please feel free to leave your thoughts, or share the link to your own '30 Days of Thanksgiving' post, in the comments section below.

Today, I am most thankful for my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and for the finished work that He did on the cross. I may not be perfect, but He was, and He became sin for me...for you...and for anyone and everyone that is willing to accept Him. With His Blood covering me, God doesn't see my screwy, messed-up life. He sees the precious, atoning Blood of Jesus...the once-and-for-all sacrifice for sin. Praise God for the precious Blood of Jesus and all that it entails!

Do you know the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior? If not, you can, and you can do it today. Just click HERE to find out more.


"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16).

Thank You, Lord, for sending Your Son, Jesus, and for His precious Blood!

Until next time...
~Rebecca

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