Be Still and Know...Then and Now

I closed out the week with two funerals in two days y’all! That will take the wind out of your sails for sure. However mourning the loss of two special people has a way of putting things into perspective in your own life as well. I spent a good bit of time at the pottery studio this week. I am looking forward to the next glaze firing so see if any of my pieces will bear good fruit… Sunday, January 20 My fall/winter garden is beginning to wane but I was able to harvest a very nice batch of Swiss Chard. It is cleaned and waiting to be cooked in the frig. Monday, January 21 The girlchild had ordered a book from our favorite book store and I had to swing by and pick it up on Monday afternoon.  I have been having this nagging thought that I needed to find some new devotional material, sometimes you just need a bit of fresh air after you have worked your way through all the older devotional books in your stack if ya know what I mean. As I was wandering around the book store I spi...

1. The popular saying, ' All is fair in love and war' is originally credited to English writer John Lyly.  Is he right? Hmmmm…..I guess my initial answer is no. From a biblical perspective there is a very clear directive to do what is right in all things. Love or war, my actions should always line up with what God’s word tells me. However living in the world I am often challenged with situations where I fail to do the right thing. The reality of war is very different from the reality we all live in, so never having been in a war or lived through a war I can understand that at times things need to be done that may go against what is popular or right in favor of protection or safety. Where love is concerned, thankfully I no lo longer have to worry about perusing love, having been happily married for these thirty long years. This however does not eliminate my responsibility to be fair, compassionate, selfless, respectful and loving. 2. Are you a cereal eater?  What's your...

I am working on my second cup, the laundry has been sorted and I making a plan for the rest of the day. Muffinhead is at home and the Girlchild is still sleeping because there is no school today…MLK holiday. I am feeling the need to wrap my hands around some clay today, I may see if the Girlchild wants to go with me…clay provides a wonderful creative distraction, because I am sooooooooooooooooo not interested in what Michelle Obama is going to wear nor the new bangs. Downton Abbey, have y’all seen this show. The Hubs was firmly fixed in front of the television watching a marathon on the American President’s yesterday so I pulled out my Kindle and watched the first episode on Netflix, aside from one scene of homosexuality I thought it was a good show. Have y’all been watching this show. I had to make the decision to several seasons ago to stop watching several of my favorite shows  when they began to glorify lifestyles that go against God’s standard. I am uncertain that I want to ...

I only missed one day this week, and that was Sunday! Here is my week! Monday, January 14 It’s that time again. Getting the new calendar for the refrigerator filled out for the new year. Tuesday, January 15 This is what I call turning lemons into lemonade. What happens when you unintentionally go all the way down to the bat, that’s the round disk you place your clay on so it can be easily remove from the wheel head. When you go all the way down to the bat you have to start over because you do not have enough clay left for the bottom of your pot, or it’s time to move to Plan B, which turns into a small pedestal for a shallow dish. I’m thinking maybe a candy dish????? What color should I glaze it y’all???? Wednesday, January 16 I have been working on modifying one of my sourdough recipes so it will work in my new food processor. I think I may have gotten the proportions right. I have yet to slice this one up yet so the jury is still out. My normal recipe makes two large loa...

Joining the hodgepodge fun today! 1. Lake Superior University has once again published a list of words/phrases they think should be banished from the Queen's English...here's the list for 2013 - fiscal cliff, kick the can down the road, double down, job creators/creation, passion/passionate, yolo (an acronym for you only live once), spoiler alert, bucket list, trending, superfood, boneless wings, and guru Which of these words/phrases would you most like to see banished from everyday speech and why. Go here to read more about how the words were chosen. How can I pick…they are all worthy candidates. I could go the rest of my life without ever hearing the phrase fiscal cliff again, but I think the winner for me would have to be boneless wings….cause there simply is no such thing. Let’s just call it what is is, a chicken nugget! 2.  When was the last time you rode a train?  Where did you go? The only train in our vicinity is the rapid transit system for metro Atlanta. I rarely...

Well the new year is off to a slow start. I have been in a bit of a hormonal funk for the last few days so I have spent most of my time just trying to keep my emotional roller coaster to myself and trying not to inflicting my mood on anyone else! Hormones aside it was a 50/50 week for me as far as getting a shot each day! Sunday, January 6 Here is my latest project. It was the Great Reshuffling of 2013!  You know all those serving piece that you have but only need once or twice a year. Also I have several pieces that belonged to my grandmother, well they had been taking up space in my kitchen for a very long time. Now I have gotten them OUT of my kitchen, which in turn freed up a lot of space. I am much happier with the set up in my pantry and kitchen now. Shuffle #1…..All my platters and trays and other miscellaneous serving pieces were stored in this cabinet in the dinning room. Once it was empty I then moved all my cocktail paraphernalia into it’s new home…. Shuffle #...

1. What is ONE thing or area in your home or life you hope to report is completely organized when 2013 draws to a close?  Well I know what the area is, however I am doubtful that it will get addressed. I have a HUGE issue with my household accounts. The process of paying and filling my bills. They all get paid yet there always seems to be a huge stack of miscellaneous bills, notices and etc just laying around the computer. It makes me nuts….. Do you  have a plan to make it happen? Not really, I wish I did. It is a hot button for me. I try to stay ahead of it but sadly it seems like I am lost in an ocean of invoices and other forms of paper. All the bills get paid, it’s what happens to them after I have sent the money off. My filing cabinet is inadequate. I purchased a small wooden filing cabinet and rapidly found out that it has a HUGE design flaw. It falls over if both drawers are open at the same time, in other words it is a very cheap filing cabinet. In a perfect wo...

Happy New year Y’all! Monday, December 31 I was still in recovery mode. That nasty tummy bug was still hanging on. I was past all the unpleasant symptoms but was still not feeling 100%. I spent the day snuggled up under my blanket and gently sipping Gingerale! Tuesday, January 1 My family gathered at my house for an early dinner on New Years Day. My three favorite girls, Muffinhead was a bit squirmy but I have to take when I can get’em! Left is my girl, the middle is Muffinhead and on the right is Neicegirl! Wednesday, January 2 The only casualty of Christmas…Mufffinhead strikes again! As you can guess I was grieving over this family heirloom (NOT) given that I spent a whopping $1.29. I have applied a liberal amount of super glue and we will see if it survives in the attic heat until next year!   Thursday, January 3 I am in major reshuffling mode here. I am moving things aground and reorganizing. I am trying to better utilize some of the storage space I have available...

Happy New Year Y’all! I am still kinda taking it easy so I am lolling around in my jammies waiting for the girlchild to wake up. It’s our last day of the Christmas break and the Hub’s went back to work this morning so it’s just me and the dog curled up on he sofa right now watching the news and enjoying a morning of rest and doing not a whole lot!!!!!!!   1.  How did you ring in the new year? Unfortunately it was a very uneventful New Years Eve for us. Thankfully the worst of the symptoms had passed by New Years Eve but I was still recovering from a nasty bout of stomach virus. The Hubs and Girlchild celebrated with Chinese take out and I nursed a ginger ale and had a few sips of chicken noodle soup….woooo whooooo for me! 2.  What is one thing you are looking forward to in 2013? My goal for the year is to get started on redecorating my master bedroom. I can’t really say I am looking forward to it but I know once I get all the sewing (my lest favorite thing to do)...