The Simple Woman's Daybook

 

FOR TODAY, March 27, 2018

Outside my window...

The sun is just coming up, but I can hear the dawn chorus. With each day that passes it becomes more melodic.

I am thinking ...

This month seems to have just flown by.  I can't believe how quickly it has gone. On this Easter week I am thinking about the Saviour and about the upcoming General Conference of the church. Preparing myself to hear whatever it is our church leaders want to share with us. We cleaned the back patio yesterday, getting rid of all the green stuff. Its incredible how quickly things get coated with green over here. It always amazes me.  Its moss but it isn't.  Its like some kind of algae.

In the kitchen ...

 

Twice Baked Mash.  This is really good.  Its the perfect side dish for your Easter Celebrations.  Perfectly portable.  Easy to make and oh so delicious!!  You can also very easily make it up ahead of time and then just bake on the day!  

On my "To Cook" list ...

 

Jalapeno Popper Baked Turkey Sandwiches from Lemon Tree Dwelling.  These look fabulously tasty!  We can't get the Kings Rolls over here, but I am sure I can find a good substitute. 

Good to know ...

I think I am going to have to learn how to make some of this stuff. Like Kefir and Kombucha and start fermenting.   I need to start eating more Turmeric as well. My friend Jo does and her knees have improved considerably. Now I can't take ibuprophen anymore, I really need to find something else to help with that. The Doctor said to increase my Co-codemol, but that's not a solution. It only helps with pain, it doesn't stop the inflammation.

I am creating ...

I love the colours in this free tea cosy pattern, crochet from Lion Brand. Downloadable PDF.

Anabelia Craft Design.  Two free crochet borders. I love linens with crochet borders.

 

La Abluela Lola. I love this cute caddy.  A complete tutorial, although I would choose different fabrics. You can translate from Spanish to English. It would make a cute little sewing box.

 

Hand applique Felt Pin Cushions from We All Sew. cute!

 

Easy do it yourself ruffled bed skirt, from Wood Grain Cottage. 

 

Easy Watercolor Notecards from Wandeleur.  

I am reading ...

If I Forget You, by Thomas Christopher Greene 

Two former lovers reconnect in this beautiful and haunting tale of great lost love from the critically acclaimed author of The Headmaster's Wife.

Twenty-one years after they were driven apart by circumstances beyond their control, two former lovers have a chance encounter on a Manhattan street. What follows is a tense, suspenseful exploration of the many facets of enduring love. Told from altering points of view through time, If I Forget You tells the story of Henry Gold, a poet whose rise from poverty embodies the American dream, and Margot Fuller, the daughter of a prominent, wealthy family, and their unlikely, star-crossed love affair, complete with the secrets they carry when they find each other for the second time.

 Written in lyrical prose, If I Forget You is at once a great love story, a novel of marriage, manners, and family, a meditation on the nature of art, a moving elegy to what it means to love and to lose, and how the choices we make can change our lives forever.

Also reading  . . .

 

And hoping for relief.

Looking forward to ... 

 General Conference this weekend.  Click here for times, etc. 

Dreaming About ...

 

A house with a big front porch  . . . 

  

Claw tubs, antique dressers, wooden floors and slanted ceilings  . . . 

 

Cute idea  . . . 

 

Cottage cosy  . . . 

  

Lots of counterspace and room to swing a cat  . . . 

Something to watch ...

 

The Greatest Showman.  Can't wait for the DVD to come out later this month.  We will be glued to it.

A Quote for the day ...

  

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but it has not solved one yet.

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Makes me smile ...

 

She was so young.  Yes, I am a Royalist. I love the Monarchy.

Corner's of my kingdom ...

 

A bridge in Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales.  I love the Dales . . . and I love this town. Its very picturesque.

 And that's my daybook for this week!



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BOOK OF MORMON CORNER

Today's Reading - Mosiah 27:1-17 

Question - What was the purpose of the angel's visit to them? Why do you think we don't all have an angel sent in answer to a prayer? 

Thoughts - Later in the Book of Mormon we will read Alma's account of his conversion, and interestingly we see that although he saw an angel, the thing that converted him was hearing the word of God. This is backed up in Alma 31:5, "the preaching of the word had a great tendency to lead the people to do that which was just--yea, it had had more powerful effect upon the minds of the people than the sword, or anything else, which had happened unto them". We can all receive the word of God. 

This reading to me really shows the power of prayer. And offers hope to people with inactive family. We don't know how long Alma & the sons of Mosiah went on in this way, but in the end the people's prayers were answered, and mighty missionaries were prepared through this experience of rebellion and return. I'm grateful for Alma Senior's example of dedication in teaching truth to his son but also trusting the Lord to work in Alma Junior's life.

"Usually such beings are not seen. Sometimes they are. But seen or unseen they are always near, Occasionally the angelic purpose is to warn. But most often it is to comfort, to provide some form of merciful attention, guidance in difficult times. When we speak of those who are instruments in the hand of God, we are reminded that not all angels are from the other side of the veil. Some of them we walk with and talk with, here, now, every day.  Indeed heaven never seems closer than when we see the love of God manifested in the kindness and devotion of people so good and so pure that angelic is the only word that comes to mind." Jeffrey R Holland- The Ministry of Angels. 

We may not see heavenly beings but our Heavenly Father sends us comfort and guidance through mortal angels who live the gospel in such a way that they can be prompted by the Spirit through specific prayer or by personal revaluation to minister to His children. We might not see heavenly beings because they are reserved for particularly powerful moments in time. If we saw them all the time we might not have need of faith as much. But they are there. 

Tomorrow's Reading (Day 131) -  Mosiah 27:18-37 

Question - What have you learnt from the reading today? How do we "become new creatures"? 

Happy Tuesday to you all.  Hope your day is as special as you are.  Don't forget!

  

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