The Simple Woman's Daybook . . .

 

 

FOR TODAY, December 19, 2017

Outside my window ...

Its cold and dark and quite typical of this time of year.  All is calm.

I am thinking ...

One week from today all that we have been working towards in December will be done and dusted. I have not gotten done even a fraction of what I had wanted to do. Next year I MUST start earlier! (I know, I say that every year, lol)

In the kitchen ...

 

 

Swiss Style Chicken.  This is delicious and a very simple make.  So simple and yet totally from scratch. No mixes, etc.  I bet even Todd could make this with a tiny bit of help!

On my "To Cook" list ...

 

 

Small Batch Beignets.  Recipe makes only 4.  Perfect for the small family. From Dessert for Two.

 

Good to know ...

 

 

I am creating ...

   

 

I know I have shown you this before, but I am actually crocheting it at the moment, using up some yarn scraps.  Granny Square Tea Cosy. From MacKenzie Patterns.  

 

 

 

I could not find a source for these, but I think they are adorable.

 

  

 

Pirates Baby Booties.  A free pattern from Krawka. 

 

 

 

Another scrap buster.  Granny trees. From Love Crochet.  Not free, but not overly expensive either.  

 

 

 

Knitting for Home.  A crochet Tablet wedge or book pillow.  

 

I am reading ... 

 

 

 

Wonder, by R J Palacio  

 

'My name is August. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.'

Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things - eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside. But ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids aren't stared at wherever they go.
Born with a terrible facial abnormality, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life. Now, for the first time, he's being sent to a real school - and he's dreading it. All he wants is to be accepted - but can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, underneath it all?
WONDER is a funny, frank, astonishingly moving debut to read in one sitting, pass on to others, and remember long after the final page.

Thoroughly enjoying this book.  THOROUGHLY.  I highly recommend! Heartwarming to say te least.  Still want to go and see the movie.  Hope our car is fixed soon!  And that after it is fixed, we can afford to go to a movie!

I am looking forward to ...

The Christmas Eve Carol Service at church. If our car isn't fixed maybe we can find one within walking distance of our house.

Dreaming About ...

 

Simple party nails . . . 

Flat ankle snow boots  . . .

Yes please  . . . .

  

Shapely brows  . . . 

 

A desk . . . 

Something to watch ...

  

Tis the season  . . . 

A Quote for the Day ...

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Its in the singing of a street corner choir.

Its getting home and getting warm by the fire.

Its true, wherever you find love, it feels like Christmas.

A cup of kindness that we share with another,

A sweet reunion with a friend or brother,

In all the places you find love,

It feels like Christmas. ✻ღϠ₡ ღ¸.✻´´¯`✻.¸¸.Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ.. `✻.¸¸.Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ.. 

~Muppets Christmas Carol  ✻ღϠ₡ ღ¸.✻´´¯`✻.¸¸.Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ.. `✻.¸¸.Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ..  

Makes me smile ...

  

Bruce and Sara.  I have never seen the Wedding photos . . . wish I could.

Corners of my kingdom ...

 

Chester at the Cross  . . . Christmas  . . . 

 And that's my daybook for this week!


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⋯ ◯ ⋯ Take time to enjoy the small *´¯`.¸¸.☆
  ⋰ ⋮ ⋱ blessings in life.*´¯`.¸¸.☆


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BOOK OF MORMON CORNER - Today's Reading - 2 Nephi 23:1-22 

Question - What have you learnt from the reading today? How might we have a foot in Babylon?  

 

My Thoughts - I feel like this chapter is dedicated to pointing out the true worth of things. The sanctified and mighty ones, the Lord's righteous people being "as difficult to find as precious gold and will be treasured as highly". And the value of Babylon (the world), which shall eventually be wasted and left desolate. This is from the OT institute manual, "Several hundred years passed before Babylon was abandoned, by the first century after Christ it lay deserted and in ruins, and "so it has remained". The silent ruins stand as an eloquent witness that Isaiah spoke with divine accuracy. Spiritual Babylon shall likewise become a waste and desolation when God comes upon the world in judgement and ushers in the millennial reign of Christ". As I read this, a certain shopping centre came into my mind, it is dedicated to all things of expense, indulgence and luxury. I pictured it after the Saviour had come, it being completely desolate, nobody crowding in, everyone seeking other things and our joy being in Christ. The appeal to fill our lives and homes with stuff was gone. And we were completely focused upon the work of the Lord. 

 

Tommorrows Reading (Day 61) -  2 Nephi 24:1-32 

Question  - What have you learnt from the reading today? What kinds of rest do you think Israel will experience in the millennium? 

 

Have a beautiful Tuesday.  Don't forget along the way of your day!

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