The Simple Woman's Daybook . . .

 

FOR TODAY, January 16, 2018

Outside my window ...

It is cold and windy.  They are calling for a very blustery day today, with rain, possibly snow, etc.  We are going to stay home and canoodle, sort out, clean the fish tank, etc.  Todd went out yesterday and got in bread and milk.  Bring it on. We are sorted!

I am thinking ... 

I love to read the Psalms. Whenever I crack open my scriptures my soul is fed, no matter where I choose to look, read or feast, but the Psalms read like poetry to me and I adore poetry.

In the kitchen ...

 

Pork Chops & Stuffing. The Broccoli bakes with the chops and stuffing.  All from scratch and perfectly cooked.  I serve it yesterday with some sweet potato fries, but they are equally at home with mash, or baked, or rice or whatever, or even nothing at all. 

On my "To Cook" list ...

 

From Handle The Heat.  Butterscotch Bundt Cake.   Her metric measurements are off quite a bit however, but nothing I can't handle. 

Good to know ...

 

I am going to try this.  Wish I could buy baking soda in larger quanitities over here.

I am creating ...

  

Crochet Lace Collar from Crochet Latte.  What a pretty little model!  

 

Cool Creativities. Self Fastening flower scarf.  Knitted.  Very pretty.  

 

October Afternoon, paper flower tutorial.  Very pretty. 

 

The Bee Boys Song, a little book created by Creative Maramar.  No pattern, just inspiration.

 

House of Hawthornes.  DIY Birdseed Cakes.    

I am Reading ... 

 

The Stolen Marriage, by Diane Chamberlain 

In 1944, twenty-three-year-old Tess DeMello abruptly ends her engagement to the love of her life when she marries a mysterious stranger and moves to Hickory, North Carolina, a small town struggling with racial tension and the hardships imposed by World War II. Tess’s new husband, Henry Kraft, is a secretive man who often stays out all night, hides money from his new wife, and shows no interest in making love. Tess quickly realizes she’s trapped in a strange and loveless marriage with no way out.

The people of Hickory love and respect Henry and see Tess as an outsider, treating her with suspicion and disdain, especially after one of the town’s prominent citizens dies in a terrible accident and Tess is blamed. Tess suspects people are talking about her, plotting behind her back, and following her as she walks around town. What does everyone know about Henry that she does not? Feeling alone and adrift, Tess turns to the one person who seems to understand her, a local medium who gives her hope but seems to know more than he’s letting on.

When a sudden polio epidemic strikes the town, the townspeople band together to build a polio hospital. Tess, who has a nursing degree, bucks Henry’s wishes and begins to work at the hospital, finding meaning in nursing the young victims. Yet at home, Henry’s actions grow more alarming by the day. As Tess works to save the lives of her patients, can she untangle her husband’s mysterious behavior and save her own life?

I started this the other evening and I am truly enjoying it.

I am looking forward to ...
Since we can't go out anywhere today, or we don't think we can (It still remains to be seen) we are going to tackle "Stuff" again.  I have decided that if I have not used it at least once in the last year, it is history. No matter how expensive it is, etc. It will be hard so wish me luck. I am looking forward to getting rid of more tut. Our loss will be a charity shops gain.

Dreaming About ... 

  

Totally Cath Kidston  . . .   

 

Greengate Glassware  . . . 

  

Totally Greengate  . . . 

 

Tilda birds  . . . 

  

Pip Studio  . . . 

Something to watch ...

 

Rotten on Netflix. This docuseries travels deep into the heart of the food supply chain to reveal unsavory truths and expose hidden forces that shape what we eat

Rotten’s storytelling is grounded in facts, unlike a certain other food documentary that was very popular on Netflix last summer. Many of the stories in Rotten are pulled from the headlines of major newspapers, and feature commentary from the people who lived through these incidents.

I find this totally fascinating.

A quote for the day  ...

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There is always some truth behind "just kidding",

Knowledge behind "I don't know",

Emotions behind "I don't care",

and Pain behind "It's Okay".

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Makes me smile ...

 

Possums. I think they're cute. 

Corners of my Kingdom ...

  

Snowdon, North Wales, UK. The most spectacular train journey in the UK.

  And that's my daybook for this week!


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BOOK OF MORMON CORNER - Today's Reading - Jacob 2: 17-35

Question - What have you learnt from the reading today? Why is chastity so important to Heavenly Father? 

My Thoughts - Our bodies are a most beautiful gift from our Heavenly Father, who loves us so very much. It is only through the gift of a body that we can learn many of the precious truths that we needed to learn in coming here to earth.  Our body is one thing which we have that Satan will never have, and it is the chink in our armour that he uses to lower us and to break us down to his level.  He knows that our bodies are weak, and carnal.  Natural. When I look around me at the world today and the problems so many have (Just watch five minutes of the Jeremy Kyle show or Jerry Springer), they all boil down to one thing, disobedience to the law of Chastity. Our Heavenly Father knows that when we don't keep to this law we will bring upon ourselves many sorrows and consequences which are long-reaching, and which oftimes follow us down through many generations. He wants much more for us than that.

Heavenly Father loves us so much, He has given us the Heavenly power to create here on the earth, and with that power He has given us the law of chastity as a protection for us  . . .  to protect us spiritually, physically and emotionally. It applies just as much to us after we are married as it does prior to marriage,  because it is also about pure thoughts, words and deeds. Giving your love, affection and loyalty to your spouse and to God. There is an opposition in all things and the opposite to those things are  'broken hearts, lost confidence, sobbing hearts, pierced hearts, deep wounds'.

Tomorrow's reading - (Day 78) -  Jacob 3:1-14
Question - What does it mean to be pure in heart? How can knowing the consequences of our choices help us? 

Have a great Tuesday. Don't forget along the length of your day, no matter what you get up to!

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And I do too!