Home Sweet Home

Quarantine sounds like such a negative word to me.  I hear and read of so many people complaining that they have to stay home!

Not me! Not for one minute.  

"Home is where the heart is"  has always been a favorite quote of mine and now it is being put to the test.  I pass with flying colors cause there is no better place I would rather be than HOME, SWEET HOME!

Blessed to share my nest with my Precious Husband and now one of my adult children.  It is truly a blessing and honor to get up each day and do what it takes to create a home for my loved ones.

Quarantine, empty grocery shelves, no TOILET PAPER, oh my!  We are living our lives right now sheltering in place and wondering what the future holds.

This world as we know it seems to be turned upside down and topsy turvy but I know that my Lord has it all in His hands just like the song I sang as a little girl.  "He's got the whole world in His hands, the whole wide world in His Hands, He's got the whole world in His hands!"

I know no matter what happens I can trust the heart of my loving Heavenly Father to see His Children through whatever comes about.  That is a fact that brings peace and confidence to my heart as I shelter in my HOME, SWEET HOME!

Love and Hugs,

Mèmére

Encouragement in Pandemic Times

Stress. Worry. Fear. So much is being hurled at us on the TV, the radio, the neighbor across the way.  All I want to do on my blog today is share some words of encouragement.  Encouragement based on God's Word that brings calm, faith and peace.  I pray these two devotionals from BE STILL AND KNOW by Mildred Stamm will encourage you as you read them.  

Hugs and Blessings,

Mèmére

Domestic Accomplishments

Last week I felt like I got my yeast rolls nearly perfect.  Attested to by my family also wink wink.

Do you ever feel like some things are more work than you would like to do and so you opt out for a quick mix or grocery store purchase?  Me too but I don't feel good about it.

This week when I made the rolls, twice in fact, I decided to put all the dry ingredients together so they would be a quick fix next time.  That felt good.  Yogurt pancakes came to mind and I continued measuring flour and baking powder, etc. into my Ziplocks.  

Precious Husband loves his chocolate chip cookies so that is made ahead too.  Just add the butter, eggs, vanilla and chips. Walla - cookies hot out of the oven in nothing flat.

I put all my make-a-head mixes in my little picnic basket and it stores nicely in the pantry.

Yes! I am feeling so domestic and so accomplished (big smile)!

I am a messy cook I must admit and there was flour all over everything by the time I got done.  Oh well, I make the mess and I clean the mess up so nobody can complain.

Hugs and Blessings,

Mèmére

6:01 PM New Years Eve 2019

Happy happy New Year to all my friends and family.

2019 definitely brought great change to our family and we still are dealing with those changes but God is good and because I know Him I know that all is well.  Definitely a good feeling!

This verse has been popping up a lot as I read and I am taking it to heart this year:

Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.  I Isaiah 43:19

Oh yes, God is able and I am eager to see what the new year ahead holds.  

Can't create a new post without sharing some pictures of course.  Winters in Arizona remind me of spring when I can enjoy my little baby pansies.  Took a while to find them at the nursery this year but find them we did 😀  They are gorgeous and they make me smile big time.

Hugs and Blessings,
Mèmére