Once again this Monday, I may not logically have time for this, but -- I'm joining Sandra for this link party over at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom.
The Weather:::
A mostly sunny day! As I mentioned last week, we haven't seen the sun much in the last few
weeks -- there's been a lot of rain. It's currently 78º
and sunny. Only 57% humidity which isn't bad. There's a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon, though.
As I look outside my window:::
Everything is still very lush and green from all the rainy weather. We have some odd looking little mushrooms on our lawn. Orange daylilies are still abundant on roadsides and in people's yards. One neighbor in the vicinity of our camp has a roadside flower bed crammed with orange lilies, red bee balm, and light purple hostas. The colors should look terrible together, but somehow they work and are very cheery.
If I were planting them, however, I like the look of this photo below, from Pixabay, more to my taste.
Image from Pixabay |
Right now I am:::
Thinking and pondering:::
About the concept of "outliving one's life." I recently read an article in an older Frontline magazine (January/February 2021) by Krista Sivnksty that expanded on this idea. She wrote of hearing this phrase -- "he outlived his life" -- at the memorial service of a friend. She noted, "The meaning is obvious. His legacy will go on even though he is not with us physically anymore. The mentoring spirit he had will continue reaping benefits in those he discipled. His memory may fade eventually, but lessons learned from his life will not."
On my bedside table:::
A lamp, three books, a pen and a jar of lavender-infused oil for helping with insect bites.
On my tv this week:::
Listening to:::
A phoebe singing outside the window. We have phoebes at our camp too. There's a nest full of baby ones outside the kitchen window there. I think it should be time for them to leave the nest, but they are still chirping away out there.
The screenshot above, from All About Birds, may give you more info than you ever wanted to know about Phoebes' nesting habits. You can double click to enlarge it. I found it interesting that phoebes will reuse a nest (I've certainly observed that at camp) but many birds will not.
On the Breakfast plate:::
I do intermittent fasting so don't have breakfast. Lunch will be a salad with cubes of turkey and cheese in addition to leaf lettuce and maybe a few banana peppers.
On the dinner plate:::
I usually plan my menus from Thursday to Thursday, and grocery shop on Friday morning. A few meals on my menu plan:
Egg roll in a bowlCheeseburger Pie
Enchilada skillet
Etsy listings
Plan menus and make grocery list
List some notions, patterns, cards, and kids' books on Etsy
Spend time doing some political volunteering at a fair
Take a bag to the thrift store
Work on my Sunday School lesson
Crocheting a red, white and blue hot mat
Church family
Missionaries
Our country
What a lovely HHM post, I enjoyed reading it so much! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLovely. I love the Scofield quote on Ezekiel as well. I am a Scofield study Bible fan also. I also like the quote about "he outlived his life", and all that brings to mind. I thank you for sharing that. I was thinking similar thoughts earlier about sharing things/thoughts/ memories that are special to me with my children/grandchildren, if they would listen...but like most younger people they think they've got plenty of time to listen later... That's one reason for writing my blog...to share thoughts and memories for God's glory, hopefully...maybe someday God will use it as a blessing in ways I cannot foresee now. Our job is to be faithful regardless of what we think or hope the outcome will be. Leave the rest up to God. Amen. Have a blessed week.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love the idea of the condensation catchers. I'm not very skilled at sewing but they seem like a project I could do.
ReplyDeleteI also appreciated the thoughts on outliving our lives.
Love your devotional posts! I also enjoyed the description of your yard! I know that your home must be beautiful! Hope you have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteYour temperatures actually sounds perfect, as I fry in the NC heat, ha. I hope you have a beautiful week!
ReplyDeleteThe book you are reading by A.W. Tozer sounds wonderful. I love the message you shared about "Outliving" one's life. That is certainly something good to think about. Thank you for your comment on my blog about the flooding on our property. I appreciate it! God bless!
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed your post. Hope you have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteOutliving your life, what an interesting concept. I'm late in reading your CIJ posts but will catch up! Have a great week
ReplyDeleteOutliving your life really spoke to me, as I too have often pondered about what legacy I would leave, I found this post very refreshing and so enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteWhile reading I was reminded of how much I miss blogging on a regular basis, especially seeing how my friends live their life on this wonderful journey called life. Have a great weekend, thank you for visiting and for your sweet comment.
Blessings,
Sue