Happy Homemaker Monday

 

On this December Monday,  I'm taking a few minutes to join Sandra for this link party over at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom. 

The Weather:::

 It's 34º and cloudy, with snow predicted to start around 5 pm.

As I look outside my window:::

There's plenty of snow on the ground and a bit on some of the trees.  The eaves are dripping slightly.  Right now it looks as if we'll have a white Christmas, but there is a lot of rain predicted.

Right now I am:::

 Working on a blog post. 

 

  
Thinking and pondering:::

 About many things.  Some as simple as what to prepare for supper.  Others much more complex, as to how best to encourage a dear friend who is experiencing significant health issues.

On my bedside table::: 

 A lamp, 2 books a mint, and two pens

Listening to::: 

Literally, silence.  The occasional drip from the eaves and, a few minutes ago, the sound of my  husband shoveling the porch roof.

On the Breakfast plate::: 

I do intermittent fasting so don't have breakfast. Lunch will be a salad of leaf lettuce, cubed ham, and cubed Swiss cheese or provolone.

On the dinner plate::: 

Not sure yet.  Something with chicken.

On the menu for this week::: 

 A few meals on my menu plan:

Hamburgers, roasted Brussels sprouts

Chicken divan

Taco pie, green beans

 

On my reading pile:::

 Glad and Golden Hours, by Lanier Ivester -- an early Christmas gift from my daughter that I am loving.  I am also doing my more-or-less annual reread of Shepherds Abiding, by Jan Karon.

 

On my to do list today:::

 

 Spend time cross stitching

Write some Christmas cards

Possibly go grocery shopping 

Do some errands

Do some planning for later in the week
Work on a couple of blog posts

Work on some Etsy listings

Crochet a square for my temperature blanket

Add a completed row to temperature blanket

Plans for this week:::

Etsy listings, especially Christmas things

Ironing
Take a bag to the thrift store

Blogging

Start a pillow quilt

Christmas cards
Baking and candy making
Attend a Christmas party for our Ladies of Grace group

What I am creating:::

 

⛄  Winter cross-stitch project

⛄  Need to start a pillow quilt

⛄  A granny square temperature blanket

Bible verse, Devotional, Quote:::

 

I've been slowly working my way through Spiritual Mothering, by Susan Hunt.  One thing I recently underlined was two foundational principles for women of faith.  These are principles that most of us would agree with, but I was encouraged to see them in print:

 

* God is the reference point for all of life.

* God's glory is the over-arching goal for all of life.

On my prayer list:::

 

Friends & family
Church family
Missionaries
Our country

 

And there's the Happy Homemaker Monday  for this week!