What Skills Will You Want to Have?

Think about this: if you someday get married and have a home of your own, what would you want to be able to do at that time?

What skills would you want to have, for example, in housekeeping, caring for the sick, cooking, sewing, needlework, time management, or gardening?

What Will You Want to Know?

Think about this: if you someday get married and have a home of your own, what would you want to know at that time?

What knowledge would you want to have about, for example, homemaking, health, child-rearing, cooking, sewing, or money management?

Girlhood Challenge of the Month: May, 2010

Let God garden your heart. Let Him weed out the things He doesn't like. Let Him shine into your heart with His light and love.

The challenge this month is to choose to let Him do this and then ask Him to do it.

This is a very personal thing so I don't expect you to share your prayer or what you prayed for specifically, but you may share that you did it.

And ladies, this is a good idea for all of us too!

This Month's Theme: May, 2010

This month's theme is Gardening!

You don't have to be a gardener to appreciate it though, so stop by even if you don't have a teaspoon of dirt to your name.

Wordless Wednesday: Apple Tree in Bud

P.S. This photo was taken a couple of weeks ago. See what the apple trees look like now here: http://www.keeping-home.com/blog/?p=575

I've Been "Flinging" Today

Have you?

My sewing table looks better (I can see it). I've gotten rid of some clothing I will never wear, tossed a few others things, and more.

I can't say that I'm done though. I'll be at it tomorrow, and the next day, and the next. My to do list needs some attention too. :-)

Meeting the April Motherhood Challenge, part 2

So, what am I doing for points #1 and #2. I don't know. It's always easier to just challenge other people and let oneself off. *smile* Let's see what I can do

#1 We can clean up our bodies. We may be clean on the outside but maybe not on the inside! We might have too much cholesterol, too much sugar in our blood, or a variety of toxins in our bodies, for example. Or we might have health conditions that could be reversed or completely removed from our bodies if we made some changes in our lifestyles.

Hmmm. . .
. . . Hmmm. This is hard! Nothing is jumping out at me. Oh, I thought of something . . . but I'm going to keep it to myself (that's certainly allowable!).

#2 We can clean up our habits or our lifestyle. We may need to change some of our habits that have put us into a diseased condition or are moving our bodies in that direction, or perhaps have made us physically weak. We may need to increase exercise and “clean out” inactivity from our life., for example.

Physical fitness. No question about this one!

I have been working in the garden nearly every day with good weather. My back is complaining a bit about the load I put on it forking weeds out of the ground. It will recover though, and, hopefully, get stronger.

I need to work, particularly, back strengthening and arm strengthening into my routine, whether through work or exercise. This is going to be a hard clean-up operation, I'm afraid, because, obviously, my ordinary routine, no matter how much physical work I'm doing, just isn't giving me the strength I need. You know what that means? CHANGE!

Meeting the April Motherhood Challenge

Specific things I'm doing . . .

For area #3 The Diet I'm eating more vegetables. As a vegetarian I eat plenty of vegetation but it is in the form of beans, grains, and grain products more often than it should be and in the form of fruits and veggies less often than it should be. I'm working on vegetables right now. I've been eat lots of cabbage lately!

For area #4 The Environment my focus has been fresh air. My brain and body work so much better when I get enough fresh air. Sometimes it's a bit hard to get to my bedroom windows to regulate the air flow (and I can't just leave them open because it isn't warm enough consistently yet). My project (which took me only a few seconds to do!) was to move some stuff that had fallen in the floor in front of one of my windows that was making it harder to get to the window to open and close it. Such a simple thing. lol Sometimes the things we need to do ARE simple.

Still need to do something for those other two areas before then end of the month.

Wordless Wednesday: Peach Blossoms in the Sky

Womanhood and Girlhood Challenges of the Month: April, 2010

Due to the lateness in the month, April's challenge is going to be very small and easy. Quite simply, rejoice in the LORD.

And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house. . . ~ Deuteronomy 26:11

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. ~ Psalms 28:7

Take a moment to express your praise and thanksgiving to God for anything that comes to mind, in any way that suits you.

Please share what you have done (or a part of it). You may share in the comments or leave directions to your blog posts. You may also share your praise and thanksgiving itself in the comments if you wish.