Extra Thankful

I know this is not Monday, but I had to write about how thankful I am for my two younger daughters. My allergies have hit me pretty hard this year. I was even in bed for a day last month. My two daughters stepped up and took over the household chores. They did all my chores, as well as their own. I am so thankful that they have learned to do all the household chores so I don't have to be concerned about them if I am not feeling well. I am also thankful for their servants hearts. Besides doing my chores and theirs, they also made all the meals (from scratch) and gave me my tincture regularly. So here I am again suffering from allergies and they are splitting my ironing between themselves, washing their own laundry (by hand) and getting me my tinctures.
Thank you, God for two very special young ladies. I am truly blessed.

Sarah Called Abraham "Lord?"

Do you want to have a deeper relationship with God and a more meaningful relationship with your husband? If so, read this article by Mrs. Sharon L. White. You won't regret it. In fact, I bet you will come away, like I did, challenged to allow our husbands to truly be the head of our home the way God intended.

I Peter 3:6
"Even as Sarah obeyed Abraham,
calling him lord:
whose daughters ye are,
as long as ye do well..."

"There is something about calling Abraham "lord" that has me intrigued. The Bible tells us to serve our husbands as we would serve the Lord. I have found this so interesting that I want to share my thoughts with you here:

Have you ever considered all the verses in the Bible which tell us how to serve God? Or the blessings / punishments that will follow depending on whether or not we obey? Don't these promises relate to our husbands too?"

To read the rest of Sharon's thoughts on this, please visit Fern's Homestead.

Retirement home

Every 3rd Thursday Mom ,Alicia and I will go visit a retirement home in Stanwood.

When we first started Alicia and I were very shy of them we did not talk to any of the residents very much, but now Alicia and I have made a new friend. We always are excited to go visit
her and she is always excited to see us when we come. We go to the retirement home with several of our other friends so they bring several residents out in to their activity room and we do crafts or play games with the residents.

Yesterday we went and made ice cream in a bag, it was a lot of fun. The residents all got to shake the bag then we all, even the residents, got to have a little bite of ice cream.

We have done so many fun things there. Alicia and I always look forward to going, not for the fun things or the crafts that we do, but because we love to visit our new friend. When we are with her time goes by so quickly that when it is time for us to go she always asks us if we will come to see her the next month. We always tell her that we hope so and then she is happy to let us go because she knows that we will visit her again. We always have fun and always look forward to the next time we go to visit her.

(mom added this)

Hannah

A Servant's Heart

I am so pleased that my daughters are learning to have a servant's heart. Of course, it starts at home. Here is a wonderful example of one of them demonstrating a servant's heart toward her Daddy.

Alicia loves to take her Daddy's shoes and socks off after dinner and give his feet a good massage. Her Daddy loves the luxury. She is truly a servant to her father