Young Lady Sewing
Renior
Outlook...happy and hopeful
On My Mind...it looks like we'll actually get my berry patch planted by mother's day. Hurray!
Delicious in the Kitchen...sprouted-wheat sour dough pancakes for breakfast (for me it'll be without butter and only the tiniest bit of maple syrup and of course a green smoothie...mmm
Homemaking...Pantry Principle Area 3 plus more dejunking closets...I have to say I love cleaning house and every part of homemaking. I can't say it was always that way, but I've learned what matters and what is real over the years. Right now I'm especially enjoying the litany of my micro gardening. As I prepare the trays, spread seeds, and water, I think about the love I have for my family.
Praying for...hungry children all over the world...
Appearance...pink and black striped shirt-waist with black underskirt, black blazer, black tights, black privo mary janes...I just feel so springy and want a bit of color today. Plus, our Relief Society room is a bit close and stuffy in the spring and summer. At this season, it doesn't invite one to wear wool, and I may need to remove the blazer by the end.
Movement...although I've walked a fair bit the last several weeks, I've gotten lax with the Firm. It shows. I'm recommitting to my self to spend time Firming 5 days a week.
Bibliophile Fix…The Science of Breath by Yogi Ramacharaka...
Scripture Meditations..."Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do." 2 Nephi 32:3 When I feast upon the words of Christ, I'm so much happier and more content. I'm not as afraid of people I meet in stores or other places. It's as if I open the door to allowing God to focus my thoughts and days.
Something New...I have a long, ankle-length, skirt that I love, because it fits like it was made for me. It came from Deseret Industries here in Cedar, which is quite a fluke. Really, there is never anything at that store small enough for me, even when I was still 25 lbs. heavier. Anyway I called Grandma so she could remind me how to "take" a pattern from an existing article of clothing. It was wonderful speaking to her on this subject. Before she got so ill and old, she was a gifted seamstress. Her instructions were very clear. My skirt is cut out, waiting to be put together. I added a kick pleat in back. I plan to make lots of skirts with a variety of variations.
My week is looking...joyful...I'm no longer without a companion. I'm probably spending part of Tuesday with one granddaughter, since I'll be in Provo to attend BYU Women's Conference with one of my daughters. Two more are driving into town to eat dinner and attend the concert on Thursday evening. Too bad Nikki lives so far away. Anyway...it should be a wonderful week.
God has been teaching me...to use each new trial or situation as a time of learning.
Simple Pleasure...hearing the putterings of my honey in the other room.
Commitment to Loveliness...1) finish skirt 2) start a flat of tomatoes, eggplant, cucumbers, beans, and peppers for my new container garden 3) make more lavender sachets 4) new side entry mat 5) weed, weed, weed
Homemaking Quote..."The first commandment, to love God with all one's heart and soul and strength and mind, always takes precedence over the second, to love one's neighbor as one's self. But in the paradoxical realm that is real life, it is impossible to love God without loving neighbor, and a primary and essential way of loving one's neighbor is to feed and clothe and house them. In fact, says Jesus, feeding the hungry and clothing the naked amount to performing the same services for Jesus himself (Matthew 25:40). Jesus is served not as people abandon prosaic duties like these but as people perform such duties. And Jesus portrays a future hope that suggests the activities involved in making a home stand not in contrast to but in continuity with Jesus' own redemptive work. (see John 14:2, 23)." Keeping House: The Litany of Everyday Life, Margaret Peterson, 15-16
