Clothed With Scarlet

Teacup Tuesdays - A Surprise Saturday Afternoon Tea

I know...it is not Tuesday but sometimes you just have to jump right in and get started with things...

Poor old Teacup Tuesday has fallen by the wayside in the last three months.  Let's see if we can start again.  :)

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Several days ago Kennedy was privileged to spend a day with her Daddy.  While they were gone, Addison and Bailey prepared a tea party for me...as a surprise.

It was planned last-minute so Bailey was creative and used what she had on-hand.

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Here are the little party planners.

 

The girls set our pretty glass plates and selected teacups from the cabinet.  Addison and I had prepared oatmeal cookie dough that morning and it was in a bowl in the fridge awaiting further work.  Bailey decided to bake some cookies (with permission).  The pan that the cookies are on is still hot.  I was just getting ready to put the cookies on a plate.

 

What you see here is a lovely bouquet of tissue paper flowers and skewered pickles. 

:)

The plan was to make a nice arrangement of skewered fruit but none of the fruit that we had on hand was suitable for Bailey's cutting and skewering so she and Addison talked about it and Addison (age 2) suggested pickles instead. 

In the teapot is grape kool-aid.  We have kool-aid about once a year around here and we had prepared a pitcher the day before.  Bailey thought and thought and could not remember the order of operation to prepare hot tea.  She was trying to keep this a surprise so she decided that grape kool-aid would be a nice alternative.

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Bailey sweetly and lovingly scolded me for not doing a better job of teaching her how to make hot tea.  :)  She actually does know how but I suppose it has been too long since she did it all on her own.  Addison is typically the one that selects and prepares tea with me.  Bailey and Kennedy usually take care of setting the table, pouring the cream and such.

So...

It seems that a bit of Teatime Tutoring is called for...

It was a lovely and yummy surprise Saturday Tea Party.  I am so thankful for oatmeal cookies, sweet pickles and grape kool-aid.  What a sweet memory to tuck away. 

In my rocking chair with a lovely teacup in my hand is where I can be found at least once every single day. 

I suspect that one day...

...when I am old and grey...

...you will still find me rocking...

...teacup in hand...

...perhaps enjoying spearmint tea...

...or blueberry tea...

...steaming coffee...

...or even grape kool-aid...

:0)

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posted by Mrs. Klause

July 9, 2009

Words that humble...

 

This is my Kennedy.  She is four now.  She is such a unique and amazing little girl.

This evening she came up the stairwell, headed to bed, and walked to me.  She wrapped her arms around me and said, "I am so glad that God gave me to you."  She held me and kissed me and walked away to her room.

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God has taught me a great deal through this little child.  She never ceases to amaze me.

I am so glad that God gave Kennedy to me.

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posted by Mrs. Klause

July 7, 2009

Twigs & Feathers -- Part I

Nesting...

:)  An interesting part of God's creation...

I think it is an amazing and curious part of how God created a woman.  Every pregnant woman that I have ever known has gone through a period of time during her pregnancy in which she has an overwhelming need to get all things in her home in order. 

I am so thankful for this "nesting". 

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My To-Do List - Cleaning & Organizing

1.  Clean out my closet - Done!  Whoo-hooo and it wasn't so bad.

2.  Clean out the school closet - Done!  And it took quite some time to sort through stray game & puzzle pieces and get all the crayons back to their containers and such.

3.  Clean out coat closet - Done!  My dear friend, Mrs. Spangler, came with her children on Tuesday and announced upon their arrival that at least one household project could be done while we visited. -- All done!

4.  Clean out Bailey's closet

5.  Re-organize sewing cabinet

6.  Clean out the garage

7.  Sort through, organize and store all children's clothing.

8.  Clean out the junk drawer in the kitchen (and the junk cabinet - who put all that stuff in there?)

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My To-Do List - Acquiring Items for the Wee Littlest One

When we moved out-of-state, we got rid of all items that were not absolutely necessary which meant almost all baby items. 

1.  Cradle and/or Crib

2.  Car seat

3.  Wee tiny clothes for a wee tiny girl.

4.  Sew burp rags, changing pads and bibs.

5.  Locate (in the garage) the box of baby items we kept and clean them for use.

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Nesting...a time to give thanks to God for this new life...

Nesting...a time to pray for the life of this new little girl...

Nesting...a time to praise the Lord for the blessing of this child...

Nesting...a time to seek guidance from the Lord on how to raise up this child for His glory...

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Time to go!

There are twigs to be gathered and soft feathers that need to be woven into the nest! 

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posted by Mrs. Klause

July 4, 2009

 

 

This is His day.

Addison wakes first typically; around 6:30 a.m.

My beloved husband was just about to leave the house so he was blessed with her smile and kisses to start his day and she with the loving embrace of her father.

Addison (age 2) and I sat at the table together.  I had a cup of coffee and she enjoyed a cup of blueberry tea.  She was noticing the sunrise and commenting on how far it reached (all the way from one neighbor's yard to the other neighbor's yard which was as far as she could see).  I told her that God brought the sun to us in the east every morning.  As we discussed directions and talked more of the sunrise, I began to recall a thought that has passed tthrough my mind more times than I can count over the last many years.

The miracle of the sunrise...

The sunrise is an amazing miracle when you stop to think about all that happens...

...yet it's daily occurrence seems to numb our senses to the beauty and the simply amazing creation...

When I stop and remind myself of this, I always think of Psalm 118:24:

"This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it."

This day, today, God created this day.

I shall rejoice and be glad in this day.  I must set my mind to rejoicing in all things today.

What is His purpose and His plan in my life .. on this day that He has created?

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posted by Mrs. Klause

June 23, 2009

Music: Make My Life A Prayer To You

..all things..

"By perseverance the snail reached the ark."  

                                   ~~Charles Spurgeon

"But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible."  ~~Matthew 19:26

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posted by Mrs. Klause

June 15, 2009

How shall I hide?

"A prudent man forseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished."  ~~Proverbs 27:12

This verse stayed with me this morning. 

I began to think about it and dissect it and hold it up to my moment-by-moment decisions. 

I went to look up the original Hebrew words that Proverbs was written in to ensure that I was reading what was actually written.  (The Interlinear Bible is where you locate the bible in the original Hebrew and Greek just in case you are not familiar.)

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A prudent or sensible person will discern, will inspect, will give attention to, will distinguish...

...the evil, distress, misery, adversity, calamity...

--- This next phrase is what caught my heart this morning. ---

"..AND HIDETH HIMSELF.."

To hide means to conceal.  

..but the simple or the foolish...

..pass on or traverse or advance..

..and are punished or condemned.. 

Once we accept Christ as our Savior, we are forgiven; however, we live with the consequences of our sin.

So...according to God...in Proverbs 27:12, I can be wise and discerning and see the sin coming and hide myself from it or I can just go on and walk right in and suffer the condemnation and consequences. 

Hmmm...makes me want to truly ponder each moment even further so that I can foresee the evil.  Causes me to realize how far I am from truly "praying without ceasing".

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When I think about it, this is how I hide from evil.  Or I don't bother to hide at all.

If you look up the word conceal**, it means to withdraw from observation or to cover and keep from sight.  If you look up the word hide**, it means to put oneself in a condition to be safe.

Think on that...

Think of a common sin in your daily life or something that you struggle with.  God's word says that we are to be keen enough to see the evil coming and then we are to put ourselves into a condition in which we will be safe from the evil.

My mind wandered further...

I began to think of how God created animals and their ability to hide themselves from danger.  So, I went looking for some visual examples.

This is a seahorse that is hidden in some coral.

An owl sitting plainly in sight, yet seemingly sitting in a position to keep herself safe.

This is a red goby hidden amongst coral.

A spider sitting on a sunflower.

A jackrabbit in the weeds.

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"This we had before, ch. 22:3. Note, 1. Evil may be foreseen. Where there is temptation, it is easy to foresee that if we thrust ourselves into it there will be sin, and as easy to foresee that if we venture upon the evil of sin there will follow the evil of punishment; and, commonly, God warns before he wounds, having set watchmen over us,Jer. 6:17. 2. It will be well or ill with us according as we do or do not improve the foresight we have of evil before us: The prudent man, foreseeing the evil, forecasts accordingly, and hides himself, but the simple is either so dull that he does not foresee it or so wilful and slothful that he will take no care to avoid it, and so he passes on securely and is punished. We do well for ourselves when we provide for hereafter."  ~~Matthew Henry's Commentary

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So, how then shall I hide myself from evil? 

^"7Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.  ⁸I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye."  ~~Psalm 32:7-8

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 "Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word."  ~~Psalm 119:114

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"For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock."  ~~Psalm 27:5

How shall I hide myself?

In His word...

...and on my knees...

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** 1828 Noah Webster's Dictionary

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posted by Mrs. Klause

May 27, 2009

Music: Light by David Nevue

One of my favorite things...

Addison is two.  I love to hear the words that come from my wee children.  They speak words in the manner that their tiny ears seem to hear them.

Although there are words that they speak that I correct and help them to pronounce appropriately, there are just a few that I do not correct and I shoo family members away from correcting that small handful of words as well. 

The above candy we would call an M & M. 

Addison says:

"N - dough - M"

She likes n-dough-m's a great deal....but then again....who doesn't?

;0)

It will only be a few months in her life that we will get to hear her say those sweet words that cause us to silently smile.  However, I will be old and grey and still remember a tiny voice saying how much liked "n-dough-m's". 

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posted by Mrs. Klause

May 21, 2009

Music:  My Favorite Things

What will enthrall the beloved?

“Love is doing what will enthrall the beloved with the greatest and longest joy. What will enthrall the beloved this way is the glory of God. Love means doing all we can, at whatever cost to ourselves, to help people be enthralled with the glory of God. When they are, they are satisfied and God is glorified. Therefore loving people and glorifying God are one.”  ~~John Piper

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I read this quote earlier today and have spent a fair amount of time pondering the thought. 

It's meaning encompasses far more than I realized the first time I read it through.  I began to think of this statement with a more broad "stroke".

John 15:12 - "This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you."

1 Pet 1:22 -

"Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:"

1 John 4:12 - "No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us."

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I love my husband. 

     “Love is doing what will enthrall the my husband with the greatest and longest joy. What will enthrall the my husband this way is the glory of God. Love means doing all I can, at whatever cost to myself, to help my husband be enthralled with the glory of God. When he is, my husband will be satisfied and God is glorified. Therefore loving my husband and glorifying God are one.”

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I love my children.

“Love is doing what will enthrall my children with the greatest and longest joy. What will enthrall my children this way is the glory of God. Love means doing all I can , at whatever cost to me, to help my children be enthralled with the glory of God. When my children are, my children are satisfied and God is glorified. Therefore loving my children and glorifying God are one.

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I love my family...my father, my mother, my brothers, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, grandparents, in-laws, aunts, uncles, cousins...

Love is doing what will enthrall my family with the greatest and longest joy. What will enthrall my father this way is the glory of God. Love means doing all I can, at whatever cost to myself, to help my mother be enthralled with the glory of God. When my brothers are, they are satisfied and God is glorified. Therefore loving my family and glorifying God are one.

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I love my church family.

Love is doing what will enthrall my church family with the greatest and longest joy. What will enthrall the men, women & children in my church this way is the glory of God. Love means doing all I can, at whatever cost to myself, to help my brothers & sisters in Christ to be enthralled with the glory of God. When my church family is, they are satisfied and God is glorified. Therefore loving the men, women & children in my church and glorifying God are one.

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I love my friends.

Love is doing what will enthrall my friends with the greatest and longest joy.  What will enthrall my friends this way is the glory of God.  Love means doing all I can, at whatever the cost to myself, to help my friends be enthralled by the glory of God.  When my friends are, they are satisfied and God is glorified.  Therefore, loving my friends and glorifying God are one. 

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Words to think about...

Words to hold up to scripture to find truth...

My own thoughts to ponder.

My own actions to consider.

What exactly am I doing to enthrall my husband, my children, my family, my church and my friends with The Longest and The Greatest Joy? 

How are my words and my actions bringing glory to God every moment of every single day?

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All for His glory...

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posted by Mrs. Klause

May 19, 2009

Music: Stars & Butterflies

Passing the time....

Sadie has taken up a new hobby...

  

You guessed it...

...

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Knitting.

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Yes.

Knitting.

 

Mother does not think this is an appropriate hobby for a greyhound.

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posted by Mrs. Klause

May 4, 2009

Music: How Much Is That Doggy?

Good stewards of the manifold of God...

"Do you often feel like parched ground, unable to produce anything worthwhile? I do. When I am in need of refreshment, it isn't easy to think of the needs of others. But I have found that if, instead of praying for my own comfort and satisfaction, I ask the Lord to enable me to give to others, an amazing thing often happens - I find my own needs wonderfully met. Refreshment comes in ways I would never have thought of, both for others, and then, incidentally, for myself."

                                                                                        ~~Elisabeth Elliot

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I Peter 4:10 -- As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold of God.

II John 1:5 -- And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

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posted by Mrs. Klause

April 30. 2009

Music: Make My Life A Prayer To You

Sure do enjoy bein' back in Texas...

 

Bailey, Kennedy & Addison

April 16, 2009

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We've been back nearly a year.  It is nice to be home again.  I never realized how much I enjoyed windmills, bluebonnets and pastures filled with cattle.  :0)

The girlies wear their cowgirl boots with just about everything.  And...my girls look perfectly normal walking around in pink cowgirl hats.  Hehe...

Me?

As I walk down the stairs I call out, "SADIE, SADIE...."

...

...

...

"Sadie, where are you at?"

...

...

...

   

Sadie...standing in the kitchen...

...

Mother:  "Sadie, I see you discovered the box of tissue."

Sadie:  "Box of tissue?  No.  I do not know anything about a box of tissue."

Mother:  "Dogs do not use tissue and dogs certainly should not take all of the tissue out of the box."

Sadie:  "Box of tissue?"

Mother:  "Yes.  Tissue.  ALL of the tissue in spread down the stairwell."

Sadie:  "Me.  Tissue?  Well...let's see..."

:0)

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posted by Mrs. Klause

April 2, 2009

Music: Doggie in the Window

 

..only on Thee..

"Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day."  ~~Psalm 25:5

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posted by Mrs. Klause

April 1, 2009

Music: Be Thou My Vision

He might get stuck.

Addison (age 2) - "Mommy, can I help make da toast?"

Mommy - "Of course!  We have to be very careful; toasters get hot."

Addison - "Okay Mommy.  What is dat wred sthing in da toaster?"

Mommy - "It is the the heating element.  That is the part of the toaster that gets hot."

Addison, with a look of confusion on her face - "Dere's an ewfwant in dere?!"

Mommy - "Not elephant; el-e-ment.  Heating element.  See, look into the toaster.  Look at the bright red parts.  Those parts are what get hot and heat the bread so we call it a heating element."

Addison - "Oh."    *Pointing into the toaster.*     "An ewfwant would get stuck in dere and he might get buwned."

:0)

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Psalm 127

" ¹Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.  ²It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.  ³Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.  ⁴As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.  ⁵Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate."

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posted by Mrs. Klause

March 23, 2009

Music: You Are My Sunshine

Learning To Dance

"Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass.

It’s about learning to dance in the rain."

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I swiped this quote right off the blog of a wonderful and beautiful woman that I know. 

I love this...

...learning to dance in the rain...

Dance...wherever I may be...

He is my Lord. 

Ready to lead me.

No matter where I might be.

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Thank you for this reminder, Mrs. Spangler.

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posted by Mrs. Klause

March 20, 2009

Music:  Lord of the Dance

Teacup Tuesdays -- Finally, A Silver Tea Set

 

Isn't it beautiful?  A silver tea set.  I have wanted one for a long time now.

 

I'll have to wait longer...   ;0)

This tea set belongs to Kennedy.  She got it for her birthday a few weeks ago.  The tray is about eight inches in diameter and the teapot stands just above five inches.  It is completely usable and has been put to much use already. 

I will have to grab a picture of her playing with her tea set this week...

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posted by Mrs. Klause

March 17, 2009

A trip to the zoo.

The girls and I recently enjoyed a beautiful day at the zoo. 

Bailey is holding a wooden stick covered in honey and seed and feeding a parakeet.

 

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We spent the entire day there.  The weather was beautiful; in the low 80s. 

The girls' favorite part tied between brushing the goats and...

 

Eating ice cream!

 

Kennedy turned four a couple of weeks ago.

Addison is almost always smiling. 

 

She was racing the warm day for her ice cream.  :)

 

Bailey...it surely cannot have been seven years already...

 

We were tired but we sure had fun.

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posted by Mrs. Klause

March 14, 2009

Not vainglory but lowliness...

"Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves."  ~~Philippians 2:3

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We do not like to admit it.  Most of us think quite highly of ourselves.

The bible says that pride is a shameful thing.  This world teaches that being proud of who we are and what we can accomplish is a good thing.

This morning as I was stirring the cream into my coffee, I watched as the cream swirled into the coffee and simply disappeared into the coffee.  I thought of how easily we swirl into the world. 

We are to be set apart. 

To love the Lord with all of our hearts and all of our minds and all of our souls sets us apart...it makes us different...  It is not the warm and comfortable swirl.

We should be more like oil to water.  No matter how much you stir or shake...they don't mix.

When we find goodness within ourselves, when we raise our heads high with quiet pride...

We are comfortably swirling.

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Where in my life, on this day, is there stife?

Where in my life, on this day that the Lord has made, is there vainglory?

God, make it clear to me...

...again...

Cause me to know lowliness as Christ knew it.

Change my heart; draw me nearer.

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Everything,

everyday,

every conversation,

every thought,

every moment..

It must all be for His glory.

posted by Mrs. Klause

March 13, 2009

New Lessons To Be Learned

Oh how I love spring!

The feel of the warm sun on my back...

...seeing the sparrows pop along in the grass.  They remind me of popping corn as they all hip-hop-pop along.  :)

I have tried gardening on a very small scale a few times over the years.  A few potted potted tomatoes and peppers and strawberries.

This year, I asked my beloved if we could plant a large garden.  I won't ever learn how if I don't just give it a whirl.    ;0)

I have found that to be the case with all things...cooking, baking breads and desserts, sewing, needlework...   I didn't know how to do those things at one time in my life. 

I find it so sad that the things that were once known by all girls and women are foreign to most today.  When I first decided that I might like to sew, it seemed so very difficult.  I had no idea how I was going to begin to learn to do what seemed to be such a mystery.  The same with making bread...

So, I just tried.  I followed the directions the first time and didn't understand some of what I was doing but I pushed through to the end and learned from the process and the finished product.  And such has been the way since...

This year...

Gardening.

The girls and I are terribly excited!  What wonderful lessons will be learned!

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posted by Mrs. Klause

March 9, 2009

By God's Design

Proverbs 31:10-31

 ¹⁰Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

 ¹¹The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

 ¹²She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

 ¹³She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.

 ¹⁴She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.

 ¹⁵She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.

 ¹⁶She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

 ¹⁷She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.

 ¹⁸She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.

 ¹⁹She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.

 ²⁰She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.

 ²¹She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.

 ²²She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.

 ²³Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.

 ²⁴She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.

 ²⁵Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

 ²⁶She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

 ²⁷She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

 ²⁸Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.

 ²⁹Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.

 ³⁰Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

 ³¹Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

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posted by Mrs. Klause

March 6, 2009

Bzzzzz...

Busy as bees around here!

:)

Saturday was Kennedy's fourth birthday and Thursday is Bailey's seventh.  We have family and friends arriving to celebrate their lives.

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Tomorrow Nana Klause arrives.

We will have friends over on Thursday.

Pipaw & Amma Simpson arrive on Friday.

Poppa Calvin and Pawpaw & Nana Slider arrive on Saturday.

My brothers and family may join us for the weekend as well.

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I so enjoy having guests in our home. 

What a blessing to have the house a rumble with voices, laughter and even the tears...

Children clattering and chattering about...

The kitchen in constant processession with one meal after the next being prepared...

:)

I pray that our home will always be filled with the hustle and bustle and the comings and goings of family and friends.

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posted by Mrs. Klause

February 24, 2009

Music: Flight of the Bumblebee

Teacup Tuesdays -- Sleepytime Tea

"Herbal tea is made from many plants using not just the leaves, but also the flowers, roots, bark and seeds. Blending the flavors of different herbs results in an infinite variety of healthful taste sensations, and in fact, this exploration is one of the greatest pleasures of working with herbs. The majority of herbal teas naturally contain no caffeine at all..."*

I have just recently begun to enjoy herbal teas.  I tried a few many years ago and found them to be bitter on occasional and simply not very flavorful.  I decided to stray away from my standard black teas to try a few herbal teas again.  I found many teas from Celestial Seasonings that I enjoy.  The above Sleepytime tea is particularly tasty!

It has:  Chamomile, spearmint, West Indian lemongrass, tilia flowers, blackberry leaves, orange blossoms, hawthorn berries and rosebuds.

It is mild but full of flavor and it smells just wonderful.  You should pick up a box next time you shop and give it a try!  Make sure to steep the tea in a closed container (leaving the teabag just floating in an open cup will yield a very weak tea) and steep for five full minutes.

:)

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posted by Mrs. Klause

February 18, 2009

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*Description from celestialseasonings.com.

..as He is..

"Much of our difficulty as seeking Christians stems from our unwillingness to take God as He is and adjust our lives accordingly.  We insist upon trying to modify Him and bring Him nearer to our own image."

                                            ~~~A. W. Tozer

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I stand amazed in the presence
  Of Jesus the Nazarene,
And wonder how He could love me,
A sinner, condemned, unclean.


Chorus:
O how marvelous! O how wonderful!
And my song shall ever be:
O how marvelous! O how wonderful!
Is my Savior's love for me!


Verse 2:
For me it was in the garden
He prayed: “Not My will, but Thine.”
He had no tears for His own griefs,
But sweat drops of blood for mine.


Verse 3:
In pity angels beheld Him,
And came from the world of light
To comfort Him in the sorrows
He bore for my soul that night.


Verse 4:
He took my sins and my sorrows,
He made them His very own;
He bore the burden to Calvary,
And suffered and died alone.


Verse 5:
When with the ransomed in glory
His face I at last shall see,
’Twill be my joy through the ages
To sing of His love for me.

posted by Mrs. Klause

February 17, 2009

Music: I Stand Amazed

Back online...

Poor old computers have been ill for the last week.

However, my beloved husband got everything up and running over the weekend.

:)

Teacup Tuesdays -- A Simple Sandwich

How about a simple and yummy recipe to enjoy with any cup of hot tea?

Cucumber and Cream Cheese Sandwiches

Smear a nice coating of cream cheese on a slice of your favorite bread.  It is tasty to add a thin layer of butter on the opposite slice.  Add cucumber slices to make a sandwich and salt.  You can cut into shapes.  If you have wee ones, use a cookie cutter to cut the hearts or flowers or even dinosaurs before adding the cucumber slices.

Give them a try.  Most folks like this simple and refreshing sandwich.  Even my sweet friend that doesn't really eat many veggies found this to be quite tasty.  :)

It is Tuesday, make sure to slow down and enjoy a cup of tea today.

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posted by Mrs. Klause

February 10, 2009