Happy Homemaker Monday March 23,2020

Wow I have been gone way to long again. I am so very sorry about that! You guys know about my health issues. Well they showed out again and I have a couple nights stay in the hospital and I just have had a hard time getting back into the swing of things.

However I am so excited to be feeling more like myself. 

This morning I am joining up with Sandra at a Diary of a Stay at Home Mom

for Happy Homemaker Monday if you would like to join in on the fun following the link below!
Happy Homemaker Monday

The weather.....
Monday 55
Tuesday 68
Wednesday 77
Thursday 74
Friday 83
Saturday 85
A true spring weather week

Right now I am....
Right now I am listening to the news and my daughter's laughter. Working on this post Planning in my head the day ahead.


Thinking....
I need to make sure that even we are having social distancing. I really need to make my youngest daughters birthday special Tuesday. last year I was in the hospital on her Birthday and this year we are war with a virus. I really hope that we can get the virus under control very soon!


On my reading pile....
I am currently reading Balancing it all by: Candace Cameron Bure. It has been amazing! I really wasn't sure how I would like it. However I have enjoyed so very much! It's worth the read!

On my TV.....
There has been a lot of news
I love 90 days fiance
I have watched a lot of Discovery channel 
I love untold stories of the ER 

So when the TV is on that is what I am watching.

Favorite blog post last week (mine or other)....
https://www.shelliealmondministries.com/2020/03/when-life-is-turned-upside-down.html

Something fun to share....
I have been thinking back how much fun I had when I homeschooled my kids... If you are homeschooling check out my prairie school post. For some fun things to with your kids to pass the time!

Blog hopping (newly discovered blog)....
themom2mom.com
you will love following along with Jennifer! She is a new blogger but I can promise you won't be sorry you checked her out!

On the menu for this week....
Monday Spaghetti and garlic bread
Tuesday Special Chicken, green beans, and herb mashed potatoes 
Wednesday kraut and weenies, pintos, and cornbread
Thursday chicken sandwiches and tater tots
Friday chicken breast, green beans, roasted potatoes

On my to do list....
clean the house
get spring and summer clothes out
get ready for Christians birthday
prepare for Wednesday nights children's live stream children's church!
Write 2 more chapters in the book I have been working on 
spend time outside

In the craft basket....
I have about 11 American Girl outfits cut out and I have another craft project in mind lol but I need my hubby's help so it will be a while lol.
I hope to possibly paint a bistro set I got at a steal!

Looking forward to this week....
Celebrating my youngest daughters 20th Birthday! Spending some time sewing! Getting to facetime my grandbaby!!! Spending time with my family! Each day is a gift to be thankful for!


Looking around the house....
Hmm... It's not horrible it's actually really picked up. It needs to be dusted and mopped so it has to each taken care of....


From the camera....

This was outside my hospital room door right before the virus became a worldwide pandemic. Just 3 days later!

I don't believe that was there by accident!

On my prayer list....
The world, there will be a stop to this virus .
For the health care teams who are caring for the sick.
My daughter Amber is a respiratory therapist at a children's hospital. I pray God keeps her healthy!
I pray that God will remind us why it's important to social distance!
I pray for a friend of mine who is a very high risk pregnancy! She need to be able to not to go into labor again until she is admitted into CMC main. she needs to make it to 23 weeks.
Pray for our nation our president and it's leaders.
My health I have spent several days in the hospital this month with my lungs!  I have had a hard time bouncing back energy wise. Needless to say I am high risk and I have not left my house lol.
For all of you that reads this post I hope you know I am praying for you and your family to stay well! 


Bible verse, Devotional....
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28. ... It says: “In everything give thanks.” Both “bad” and good.
 I have to believe God's got this and we are gonna be okay! Stronger than ever!

I can not thank you enough for stopping by! I love the gift God has placed before me! Thank you for allowing me to just to share with you what my week ahead looks like! I hope you will stop by again soon! ~love and prayers Shellie

Happy Homemaker Monday January 13,2020

I feel like the past few days have been quite the roller coaster ride. My hubby, my Mom, and myself headed out late Friday night and returned to our home state for my Mom to visit with her very sick sister It is very evident that Her heavenly Daddy will soon be calling her home! To say the past few days have been anything short of an emotional roller coaster. Would be a lie... This trip has opened raw hard memories, it's allowed me to be inspired to right a children's book about the area that has been a place for hope, it's allowed me to spend time with a lady who is very much the true definition through and through who will inspire me long after she is gone, I have spent time with childhood playmates. Also known as cousins! It's been a hard but rewarding trip. The hard part will come when we leave. We traveled in at dark but will head out in daylight. I will pass so many places that are a source of tragedy and pain for. Places that forever scared me, making me wonder if we should make the choice to travel home at dark yet again.So I can not see the places that caused so much hurt!
Goodness that is certainly enough of my rambling lol! Thanks for sticking with me! Today I am linking up with Sandra at A Diary Of A Stay At Home Moms, Happy Homemaker Monday! If You would like to join in on the fun follow the link below!

Happy Homemaker Monday

~ The Weather ~

The Weather will be 60 degree's here today. Trust me when I say this is so very in common for West Virginia . Normally I would be worried about snow for a visit this time of the year! Not 60's this time that is for sure! 

~How Am I Feeling This Morning ~

Very very tired! It has been a long weekend after a several hours trip to get to my Aunts house. The late nights, helping out, and catching up with family and surly took a toll on this lupus chicks hiney! I won't be complaining of some rest days in the future that is what's for  sure!

~What's On My Mind~

There was a quote recited at a dear friends funeral years ago. Don't wait to give your flowers when I am dead give them to me while I am living! She wanted her loved ones to stop quarreling and come together as a family and be there for one another. I have witnessed this weekend family mend relationships and others spend quality time with those we haven't seen in years! Sadly it's took a very sick special ladies to bring these events to pass! What happened when families truly were families ? Families who still it together for Sunday dinner and set around the table with out their phones ! Really talked and spent time with each other! I plan to be more intentional with my family from this point on! I don't want them to feel this way if I were to be on my death bed someday!

~ On The Breakfast Plate ~
I have a nice warm cup of English breakfast tea with some fluffy biscuits, apple butter, and sausage!

~ My Reading Pile ~
I am still enjoying It's Okay not be okay. I hope to read Kathrine Wolf's book next Suffer Strong.

~ On My Tv ~
Outlander I am in love with this series
last season of criminal minds
I am excited the Good Dr will be coming back on too! 
Virgin River 


~On My Menu~
Today - Lasagna  and Garlic Bread
The rest of the week is up in the air.
Traveling has made preparing ahead of time little hard this week.

~ From The Camera ~

My Amazing husband surprised me with my favorite snack and a rose that lights up like the Beauty and the Beast rose.

My sweet hubby's first book signing! I am so proud of him!

There is nothing like family!

~ Looking Around The House ~

I am not home this morning! I am sure my youngest has taken good care of things while I was away! 

When I get home though I need to take all the Christmas decorations down! I had intended to have already have them taken down. But my hubby and daughter would not let me ! They weren't ready to see them go down yet!

So I promised myself later this week I was gonna get my house back together once and for all !

~ Chore I am not looking forward to this week ~

My Christmas tree has gold glitter on the branches. I dread cleaning the floors up trying to get all the glitter up off the hardwood floors.

~ To Relax This Week I will ~
I am going to hang out out on my couch with some cocoa and watch some Outlander!

~ On My Prayer List ~
My Aunt Lucy! She is really not doing well and I am glad we came to see her! Please remember her and her family for her days are few.
Remember my sweet grandbaby Lyric! That my daughter and her hubby can soon begin the legal procedures to adopt.
Our country ! Pray for our president as he tries to lead us and takes the steps to keep our country safe.
Pray for our safe travels home.


 ~ Devotional / Bible Verse ~ 

Thank you for taking time to stop by and spending  a moment of your day with me! I hope your week ahead is filled with many many blessings! I hope you stop by again soon! 
Blessings and Love ~ Shellie 

Happy Homemaker Monday December 31,2019

Wow guys where in the world has the year gone! I feel like I closed my eyes and woke up and it was gone!

2019 has had some very high and some very scary low moments too!

I read a quote one day last week somewhere that said in 2020 I am not making resolutions in 2020! Instead I am gonna take each day as it comes and make it happen!

That is truly how I want to take on 2020.

I want to make each day count to best I can with out any regrets or guilt.

Today I am linking up with lovely Sandra at the Diary Of A Stay At Home Mom for Happy Homemaker Monday.

If you would like to join in one the fun just follow the link below:

Dairy Of A Stay At Home Mom

The weather: has been insane! It feels more like spring instead of  winter! It felt like 70 around seven this morning! The rest of this week is going to follow that same trend till Sunday. Even then it's only going to in the 50's it's normally way cooler this time of the year! I worry if it doesn't soon get cold our fruit trees will prematurely bloom ruin the fruit crops again this year!

I sure hope not.

Right Now : I am setting her chatting with my daughter as I work on this blog post. I love our morning time talks! I am so blessed I get to be her Mom!

Thinking: I have so much running through my mind! We have a trip next week to West Virginia. This is not a pleasure trip. I am taking my Mom to see her sick sister! I need to pack light but I have a hard time traveling light lol! SO see shall see. I also am getting ready to redo the wall behind my couch so I am thinking about how I would like to do it as well! I am excited! We got My oldest daughter wedding pictures back! Oh my is all I can say!

On My Reading Pile:

I have decided I will read at least one new book a month! It's much needed therapy for my soul! I just ordered a  book by Shelia Walsh.  I am so excited!

On My TV:

I began the be season of The Call Of The midwives! I look forward to starting Outlander and catching up on a few odds and end series I will go back and forth with like Cold Case.

Something fun to share:

For Christmas My sweet hubby got me a fit bit Vera lite. I really wanted so I could keep up with my crazy heart rate! However it has motivated me to try to be up moving more! I don't push if feel really bad. But is it's a so so day I get up and move around! I am super excited for it! I am so excited.

On The Menu You This Week:

Monday: Man which and Tater Tots

Tuesday: Chicken Rice bowls

Wednesday: Pizza

Thursday: Chicken breast broccoli baked potato's

Friday: Blacked fish, herbed rice, great beans

On My To Do List:

I need to go to Walmart and pick up pictures

Run by the thrift store to see about frames

Go pick out a 2020 planner

Take down Christmas decor

Redo wall behind the couch

What am I Sewing or Creating?

I hope to be in working on seeing a Moses basket.

Other than that not much at the moment.The only thing I have done lately is sew Elsie this dress right before Christmas!

Homemaking Tips:

As I take down Christmas I plan to organize each box and label it's contents. Also pack it up by room! I am kinda ready for thing to be back to normal. My tree has been up since Halloween.

Looking Around The House:

Its actually not bad at all! I don't plan to take the tree down till Thursday. I will not do much to the house till then! I am actually considering leaving my snow men out till the last part of February. If I do that it will make the Christmas pack up go quicker.

From The Camera:

One of my daughters wedding pictures! This is one of my favorites of my two girls together on their special day together!

On My Prayer List:

My heart is very heavy for so much! One that is on the top of my list is my sweet Lyric. He has been living with my daughter for the past few months! He was taken from his parents for neglect. Dss informed her their last supervised visitation he we would be returning home soon! This may be good news if we truly knew they had change. However they have told bad shown signs they know their way around the drug test. The living situation is not better and not stable. Please help us pray something happens that alters that return and he gets to stay where he is! He is so loved! I never knew that the role of a grandma could be so wonderful! He has totally stolen my heart and thrives with our family!

Please pray for the family Sandra mentioned in her prayer request who lost their 3 month old baby!
Please pray for my sweet doggy London! London is 10 and is showing her age a little lately. Saturday night she was sleeping with me in my head and I have adjustable bed that I sleep in. It stays at the highest height. London was asleep as was I. When she rolled the wrong way and fell of my bed on to the hardwood floors. She is very very sore, and has sprained her left leg. like I said she is showing her age quite a bit. My daughter is very attached. Please help us pray that  she recovers quickly!

My husband's book will launch globally this month! Pray it sells well more than that pray that the content changes lives!

Last but not least! Please continue to remember me as I battle lupus! It seems each appointment comes with a new issue this disease has caused.

Pray can fight strong!

Bible Verse or Devotional:

Thank you so much for coming by and spending apart of your day with me! I wish you a Happy New Year! Many Blessings ~Shellie 

Happy Homemaker October 14, 2019

I love waking up to the sound of the crickets on fall mornings. You can fill the crispness in the air and all the smells of fall!  It's still dark outside my window this morning. The stillness still engulfs my home! I am thankful for time already spent with my heavenly Daddy this morning....

We finally received some much needed rain for our area! We have been so dry ... I pray it rains softly all week! I need a down week to get a lupus flare under control. Nothing says rest like gloomy rainy days.

We are weeks to till my daughters wedding ceremony! I am so excited to celebrate her and my new son! They are amazing together.

So far October has been kind! I spoke at a ladies conference at the beginning of the month and shared my story! God I amazing when you look back over every aspect of this journey! I hope the end is as wonderful as the beginning!  After all I am just weeks till I put up my Christmas tree eek! I am so excited!

Well I have rambled plenty enough. Thank you for hanging in there for me to! Today I am Joining up with Sandra for Happy Homemaker Monday. If you would like to join in on the fun and meet some amazing blogger's! Follow the link below:
Happy Homemaker Monday

Weather....

The weather in the Carolina's are finally beginning to feel like fall outside! It is currently 61 degrees outside and our high today is 79 and cloudy! I will take it over 100 degrees any day!

Tuesday- 77 low 57

Wednesday- 76 low 42 Rain :)

Thursday- 66 low 41

Friday- 68 location low 41

Saturday- 72 low 48

Sunday- 76 low 52 

I wish it would be in the high sixties all week. I won't complain though! I look forward to the cooler air.

Right Now...

I am in the bed working on this post. Everyone is still resting peacefully. Just because I am awake doesn't mean they should miss out on this wonderful thing called sleep! Also thinking coffee and breakfast would be wonderful right now!

Thinking....

I have been awake since around 4 this morning. Thinking about how very blessed I am. I was in the emergency room again next Saturday night. My friend Lupus had caused inflamation on my heart again. I am so thankful I didn't need a hospital stay. instead I was able to return home!

It has made me think even harder about how I want to be intentional in all I do! Also do more things I love! We have so much going on! My husband was picked up your a publishing agency for his book and it should be released for sale mid December! I just can't believe how good God is !

On my reading pile...

 I have decided to reread One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voscamp again. I love a book that keeps me in perspective!

On my t.v.....

New Amsterdam

The Good Dr

God Friended Me 

New season of Deadly Women

Expedition Unknown

Victoria ( I am in love)

On the menu this week....

Monday- left over chicken casserole and veggies

Tuesday- Salmon patties and fries

Wednesday- chicken and rice soup

Thursday- Salmon Steaks, herb rice, and zucchini 

Friday- Grocery store

On my to do list.....

make next 30 days of lesson plans for a family I helping with home school over the computer this year.

cut sewing patterns

tidy house

rest

What am I sewing or crafting...

I have been busy taking in dresses and hemming them for the wedding. Now that is done I bought some new sewing pattern. I have been asked about several doll clothes orders for Christmas. I would like to get a head start

Homemaking tips...

Clean messes up as you go it will be easier to keep your home tidier that way.

Looking around the house...

When I went to bed last night it looked good overall. I need to Swiffer the floors and empty the dishwasher and we will be good to go!

What do I plan to wear today....

comfy jeans and a t-shirt 

From my camera...

I have a few I would like to share because it's been awhile since I stopped by!

I got another super hero mask! I love how stylish they can be

The  A Life of Faith Girls had a wonderful time at the re-enactment. All that sewing was worth it for those who needed help with skirts, bonnets, and aprons!  

          The Cherished Women's Conference was                                           amazing

 We made homemade bread last week and oh              my! The work is always worth it's taste.

We also made some homemade apple butter.

I love making memories! I want to fill years with memories my kids will always remember!

Devotional and what's on my prayer list ...

Please pray for my sweet Mom! Her little dog bit her on the hand! It has gotten really infected. Please pray for my oldest! Her husband and herself are fostering the sweetest baby right now! Of course I can not share any of his story, but I can tell you it was bad, They would love to adopt him when it is all said and done!  Please pray he can be. Please pray for me as well. I have had some blood work come back wonky. I am severely anemic and they he thinks ,I might be losing blood. I get all the results of my lung test when I go back to the lung specialist the end  if the month! 

Thank you for dropping by  spending apart of your day with me this morning. 

                    Prayerfully Yours ~Shellie
 

Happy Homemaker Monday Sept.16,2019

There is something truly beautiful about the sound of a quiet creaking house.

I woke up much earlier this morning than normal. I laid in the bed and just listened for awhile. Finally my feet began to hit the cool floor and begin my morning routine.My house is still silent filled with the smells a smells of coffee.

I am so thankful for these moments for me they are few and far and in between so I cherish them. I have to be honest I used to take so many things for granted. Now I find myself not wanting to miss a thing! I want to enjoy quiet and noise. The company of my family and the joy of being alone for awhile!

God woke me up this morning! I feel okay for me and I am so very thankful I do!

Today  I am Joining up with Sandra for Happy Homemaker Monday! Want to join in on the fun follow the link: Happy Homemaker Monday

Weather:

I am so ready for fall. The 90 degree heat has been awful! So I have to say how excited I am to 70's and 80's!

Monday- 91 sunny

Tuesday- 89 partly cloudy

Wednesday- 79 cloudy

Thursday- 77 sunny

Friday- 80 sunny

Saturday- 85 sunny

Sunday- 89 sunny

On my reading pile-

Besides my devotionals nothing at the moment! 

On my t.v-

Honestly nothing impressive at the moment! I am excited for the fall line up to start though. I have missed the Good Dr and Amsterdam. I am in desperate search for new period shows!

On the menu this week-

Monday- Salt pepper pork chops, mashed red potatoes, and green beans.

Tuesday- Dinner with my oldest daughter

Wednesday- Baked blackened salmon, black beans, and broccoli.

The rest of the week is unsure! I will have a house full of girls! They are coming to help with a A Life of Faith Girls event.

On my to do list-

Go through the the kitchen cabinets

Scald butter churn and molds for the event

Tidy the house

I have several lung test this week

Enjoy life 

What am I sewing or creating-

I will be working on prairie style skirts we are participating in a historical festival Saturday! I am so excited.

Looking around the house-

The kitchen is a mess! For my birthday I asked for the kitchen cabinets time to be painted and it's become a process.

The rest of the house just needs to be dusted and picked up a little. It's not going to matter much I am about to have fabric everywhere lol.

From the camera: 

Its been a tradition since we our homeschool days to put fall decoration out on labor day! 

I didn't go as big this year! Just the kitchen and the living room! I want to enjoy them not be in my bed for weeks for over doing it!

I just have to share my new cool super hero mask! At least my kids at church call it that! This is suppose to prevent me from catching everyone's germs this fall and winter! NC has already had flu cases!

On prayer list:

My health I got some not so great blood work back this time. Also there is concern for my lungs again so I will be going through some test to see what's going on. My hubby launched his first ever book yesterday! Please pray God uses it to touch many lives. Our nation it's a mess! For my chosen family who is in a time of transition and will soon be taking a new church!

Devotional for the day-to-day

Thank you for stopping by today! I have been absent due to health issues! I am trying hard to make time for more writing! I do love it so! Please bear with me I will get by to see everyone I may be just a little slow! Praying you have an amazing week!

                        ~Prayerfully Yours~

                                   Shellie