Good morning, dear friends! I hope your day has been blessed so far! My days are up and down. It seems that the days I lean in toward the LORD are definitely better days.
I ordered a new outdoor cushion for my balcony chair. I found a matching pillow too. I will try my best to remember to take pictures for next week! I am hopeful they will be here by Wednesday! (see weather, below)
♥♥ The Weather ♥♥
Monday - 69and mostly sunny
Tuesday - 72 and partly sunny
Wednesday - 82 and sunny
Thursday - 55 and lots of rain
Friday - 64 and mostly sunny
Saturday - 62 and mostly cloudy
Sunday - 63 and partly sunny
♥♥ As I look outside my window ♥♥
It's mostly cloudy and just hit 60 degrees. The lilac tree has lost almost all of its flowers. I always thought of lilacs as a June flower, but I guess not. Everything is bright green and beautiful.
♥♥ Right now I am ♥♥
Working. I've been working a lot of hours the past few weeks. I'm so exhausted, both mentally and physically! I have a vacation the week of Memorial Day and I can't wait! It's just a staycation, but I am fine with that.
♥♥ Thinking and pondering ♥♥
My old car broke down again after putting 1,000 into it LAST WEEK. Waiting for the shop to let me know if it's (hopefully) a loose wire or something else FREE. If not, I'm just going to become a hermit and never leave my house again. Have you SEEN the price of used cars lately? Not happening. (UPDATE: It was 50 bucks - and it was a bad wire!! God is good!)
♥♥On my bedside table♥♥
Books, journals, chapstick, laptop, Kindle, candles.
♥♥ How am I feeling ♥♥
Very exhausted, as previously mentioned. But I'm grateful and feel blessed every day.
♥♥ Listening to ♥♥
Catching up - rewatching the last few seasons of Criminal Minds since there will be a new season in June from what I hear!
♥♥ On the breakfast plate ♥♥
Please don't judge me: Chips.
♥♥ On the lunch plate ♥♥
Impossible meatballs with brown basmati rice, veggies and garlic sauce
♥♥ On the dinner plate ♥♥
Leftover pasta, I think
♥♥ What I'm wearing ♥♥
Black pants and a 1980's t-shirt lol
♥♥ On my reading pile ♥♥
I am on week 11 of The Artists' Way. I recommend this for anyone who does anything that requires creativity!
♥♥ On my TV ♥♥
Dateline
Nancy Grace
Joyce Meyer
Stephen Furtick
YouTube crafting videos
Criminal Minds
♥♥ On the menu for this week♥♥
Monday - Leftover bowtie pasta with vegetables
Tuesday - Shrimp fajitas
Wednesday - Chicken Caesar salad wraps
Thursday - BBQ pork ends (Aldi) baked potato, green beans
Friday - Spaghetti with marinara and steamed broccoli
Saturday - Red beans and rice (or some bean/rice combo!)
Sunday - Mother's Day - Chinese food with my Dad, Jeff, Jennah, Jacob, and my sisters and nephew
♥♥ Looking around the house ♥♥
Meh.
♥♥Plans for this week♥♥
Doing some suggested edits of my first book.
Writing group.
Coaching call tomorrow.
Picking up car from shop tomorrow.
Working OT.
Reading.
Daily Bible study.
Working on part 2 of the WVW Bite Size Bible Study
♥♥ What I'm creating/studying/Pinning ♥♥
Pinning things for my books and Bible studies. Also art journaling.
♥♥ You Tube/Blog Post to share ♥♥
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♥♥Praying for♥♥
There are so many people to pray for all over the world.
* Praying for those affected by war in Israel/Palestine
* Those affected by war in Ukraine/Russia
* Our police and firefighters
*Our military
*My children
*My fiance
*My father
*My cat Sammy. He's been sick and it's breaking my heart.
♥♥ Devotional, Bible Verse ♥♥
I sincerely hope the car situation resolves without too much expense or inconvenience. It would be truly unfortunate for you to face such challenges. Moreover, I want to express how much I appreciated your blog; your writing style and candidness are truly engaging. Coping with a lack of energy compared can be quite challenging, can't it? Oh and I LOVE chips too, haha
How's the cat doing now?
Aritha from: https://arithaschrijfblog.blogspot.com/