The Joy of the Lord

Once upon a time I purchased a necklace during a Women's Conference morning with Renee Crosse.  It was on a black nylon adjustable cord and had a clay "stone" that said "JOY".  Renee told us she wore hers as a physical reminder that the joy of the Lord is her strength. I loved this idea and happily purchased one to wear often.  Then, one day I gave it to a dear friend who was passing through a difficult time and needed a tangible reminder that the joy of the Lord could indeed be HER strength.  I have never regretted loosening the necklace and draping it over her head. 

"What does that have to do with anything?" you ask.  Nothing and everything.  I loved wearing my JOY necklace as a reminder that I, too, can claim the joy of the Lord is MY strength.  Mine. Susan Terry's.  It can be yours too. Jesus patiently waits at your heart's door.  But, he's a gentleman who will only enter if sincerely invited inside.  If you have questions and want to know more about Jesus, please feel free to ask.  I would love to tell you about my friend and saviour.

Today the kids were out of school for Columbus Day.  They marked this auspicious holiday by sleeping in, eating junk food and playing video games.  I marked it by sleeping in until 0730, going to Bible study, shopping, cooking, cleaning and doing laundry.  YES!!!  Hubby fixed my dryer tonight!  I am a lucky woman to have such a handy man for a hubby.  Yes indeed!  I am excited and happy to be able to do laundry at home.  :) 

This is what I wore to Bible study.  The ladies all love my shoes...and agree when wearing them I have "Barbie feet".  LOL

I call this my 1950's housewife meets 2011 SAHM look.

Patrick took this photo after lunch today in front of our house. 

Don't you love the flowers?

I have another highlight for today.  I purchased a Shark steam cleaner!!  It works like a dream.  The best part was Patrick getting excited about it and taking over the cleaning.  The floors are clean and I only did 2 minutes of work.  Seriously loving that!!  He may have a new chore.  :)

Dinner tonight was super easy.  I was not in the mood to make anything "big" so we had western bacon cheeseburgers (thanks to Top Secret Recipes) and french fries.  Yummy!! 

Sad news from my kitchen.  My trusty friend is slowly dying.  For a few weeks he has been making louder than normal noises while faithfully brewing the elixer of life (aka, coffee).  Then, a few days ago, the electronics started resetting causing me to daily reset the clock and program the morning brew start time.  Thus, the search for a replacement begins.  I want a Bunn.  The question is which model and where can I get the best price? 

Today's coffee was the usual Sam's Choice Fair Trade Medium Roast.  What can I say, it's good coffee.  Especially when enhanced by splenda and Peppermint Mocha creamer.  :)