A New Song

Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth - Isaiah 42:10

A Quiet Day

Friday already - almost the New Year. Where does the time go.

Yesterday, my youngest son (25) came over to spend the day with us. He and his wife live nearly 2 hours away from us. She was not feeling too good, she has a very bad cold, so she didn't come with him. We really missed her. She is the sweetest girl. Couldn't have picked better myself. LOL. So we had a fairly calm day, eating leftovers. My oldest son (34) and family stopped by to see their brother. It was a good day.

Today has been busy. I started a deep clean of my bedroom, and finally got it finished just before lunch. I also cleaned the fridge, throwing away leftovers that I can't use in other recipes. There is only so much you can do before the food looks decidedly like it needs to be thrown away. I am all for reusing leftovers. I do it all the time, and try to be creative - but the veg needed to be binned ! Goodbye sprouts, peas and brocolli. We have a small piece of gammon left - the turkey is all gone (thank goodness). Tonight I'll be cooking something simple - maybe soup. If I decide on soup, I'll need to get it started soon.

We are having a quiet afternoon. I need to do some work in our home office - my husband works from home. I need to finalise his Tax returns before January 1st. I think I have another couple of hours work to do there. Mother (nearly 80) is sitting quietly in the living room, reading. I think she is appreciating the quiet day. Hubby has just gone off to the hardware store to buy something (who knows what LOL).

I am going to spend some time trying to find a nice template for my blog. Where to look and how to make it work is another matter. You may never find me again !! Let's hope I can get it right.  If anyone has any advice on how to do it, please let me know.

Well... I promised in my last entry in September that I would be posting again, and here it is, December 26th. I was feeling full of hope in September, but since then we have had a huge family problem. One that needs a lot of thought and prayer, and one that I can't even bear to blog about just yet. I will...but when I can work through it (with the Lord's help of course). It has brought me to my knees, both physically and mentally.

 Two of my children and their families were here with us for the day yesterday (Christmas Day)...and with my mother, that made 11 of us for dinner. We were missing my youngest son and his wife, but they'll be over tomorrow for the day. They live nearly 2 hours away from us, and as it was their first Christmas as a married couple, they chose to spend it at home, in their own home. I am so happy that they have a home of their own. The Lord has been good to them, in this their first year of marriage.

 I had planned on starting this blog again in the New Year, but I had a bit of time tonight so I thought I'd spend it by posting here. I have been so weighed down lately, even sick to my stomach over what has been happening, that I just didn't have any interest in the Internet at all. I'm slowly coming back to myself.  I spent a good part of today tidying the house, particularly the kitchen - which had so much traffic yeaterday that I was sticking to the floor this morning. I scrubbed that kitchen to within an inch of it's life this morning, and I feel really good about that. Usually...the day after Christmas...we just relax and try to recover from the hectic pace of the last month. But today I decided that I needed to keep busy. Busy hands keep the mind from working overtime...so I excelled myself. LOL !

 I guess I need to do a new introductory post for those of you that don't know me, or never read my old blog. (That's assuming anyone is reading this...hehehe).  Maybe I'll do that in the next post.I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Holiday season (however you choose to spend it - not everyone celebrates Christmas). God Bless you all, and bring  you peace and happiness in the New Year.

New Beginnings

New title....new template....I gather you can see that I have started this blog anew !  I feel the same way about my life right now.

New entries and explanations to follow.

It's good to be back.