Currently opening the covers  on these………………..

And currently on my needles………………

I was in the library and spied a copy of The Magnolia Story. I’ve seen the book pop up online a lot and I’d had a friend tell me she listened to the audiobook and really enjoyed it. I’ve watched part of a couple of episodes of Fixer Upper and that’s it. {We don’t have/watch general tv at home. We do have a dvd player and watch movies. :)} I became acquainted, for the first, with the names Chip & Joanna Gaines sometime about a year ago.

But when I saw the book, I snagged it from the library shelf and checked it out. I’m so glad I did! I started reading it over the weekend and just kept reading. It is really good.

Chasing Slow and The Magnolia Story have been two of my favorite books so far this year. I don’t know. I just have enjoyed their stories. Stepping into story. Somehow both of these books were this for me.

And apparently, I need the wisdom and practical application of James in my life. I keep landing back in the book of James. I mentioned last week that I started working through Word Writers James.

This is my third time through the book of James and my third time to write it all out.

Part of me loves the practical, real application of James. But on some days part of me wants to say “James! I’m not sure you get it. Your words are awesome. They sound good. I want other people to live this way toward me.”

“But hey, James! Did you know that a lot of your words are easier to TALK than to WALK? To SAY than to live out day-to-day? To TELL {someone else} than to live out REAL {in my life}.”

Here’s a look inside the Word Writers study. And look! It has a book marker ribbon! I love ribbon book marks.

I’m also loving the inspiration of these. Prayers to pray over your husband.

I wrapped my Praying For My Husband leather bracelet wrap around a jar in my kitchen last week. It’s by my kitchen sink to remind me to whisper up prayers for him.

I listened to a great podcast yesterday, about husbands and respect by Chrystal Hurst and Dr. Eric Mason while I painted. {Paint story below.} Find it here!

You can purchase one here!

Last week was full of its hassles and well-let’s-just-laugh-then-I-suppose, moments!

I was returning home on Thursday morning. I was on schedule. I had a half hour and then we planned to be out the door again. I pulled up to the back door, climbed from my Suburban carrying my phone and a couple of other things.

Hurrying a bit. {ahem.}

Mind going this way and that and going over some last-minute plans for my son, a phone call I needed to make and a text I should reply to.

And that Hurrying a bit thing.

As I stepped from the gravel to the sidewalk, I failed to pay attention to the edge of the sidewalk. There was a small step up right there and I caught the shoe of my toe.

Toe caught.

Balance lost.

Arms flail.

Phone sails.

Wall too far. Can’t grab car.

Down I go. Motion slow. Oh no! Silly toe!

Sore knee. Poor me.

Thankful still. It will heal.

Wasn’t bad. So glad!

Lesson learned? Who Knows?

Pay attention! Slower go!

Something about my nerve on my left side affects my foot. There are times my foot drops and I don’t think I realize it. I don’t feel it, I think is part of the deal. It makes me catch it and trip. Thankfully, most of the time I catch myself. This time I didn’t.

Falling always makes me feel shaken. And silly, I guess. It’s such a surprise. Not planned for. Such an out-of-control feeling.

On to the next episode ~

Friday morning, my man headed to the basement. Pretty soon I heard him coming back up and I could tell something was wrong.

Unfortunately, I was right. Something was wrong.

We had a flooded basement.

Short story………..our water softener malfunctioned and was leaking out water. The pump pumped until it overheated and flipped the breaker. Water continued to flow and it needed somewhere to go, so it seeped and seeped until we had about two inches of water on most of our basement floor.

On the bright side…….

•Super glad it didn’t happen Thursday morning because we had a scheduled day
•Super glad it didn’t happen last year when my man was in Haiti
•the basement was badly in need of a good mopping anyway
•VeRy grateful for our wood furnace cranking out the heat and drying, drying, drying things out!
•Super glad we don’t have carpet downstairs
•And always grateful for indoor plumbing!
…………………………….still wouldn’t choose quite that wake up call!

THEN ~

 All the havoc and hastle and mess went to my head and I decided to purchase paint and paint the basement bathroom!!!! As one does in the midst of general mayhem! I’ve been wanting to paint it for a very long time and sometimes there’s no time like the present. Or as @jonacuff says, “Start”. Because we all know nothing ever gets carried out if we never start!

And I’m excited to say I did start! I got the paint. Rolled out the paint rollers. I have the second coat on a couple of walls and hope to finish up the other walls today.

ALSO ~ through it all………..

I found out that three of my friends have recently had water problems in their basements. Another friend also fell down last week, but she had a much worse fall than I did. Thankfully, she’s ok despite cuts, bruises and a concussion.

Perhaps I’m getting a good chance to practice steadfastness. Hmmm. As my first SSMT verse says, Therefore my beloved brothers be steadfast, immoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.  1 Corinthians 15:58

Here’s my first verse for March ~

Lamentations 3:22

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end.

We watched two great movies recently.

Sully.

I don’t remember where I saw the preview for this movie, but I knew it was on my watch-it list. Tom Hanks is one of the all-time greats in acting and I really enjoy true-story movies.

Temple Grandin.

This movie was recommended to me back in December by a couple of the ladies who go to Bible study with my Mother.

It’s a true story movie, too. The acting is superb! As always, I am overwhelmed at the impact made by people who we consider different from normal. Whatever that is. What is normal? Are any of us? 😉

Seems we’ve had several friends and some acquaintances with health things and sicknesses and the prayer journal I jot these in has been opening an awful lot lately. God is faithful. God is healer. Yet, it still hurts to see and hear of suffering.

Have a good Wednesday and a good rest of the week.

A few words of wisdom from me……………………

1. WATCH YOUR STEP

2. CHECK YOUR WATER SOFTENER

3. FIND A GREAT BOOK TO READ

4. OR PERHAPS, PAINT SOMETHING!!!

🙂

Linking up with Ginny and Frontier Dreams ~

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