This weekend I pulled off of my book shelf a book that I bought in the 90’s. It was Emilie Barnes’ book on ordering your life. I have read it several times, but as I reread the first couple of chapters I was encouraged and challenged in some of the very ordinary things of life as a woman.
It’s easy to get slack and let things slide both at home and in my heart. I love reading inspirational books that are full of good ideas to make me a better woman, wife and mother. I need challenges that spur me on to make things richer in my walk with the Lord. I am thankful for encouraging thoughts to make my marriage sweeter. And I love good ideas to make my home a more inviting place to be.
So far here are a few thoughts that have been a blessing in those areas:
· Reading the salvation testimonies of others is a so encouraging. I plan on reading a new biography of a Christian in this next month.
· Creating a special dinner and a special place for dinner is one idea for my marriage that the Lord gave me just by seeing a picture of a backyard that had a little table out in their backyard. Here’s what I created for my husband as a result. He LOVED it!
· I saw a cozy kitchen in a magazine and thought, “I need to make my seating area more inviting; a place that encourages people to want to sit down and stay for a visit. Using the picture as a guide I gathered some things from other rooms in my home to make my bench the focal point of the kitchen. Here is the result:
· I borrowed a Cooking Lite cookbook from the library and have made four or five new recipes from it. Check this one out.
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