From My Home to Yours: 6/19/26

 From My Home to Yours

6/19/26

~ A Time to Be Still ~

This past week was a busy one and one that stretched me emotionally as well.

~ our sweet potatoes are doing well ~

The church we attend had VBS four nights of the week, and it was so good and encouraging and uplifting.

~ first tomatoes of the season ~

I'm so glad that we had that sweet time of learning and fellowship because in and around VBS, we got a shock that left us reeling.

~ we're harvesting cucumbers about twice a week ~

Sometimes, when life finds you in a busy season and then hands you a shock or two to deal with as well, it's hard to take it all in.  It's during those times that I have a yearning to be still and get my feet back under me so to speak.  So, this morning, after the dust had settled from the week, I determined to do just that.  

I read the entry for today in the chronological Bible I am reading through this year ...

I poured my heart out to God again in my prayer journal ...

I made our bed ...

prepared breakfast and ate it ...

went for my daily walk ...

and then started working in my home  ...

I cleaned out both refrigerators ...

started a new batch of kefir ...

swept the floors ...

started the ice maker ...

emptied the dishwasher and reloaded it ...

and did just general house cleaning jobs.

Most of it was done in a completely quiet house which gave me opportunity to be quiet and let my mind process the weeks events.  I needed that.  Do you ever need to just be 'still and quiet' in your mind?  I do and while my hands and feet were busy, my mind was quietly processing the week's events.  (The week's events of which I have referred to in this post have nothing to do with my family, we are all fine.)  

I find solace in my home and garden and when life hands me something difficult to deal with, my home and garden are where I want to be.  Do you have a place of solace where you can 'be still and quiet' your mind?  

Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!

Psalm 46:10

I did a garden walk through this morning and captured the pictures you see in this post.  We've had some good rain this week and everything is flourishing.  I have much to do in the garden and hope to be able to spend much of next week getting caught up ... but we shall see!

I continued reading book 7 in the Bregdan Chronicles, Glimmers of Change, by Ginny Dye. I ran out of time for listening to The Prince:  The Biblical Story of Jonathan by Francine Rivers before it had to be returned.  I tried, but with everything going on this week, I just couldn't finish it.  I was over sixty percent done, but alas it had to go back.  I went back on the 'waiting' list and will get to finish it when my turn comes around again.  The next day, when it was time for my daily walk, I started listening to Almost a Bride by Jody Hedlund.  I had been waiting for this 4th book in the Bride Ship series to become available and was glad when I saw the notification that it was available.  It took a bit of the sting out of not being able to finish The Prince! (All the audio books I listen to come from Libby the library app.)

That's it for this week, I hope you've found something in my ramblings that will help and or encourage you in the upcoming week.

Until the next time ...  

mrs. patsi @ A Working Pantry  

~ quietly holding the home front ~

She looketh well to the ways of her household … Proverbs 31:27 

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