What are your plans for

Mother's Day?

Whatever they are I hope they bring you

~happiness~

For some of you there's only memories of

Mother's Day

past.

You're blessed to have those memories.

Some of us are still have our Mom's

and can make another beautiful

Mother's Day

memory.

I have my mom and my children close.

For that I am grateful.

I'm linking with Beverly @

How Sweet The Sound

For

Pink Saturday

Sending you greetings for a wonderful

Mother's Day

Her children arise and call her blessed;

Psalm 31:28a

I don't know about you but I love

Wooden Spoons!

My wooden spoons are a trusty friend

and companion in the kitchen. 

We have made many, many

good meals together.

Alas, we are both beginning to show our age. 

My spoons have some nicks in them

and old stains that give them character. 

 Just good ol' wear and tear. 

A lot like me.  (giggles)

Is it unsanitary to use a spoon

with nicks in the wood? 

I've always periodically soaked

my spoons in a

mixture of water and bleach. 

In recent years,

after washing them,

I rub them with hand sanitizer.

No matter how many new utensils

I buy, I always find myself reaching

for my dear wooden spoons. 

They just make me a better cook!

This was my great grandmother's

rolling pin.  She passed away before

I was born.  I am so happy

to have this treasure.

I've been told she was a great cook. 

This was the handle she held

as she rolled her pies

a hundred years ago.

My Mom was a great cook too! 

This treasure lived in her kitchen

for many years.

Today I'm linking with Marty at
A Stroll Thru Life
For
Table Top Tuesday

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,
he is a new creation;
the old has gone,
the new has come!
11 Corinthians 5:17

Have a great Tuesday!



Apples of Gold

"A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver."

Proverbs 25:11

Have you ever taken stock of the words you speak? 

It is sad to say that most of us don't. 

Our verse talks about words that are "fitly spoken". 

Do we think about our words before we say them?

The word "tongue" is referred to over 100 times in the Bible

We wouldn't choose our clothes by

reaching around in the dark

 and just gathering something to put on

and yet that is how we dress

our mouths sometimes. 

We haplessly grab anything

to say and think it will do.

The word "words" is referred to over 500 times in the Bible.

How much better our entire lives would run

and how much better our relationships

with others around us would be

if we really were careful about

the words we chose to use every time

we opened our mouths.

The word "lips" is referred to over 100 time in the Bible.

"Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips."

Psalm 141:3

The word "mouth" is referred to over 400 times in the Bible.

It is safe to say that our mouths,

what words we say,

and how we say them is important to the Lord.

Today's post is from our

JOY

class lesson this morning.

It is from a study by

Joy Bettencourt.

Have a Blessed Lord's Day