I love shopping at IKEA as I am sure a majority of you do...except my husband! He only the likes the $.50 hot dogs!!! Of course it is about 1 mile from my house which is probably too convenient!
I feel so pampered sleeping on IKEA sheets -- so soft and silky. I also have a duvet cover complete with their comforter for the duvet. So nice! Cozy and warm for those cold nights. However, I have been frustrated because the comforter slips and slides down to the bottom of the duvet cover and bunches up.
I began to cogitate on how to fix it. We shall see if my solution really works! If you want to try it, this is all I did.
For queen size bed, I bought 3 yards of velcro (there was some left over).
I stitched one side to the duvet cover ( just below the button facing on the inside).
The other side of the velcro I stitched to the top of the comforter.
I then put the comforter inside the duvet cover, trying my best to get it flat and even.
Press the velcro sides together, duvet cover and comforter.
Viola! Now we shall see if that comforter stays in place or decides to drive me crazy even in my sleep!
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Friday, July 20, 2012
Silence
Silence
Psalm 46:10
Silence can be empty - when is the last time we filled the silence with the nurture of His Word? Thoughtfully read the Word in the meditative silene.
Silence can be receptive - have we rendered ourselves absolutely quiet so His voice is heard above all the other clamorings of the world? Listen with willing ears and an obedient heart.
Silence can be worship - is it not amazing to stop and soak up the warmth of His love in all we see, hear and feel, giving Him secret praise for everything? Absorb the merciful benefits He has bestowed.
Silence can be communication - how often do we talk when we should listen? Lovingly and wisely contemplate the spoken words without engaging the tongue.
Silence can be lonely - do we have regrets of lost opportunities to nurture relationships? Embrace life with vivacious abandon and seize each moment God opens the door to nurture friendships.
Silence can be comforting - do you feel God's breath on your tear stained cheek as He wraps His arms around you in this time of sorrow and pain? Curl up in His soft, loving arms as His silent love ministers to you.
Silence - an opportunity to hear His sweet whisperings from His heart to ours in the midst of the bedlam, stress, and anxiety that we encounter each day.
Are we brave enough to ask the Lord to provide more silence in our lives so that He may be magnified through our maturity in Him?
Psalm 46:10
Silence can be empty - when is the last time we filled the silence with the nurture of His Word? Thoughtfully read the Word in the meditative silene.
Silence can be receptive - have we rendered ourselves absolutely quiet so His voice is heard above all the other clamorings of the world? Listen with willing ears and an obedient heart.
Silence can be worship - is it not amazing to stop and soak up the warmth of His love in all we see, hear and feel, giving Him secret praise for everything? Absorb the merciful benefits He has bestowed.
Silence can be communication - how often do we talk when we should listen? Lovingly and wisely contemplate the spoken words without engaging the tongue.
Silence can be lonely - do we have regrets of lost opportunities to nurture relationships? Embrace life with vivacious abandon and seize each moment God opens the door to nurture friendships.
Silence can be comforting - do you feel God's breath on your tear stained cheek as He wraps His arms around you in this time of sorrow and pain? Curl up in His soft, loving arms as His silent love ministers to you.
Silence - an opportunity to hear His sweet whisperings from His heart to ours in the midst of the bedlam, stress, and anxiety that we encounter each day.
Are we brave enough to ask the Lord to provide more silence in our lives so that He may be magnified through our maturity in Him?
Miracle in the Air Part II
"For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy way."
Psalms 91:11
Prayers of God's people, promises of God and protection by God...all used to glorify His name as the defining moment approaches. Only one mission station had installed an Automatic Direction Finder, a navigation instrument. Dale had installed the receiver for the ADF in his cockpit as an emergency option. He radioed the mission station requesting them to activate the beacon. Static on the radio made it difficult to hear but he thought they responded. He proceeded to turn on his receiver. Immediately, it responded! Testing it briefly by changing directions, Dale had confidence it would lead him to the mission station and the airstrip. Pilots must trust their instruments and that trust was rewarded. The ADF directed Dale exactly to the mission station and then to the airstrip! Unloading his one passenger, cargo and mail, everyone asked why he was late! Too numb to reply, Dale hopped in a vehicle for the ride to the station He thanked the missionary for turning on the beacon. His response -- they had not turned it on!!!! When Dale had informed them of his ETA, they immediately departed for the 20 minute ride to the airstrip. The beacon was locked up and NO ONE but a missionary had a key to unlock the building and activate it. They were all at the airstrip!!! Who turned on that beacon????? Only...God!!!!! Thank you, Lord!!!
Psalms 91:11
Prayers of God's people, promises of God and protection by God...all used to glorify His name as the defining moment approaches. Only one mission station had installed an Automatic Direction Finder, a navigation instrument. Dale had installed the receiver for the ADF in his cockpit as an emergency option. He radioed the mission station requesting them to activate the beacon. Static on the radio made it difficult to hear but he thought they responded. He proceeded to turn on his receiver. Immediately, it responded! Testing it briefly by changing directions, Dale had confidence it would lead him to the mission station and the airstrip. Pilots must trust their instruments and that trust was rewarded. The ADF directed Dale exactly to the mission station and then to the airstrip! Unloading his one passenger, cargo and mail, everyone asked why he was late! Too numb to reply, Dale hopped in a vehicle for the ride to the station He thanked the missionary for turning on the beacon. His response -- they had not turned it on!!!! When Dale had informed them of his ETA, they immediately departed for the 20 minute ride to the airstrip. The beacon was locked up and NO ONE but a missionary had a key to unlock the building and activate it. They were all at the airstrip!!! Who turned on that beacon????? Only...God!!!!! Thank you, Lord!!!
Miracle in the Air Part I
"He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust..."
Psalms 91:4
Flying the remote African skies can be likened to driving a winding mountain road in the dark with no car or street lights, cell phone, or maps!
Loading cargo and passengers, Dale began his early morning flight later than desired. The constant threat of thunder storms was always an unconscious concern of every small aircraft pilot Two stops to off load cargo and passengers and that concern came to the fore front. Clouds were building up as the wind blew strongly. Dale was aware of the wind shear but not its strength. Twenty minutes out from the final landing of the day, he radioed the mission station to meet him at the airstrip. Twenty minutes passed. Dale did not see the airstrip and began to realize that things did not look familiar. Only one thing to do --- fly ten minute grids to see if he would recognize where he was and be ale to find the
airstrip. That did not give him any idea where he was. He wasn't even sure if he was still in the right country as he had been flying near the border of Congo. Time was critical as the sun would set abruptly, fuel would be gone, resulting in a blind landing -- in a tree, river or wherever! There was one more option to try. It depended on the Lord who was now Captain of this flight!
Psalms 91:4
Flying the remote African skies can be likened to driving a winding mountain road in the dark with no car or street lights, cell phone, or maps!
Loading cargo and passengers, Dale began his early morning flight later than desired. The constant threat of thunder storms was always an unconscious concern of every small aircraft pilot Two stops to off load cargo and passengers and that concern came to the fore front. Clouds were building up as the wind blew strongly. Dale was aware of the wind shear but not its strength. Twenty minutes out from the final landing of the day, he radioed the mission station to meet him at the airstrip. Twenty minutes passed. Dale did not see the airstrip and began to realize that things did not look familiar. Only one thing to do --- fly ten minute grids to see if he would recognize where he was and be ale to find the
airstrip. That did not give him any idea where he was. He wasn't even sure if he was still in the right country as he had been flying near the border of Congo. Time was critical as the sun would set abruptly, fuel would be gone, resulting in a blind landing -- in a tree, river or wherever! There was one more option to try. It depended on the Lord who was now Captain of this flight!
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Side Tracked
I have also been side tracked with slides, home movies and old VHS tapes. The time is now to have these put on DVD's or CDs. So I spent a whole day organizing the slides so we can begin that process --- I hope with the little machine I bought that scans slides and photos to digital. Still trying to figure that all out!!!
All this nostalgia sent me on other rabbit trails! Therefore, I am sharing a couple pictures that are from the ancient times!!! These were my first reading books in First Grade! Very simple, aren't they?
Our oldest daughter, Amanda, asked one day about the cookbook that she remembered I always used. She is our gourmet chef of the family therefore cookbooks are a keen interest of hers. Of course I still have that cookbook! Complete with sugar, cinnamon, flour and who knows what else spilled on it. That makes it a real treasure, right? :)
Cookbooks have to be utilized in order to really have success when cooking or baking! Too bad I didn't pay attention to Mama's cooking or think to use the cookbook! Let me share an incident that my brother, Brian, and I haven't forgotten!!
Another move we made in late spring of my 7th grade year was to a ranch in Hinkley, California. (Remember the movie regarding the exposing of the chemical dumping, starring Julia Roberts? This is the same town!) Hinkley wasn't much of a town back in 1958-59 but we loved our life on the ranch.
My mother was required to travel to Los Angeles and assist in the care of our great grandfather for about a week. Brian and I were left behind with our Daddy. I was given instructions on making spaghetti and gravy for some dish. That all went well but then Brain and I decided we needed dessert. Making a cake was no problem. However, the frosting was a bit of a challenge! After we added the sugar it just didn't look right. So we added food coloring, more sugar, more food coloring, etc. It looked disgusting! No way was this going on the cake!!!! So...we fed it to our dog, Lady!! Shortly after Lady's sweet treat was consumed, we wandered out to the dry creek that ran through the ranch -- Daddy was out in the field working and who knows what trouble we could have gotten into! Anyway, as we walked along the creek, suddenly the dog started vomiting!!! Guess she had way too much sugar! When Mama returned home, I learned something new!! You use POWDERED sugar for frosting!! Lesson learned and fortunately the dog did not die from a diabetic coma!!
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