Sunday, March 10, 2024

~A Thought On My Heart


 Today I would like to share a thought that is on my heart.  I want to discuss the love and respect that we should show to one another in our family units.  When family's treat each other poorly, or talk bad about each other, it not only damages the relationship, but it can cause deep hurt.  My husband and I give unconditional love to our children and one another.  This unconditional love is more dear to my heart than  I can even express.  When one of our family members is going through a hard time, we are there for each other and are understanding if they don't choose to do exactly what we may think they should. Love should be freely given and never withheld in an attempt to make them do what we would like. We should never talk badly about a loved one just because they don't do what we would hope they would. We are not meant to judge each other, because we don't know what path someone may be walking on and we don't see their hearts.  Only our Lord see's the heart and is meant to place judgement. This world has become a place where love and respect for our fellow man is lacking, we can not control how strangers choose to treat each other, but this kind of hurtful disrespect should not be carried into our family homes because knowing that people who you love dearly are saying hateful and hurtful things about another person in the family can break family bonds that were never meant to be broken.  

This is just a thought on my heart.  I pray that as children of God, we would want to hold ourselves to a higher standard and spend our days doing His will and spreading His love, instead of becoming part of the problem in this world. When we must deal with deep hurt I think of the words Jesus spoke and it comforts my heart.  In this world you will have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration  but take heart for I have overcome the world. John 16:33 
I pray for each person who reads my blog.  Thank you for taking the time to stop by my little space.  Hugs to you .  ~Juli  

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

~A Thought On My Heart


 Today I would like to share what is on my heart in the hopes it may be of help to someone who might read this.  We all have to suffer in this life, no matter who we are, rich or poor, young or old, married or single.  When those I love are having to walk through hard times, or when we have a personal challenges to face, it can bring us down pretty low on some days.  When I face these hardships (as we all do) I picture myself  laying in my Lords arms and being loved and comforted.  Jesus is with us through all that we must walk through on this Earth.  When we are His children, we are never alone in our sufferings.  We may have to turn inward for a time of rest, but once we have regained our strength we must remember not to just focus on our hardships, but to count our blessings and pick up our cross and follow Jesus.  We will always endure sufferings while on this Earth, but we must keep in mind that this life is but a drop in the ocean that is eternity.  

I want to thank you for stopping by my little space.  I pray that God keeps you in His loving care.  Hugs to you.  ~Juli

Thursday, February 22, 2024

~A Peek Into Our Weeks

As always I am doing lots of laundry in our little laundry room.
My sweet mom is making dish towels for me and my siblings.
I watched my Peanuts Valentines DVD.  I have always loved the Peanuts specials since I was a child.
Since my children were little, I would always say their food was from the Sunshine cafe.  One evening I decided to make a menu, so that my son Justin could see what we had to make for him easily.  I thought this was a fun little thing.  My daughter Lauren likes to order food when she is over visiting also.  
We went with Lauren and Leo to get some groceries.  Leo is such a good little fella.
Here is Justin working on his school work the other weekend.  We went out of state to visit Megan.
Little Leo got a haircut!  He is such a blessing to our lives.  I truly love being his grandma.
I went with Lauren and Leo to attend a baby gym class the other week.  Leo loved it so much.  After the class was over we went to my husbands and sons work place and ate lunch together in the cafe.  It was such a fun filled day.
The weather in our little town has been just lovely.  We are having spring like weather and it is such a blessing.  I have been enjoying quiet days in our little house working on laundry and making our little home cozy and tidy. We have had some sickness but are all doing better now.  I'm still a little under the weather, but when I am sick, I like to read and enjoy quiet activities.  I still try to do things around the house, I just have to rest in between.  
I want to thank you for taking time to stop by my little space.  I pray that God keeps you in His care.  Hugs to you.  ~Juli
 

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

~A Peek Into Our Week

I have been so very thankful for the warmer temperatures and beautiful blue skys we have been having. The sunshine is like a balm for my soul.
I baked some banana bread yesterday.  I made one plain and to the other one I added dried cranberrys.
I was out of my counter-top spray, so I made some up.  I use a 16 ounce bottle and add about 14 ounces of water and 1.5 tablespoons of natural dish soap, 3 tablespoons of rubbing alcohol, and 10 drops of tea tree oil, 10 drops of orange oil, 10 drops of lemon oil.  It works wonderfully.  I do not feel the need to use organic essential oils for this, since it is not going to be used on the body.
Here is a little part of my kitchen that makes my heart happy to look upon.

 Today I have been reflecting on my life and all of the blessings that I have had.  When I reflect on my blessings, I have to include my hardships.  Some of the hardest times I've walked through in this life has given me depth of spirit that I don't believe I would have if I hadn't walked through them.  I believe that the Lord can use all parts of our lives to chisel our souls much like a sculptor makes a beautiful work of art.  So today if you are walking through a difficult time in your life, surrender it to the Lord and he will help you to take one day at a time and get you through it all, all the while giving your spirit multi facets that will shine more beautiful than any diamond or rare jewel that can be found.

This was just a little thought on my heart this morning.  I want to thank you for stopping by my little space.  I pray for all that read my blog.  May God keep you in His loving care.  Hugs to you. ~Juli

Monday, January 22, 2024

~A Peek Into Our Weeks

It has been cold and snowy outside, so I have been staying cozy and enjoying reading my favorite books.
We had some apples that had not been eaten and were past their prime, so I decided to make them into an apple pie.  I used the vintage rolling pen my parents got me and the Pioneer women bowl my mom purchased for me.
I used a crumble topping and enjoyed it alamode!
I have been disinfecting my toothbrush with Hydrogen peroxide.
Here is our kitty Hope.  She thinks Megan's room is hers since Megan is away finishing her aesthetician degree.  

When it is cold and gray outside, I appreciate the warm and cozy days spent inside.  
I have been thinking about the goodness of Jesus.  Even though we walk through hard times, those hard times teach us to trust in Him as if we were a child and gives us a peace even in the midst of a world that seems a bit lost.  I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by my little blog.  I hope you are staying warm and cozy.  Hugs to you.  ~Juli

 

Friday, January 12, 2024

~A Peek Into Our Weeks

Here is a picture my daughter sent to me of my grandson wearing his new Cars pajamas that we got him for Christmas.  He loves the movie Cars.
When Leo comes to Grandpa and Grandma's house, he loves to play in his little car that he picked out at a flea market.
This picture sits on my bedside table, and is so dear to my heart.  It truly is hard to believe how very fast time goes by.  It seems like just yesterday my children were little and now they are all grown up.  It is so important that we cherish the moments that God gives to us today, because they are a gift.
We have been getting a lot of snow in our little town.  I love how everything looks like a winter wonderland.
I have been enjoying opening the curtain and letting in the beautiful light  into my room.  Snow just brightens everything up and is so lovely.
I have been enjoying reading.  This is one of the books I am reading now and so far it is very good.
I decorated my planner.  This is something fun I enjoy doing.
My son Justin totally deep cleaned his bedroom and then organized all of his things.  (Mind you, he did this without my asking him to do so.)  It is a blessing to see your children care about their surroundings.  His doing this motivated me, and each day I organize and declutter an area in our little home.  This is a bin where I keep some of my paper supplies that I use.  Each evening in my planner, I make a list of the next days tasks that I must see to.  It helps me to be productive and to remember things that must get done.  After my list is done, I use the backside of the paper for another day.

 All is quiet and peaceful in our little house this morning.  As I sit and write this blog, I can here the beautiful gentle ringing of my wind-chimes given to me as a Christmas gift from my husband years ago.  

I want to thank you for stopping by my little space and I hope you can find time to enjoy the peaceful feeling that winter provides.  God bless you and keep you in His care.  Hugs to you.  ~Juli

Monday, January 1, 2024


 Happy New Year!  From our little house to yours, God bless you and keep you in His loving care.