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Cozy Homemaking Weekly Goals No. 11 – Friday Follow-up

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Happy Friday! I hope you had a good week. I can hardly believe it is already Friday afternoon. It seems like I was just writing the Monday Cozy Homemaking post and now here we are.It's time to check in with our weekly goals. I did pretty well. Here's what I did.Goal 1 – Continue weeding out my clothing and shoes. PROGRESS made on this one. I didn't intend to finish it, but I did make progress.Goal 2 – Finish cleaning out and organizing the big drawer in the kitchen. DONE (And, wow, does it look better!)Goal 3 – Find 30 more … [Read more...] about Cozy Homemaking Weekly Goals No. 11 – Friday Follow-up

20 Goals in 2020 – Week 3

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Well, I can tell you that because I've committed to posting this series that my Monday and Tuesday evenings have become much more productive. Knowing I have to write an update in 48 hours gets me moving on some of these. LOL! I think that's what they call accountability.So here is how I did. I'm making progress on some of them and I remind myself that I have the entire year. Slow and steady progress is what matters. (Although I do need to get cracking on a couple of them this week!)Goal 1: Have 20 minutes of Bible, prayer, and quiet … [Read more...] about 20 Goals in 2020 – Week 3

Seeking God’s Beauty in a Sordid Culture

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I chose Beautify as my word for 2020 for a few reasons. One, as a statement against the ugliness of the culture at this moment. Two, as a reminder of the real need I have for beauty in my life. Three, to spur me on to not just think about beauty, but to also use it as a measuring stick for how I choose to live each day, what I purchase, what I read and look at, what I wear, etc.In this post, I wanted to spend some time thinking a little bit about the idea of seeking God's beauty in a sordid culture. A Sordid Culture We don't see the word … [Read more...] about Seeking God’s Beauty in a Sordid Culture

Cozy Homemaking Weekly Goals No. 11

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Happy Monday! It's a cloudy and snowy morning here in Cute Little Town. The cardinals, juncos, and downy woodpeckers are happily at the birdfeeders. I'm in my fluffy red robe and cardinal pajamas so we're all cozy here.I know some people don't like Mondays, but I do. I always feel like the week is full of possibilities and I have high hopes for what might transpire during the week. I hope your week if full of anticipation for good things as well. Goals to Increase Peace in Our Homes The purpose of this post each Monday is to choose and … [Read more...] about Cozy Homemaking Weekly Goals No. 11

Hope vs. Fear – Streams in the Desert

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"Lo, I am with you all the appointed days." Matt. 28:20, Variorum VersionDo not look forward to the changes and chances of this life in fear. Rather look at them with full hope that, as they arise, God, whose you are, will deliver you out of them. He has kept you hitherto; do you but hold fast to His dear hand, and He will lead you safely through all things; and when you cannot stand, He will bear you in His arms.Do not look forward to what may happen tomorrow. The same everlasting Father who cares for you today will take care of you … [Read more...] about Hope vs. Fear – Streams in the Desert

Cozy Homemaking Weekly Goals No. 10 – Friday Follow-up

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We are in the bullseye for a significant storm with freezing rain, sleet, and snow that is supposed to be somewhere between significant and catastrophic. I don't mind winter weather, but significant icing means power outages which I'm not a fan of.So I've been in my pre-storm mode as I wrote about in What I Do When a Storm Approaches (#22). We went to Meijer first thing this morning to do our grocery shopping before it gets busier as they day goes on. I'm working my way through the rest of the list this afternoon (after starting last … [Read more...] about Cozy Homemaking Weekly Goals No. 10 – Friday Follow-up

20 Goals in 2020 – Week 2

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So it's time for the weekly check-in! This is truly really helpful for me. I know quite a few of them didn't see any action, but this list did spur me on in some areas. Plus this is a list for the entire year of 2020 so it's not like I'm expecting to get them all done in January.On to the update!Goal 1: Have 20 minutes of Bible, prayer, and quiet time each day.I did read my Bible each day, but I only had an extended quiet time for 4 days out of 7.Goal 2: Read 20 books.I put up a reading tickler list page that you can … [Read more...] about 20 Goals in 2020 – Week 2

Cozy Homemaking Weekly Goals No. 10

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Happy Back-to-the-Routine Monday! I imagine this is the first week of regular living for most of us after the weeks of holiday upheaval. We took our Christmas decorations down on Saturday afternoon and evening so we could wake up on Sunday with that task already behind us. I was very thankful we did.I spent my Sunday afternoon with the unexpected treat of watching my MSU Spartans demolish our rivals from Ann Arbor. We don't have cable any longer so I haven't been able to watch them play much at all this year and only listen to the games. … [Read more...] about Cozy Homemaking Weekly Goals No. 10

Faith When All Seems Contrary – Streams in the Desert

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"Let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece" (Judges 6:39).There are degrees to faith. At one stage of Christian experience we cannot believe unless we have some sign or some great manifestation of feeling. We feel our fleece, like Gideon, and if it is wet we are willing to trust God. This may be true faith, but it is imperfect. It always looks for feeling or some token besides the Word of God. It marks quite an advance in faith when we trust God without feelings. It is blessed to believe without having any emotion.There … [Read more...] about Faith When All Seems Contrary – Streams in the Desert

Cozy Homemaking Weekly Goals No. 9 – Friday Follow-up

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Happy Friday evening! I normally post this in the morning, but we had errands to run today so those came first. We had a few things to exchange, return, and so on from Christmas shopping and also needed to find some other items. Then when we got home I needed some time to decompress. LOL!I admit I'm feeling rather sad about Christmas all being over before it felt like it ever began. We still have all of our decorations up. It just now seems like Christmas should be happening since we usually have our tree up for a much longer time before … [Read more...] about Cozy Homemaking Weekly Goals No. 9 – Friday Follow-up

20 Goals in 2020 – Week 1

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I do best when I have lists of things I've decided to do and cross the items off. I need to see right in front of me what I've decided to prioritize. I need to have the satisfaction of seeing items on the list crossed off. There is something about the act of crossing things off and seeing them accumulate that energizes me.The past few years I've thought about doing a weekly series of goals, but didn't. This year I decided I am going to try it so over the past few days I've created this list from all the thoughts and ideas running around in … [Read more...] about 20 Goals in 2020 – Week 1

Cozy Homemaking Weekly Goals No. 9

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Happy last Monday of the decade! With Christmas and New Year's Day falling on Wednesdays this year, the holiday weeks seem very long and less well-defined. It's interesting how the way Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day fall on the calendar can make such a difference in how we perceive the holidays. I mentioned to David that since Thanksgiving was so late, it seems too soon to take down our Christmas tree. It feels like it's barely been up. We often have it down by New Year's Day, but this year I think we'll keep it up until at least … [Read more...] about Cozy Homemaking Weekly Goals No. 9

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