The Simple Woman's Daybook

For today...

Outside my window...it's cool, clear, and sunny.

I am thinking...about having to go to the grocery store today.  Ugh.

I am thankful...that our garden is producing so well.

From the learning rooms...school is officially over - except for Math on Mondays.

In the kitchen... scrambled eggs and toast for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch, and Southwestern Bean Soup for supper. Also, putting cucumbers in salt brine. I love making pickles!!  :)

I am wearing...a jean skirt and a turquoise top.

I am creating...crocheting a white shawl for myself. I've been working on it since early spring, and I'm almost finished!  Next on my list is a baby blanket for my baby granddaughter due to arrive in August.  :)

I am going...to deliver a birthday gift to a dear friend today.

I am wondering...if our hens will ever hatch the eggs they're sitting on!

I am reading...the six volumes of Charlotte Mason. I don't think I'll ever get through all of them.

I am hoping...for a relaxing week-end.

I am looking forward to...being with my daughter and son-in-law when my granddaughter makes her entrance.  :')

I am hearing...our roosters crowing and our turkeys gobbling.

Around the house...laundry, laundry, and..did I mention laundry?  ;)

I am pondering...Philippians 4:8. I struggle with keeping my mind on the good things.

One of my favorite things...hearing the laughter of my children.


A photo to share... this photo was shared on a missionary friend's Facebook page. We could not get over  the size of this monster crocodile! I have no idea where it was taken, but he said that villagers were frequently disappearing. The Army was finally called in to kill it.

Hope you all have a wonderful week-end!

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Home

"A roof to keep out the rain. Four walls to keep out the wind. Floors to keep out the cold. 

Yes, but home is more than that.

It is the laugh of a baby, the song of a mother, the strength of a father.

Warmth of loving hearts, light from happy eyes, kindness, loyalty, comradeship.

 Home is the first school and first church for young ones, where they learn what is right, what is good,  and what is kind.

Where they go for comfort when they are hurt or sick. 

Where joy is shared and sorrow eased. 

Where fathers and mothers are respected and loved.

Where children are wanted.

Where the simplest food is enough for kings because it is earned.

Where money is not so important as loving-kindness.

Where even the tea kettle sings from happiness.

That is home.

May God bless it."

~  Ernestine Schuman Henk

Daylilies for Lunch?? (re-post)

Last year, I posted about eating daylilies and I think it's worth a re-post. Our lilies are in full bloom here at our house and we're taking advantage of that by having them for lunch with egg salad and chicken salad. Yum!  :)

So, for all my new readers, here the post..

Daylilies for Lunch??

Imagine the looks on children's faces when you serve up a platter of these beauties for lunch!  They are quick and easy to prepare, and are delicious stuffed with egg salad, tuna salad, or chicken salad.

But first, some nutritional info about the daylily.  All parts of the daylily are edible. The buds provide more vitamin C than green beans or asparagus, and have more protein than these two vegetables. The flavor of daylilies is similar to lettuce - crunchy and slightly sweet.

In the Orient, daylilies have been considered medicinal. The roots are known to have pain-killing properties. And they have been used to treat various illnesses such as jaundice, fevers, and some tumors.

NOTE:  When you harvest daylilies, only harvest the ones in your garden - not roadside daylilies, as they are usually treated with chemicals and pesticides.  I am referring to daylilies only. Some other lilies contain alkaloids and should not be eaten. Daylilies can act as a laxative or diuretic; eat in moderation.

So all you need to do is gather daylily blossoms from your garden. Wash them in cold water to remove any insects or dirt. You can wash the pollen off, as well, unless your children don't mind the orange powder on their faces.  :)  Gently dry the blossoms with a paper towel.  Stuff each blossom with a heaping tablespoon of your favorite lunch salad.


As you can see, my children had no problem with eating flowers for lunch................

You can Google "Daylily Recipes" and find lots of other ways to prepare the beautiful flowers.  Happy flower - eating!

Luke 12 :27  "Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these."

Have a blessed Monday, friends!

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Pray for Noah..

Dear Friends,

Here's another update about little Noah. Apparently his insurance has decided that he is not declining rapidly enough, and has  dropped  all his hospice benefits.  Or as his mother put it very bluntly,  Noah's insurance believes that "Noah isn't dying fast enough to get help."

Please continue to pray for him and his parents. You can read more here, or use the link on my sidebar.

Thank you.

Queen of the Home {9}

"The modern challenge to motherhood is the eternal challenge - that of being a godly woman. The very phrase sounds strange in our ears. We never hear it now.

We hear about every other type of women: beautiful women, smart women, sophisticated women,

career women, talented women, divorced women. But so seldom do we hear of a godly woman - or a godly man either, for that matter.

I believe women come nearer to to fulfilling their God given function in the home than anywhere else.

It is a much nobler thing to be a good wife than to be Miss America.

It is a greater achievement to establish a Godly home than it is to produce a second rate novel filled with filth.

It is a far, far better thing in the realms of morals to be old-fashioned, than to be ultra modern.

The world has enough women who know how to be smart. It needs women who are willing to be simple.

The world has enough women who know how to be brilliant. It needs some who will be brave.

The world has enough women who are popular. It needs more who are pure.

We need women, and men, too, who would rather be morally right than socially correct."

 - Peter Marshall,

former Chaplain to the United States Senate

Have a wonderful weekend, friends!

Wordless Wednesday (almost)

                             My son-in-law and granddaughter having Rapture practice.  :)

Have a blessed day, everyone!