Happy Homemaker Monday

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On my bedside table: Bible, we are in Deuteronomy. Passionate Housewives Desperate for God, this book is a great read. It is full of information on homemakers. In our culture being a homemaker has gone by the wayside. Someone who is a keeper at home is so often thought of as not having a job. One huge thing I have taken from this book so far (I'm only in chapter 2) is that we are NOT "slaves" to man but to Christ. (1 Corinthians 7:22 For he who is called in the Lord while a slave is the Lord’s freedman. Likewise he who is called while free is Christ’s slave.) This is my calling as a wife and mother!

On my TV: The 10 Commandments, Little House on the Prairie-Season 4, The Greatest Story Ever Told

On the menu for tonight: Stuffing Crusted Chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans. The recipe is SO easy take a box of stuffing mix and run it through the food processor. Take 2 eggs and dredge the chicken in eggs and then in stuffing mix. Bake until done.

On my To Do List: Schooling-maple syrup, doctor's appointment for me tomorrow (should be brace off day!!)

New Recipe I tried last week: I got this recipe from Taste of Home

Bacon Swiss Meat Loaf

1 egg

1/4 cup evap milk

1 1/2 cup shredded swiss cheese

1 cup crumbled cooked bacon

1/2 cup soft bread crumbs

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

1 1/2 lbs ground beef

Combine egg, milk, 1 cup swiss cheese, 3/4 cup bacon, bread crumbs, garlic powder and onion powder. Add beef and mix well. Shape into loaf. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until meat is no longer pink. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and bacon. Bake for 3-5 mins longer until cheese is melted.

In the craft basket: card making and scrapbooking.

Looking forward to: getting my brace off! Also, we hit 60 degrees yesterday!!

Homemaking Tip for this week: If you use dryer sheets, after you run them in the dryer take them and dust with them. I do this all the time.

Favorite Blog Post of the week (mine or other): Michelle has been a great inspiration to me in the past few months of my recovery.

Favorite photo from last week: Andrew and I had been up all night because he was sick with the flu. After cleaning up the bathroom-again- I came out to find him doing this. It made me melt knowing that at such a young age when he is sick he can turn to God's Word and feel better!

Lesson learned the past few days: There are so many things in our life that takes the focus off of God! We are working to correct this.

On my Prayer List: my brother in law-Dave with cancer, unsaved family members, my Mom who has been sick a couple of days.

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses: I mentioned that I've been reading Passionate Housewives, well the chapter I read last week really spoke to me. I went to college to become a paralegal and was in a great job when God called me home. I see so many women who "have it all" and satan starts to worm his way into my life. Telling me I could have it also, think of how much we could give the kids if I were working outside the home. The book referenced Matthew 5:6 "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness:for they shall be filled." Like I mentioned above in my lesson learned I have let so many things take my focus off of God. Therefore, I have been struggling with my place in the home. The author ends the chapter with "Drink deeply as we journey through God's Word and His beautiful promises for meaningful womanhood."