๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐บ๐ธ โ๏ธScot living in America - Wife - Mum of 3 little men - Reformed - Homemaker - Homeschooler - Book lover ๐History delver
Our neighbour just brought us a ton of fruit, veggies, chicken, turkey, pork & various cuts of steak ๐ญ
Doesnโt the Lord know? Doesnโt his hand provide? Doesnโt he stock our freezers when things are tight?
Psalm 145:16
Our neighbour just dropped these off. She heard I had been having a rough time with my health.
She didnโt ask, she just brought them to my door ๐ฅฒ what a blessing. It doesnโt have to be a planned meal to bless someone!
My husband & I didnโt date.
We were individuals & then we were TOGETHER. Our goal was marriage. He hated the term girlfriend & called me his โbetrothedโ. He asked my Dad for my hand in marriage early. We didnโt have it all together with jobs & visas - but our sights were set.
I find it amusing/disturbing that barn owls are inherently ugly - but God, in his kindness gave them feathers that frame their face & make them into one of the most beautiful birds ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ
is it just me, or are u guys also seeing an uptick in head-covering among Christian women?
iโve noticed it across denominations, although catholics/orthos seem to prefer a more traditional veil and protestants lean towards a modern bandana style. i wonder whatโs causing it.
Itโs been 12 years since this fine gentleman took me as his bride!
There have been no dull moments ever since. Thankful for him & his leadership.
God was so kind to bring us together in such a crazy way. I couldnโt have written the book!๐
Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
He is Risen!
Praise the Lord for hope ๐ฟ
It was a freezing, rainy day for us so a coat was necessary ๐ง๏ธ look at these growing menfolk!
Met a Twitter mutual today too โบ๏ธ
-This is a real house (not perfectly tidy) ๐ก
- This is a real bookshelf (used & imperfect) ๐
- This is a real 5 year old - exploring the heights. ๐ช๐ผ
- This is a real coffee table - bows & arrows alongside nice plants. ๐ชด
Sometimes I forget there was a time when the VAST MAJORITY of women were home during the day - everyday. Reliably in the home & keeping the home.
I miss that world.
It pains me how much itโs normalised - to give birth to a beautiful child, only to hand them over for someone else to โlook afterโ everyday. Itโs not merely โbabysittingโ, they are raising them & you miss the best parts of their days.
Can you please pray for my Mum right now? Her health has taken a turn & sheโs in for a very painful examination. Itโs so hard being far away in times like this. Pray for my Dad too as he waits.
Thanks
Friends, could you pray for me please. My days are unpredictable on what I can do. Itโs never more than the absolute basics of life & at slow speed.
Itโs been 2 months since the Lord allowed these extreme limitations.
Pray for my endurance, patience & that I can bear this well.
I am a dreadful, poorly maintained excuse of a woman:
- hair: $100 a year
- facials: nada
- fitness: free/ outside
- cosmetics: $70 a year
- nails: nada
- brows: unnecessary
- waxing/laser: DIY
- med spas: nada
Breakdown of the costs of a โwell-maintainedโ attractive woman in a large U.S. city:
- hair: $400/every 2-3 months at least
- facials: $200-300/mnth
- fitness: $200-400/mnth
- cosmetics: $100-300/mnth
- nails: $100+/mnth
- brows: $15-40/mnth
- waxing/laser: $100-$150/mnth
- med
I am determined this summer to cultivate my curls & to stop using heat on my hair.
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Ladies - do you have a curl cream you love? Or a mouse that gives a natural texture? Hair is super thick. More beach waves at the moment.
"The Bible is not my book nor Christianity my profession. I could never give assent to the long, complicated statements of Christian dogma."
- Abraham Lincoln
We started boy training very early.
This is not photoshopped & no one is holding him.
๐ช๐ผ Judahs always been a strong wee man. Look at those guns!
I love our little dirt road community.
One wife texts the other wives:
โIs anyoneโs husband home to kill a snake for me? Itโs on our doorstep.โ
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This time it was my husband to the rescue. Next time, itโll be another.
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What a blessing.
I canโt watch the video of the trans man & the newborn.
That skin to skin time with Mum is priceless on so many levels. Heโs robbed both the baby & the mum of their bond. My newborn wiggled his way up my stomach & latched for a first feed.
It pains me to think of what is lost!
Friends, would you please pray for me?
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Pray I would be a good steward of the physical pains/ restrictions the Lord has sovereignly chosen to bring into my life.
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Pray I would glorify Him even in this & praise the Lord for my husband & very able boys he has blessed me with.
We are getting 3-4 goats tmrw!
Most of our pet names are Scottish/Irish.
Any fun name suggestions?
Nothing gimmicky like Bubbles ๐
I like names with a theme.
Book characters perhaps?
My aunties goats are all flowers, her pigs are royalty (!), donkeys are chocolates.
Friends, I would appreciate your prayers today. Iโm meeting my new DR for the 1st time & come with a list of referrals I would love her to sign.
Itโs daunting, I feel very much at the mercy of her decisions - but would you pray for me as I ultimately trust the Lord with this? ๐ฟ
Iโm so glad my husband put a swift end to any โboss babeโ notions I may have had.
When I would say โI have toโฆโ he would remind me it was โweโ now. When I stressed about things, he would remind me some things were not my concern/loads to bear anymore.
Itโs good to be a wife.
@NoContextBrits
Just โpopping inโ to someoneโs house completely unannounced & knowing there will be biscuits & tea served at the very least โฆ maybe even a bit of cake or a pot of soup if you are lucky. (This *may* mostly relate to Scotland & Norn Irn) but I love it. Always a welcome!
Good morninโ lovely friends ๐ฟ
I would so covet your prayers over the next 24 hours.
As many of you know, Iโve had a lot of health issues & chronic pain since January. Iโve been experiencing relief but Iโm prone to flare ups. My fear is flaring up while we travel โฆ
We love the long hair but no one talks about the hazards.
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Boys hug me on the couch, arghh youโve trapped my hair!
Husband puts his arm around me, arghh youโve trapped my hair!
Put up the car window, argh itโs trapped my hair!
Dear Granda is 95 today. Iโm so glad we can be here to celebrate! Iโve always been a real Daddyโs girl & Grandaโs girl. Heโd take me out in his lorry &always had time to sit me on his lap &sing me songs or tell me stories -both real & stretched. A faithful man who loves the Lord.
Appreciate prayers for tomorrow morning (it comes sooner for me than it does for most of you) as we leave Ireland & I say bye to my Grandparents.
I always find it so hard to part with them not knowing what lies ahead & having to really trust the Lord with it all.
Thanks ๐ฟ
When my wee Granny asks me to look around to see if thereโs anything I would want.
It stings ๐ญ
On the one hand itโs just โstuffโ but yet itโs precious & I know this is code for โwe donโt know what will happened until you come back again.โ
Yet I must trust the Lord & his plans.
The temptation to say โthatโs awesome, when did you guys get married?โ When I see โChristianโ couples sharing their vacation plans is STRONG.
I cannot stand it.
So you are willing to give your kid a can of Pepsi but not an ounce of wine for the Lordโs table?
You will allow your kids to consume awful movies & video games & sugar & preservatives but NOT an ounce of wine at the Lordโs table?
Husband thoughts.
(Kids = under 21)
Itโs been so humbling.
Our boys have really defied the homeschool scoffing we had for a long time in ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ& the ridiculous socialisation questions/how could we possibly think we know best.
My Mum & Dad are so happy seeing how we are raising our boys.
This is a HUGE answer to prayer.
Thank you so much to everyone who prayed for me today.
The Lord answered & my new Doctor is just wonderful. She signed off papers & put thorough necessary referrals etc. There will be a lot of appointments coming up but itโs a blessing & itโs forward movement.
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Praise God!
Itโs really rough living in fantasyland & having a husband who cares for me & our kids & works hard to keep me at home with them.
I guess this is the Princess life ๐ธ๐ผ
@SoVeryBritish
Correction *British BBQs are overrated ๐
All those years or frozen burgers that shrunk to a little charcoal circle & charcoaly sausages - Brits have an intense fear of undercooking the meat (the fear adverts did their job) so it became cremated meat for years ๐
*husband looking a little sleeping driving to church after nightshift*
Me: โWant me to drive, love?โ
*silence*
Me: โWant me to drive?โ
Husband: โI donโt understand the words you are saying.โ
Me: โGot it.โ ๐๐
I would really appreciate prayers for a big doctors appointment in the next hour. Peace. Wisdom. The correct questions to be asked & ultimately, trusting the Lord with the next steps.
Thank you ๐
Wholesome California post.
Our local hardware store run by good oleโ boys. Free popcorn for every customer. ๐ฟ Old country music blasting. Old men chatting it up at the counter & younger men in the family business.
Little library out front. ๐