Hello all! I am still here, just busy with Spring and Summer Projects. I will be able to write more often though, soon. So stay tuned and I will be able to get to you all!
First off, my grandparents are requiring more attention now, and I have started a sewing business, where I am keeping busy, while earning some money for the clothes I make.
I am also spending more time riding my bike, getting excerise and traveling around our neighborhood. With gas prices going up, we are not able to travel as often as we would like to, in a car. So we are converting to bike travel. I am getting a really nice bike, in the next few weeks, so that I can have one of my own, to go to town with, and to ride around the neighborhood.
Sometime soon,possibly the month of June,I will be discussing a subject that is important to most of us, To Court or Not to Court, that is the Question? If any of you have a testimony or thoughts you would like to share with us, please do not hesistate to share them. If any of you have any thoughts on dating, it's evils, advantages etc, it would be great too. I will do my best, to put everyone on here.
In the name of Christ,
Laura H.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
True Beauty: A Beauty of the Heart!
"True Beauty: a Beauty of the Heart"
Renee Pratt
I shook with laughter. I was sitting in one of those straight-backed office chairs that haunt dentist and doctor's offices across America. In my hands was a copy of a magazine I'd picked up after stuffing my Greek workbook in my backpack. A dentist's office was hardly conducive to studying Greek. The waiting room was filled with the cacophony of my younger siblings discussing and bantering across the room, accompanied by the radio.
The reason I was laughing? I was reading a story about a woman addicted to make-up. She had such a poor self-image, she couldn't think of going out to get her mail without a facial makeover. Deciding one day to nip this in the bud, she purposed to go without a speck of make-up. She groaned in the mirror as she charged herself up to head downstairs. What will my husband say? She thought.
Much to her surprise, this woman's husband looked up from his bowl of cereal and smiled, "Hey honey, you look fabulous today."
She was shocked. He couldn't just be trying to look nice. She hadn't told him about her plan. Later on as she finally ventured beyond her dooryard to pick up groceries at the store, she felt tempted to at least dab a little make-up on. Deciding against it, she jumped in her vehicle before she could change her mind and steeled herself for the stares she felt she'd receive.
She was in for another surprise. At the checkout, the cashier looked at her twice before saying, "What kind of foundation do you use? It looks great…natural."
The lady almost choked. Was this for real?
~
I'm not out to wage war on Cover Girl and Mary Kay. (You might think so, if you were aware that I knew so little about make-up I had too google for make-up companies!) I just want to make us ladies think. Where do we place our worth? What do we highly value and esteem? When we think of our image, what do we think of the most?
A maiden of God is beautiful. Even with ruddy cheeks and wind-blown hair. There is something beyond any outward discrepancy she might have (or think she has), that makes her charming. She doesn't have to be model thin like she may think, to be attractive. A truly beautiful woman is one who is….
Kind ~ A beautiful maiden has a tender heart towards others. She is sensitive to others needs and tries to think of ways she can help and aid other people. She is accommodating wherever she can be. She seeks ways to serve and minister. She lovingly extends herself beyond her comfort zone, in an effort to show the kindness of God.
Pure ~ A beautiful maiden has a pure heart. She is uncontaminated by the worldly and fleshly pursuits parading across the world on the television and radio, in the newspapers and magazines. She seeks to think only on things that are positive and upright. She desires to keep her hands clean. Her motives are sincere. She does nothing for personal gain.
I shared the story I read in the dentist office, because of what it made me think. What would our world be like if God's maidens would consider how their heart looked before greeting their families or entering public? What impact we could have as His daughters, if we would check and guard our hearts from evil or wrong, before communicating and interacting with others. The strength of our testimony would be phenomenal. Maybe some one would ask what we do to be so gentle. Or what makes our eyes shine so brightly.
A maiden of God is beautiful, because her heart is beautiful. Because He has renewed and redeemed her soul. She is cherished by a heavenly Father and loved by Him with a boundless love. She is refined and sifted by His hands and molded at His touch. She could cover her face with Mary Kay and have every hair in place. She could put on a dress with pastel flowers and slip on a pair of white sandals. But if her heart was ill towards others, if her spirit was one of complaint - she wouldn't shine forth, for true beauty is a beauty of the heart. ~
Renee Pratt is one of eight daughters - and she has five brothers too. Besides writing, she's a scrap booking junkie, a cookie guru and an avid reader.
Renee Pratt
I shook with laughter. I was sitting in one of those straight-backed office chairs that haunt dentist and doctor's offices across America. In my hands was a copy of a magazine I'd picked up after stuffing my Greek workbook in my backpack. A dentist's office was hardly conducive to studying Greek. The waiting room was filled with the cacophony of my younger siblings discussing and bantering across the room, accompanied by the radio.
The reason I was laughing? I was reading a story about a woman addicted to make-up. She had such a poor self-image, she couldn't think of going out to get her mail without a facial makeover. Deciding one day to nip this in the bud, she purposed to go without a speck of make-up. She groaned in the mirror as she charged herself up to head downstairs. What will my husband say? She thought.
Much to her surprise, this woman's husband looked up from his bowl of cereal and smiled, "Hey honey, you look fabulous today."
She was shocked. He couldn't just be trying to look nice. She hadn't told him about her plan. Later on as she finally ventured beyond her dooryard to pick up groceries at the store, she felt tempted to at least dab a little make-up on. Deciding against it, she jumped in her vehicle before she could change her mind and steeled herself for the stares she felt she'd receive.
She was in for another surprise. At the checkout, the cashier looked at her twice before saying, "What kind of foundation do you use? It looks great…natural."
The lady almost choked. Was this for real?
~
I'm not out to wage war on Cover Girl and Mary Kay. (You might think so, if you were aware that I knew so little about make-up I had too google for make-up companies!) I just want to make us ladies think. Where do we place our worth? What do we highly value and esteem? When we think of our image, what do we think of the most?
A maiden of God is beautiful. Even with ruddy cheeks and wind-blown hair. There is something beyond any outward discrepancy she might have (or think she has), that makes her charming. She doesn't have to be model thin like she may think, to be attractive. A truly beautiful woman is one who is….
Kind ~ A beautiful maiden has a tender heart towards others. She is sensitive to others needs and tries to think of ways she can help and aid other people. She is accommodating wherever she can be. She seeks ways to serve and minister. She lovingly extends herself beyond her comfort zone, in an effort to show the kindness of God.
Pure ~ A beautiful maiden has a pure heart. She is uncontaminated by the worldly and fleshly pursuits parading across the world on the television and radio, in the newspapers and magazines. She seeks to think only on things that are positive and upright. She desires to keep her hands clean. Her motives are sincere. She does nothing for personal gain.
I shared the story I read in the dentist office, because of what it made me think. What would our world be like if God's maidens would consider how their heart looked before greeting their families or entering public? What impact we could have as His daughters, if we would check and guard our hearts from evil or wrong, before communicating and interacting with others. The strength of our testimony would be phenomenal. Maybe some one would ask what we do to be so gentle. Or what makes our eyes shine so brightly.
A maiden of God is beautiful, because her heart is beautiful. Because He has renewed and redeemed her soul. She is cherished by a heavenly Father and loved by Him with a boundless love. She is refined and sifted by His hands and molded at His touch. She could cover her face with Mary Kay and have every hair in place. She could put on a dress with pastel flowers and slip on a pair of white sandals. But if her heart was ill towards others, if her spirit was one of complaint - she wouldn't shine forth, for true beauty is a beauty of the heart. ~
Renee Pratt is one of eight daughters - and she has five brothers too. Besides writing, she's a scrap booking junkie, a cookie guru and an avid reader.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
The Recipe Book has Arrived!
The Cookbook is finally here! Yes, but instead of calling it Keepers at Home Recipes, I am calling it the Always Incomplete Recipe Book. Because you will never have enough recipes and no end to them. I hope to have a second edition in a few years. But for now, welcome the Always Incomplete Recipe Cookbook Vol. 1. There are estimated about 170-200+ pages filled with recipes from keepers at home, and daughters at home!Now, for those of you who would like to have the book in hard copy, we can ship it to you for. $20.00 including shipping.
We do have it in PDF format, for those of you who would like to pay less, and get it right away. The price is only $12.00 to anywhere in the world. And you will be able to print it off, and use it yourself.
International Inquiries!
For those of you out of the country, I can send you the cookbook for the same price as those in the the USA.
If you wish to buy this, please send payment via check or money order, as I have not established a paypal account yet. When I get your payment, I will send you a copy of the recipe book. Expect 2-4 weeks for handling and shipping.
Thankyou for your cooperation and patience. For more info, please email me, with the subject line reading: Recipe Book! at: lmh4him@hotmail.com
Monday, March 31, 2008
April is....A Mayden Is Beautiful! Continued!
April is truly A Mayden is Beautiful. I just got a bit mixed up. So, if any of you have something for this coming month, please share it. In May, we are talking about A Mayden Is Joyful! Please write about that too, if you have anything to contribute to that!
As usual, if you are not a part of this group, but would like to contribute, please email me with your article, and I will put it in here. I will post your email, and such, so that the people who read the post, will contact you, if they need to.
Please, I would like to continue Mayden Fair. If I don't get anything by June 1st, Mayden Fair will be discontinued and I will work on my other blogs, that are more prevelant in my life, at this time!
So, may the Lord bless all of you Maydens, and please, feel free to write whatever is on your heart, EVEN IF IT IS NOT ON THIS MONTHS AGENDA!
In Christ Alone,
Laura H.
As usual, if you are not a part of this group, but would like to contribute, please email me with your article, and I will put it in here. I will post your email, and such, so that the people who read the post, will contact you, if they need to.
Please, I would like to continue Mayden Fair. If I don't get anything by June 1st, Mayden Fair will be discontinued and I will work on my other blogs, that are more prevelant in my life, at this time!
So, may the Lord bless all of you Maydens, and please, feel free to write whatever is on your heart, EVEN IF IT IS NOT ON THIS MONTHS AGENDA!
In Christ Alone,
Laura H.
Friday, March 21, 2008
What is Beauty?
What is beauty? Is it in the clothes we wear, the way we behave, or in the things we do?
I say no. Beauty is of a meek and quiet spirit, honoring the Lord, in spirit and in truth. Beauty is like that of the Virtuous Woman in Proverbs. Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, but the woman WHO FEARS THE LORD, she shall be praised. Beauty is not of the flesh, but of the spirit.
Here is what two dictionarys say about the word beauty!
Main Entry: beau·ty
Pronunciation: \ˈbyü-tē\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural beauties
Etymology: Middle English beaute, bealte, from Anglo-French, from bel, beau beautiful, from Latin bellus pretty; akin to Latin bonus good — more at bounty
Date: 14th century
1: the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit : loveliness
2: a beautiful person or thing; especially : a beautiful woman
3: a particularly graceful, ornamental, or excellent quality
4: a brilliant, extreme, or egregious example or instance
beauty
One entry found.
beauty[noun]
Entry Word: beauty
Function: noun
Text:
1 the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses
Synonymsattractiveness, beauteousness, comeliness, cuteness, fairness, gorgeousness, handsomeness, looks, loveliness, prettiness
Related Words:allure, appeal, attraction, glamour (also glamor); charm, elegance, exquisiteness, flawlessness, gloriousness, perfection, radiance, resplendence; desirability, desirableness
Near Antonyms: dreadfulness, foulness, ghastliness, grotesqueness, hideousness, loathsomeness, nastiness, offensiveness, repellency, repulsiveness, unattractiveness; blemish, flaw, imperfection
Antonyms:homeliness, plainness, ugliness, unsightliness
2 a lovely woman
Synonym:seyeful, goddess, knockout, stunner
Related Words:belle, charmer, honey
Near Antonym:shag, horror, witch
3 something very good of its kind — see jim-dandy
And here is the Hebrew reference for Beauty!
H8597
תּפארת תּפארה
tiph'ârâh tiph'ereth
tif-aw-raw', tif-eh'-reth
From H6286; ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively): - beauty (-iful), bravery, comely, fair, glory (-ious), honour, majesty.
Here are some verses that talk about beauty, and some of it's disadvantages and advantages.
Psa 39:11 When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity.
Psa 45:11 So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
Psa 96:9 O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.
Isa 28:1 Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!
1Pe 3:4 But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
1Pe 3:3 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
So, I hope this has helped you a little about the beauty of our souls, and since we are to be imitaters of CHrist, we reflect his beauty. Amen!
Until next time,
Laura H.
I say no. Beauty is of a meek and quiet spirit, honoring the Lord, in spirit and in truth. Beauty is like that of the Virtuous Woman in Proverbs. Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, but the woman WHO FEARS THE LORD, she shall be praised. Beauty is not of the flesh, but of the spirit.
Here is what two dictionarys say about the word beauty!
Main Entry: beau·ty
Pronunciation: \ˈbyü-tē\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural beauties
Etymology: Middle English beaute, bealte, from Anglo-French, from bel, beau beautiful, from Latin bellus pretty; akin to Latin bonus good — more at bounty
Date: 14th century
1: the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit : loveliness
2: a beautiful person or thing; especially : a beautiful woman
3: a particularly graceful, ornamental, or excellent quality
4: a brilliant, extreme, or egregious example or instance
beauty
One entry found.
beauty[noun]
Entry Word: beauty
Function: noun
Text:
1 the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses
Synonymsattractiveness, beauteousness, comeliness, cuteness, fairness, gorgeousness, handsomeness, looks, loveliness, prettiness
Related Words:allure, appeal, attraction, glamour (also glamor); charm, elegance, exquisiteness, flawlessness, gloriousness, perfection, radiance, resplendence; desirability, desirableness
Near Antonyms: dreadfulness, foulness, ghastliness, grotesqueness, hideousness, loathsomeness, nastiness, offensiveness, repellency, repulsiveness, unattractiveness; blemish, flaw, imperfection
Antonyms:homeliness, plainness, ugliness, unsightliness
2 a lovely woman
Synonym:seyeful, goddess, knockout, stunner
Related Words:belle, charmer, honey
Near Antonym:shag, horror, witch
3 something very good of its kind
And here is the Hebrew reference for Beauty!
H8597
תּפארת תּפארה
tiph'ârâh tiph'ereth
tif-aw-raw', tif-eh'-reth
From H6286; ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively): - beauty (-iful), bravery, comely, fair, glory (-ious), honour, majesty.
Here are some verses that talk about beauty, and some of it's disadvantages and advantages.
Psa 39:11 When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity.
Psa 45:11 So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
Psa 96:9 O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.
Isa 28:1 Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!
1Pe 3:4 But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
1Pe 3:3 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
So, I hope this has helped you a little about the beauty of our souls, and since we are to be imitaters of CHrist, we reflect his beauty. Amen!
Until next time,
Laura H.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Recipe Renegade
Hey sisters,
I have put together a recipe blog, for those of you who want to find some really good recipes. I will post recipes on this blog, once a day. Whatever recipe falls into my hands, I will put on this blog, for you to copy, paste, and print. This is not part of the recipe book I am doing. I inherited a whole lot of recipes from an older "adopted" grandmother, who wanted to get rid of them. So, I have some old antique recipes that I thought I could share with you. So, keep this in mind, as you are looking for something to cook for dinner.
Click on the link below, to find recipes!
http://reciperenegade.blogspot.com/
The Recipe Renegade, Aka, Laura
I have put together a recipe blog, for those of you who want to find some really good recipes. I will post recipes on this blog, once a day. Whatever recipe falls into my hands, I will put on this blog, for you to copy, paste, and print. This is not part of the recipe book I am doing. I inherited a whole lot of recipes from an older "adopted" grandmother, who wanted to get rid of them. So, I have some old antique recipes that I thought I could share with you. So, keep this in mind, as you are looking for something to cook for dinner.
Click on the link below, to find recipes!
http://reciperenegade.blogspot.com/
The Recipe Renegade, Aka, Laura
Thursday, February 21, 2008
A Mayden is... Beautiful!
Greetings to all of you! This month we are writing about a subject many of us misinterpret. SOme of us have to think that we are beautiful because of our looks. Well, we can be beautiful in other things. Serving the family, spending time with others, and keeping your attitude pure, and positive. These are some of the attributes. If you have a subject within this subject, please don't hesitate to write it out.
If you would like to join the Mayden Fair team, please send me your name and email, and I will put you on here. I would like to get more members writing.
If you would like to just write one article, and not become a member, please send them to me, and I will post them for you. Send them to me at:
lmh4him(at)hotmail(dot)com (Replace the (at) with@ and the (dot) with . )
lmh4him(at)olypen(dot)com
Until next time,
In Christ alone,
Laura H. Administrator
If you would like to join the Mayden Fair team, please send me your name and email, and I will put you on here. I would like to get more members writing.
If you would like to just write one article, and not become a member, please send them to me, and I will post them for you. Send them to me at:
lmh4him(at)hotmail(dot)com (Replace the (at) with@ and the (dot) with . )
lmh4him(at)olypen(dot)com
Until next time,
In Christ alone,
Laura H. Administrator
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