Great is Thy faithfulness!

Great is Thy faithfulness!

Great is Thy faithfulness!

Morning by morning new mercies I see.

All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;

Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

God is just SO good! This song has been playing in my mind all day today. I can almost hear it audibly; can't you?

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There are a number of things Justin and I are seeking God's will and provision in, and we're just seeing His hand all over the place in our lives. We pray, and then we see Him move. It seems everywhere we go we hear God speaking life into our lives and the things we're seeking Him about; in our daily Scriptures, in the songs we're hearing on the radio, pastors, the people we talk to... He's so faithful in making His presence known when we seek Him. God, you are awesome and your blessings overwhelm us! We love you!

We got a ton done today. It was a great Monday! The day started early and in the usual way with morning chores, breakfast and Bible studies. Then the kids and I did our Monday deep cleaning of the house, and man-o-man does it look gorgeous in here! I love living in a clean, pretty temple. I baked fresh bread for the kids' lunch, and then....I did my workout! Yes, I did! Mm-hm. Maybe we're really back on track this time, folks. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

We had a long, intense day of homeschool, and the kids rocked their schoolwork. They're incredibly committed. Kidlies, you guys never cease to amaze me! You make a momma proud!

Here are a couple of pics of the girls being mellow after school today:

Courtney and Chloe' playing cards after school

Carissa sewing in her room

While all the kids were playing, I worked my way down to the kitchen and got three more loaves of bread started; fruit and nut bread for tomorrow's breakfast, sammie bread for tomorrow's lunch, and a yummy cheese and onion bread for tonight's dinner. That one was super yummy, by the way!

And while we're on the subject of bread making, gotta give another shout-out to my wonderful daddy and my loving, doting husband who've spoiled me with my own fleet of bread machines! I've had six over the years, and my fleet now consists of my trusty Breadman of almost ten years now, and two Zojirushi's, which are such a pleasure to operate! *grins* I had three going at once today. What a rush! LOL! Do I sound obsessive? I am.

Soooo, dinner... Claire Robinson's 5 Ingredient Fix week, remember? Tonight was Red Wine Braised Short Ribs. They were good! Not amazing, but very good. Here's a picture of tonight's meal, minus the cheesy onion bread. We served the short ribs over rice with a delicious side salad tossed with my daddy's famous dressing. That dark slimy-looking stuff on the plate is garlic sauteed baby spinach. Looks ickers in this pic, doesn't it? Sorry 'bout that.

Back to the ribs. They were juicy and fall-apart. They're braised in a whole bottle of Cabernet so they have a rich wine flavor, which is very nice. But I felt the sauce was missing something. I added onion and garlic powder for more flavor, plenty of Kosher sea salt and fresh ground pepper, and I didn't add as much vegetable broth as the recipe called for. Not bad when it was all done, and super simple.

Here's my boy helping me with dishes after dinner. It was another sneak attack. His cute little face says it all, doesn't it? hehe! Not to worry. He has his ways of getting me back for the torture I put him through... like spraying Mommy while he washes the dishes, or getting soap in my hair. Bad boy, Scotty!

Well, it's getting late and I've finished my cup of tea, so I guess I'd better be heading to bed. Hope you had a wonderful day, and I'll see you all soon!

More later...