1. Last Saturday, I finally made myself declutter and rearrange my closet. 10 Wal-marts bags full of stuff later, I can breathe a sigh of relief. It. Is. Finished. A clean closet is a beautiful thing. Sometimes I like to go gaze upon the fruit of my labor. ;)
2. Sunday, we ate out in honor of Jim's birthday, which was Monday. My sweet hubby picked my favorite restaurant to go to since he had just been to his favorite for Father's Day.
3. My flowers are doing well in spite of record heat indexes this week. I'm really loving all these blooms!
I'm loving my vincas.
Especially the red ones.
The red vincas deserve a close-up
My first pink Knock-out Roses
The second blooming of the red Knock-out Roses
4. Quote of the week:
I stumbled across this post this week, even though it was written about 6 months earlier.
When
you memorize Scripture, it’s like carrying your own oxygen tanks.
And
then there’s Jesus: Christ’s weapon against Satan in the desert was
memorized Scripture. And if you aren’t memorizing Scripture — what IS your weapon against Satan?
…
Ann Voskamp, A Holy Experience, “The 1 Habit God Really Wants For Your New Year(The Roman Project)"
To read her whole post, click on the link. It is an awesome post - as hers always are - and very thought provoking and challenging. I ask you the same question: What IS your weapon against Satan?
5. Healthy lifestyle: still exercising each morning (at 5 a.m.!!!!) and lost another 3 lbs.
Thus ends another week on the Journey. If you'd like to share your highlights, link up at Susanne's blog, Living to Tell the Story.
Awesome on your hard work paying off with your weight loss. Your flowers are lovely. We've had so much rain that some of my potted ones are dying from too much water - if the pot isn't draining. I've had to tip them and drain them manually. Usually by this point in the summer they are old and tired. God is giving all the trees a good drink around there this year. (And what a sweet thing your husband did on his birthday.)
ReplyDeleteLove your vincas! Oh, we both need to do our closet, desperately. Kudos on your dedication to exercising. Can you bottle a little of that and send it my way? Oxygen tanks -- I like that.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week ahead!
I love to clean ha!! It is like therapy for me.
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are so pretty! I want flowers once we move and get a yard and porch.
I love the quote and her blog. Her book is also good.
YAY! For exercising and weight loss. That is the one thing I am not consistent with and I don't know why.
Hurray for you for exercising! I'll be back on a regimen soon--I promise! I just got off track during our road trip.
ReplyDeleteLove those vincas, too!
Oh, and hurray for the decluttering of the closet too!
At 5 a.m.?? Wow, now I'm really standing and applauding you for your exercise discipline! Way to go!!
ReplyDeleteLove the flowers. I really like dark purple and white close to each other.
Yay for a clean closet! I'm like you and when I finally get something like that done, just go a gaze upon it. Very satisfying!
Jerralea, I always enjoy your fave fives. I did a closet cleanout a couple months ago and it was the best present I've given myself in a long time! Such a great feeling, everytime I walk in there, and I find that I think twice before I buy anything now, not wanting to fill it all up again.
ReplyDeleteThe vincas are gorgeous. Love Anne Voskamp:)
Hurray for your continued exercising and weight loss. You are an inspiration which I hopes one day WILL RUB off on me and get me to get moving.
ReplyDeleteA clean closet is a beautiful think. It's on my to-do list for August. Getting ready for India this month.
I had to smile when you wrote, " Sometimes I like to go gaze upon the fruit of my labor." That is something I do too.
Have a great weekend.
Your flowers are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGreat on the weight loss, and getting up early to exercise. I get up early, but don't always exercise.
Your diligence with the exercise plan is an inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThose vincas are terrific. That first one (grape colored) is one I'd never seen before.
Decluttering is always so rewarding. So glad they made your fives.