The Words of Our Tongue

 Let my tongue sing about your word, for all your commands are right. Ps. 119:172
Your awe-inspiring deeds will be on every tongue; I will proclaim your greatness. Ps. 145:6
Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything. Pro. 13:3
Gentle words are a tree of life; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit. Pro. 15:4
For the Scriptures say, "'As surely as I live,' says the LORD, 'every knee will bend to me, and every tongue will confess and give praise to God.'" Romans 14:11
If you claim to be religious but don't control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless. James 1:26
Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way. We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth. And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire.James 3:2-5
Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God. And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! James 3:9-10
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  With my tongue I can praise God. I can build up my children and my husband or tear them down. Sometimes my lack of words speak more than my saying something wrong. Each day I must pray that God will guide me before I open my mouth. I alone can not control my tongue, but if all that is in my heart is God and His love and His word, then maybe I can do more good than harm. I will build up and not tear down. 
 Lord I pray that this day You will hold each of us in your arms and with your mercy and grace lead us to speak kind words and be in Your will. In Jesus name, Amen
Praying that your day is Blessed ~S~ The Quilted YaYa
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Happy Father's Day

   Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there.
   My Dad (pictured above) was killed in a car accident when I was five years old. So I never really got to know him. But, that didn't stop me from loving him. I tried to imagine what he would have said or done. I treasured stories that my Mom and Grandma told us about him. Would he have been sweet or stern? Maybe he had a wonderful laugh. Would he have had warm hugs? I will never know this side of Heaven.
 But, God is gracious. I had two very loving Grandpa's that stepped in and took up the cause of being the man in the lives of four small children. And when I got older I realized that no matter what happens here on earth I have a most loving, merciful, and precious Father in Heaven who loves and gave His only Son that I could one day join Him in Heaven.
   Do I miss my Dad? Yes, I do to this day. But I have a Father who wraps His loving arms around me and comforts me with warm hugs. That is full of love and disciplines me when I need it with a most gentle touch.
  He can be your Father too. Just accept His Son as your personal saviour and ask for His forgiveness. He is waiting for you to run into His open arms.
  Blessings to All ~S~ The Quilted YaYa
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Orange Marmalade

  I was so excited yesterday! That was yesterday.
  Let me explain.
  Yesterday I ran my errands then raced home so that I could make orange marmalade. I'd never made it before and I wanted to make it so that I could have it this winter with scones or biscuits or toast. So I found a recipe and got to work. I peeled oranges and scraped the white stuff out of the peels and sliced them up and put them in the pot and boiled them just like the recipe said. Then I added the oranges, you know all the pulp stuff. Cooked it just like the recipe said. So far so good. I added the sugar, and the pectin just when the recipe said. The kitchen was smelling wonderful at this point. Yum! I filled my hot jars with the steamy hot marmalade and put them in a hot water bath just like the recipe said. Pulled them out and they looked absolutely beautiful!

   Well, that was yesterday. This morning I awoke, and like a child on Christmas morning I raced in the kitchen to see my pretty jars. The jars were the same, and the liquid inside has not jelled. *sigh* . I am hoping that maybe after a day more the liquid will jell. It took a couple of days for the apple jelly to jell after it's hot bath. It will be heart breaking if it doesn't start to jell just a little in the next couple of days. The last of the liquid in the pot tasted so good after I had filled the jars.
   The good news is that I still have more oranges and more pectin. So I can always try again. What new adventure awaits in my kitchen? Monday is another day.
  Blessings and Joy to All ~S~ The Quilted YaYa

My Life This Week

  OK, well this week I stressed on Monday that I had to go to the Dr. on Tuesday for my yearly checkup that was four years late. I don't like going to the Doctor. Now don't get me wrong. I have one of the most precious Christian doctors around. I absolutely think the world of him. But I just don't do the doctor thing unless I'm really really sick.
   So I went to the Dr. on Tuesday, because my sweet Husband forced me. And with the exception that my bp was a little high, and I need more vitamin D in my diet because my bone density was a little low, and I'm having menopausal symptoms and not sleeping well everything was good. The blood pressure will work down with diet and exercise.
  Well not that much wrong with me. Just three little things, right? I'm going back to my old diet of mostly vegetarian with a minimal amount of meat from here on out. When I do that I have much more energy and my complexion starts to look better, among other things. Exercising again too. Plus, I am also trying to rid my home of as many chemicals as possible.
  I started this morning with making my own underarm deodorant. You can get the recipe at Wellness Mama . There is no aluminum in it! YaY!  for no metals going into your body. If you don't want to make your own you can order it from a wonderful sweet gal known as The Cheeky Maiden. While you are at her website check out the other products that she makes too. The most awesome soaps around! And all natural!
  After I get my home cleaned up today, I might try my hand at making orange marmalade! We will see how that goes. Never made it before so I will report later if I decide to make it, how it turns out. On the other hand  on Monday I also made apple jelly from organic apples. YUM! I turned out delicious. A little softer than the store bought stuff but that's ok. It is very good.
  Well, I'm off for the day. Love and Blessings to all ~S~ The Quilted YaYa

When You Pray

When you pray, expect things to happen. When you pray to the one true God, things will happen. Sometimes they are not "up" things. Sometimes you have to prepare for the attack of the enemy, and know that it might be that you are attacked indirectly. Sometimes it will be in your most tender spots. Your family.
  This past two weeks now I've been praying the Psalms, and other scripture over my family. This week, I've seen my husband get disgusted with movies that have foul language in them, and turn them off. Something that he would have just overlooked before. I've watched my daughters bond together and defend each other and then hug and comfort each other. And one was accused of stealing money from a patron at work.
 I have stressed and prayed over this situation since it happened yesterday. Part of me wants to confront the person that accused her, but as I prayed this morning over it, God gently touched my heart. He is in control and He will go before her and she will be held upright in His hands. She will learn from this experience, that God is on the throne and watching over her.
   
     The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Ps. 9: 9


  How my heart aches when I have to send out my children into the world to be light, as I have tried to train them to be. My mind reels with the attack that would accuse an innocent one. Her fault is that she believes everyone is honest and that no one would try to take advantage of her.
  Father God, she is in your hands, please protect her and send your angels to form a hedge around her that no evil could enter in.
  She and I will pray together again this day and her sisters will join us as we bind together and wrap each other in God's word. She is strong in Jesus. He will give her the words the courage and strength that she needs, and still keep her heart tender towards all of God's children.

Pita Bread

  Today I tried my hand at making pita bread. I went to the nearest market because I wanted chicken salad stuffed in pita bread. Since it is a fairly small grocery store they didn't have pita bread. I didn't feel like driving the extra 3 miles to the larger grocery. So I grabbed a 5lb. sack of unbleached flour and a package of yeast.
  I came home and found a recipe for pita bread and in just a couple of hours I had pita bread. I was so excited! I won't post the recipe that I used here because it came from a cook book that lists everything in pounds and ounces.  But I did find a recipe very similar on line that would probably be just as good. It's called Peppy's Pita Bread Give it a try.
  Here are a couple of pictures of the pita bread and the chicken salad that I made.
Blessings to All ~S~ The Quilted YaYa