Rebecca's Hearth and Home...a place where one woman shares all that is nearest and dearest to her heart...her home, her family, life on the tallgrass prairie, and her love for her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Monday, September 27, 2021
Master To-Do List and Menu Plan Monday - September 27, 2001
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Autumn Bucket List 2021
Summer is officially over and, once again, my favorite season has returned...AUTUMN...in all her glory! Warm days, chilly evenings, falling leaves, bonfires, and all things pumpkin spice! How nice! ๐
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Wisdom Wednesday - Proverbs 22:4
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Summer Bucket List 2021 Update
As Summer 2021 draws to close, the autumn season stands poised, and ready to take her place, as the continual succession of seasons march on without fail.
I must admit, with the death of my husband, as well as others near and dear to my heart, Summer 2021 has proven to be the worst season of my life, and it certainly didn't go as planned. Nevertheless, here is my Summer 2021 Bucket List update.
Please note, that I am posting this post as originally written with completed items marked through with a line and notes made in bold type where appropriate.
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24. Take a walk in the rain ☔
25. Visit a botanical garden ๐ธ
26. Start sorting old pictures and putting them into albums ๐ท
27. Purpose to find what I've got in the house that can be used to create an income ๐ต
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29. Hike a new trail ๐ฅพ
30. Host or attend a bonfire ๐ฅ
31. Observe, sketch, or photograph at least a dozen new and interesting things found in nature ๐ข
32. Collect, tumble, and polish rocks and gemstones ๐
33. Preserve what I can of the summer bounty ๐ฝ
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38. Trim and de-weed the flower beds ๐ผ
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40. Reroof the house (at least check into the costs of doing so and coming up with a plan) ๐ก
That's what's on my summer bucket list. Now...what's on yours?
Until next time...
~Rebecca
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Tuesday, September 14, 2021
The Widow's Mite
Part of my seeking has included searching the Scriptures. I've looked up every reference to widows in the Bible that I can find and have discovered that widows hold a very special place in the heart of our Lord. It is expressed by His special love for, and tender care of, them. Realizing that, and taken along with the admonition found in I Thessalonians 4:13 to “sorrow not as those who have no hope” has helped immensely.
Some that I have talked with...some that are in a similar place as myself...have trouble referring to themselves as a widow and don't like the reference at all, but, to me, the word “widow” is a Biblical term that the Spirit Himself uses throughout Scripture to describe a woman who was married, but whose husband has died. Therefore, to me, the word and reference is totally appropriate. My apology to those who disagree.
Interestingly enough, in the verses just prior to this passage (verses 38 through 40) Jesus was warning His followers to beware of the scribes (religious leaders) who seek recognition, honor, and prestige and who “devour widow's houses” (take advantage of unsuspecting and lonely widows).
Jesus had just finished warning His followers about this, when what does He see, but a certain poor widow throwing her two mites into the temple treasury. He calls his disciples over and makes note to them that the poor widow had cast in more than all the others. He said that they had cast in of their abundance, but that she, of her want, cast in all that she had.
As noted here by Jesus, the rich often give only a token from the abundance of their wealth that involves neither sacrifice nor generosity. Though the widow gave only a small amount, her giving represented a heart of extravagant generosity. She cast in “all the living she had.” She gave as much as she possibly could.
From this and other passages we can clearly see that the Lord doesn't evaluate our lives and ministry by outward success, but by the quality of our love, faith, and extravagant giving of ourselves to Him in sincere devotion.
Are you an extravagant giver of yourself to the Lord? Do you, of your want (of what you lack), give all that you have, or all that you possibly can (your hopes, your dreams, your talents and abilities, your substance), to Him...His service...His people? I'd like to encourage you today to seek the Lord on how to use what, you appear, to have little of to do great and mighty things for the Kingdom of God.
Now...just for fun...what is, and exactly how much is, a mite?
According to Google, “the mite, also known as a lepton, was a Jewish coin and the smallest used in New Testament time. At the time of Mark's writing, it was worth 1/64 of a denarius. A denarius was a day's wage for a common worker. In today's terms, it would be worth about 1/8 of a cent.”
The widow put in two mites. According to our passage (Mark 12:42), two mites equal a farthing. A farthing equals one-quarter penny.
I recently acquired a real mite that would have been in circulation between 100 B.C and 60 A.D. I can't help but wonder if it wasn't one of the very two that the poor widow observed by Jesus and His followers put in the temple treasury that very day. It's not probably, but it is possible!
Until next time...
~Rebecca