Love working

Has it really been a week since I last posted.  Wow time does fly.  I have been trying to slow down a bit.  I have taken time to read daily; sometimes my Bible, sometimes just a book.  I just finished reading The Telling by Beverly Lewis.  It was predictable story, but since I had read the first two in the series I wanted to read this one to finish up the series.

I have gotten a couple of canning books from the library.  I have just scanned them, but they look like there are many recipes I can use.  I will see if I want to invest in purchasing any of them.  I do love to can.  It is a lot of work, but not unenjoyable.  My mom helps me and it is a great time of just talking a spending time with a woman I love a great deal.  She has been there for me through it all.

I enjoy working around the house. I would hate not being able to do work.  It is a blessing to be able to work.  I can see where I am a much more contented person when I am doing something to help my family and friends.  The way it works with a simple life it that it completes my life, not competes with my life.  One of my new favorite verses from the Bible is James 2:26, "As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead."

I do need to get back to getting the "stuff" out of my house.  I actually have a couple of boxes of books and 3 more bags of clothes.  I just need to list the items and get them gone.  Our local SPCA is having a book sale starting soon, so I will take the books to them and the clothes will go to Goodwill.  That is my project for this evening.  For today I will be baking bread and just general straightening and cleaning.