{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 06/01/2026 }

 

Good morning friends, and Happy June! 

 

I don't even know how to say that with a straight face because it was just the end of the year of 2025, and we are already halfway through.  I always talk about time moving so fast, but has anyone else noticed that everything seems to have sped up? It's so strange. 

 

Anyway, I hope you are all doing well, I will be coming by to visit you all this morning.  I know I'm always apologizing for not having time, but I really need to work this into my schedule so that I take some time each morning to visit all my friend's blogs. 

 

Right, so here we are the first day of June, almost summer and I am not looking forward to the hot weather, so I guess I can just think of it this way "summer is coming fast but that will also mean it will end just as quickly". 

 

Have a blessed week friends.

 

 

 *** The Weather *** 

We have had a lot of rain which is a blessing and has kept the temperatures quite nice, but yesterday was hot enough for the real feel to be 102, and that was gross.  Yuck!

 

We do have some more rain on the way, thankfully.  

 

Monday - Sunshine, 100  

Tuesday - Partly cloudy, 95  

Wednesday - Mostly cloudy, 86 

Thursday - Thunderstorms, 83 

Friday - Thunderstorms, 83  

Saturday - Thunderstorms, 87  

Sunday - Thunderstorms, 89 

 

 

 *** Right now I am *** 

Just sat down at my desk to get this post up.  I am eating my breakfast as I do so. 

 

 

 *** Thinking and pondering *** 

 I have my mammogram on Friday and as I'm sure you all know, and understand, my anxiety is high.  I honestly wish I could stop feeling this way every year when the mammogram comes around, but my mind is a strange thing and goes beserk each time. 

 

 

 *** How I am feeling ***

 I'm feeling good though a little tired, had family over yesterday and didn't get to bed until after 10pm which is really late for me.  I am a girl who by 830pm is fast asleep. I am also a bit sore from the gym work out and my stomach is a little off, due to the dark chocolate that I indulged in for a few days, last week.  Will I ever learn?  No, I don't believe so.  Darn chocolate temptation! 

 

 

*** On the breakfast plate *** 

 I am having a cup of english tea with milk and a bowl of oatmeal with dates and shredded coconut, and I also added in a teaspoon of strawberry whipped honey.  A local bee farmer sells it at the farmer's market, and it is delicious. 

 

 

 *** On the lunch plate ***

 Leftover salad from dinner, and I'll add a boiled egg for protein and some tuna. 

 

 

 *** On the dinner plate *** 

I made roast chicken last night and have quite a bit leftover, so will make a chicken pot pie for dinner. 

 

 

 *** On the menu *** 

 Have to work on the new meal plan so that I can get groceries tomorrow.  

Monday - Chicken Pot Pie, Sauteed Greens

Tuesday - Pastitsio, Garlic Bread, Salad

Wednesday - 

Thursday - 

Friday -   

Saturday -   

Sunday -   

 

 

*** What I am wearing *** 

Pink shorts and a grey tank top. 

 

 

*** On my reading pile *** 

Finishing up Deuteronomy in the Bible. 

 

Finished The Hidden Prince by Tessa Afshar and started the second in the series called The Peasant King.  The first book was actually about Cyrus, it was really interesting. 

 

In non-fiction, I am reading Punishing the Darkness by Pastor Joseph Z.  What a fantastic book, I have only a few pages left.  I have read most of it in just two days.  Spiritual warfare and the battle for our mind.  Yes, definitely something I needed to read.

  

 

 *** On my TV this week *** 

 

YouTube:

Homemaking 

Christian book vloggers 

 Quiet and simple living 

Homemakers in Brazil, Portugal and Mexico  

 

Hallmark:  

My sister in law suggested I watch Way Back Home.  I put on the first episode on Saturday morning and binged it all the way through, having watched the newer episode that just aired last night.  That's four season, FOUR SEASONS.  My word.  But in my defense, I watch it while I go about my day, so it plays throughout cleaning, laundry, cooking etc.  What a great show though, are any of you watching? 

 

*** Looking around the house *** 

We've had cloudy days for about two weeks but today we have wonderful sunshine, which is making the whole house look magical. 

 

*** To do list *** 

Water inside plants 

Water plants and veggies outside on the patio 

Daily bible reading and devotional/bible study 

Get at least 10k steps in

Homemaking chores  

 

This week: 

Mammogram on Friday 

 

*** What I am creating ***

I have done nothing creative this past week, nothing.  I needed to give my hands a rest because they hurt after painting the living room and bedroom. 

 

*** From the camera *** 

How beautiful is this picture?  I thought it perfectly fit right now, as I actually have a sourdough boule in the oven. 

 

 

*** Devotional, Prayers, Bible Verses *** 

I mentioned the book I'm reading above, Punishing the Darkness.  It has opened my eyes to so much and it's helped me to seek and find the peace of God and not let anxiety, worry and fear debilitate me leading up to my mammogram. 

 

But one particular quote in that book, and still focusing on the battle for the mind, was about forgiveness and the inability to forgive someone.  We all know that as Christians we are called to forgive, but we also know that it can incredibly difficult to get past whatever someone may have done to us.  

 

Some things are so dark, so mean, so evil that it really does take everything inside and God's help to forgive.  Yet some people still can't do it. 

 

In the book Pastor Joseph says "Unforgiveness is like drinking poison daily, hoping for the other person to die."  WOW!!!!! Just WOW!!!!  

 

What a powerful, impactful statement.  I just felt that I needed to share it this morning, maybe someone out there is struggling with forgiveness so I hope this helps.