Making Your Home a Haven: Take time to beautify!

Today Crystal wants us to beautify our homes. Take an area and decorate it with a picture or some fresh flowers. I will post pictures later on in the evening.

Now for Day 2 in 31 Days with God for Mothers:
Worrywarts-" Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better and it will be taken away from her." Luke 10:41-42

I believe all mothers worry at one point or another. When your pregnant, or when your child is not with you. When I feel overwhelmed, I have to wake up and realize that is here and will protect my children and take care of any situation that is needed.God doesn't expect mothers to have all the answers, but He does expect us to go to Him for the answers. He not only has the answers, He is the answer! (Materials taken from :31 Days with God for Mothers, published by Barbour Publishing, Inc Used with permission")


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I didn't get to take a picture because I had an unexpected event come up, but I had the table all nice and set when my Honey came home. I had fresh flowers and made the cloth napkins into the shape of flowers. I hope everyone had a great day Making their home a Haven!! Blessings Delilah

Making Your Home a Haven Monday: Refresher Series--Tackle the Bathrooms!

1.Refresh your spirit.

Crystal has encouraged us to pick out a verse, and I chose:

"The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe."

Proverbs 18:10



I love this verse. Is it not the truth. Just calling out to the Lord can give you so much strength and make you feel so safe. I love the Lord with all my heart and want to live my life to serve him.



2. Take Time to Plan

To do:

Laundry from weekend

Dust the living room

Put up China in China cabinet



For dinner I plan on making Chicken Noodle soup with homemade bread.



3.Do something: Bathrooms

my bathrooms are pretty bad from the weekend, they need a good scrubbing. I will update with pictures soon.





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It has taken me longer than usual today to post pictures because this morning around 9 am my sister called me and told me she went to the doctor and they could not get a heartbeat on her baby. She is suppose to be 11 1/2 weeks pregnant, but the baby measured way too big. She said she could tell right away something was wrong because it looked like a blob and not a baby. The doctor tried for a while but could not get a heartbeat. I know all to well what she is going through but there are no words I could say to her. Everyone please keep her in her prayers, tomorrow she is going in for a d & c.



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Here is the before of the sink area:









and the after:



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Here is the whirlpool tub before(I do not know how that piece of paper got in there):





and after:







Here is the stand up shower before:







and after:







I hope everyone had a great day in "Making your Home a Haven". Blessings Delilah

Making Your Home a Haven Monday: Pick a Pile!

Today on Crystal's blog, she wants us to pick a pile, and organize it. I picked my computer desk, I have been wanting to do it for about 2 weeks and have kept putting it off. I know some of you who have seen all my cleaning lately must think my house is a mess, well that is partly true. Lately I have been doing a lot of organizing but I have a bad habit of getting the house perfectly clean and then not keeping it up. My desk was cleaned and organized in January, but I kept putting it off and everyone kept piling it up. So far, since I have started "making your home a haven," everything I have cleaned has stayed that way. Last week I organized all my kitchen cabinets because I got new cookware, and let me tell you it is so nice to need something and know exactly where it is. I have prayed that God would let me be more organized and I believe that "Making your Home a Haven" was what I was looking for. Now I am more accountable to a lot more people(who ever views my blog, even if it is just one or two people). Not to mention my husband can not stand a messy and disorganized house.

Crystal also wants to know any tips for keeping piles to a minimal. My suggestion would be as soon as a bill comes in pay it, and file it, and throw away/recycle unnecessary papers.

Making Your Home a Haven Monday: Pick a Drawer!

Today Crystal has asked us to clean out a drawer or dresser. It is ironic because I have been cleaning out my kitchen cabinets(making room for my new pots and pans).this weekend and all I have left to do are these 3 drawers. She says "Today's project is to clean out and organize a drawer or dresser. Set a goal, set the timer, and get busy!"
The first drawer isn't that bad, I just need to organize it. The second drawer is awful, I have way too many utensils. The third drawer just needs to be organized. I will update later.

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Well I am finally finished. I have been busy all day decluttering. Honestly I have way too much stuff, and my house is in chaos with too much stuff. My goal is to get rid of 75% of everything. I know that may seem extreme, but if you could just see all the stuff I had you would agree. I hope everyone has a blessed day making your home a haven.

Making Your Home a Haven Monday: Closet Clean-Up

Today at Crystal's blog we are to pick out a closet and unclutter it. I chose Haley's closet(I actually cleaned out Hannah and Bryson's last week) it is not as bad as it looks I just need to organize the clothes that has fallen on the floor and get rid of some of the clothes she has out grown. I will post the after pictures later this evening.

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I got done a little bit earlier today. It really didn't take that long. First I pulled everything out and then I organized the clothes and got rid of outgrown and unwanted clothes. I put all the dresses together, then all the outfits together, and all the sweaters together. I put all the long sleeve cotton shirts in her drawer(to save room). I put all the board games in top of Bryson's closet and all her coats in his closet as well, because his is 3 times the size of hers. I still have a lot to do today. I have laundry from the weekend and my kithchen needs a good cleaning as well. I hope everyone has a blessed day.