Friday Favorites, 5.13.22

 

Happy Friday, friends! I'm linking up with Andrea from Momfessionals and Erika from A Little Bit of Everything for this weekly blog post. 

I have to start with stating the obvious—did you notice the new look here? It's twofold and I have to confess that I was messing with it the other night and accidentally changed something, then could never figure out how to change it back. I lived with it with the old way for a couple of days, but it was bothering me, so I did this yesterday. I had a friend who commented on how much she liked it and that it looked clean and that the font was easy on the eyes. That was affirming and nice of her to say, because I didn't like it at that exact moment. I also lost my blog roll that was on the right toolbar and I don't know the names of people's blogs, other than the ones I link up with each week, so if you comment, I'll add you to my bookmark. I'm talking to you, Maria, Jennifer, Joanne and Michele! 

Technology is never my favorite! There are times I'm so good with it and at other times it completely baffles me, but I digress.

So how's your week been? Mine has been really good. It's gone by really quickly! Here are a few of my favorites from this week.

Fresh flowers on my kitchen table are my favorite! Did you know that you can keep them looking fresh longer by changing out the water every two days? I always start with using the packet they include in the bouquet as well and I don't mess with it until at least three days have gone by. After that I rinse the bottoms of the stems and add in fresh water. 

I have had some chatty sons spend time with me this week, either in person or over the phone. That is always my favorite! I love it when they call me or when they sit and talk. I hardly ever see them, honestly and when I do, they're in and out quickly, so we don't get the chance to sit and catch up. I feel like I'm all caught up with the four of them and that's a great feeling. 

Being their mom is my favorite.

Something else that's my favorite is when I read or hear one verse in the Bible more than once. I've had this happen several times lately and as I was praying yesterday, I quoted Ephesians 3:20 in the closing part of my prayer.

And then, I promise you, I read this verse two more times in the same day. Isn't that cool how that happens? I like to imagine God with a highlighter and illuminating the verse as we read. The Bible says that His word is living and active and that's part of what description means, at least to me. I am always so thankful for this and how His word works in my life.

This one's random, but this little pillow that you see around my neck is my favorite.

My neck hurts a lot, so I like to use this when I'm watching a movie or show. It offers it support when I feel like I need a little extra or for when the chair feels too far back. I take this thing with me when I travel too, whether by car or airplane. I don't remember where I got it, but it helps to relax me, especially when I'm flying. Flying is NOT my favorite.

Reading books that inspire me in my walk with the Lord are my favorite and I've been using some of my favorites recently.

Despite the unfortunate cover of this book, it really is an amazing and practical book for those of us who have influence on ones younger than us that are within the family of God. I sat and read for an hour yesterday morning after my quiet time. It was nice to be able to do that!

This little book is quite impactful and has drastically changed the way I pray and is now one of my favorite resources.

I read it for the first time last year and took a class my pastor taught on it, but I've been using it again. I will probably read this again every year. 

Another favorite thing I've been doing this week is writing out Scripture. I'm taking a break from doing this in 2022, but as you know, it's something I've done for the last seven or so years. I have been writing out all of 1,2,3 John and Jude, which is what the Bible study we're currently writing will be on when we start back in August. I'm actually done with my portion of the study, but I'm still loving studying and reading it over and over again as I write it out and commit a lot of it to memory.

Speaking of Bible study, this day of homework when we summarized what we've studied the last ten weeks was my favorite.

This has been one of my favorite Bible studies to date! I'll be sad to see it end next week as we wrap up and break for summer. 

My daily Bible reading has been my favorite this week.

We've been reading in the book of Psalms, because where we currently are, David just died. We know that he wrote most of this book, but the dates are uncertain as to when he wrote them, so in reading chronologically, they're all just kind of lumped together. I'm not complaining! It's been so refreshing to read here and for that matter, so was going to church Wednesday to this class. We sat and discussed why we love this book and some of us shared our favorites.

This was one of my favorite images from the week on Instagram.

Do you follow Finding Joy on Instagram? You should!

And lastly, you know it's my favorite day when I get my nails done.

This color screams summer to me! Can you tell I'm ready to lay by a pool somewhere? I am.

How was your week? What's one thing that stands out to you as a favorite moment or thing? I'd love to hear from you! Thanks for reading my blog, friends. Love to all! 

P.s. It's a favorite when I learn new tips and tricks in blog world, which is why I share something I just learned by accident. Did you know that as you're typing if you right click where you're about to write your next word, a little box pops up with a choice to insert an emoji? Maybe you're smarter than me and already knew this, but you can even do that in comment boxes as you comment on other blogs! My mind was blown. You're welcome! 😉 See? I just did that.