Backwoods Country Primitives: A Little Thrift Store Re-do & Prayer Request

Hi Blog pals, I hope each of you are doing well today......
I tell you, I sure would appreciate your prayers......I have not felt well the last couple of days......
Been sick off and on for a month now......
I had chills, and a fever last night and coughing.....lots of coughing!
I've been on antibiotics for a week.....and Saturday, Sunday & Monday I felt much better.....
actually felt good! Then Tuesday morning......bam! the coughing was back again...... :(
I suppose if I'm not improved by morning, I will need to make a Dr.'s appt.
DH & I don't have a family physician......thankfully,we are hardly ever sick .....but when we do have something wrong.....it's difficult to know what to do.....
Anyhow.....here's a picture of a recent thrift store find......I believe it was actually an ice bucket
made to look like a firkin (sugar bucket).......

This is the before:

This is the mark on the bottom......"PUTNEY (Basketville)VERMONT"

Here's the After:

I painted it a beige/mustard color.....I call Thistle....

Then I did a bit of distressing and finished it off with a little "antiquing" or rather "primming" I should say!

What do ya think?

I'm going to go try to take a lil' nap to see if that'll help me to feel better.....I sure pray so....

Take Care All,

Backwoodsprim

Be Found Faithful

Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Matthew 24:46

What if Jesus visited you Monday at 3:30?
What would He find you doing?
Would you be hard at work doing your job to the best of your ability? Would you be lifting up someone with a word of prayer or encouragement or carrying part of his or her load?
Would you be doing an act of kindness for someone without expecting anything in return? I'm sure that with a little warning each of us could be found faithful.
However, Matthew told us Jesus would return at an hour we don't know (Matthew 24:42).
The saying, Live as though today were your last, can be rephrased: Live as though Jesus will return today.

When his master returns, a servant is declared ready because he has made provision by doing what the master expected.
As a result, he is considered faithful and wise. (Matthew24:45)
God and the world are looking at our lives.
What do they see?

Lord, I pray that I will be doing what I should be doing and that You will find me faithful........

Oh my........ :)

An elderly gentleman had serious hearing problems for a number of years. He went to the doctor and the doctor was able to have him fitted for a set of hearing aids that allowed the gentleman to hear 100%
The elderly gentleman went back in a month to the doctor and the doctor said, 'Your hearing is perfect. Your family must be really pleased that you can hear again.'
The gentleman replied, 'Oh, I haven't told my family yet.
I just sit around and listen to the conversations. I've changed my will three times!'

Two elderly gentlemen from a retirement center were sitting on a bench under a tree when one turns to the other and says: 'Slim, I'm 83 years old now and I'm just full of aches and pains. I know you're about my age. How do you feel?'
Slim says, 'I feel just like a newborn baby.'
'Really!? Like a newborn baby!?'
'Yep. No hair, no teeth, and I think I just wet my pants.'

An elderly couple had dinner at another couple's house, and after eating, the wives left the table and went into the kitchen.
The two gentlemen were talking, and one said, 'Last night we went out to a new restaurant and it was really great. I would recommend it very highly.'
The other man said, 'What is the name of the restaurant?'
The first man thought and thought and finally said, 'What is the name of that flower you give to someone you love?
You know... The one that's red and has thorns.'
'Do you mean a rose?'
'Yes, that's the one,' replied the man. He then turned towards the kitchen and yelled, 'Rose, what's the name of that restaurant we went to last night?"

Feeling A Little Low

Why art thou cast down,O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him,who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Psalm 42:11

A man was demonstrating his amazing skill with the yo-yo.
With deft movements, he manipulated the string and made the toy continue its rapid spinning while he guided it through a number of loops and positions. It bounced along the ground, and then, with a flick of the man's wrist, it soared high into the air.

Human emotions are much like a yo-yo.
They can go from the ground to the sky, from depression and sadness to joy and delight. We have no idea what caused the psalmist's battle with depression, and his yo-yoing between despair and hope. At one point he wrung his hands and wept in despair. Then he remembered God's lovingkindness, sat himself down, and gave himself a good talking to.
Like the soaring yo-yo, he emerged again with praises to his God.
Is your life like a yo-yo today?
Hand God the string, and see what can happen!

Prayer for today: Forgive me, Lord, for trying to control my life through difficult times. My hope must ever be in You.

Have A Wonderful Day!

Psalms 34:1
I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror, and saw that she had only three hairs on her head. "Great," she said, "I think I’ll braid my hair today. "So she did, and had a wonderful day.
The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that she had only two hairs on her head. "Hmm," she said, "I guess I’ll part my hair down the middle. "So she did, and had a wonderful day.
The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that she had only one hair left on her head. "Wow," she said, "today I get to wear my hair in a pony tail." So she did, and had a wonderful, wonderful day.
The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that there wasn’t a single hair on her head. "Thank God!" she exclaimed. "I was running out of things to do with my hair!"

ATTITUDE is everything! Let’s be grateful for the things God has given us and have a wonderful day!

Right Words at the Right Time

Words do not come with sizes and are certainly not one size fits all.
So, how do we measure whether or not a word is fitting?We may discover if a word is fit for a situation by asking,
"Is it true, does it help, and why do I feel the need to say this?"
If the answers to these questions reveal malicious motives then the words do not fit.
Words, however, that selflessly inspire or lovingly correct others because they are true and sincere, are words that are fitly spoken and more beautiful than gold.
We should think about these principles as we choose our words today.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Proverbs 25:11

How to Pray When You Can't

from: Open Windows

We often feel the need to pack our prayers with words.
But what of those times when "we know not what we should pray for"?
In those quiet times the Spirit Himself groans for us.
Could it be that you are now facing one of those seasons of silence before God?
If so, remember as a child of God, that the Holy Spirit intercedes on your behalf.
Perhaps you simply need to listen for a while and allow God to do the speaking in your prayers.

Likewise the Spirit also helpeth with our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groaning which cannot be uttered.
Romans 8:26 KJV

13 comments:

carolyn@simple~primitive~devotion said...: Hope you get to feeling better soon! It might be a good idea to go ahead to the doctor. There are some really nasty illnesses going around. Sending you a prayer for healing.
Love the firkin. Looks great!; February 26, 2009 at 11:18 AM
Rhonda said...: I love the icebucket turned firkin.Wish I could find something like that. It looks great redone. You did a superb job.

Hope you feel better. It has been a hard time for all the crud going around. I'll be sure and say a prayer for you.
Rhonda; February 26, 2009 at 1:19 PM
Susan said...: The bucket/firkin looks great. I'll be praying for you, too.; February 26, 2009 at 1:30 PM
Lisa said...: Sorry to hear that you are not feeling good. I will keep you in my prayers. I would definitely try to get in to see a doctor...if you are coughing and have been for sometime then it could be something pretty bad especially down in your chest.

As goes for your bucket/firkin... I think it looks GREAT especially now that you finished it.

Feel Better,
Lisa; February 26, 2009 at 1:46 PM
Black Sheep Lisa said...: I sure hope you can kick this sickness soon and get to feeling better. Keep ya in my prayers.
Great makeover on the firkin, i sure wish i could find one!; February 26, 2009 at 1:59 PM
Janene said...: I so hope you are feeling better soon and that you can kick whatever is ailing you!
I am in love with your redo! You picked just the right color and primmed it up perfectly!
I think that I will do this with my large one the I bought. Thank you for the idea!; February 26, 2009 at 2:02 PM
Farm Field Primitives said...: I so love your "firkin"!! No one would ever know it wasn't old. Great job!! I hope you get to feeling better. I'm sure some warm weather and sunshine would help you. Take care.~~Melissa; February 26, 2009 at 2:48 PM
Something Nice and Pretty said...: Love the ice bucket turned firken, you did a wonderful job on it!

I hope your are feeling a better soon and I think I'd go back to the doctors just to check everything out!
Rondell; February 26, 2009 at 2:58 PM
Terry said...: I debated going to the Dr. myself, but then I start feeling okay again.
I still have the cough, and I heard that it just hangs on forever.
Sure hope you feel better soon.

Now...I have been to Basketville, in Putney, VT. We live near the Conn. River in NH, and Vermont was a 15 min. drive. It's a huge place, and the little town is very quaint. It was one of my s.daughters favorite place to go.
Loved what you did with the ice bucket/firkin. It looks so much better and really old.; February 26, 2009 at 5:21 PM
Linda - Behind My Red Door said...: I used to go to Basketville years ago. Love what you did with it!!

I hope you feel a lot better ASAP and I will inedeed keep you in my prayers.
hugs, Linda; February 26, 2009 at 5:27 PM
Anonymous said...: Hope you feel better soon. Love the redo on the ice bucket turned firkin. You did an awesome job!
Take care,
Cindy; February 26, 2009 at 5:56 PM
Mandy said...: Praying that you'll feel better soon!

Love that redo! I love great thrift store finds.

You asked where we live - we are 25 minutes north of Nashville.

Blessings,
Mandy; February 27, 2009 at 8:22 AM
Anonymous said...: Holy Cow~~
We have to bind this "CRAP" up in Jesus name!! My son came home friday with 102 fever and that "Barky Cough"!!! I took him to the doc also and he is on an antibiotic as well!! The rest of us are trying NOT to get it and taking that airborne stuff and drinking orange juice and hand washing all that we can!!

I hope that you get to feeling better soon and back to normal!!

I LOVE your bucket...turned out very Prim!!!

Many Blessings and Wellness....
Lori; March 1, 2009 at 9:01 AM

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