Saturday Suggestions: Inspirations for Your Weekend

              Good morning, friends! We have a full weekend ahead of us, so I don’t know how much time I’m going to have to sit and enjoy any kind of reading. I sure hope you have some down time, though! I’ll get you started, okay?

I share a lot of recipes on this blog each week, but I don’t often share breakfast recipes. Most of my breakfasts are scrambled eggs (with veggies and feta) and a slice of homemade bread – or yogurt with homemade granola and fruit. But sometimes I do like to make a breakfast dish that can last several days. This post has ten protein-rich breakfasts, and I thought I’d share it with you in case you’re looking for something for your own breakfast routine!

Jennifer lives in New England and wrote this beautiful story about her present-day gardening and how it relates to the gardening homeowners would have done in 1776, when America was just getting started. It’s fascinating to me to see how everything cycles around again. There’s some history, some agriculture, and some plain good story wrapped up in this!

Have you ever heard of or thought about a bucket list for your home? I love this summer-themed list that Yvonne shared for bringing out the best of summer throughout the house. From plants to colors to scents, she covers it all, and I think it’s brilliant!

This past spring, I did a Bible study with some ladies from church, and we studied Darlene Schacht’s book on Nehemiah. It was absolutely thrilling to learn together about the rich things God has tucked away in a book most overlook. But one of the challenging things about the book was the occasional long lists of hard-to-pronounce names. We went through everyone and heard the names out loud, because I’m convinced each one matters. I’ve never seen anyone write on that topic before, but Yvonne did, and I loved what she had to say. If long lists of names in the Bible frustrate you, try looking at them from her perspective!

Buying jeans frustrates me. I am (across the fashion board) not a trend-lover. I would rather find clothing that is going to be on the timeless side so I don’t have to replace it all the time simply because it’s gone out of style. But jeans, I feel like, change up every year. And I don’t love all the options. So yes, I’m aware that my choices in jeans aren’t up with the times. But I did find this post helpful, because while it nods to style, it focuses more on body shape and what cuts look better on you based on your shape. THIS is better than studying trends, at least in my opinion.

Emily Freeman wrote this piece about a sudoku method of packing…and I found it intriguing. She went on vacation to Aruba and tried this method of packing clothes to wear so she didn’t overpack, could mix and match what she took, and could use everything she selected. It’s okay if you would pick different pieces than she chose (swimsuit top probably wouldn’t work for most as an actual top), but take a look at the method. Could you do it?