Friday, August 29, 2008

Sharing a wonderful post

This is a blog I visit regularly... I started because of her recipes but go back now for her posts... everything including the recipes. Tonight I ran across this post ... it was very thought provoking about photographs and memories.... here is a small excerpt:

"One day that will be all that's left of me . . . just a few pictures in a box. Will someone wonder about who I was, and what I stood for, or will I have left a legacy that speaks for itself?? Will they look into my eyes and see the joy there . . . and the pain . . . and the hope?? Will they see all my yesterdays linked to their tomorrows . . . will the essence of my being be able to reach down through the passage of time and speak to their hearts??"


Please go read the post for your self and see if it doesn't touch you at your very core.


(and don't forget to enter my blog candy draw here!)

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Sometimes I just need a reminder...

I found this on Beestamper's blog... she found it on another blog.
Just about made me want to cry... after just passing the 3rd anniversary of the death of someone very close to me.
To listen scroll down and mute my song video


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Chrissy's Blog candy

Here is yet more blog Candy!!! She is offing it for a number of reasons... to me the greatest being to celebrate her NEW career as a Stamp Designer! PLEASE GO SUPPORT HER!!!!


(don't forget to scroll down for your chance at mine!)

EVEN more BLOG CANDY!!!

There is so much candy out there!!! Here is Sally's!

(don't forget to scroll down for your chance at mine!)

want to win over $200 in free stamps?

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Check out here how you can... and it is a very worthy cause!!!! I know alot of people are struggling and here is away we can help!!!

Kristen's blog candy!

Kristin has some wonderful blog candy up for grabs!!! Magnolia stamps to top it off!!!

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Thursday, August 21, 2008

Three years ago today

Three years ago today I lost one of my best friends... My Daughter's Daddy.
I miss you soooo very much... I would give anything just to talk to you one more time, to see your smirky smile, to hear your smart alec comments, to feel your hug... But most importantly I would give even my life if Cassie could just spend one more hour with you.
I love you and miss you so very much my friend. Life has not been and will never be the same without you in it. I MISS YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


( I should have taken the picture AFTER I cleaned of his head stone)

BLOG CANDY TIME

I said I was going to do blog candy at 50,000 hits... well, I passed it without realizing it!!! from my stats counter I am at 50,521.
I know MOST of my hits were from when I gave out digi templets for scrapbooking but have no idea how many since I started doing what I am doing now... So here are the rules: Just post my candy on your blog, and post a comment on this post.
School starts here on Sept 3rd... so after school I will have my daughter pick a winner. PLEASE check back to see if you have won!
This is what I have so far (I plan on adding stuff that I have made and a few supply things): File folder box, box and six 3x3 cards and a little note book.
I may even make a different set of things for a second winner.
Thank you for visiting my blog :)

COMMENTS are now CLOSED... I will pick a winner by the morning... life is crazier here than I thought being the first day of school and after school activities!

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Blog Candy Alert

Debbie has some wonderful... wintery blog candy up for grabs!!!

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Be Still and Know

This came in my in-box... wanted to share:

MountainWings A MountainWings Moment
#8228 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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Be Still and Know
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In my life I have faced many struggles.

I am human and by nature I have grown sin weary and overburdened.

My hands have worked alone, in vain to build masterpieces
that always fall short of perfection.

In the midst of despair, I place my discouraged heart
in the hands of the one who softly whispers,
“Be still and know that I am God.”

I place my confidence in the one who faithfully works
to do what is positively right for me.

I rely on the perfect knowledge that keeps Him from doing
anything in my life that is not exactly what I need.

He is the Lord of creation, and yet He is committed to gently
knocking at the door of my heart.

I adore the God whose love is so pure that He sent His son to
live a perfect life for me. His love is so holy that He sent
His son to shed His blood on the cross for me.

I treasure the God who will never stop forgiving me.

My hope is in the one who knows the depths of my heart and still
loves me so passionately and watchfully.

The one who softly whispers,


“Be still and know that I am God.”



~A MountainWings Original poem by Billi Jo Bentley, Albany, OH~
Based on Psalms 151

Forward this issue to a friend or send them the link below:
http://www.mountainwings.com/past/8228.htm

Friday, August 08, 2008

Katharina's blog candy!

Katharina has some woonnndeeerrrful blog candy up for grabs!!!

The winner of her blog candy gets the complete
Whiff of Joy Guardian Angel Collection by Elisabeth Bell ( 4 stamps ) for free!!!!

Thursday, August 07, 2008

Missing....

The hardest part of my daughter being gone... Missin' one of my little guys!!!
I missed his first birthday yesterday. He is eating his "birthday pancake"
Don't ya just love those eyes?!
I miss you David!!!!!
(pronounced with a short a, with the i sounding like an e_ Da-veed)

My beautiful Daughter!!!
And (one of) my wonderful Son-In-Law... Josue


Saw this quote today... fits perfectly with the changes in my life!
What the caterpillar calls the end, The Master calls a butterfly ~~Richard Bach

Sunday, August 03, 2008

More Blog Candy ALERT!

Michelle has some wonderful blog candy up for grabs!!! I love the colors!!!!!!!!

Monday, July 28, 2008

Blog Candy Alert

My bloggin Sister Sonja has some really cute blog candy up... check it out!

Comin home!

Tomorrow my baby comes home!
She went to Florida with my other daughter last month... after 6 weeks she flies home tomorrow! She is NOT ready to leave there but... what can I say? She has to come home sometime! Next summer, Yahwey willing, she will get to spend another month.
This is her at the ocean.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

What kind of music I am!

Well.... this did NOT surprise me!




You Are Country Music



You are friendly, down to earth, and fairly conservative.

You are true to your friends and your upbringing. Change is hard for you.

But beneath your old fashioned attitude, you are expressive and artistic in your own way.

Very few people can express pain and pleasure as eloquently as you can.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Always wear...

Boots while you are splitting wood! And this is after two hours with an ice pack!
I had on sandles.... the wood fell faster than I could move my foot!

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Kraftin Kimmie's Challenge

well... I have only done one other sketch challenge... this isn't exactly a sketch challenge so I guess you could say this is the first "challenge" I have done! but when I seen this I knew I just had to do it!
It is from Kraftin Kimmie's Korner
we were to take her book and use it for inspiration! I did... made mine almost exactly like hers! but I really like how the cover came out (I still have to finish the inside of the book)
Sorry about the lighting!
TFL

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Accordian File box

I found this on someone's blog who is going to be selling it in a "class"... I so wanted to make one... but was thinking about the cost.
Then in my blog reader... I was sooooo excited.... Dannie had posted a link to the instructions!!!! (check out her blog!!!) It ended up not costing me a thing except the supplies of course!!!!!
I want to publicly thank her for posting the link! I know Yahwey used her to give me one of the little desires of my heart!!!! and she blessed me without even knowing it!!!
Here is a link to the site... you have to have a free membership but they have some cool projects!
It is the july 4th episode called "expanding Memories"
http://sbl.tvweekly.com/



Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Struggling

Well... I have been struggling with Kathy's passing (see last post) and today I got some crushing, devastating news about the health of my oldest (2 1/2 yrs) grandson... I don't want to really go into it right now except to say that the doctors believe he will be completely deaf but years end and could be going blind on top of it (he has been having some issues seeing somethings, which we thought was just depth perception issues)। At least now, after 2 1/2 years testing, they have a diagnosis... good on one hand, because they know what they are dealing with, but very devastating on the other... because of what it is and there is NO treatment... NO cure.
IF you want to read about it here is a link....
http://www.cdc.gov/cmv/signs.html

I forced myself to be creative today to try to pull myself away from just feeling overwhelmed with life... I made 4 cards and a card box... not sure who I am going to give it to or if I will try to sell it (would be my first for cards) anyway, Here they are and TFL.
Box is in center back.





and the box.