I’ve been Feathering my Nest;o)

I told ya’ll I’d get around to taking some pictures and showing you some things my sis-in law and I’ve been doing. When I say we’ve been doing –I mean she is the seamstress –I am the picker outer of fabrics etc.

Let’s see if you can tell anything from my pics…

I have to tell you-these are Better Homes and Garden panels from Walmart –but I love them in my room.

Did you notice my Cross collection-I love my Cross Wall.

My living room is Lorie style-not designer style but it is comfortable.

Next to it –is the Dining Room! I love my new curtains and my recovered chairs we did .

My foyer got some attention with window treatments and it iswhere I welcome all my guests-well, most of my friends are backdoor guests but my foyer is nice.(Its awaiting the 9 foot Christmas tree that’s coming)

I love this wall that connects the foyer and the living room…

 

Now the kitchen-I love my kitchen curtains!

My sweet Sunday school class got me the Beautiful Feed on the Word Dinnerware-take a closer look..

and this is where I sit to knit scarves, watch TV, read your blogs, Read the bible. My chair!

Come and visit-we’ll have a cup of Coffee!

Be blessed!

Another week bites the dust…

Today was my Friday at work~yippee. It means another week has come and gone and we are even closer to the holidays. I’ve said it before “Time flies when your having fun-I better be careful because I have alot of fun coming up. Lets see, starting with this weekend- I’m going off to Nashville with my girlfriends from High school. We are going to shop~watch a Movie~Eat~shop some more ~stay up late~laugh-celebrate the last one of us  to turn 50~did I mention Eat & shop! Next, comes a very short work week-then TURKEY DAY-what a fun day –family –food-remembrance of all we have been blessed with-more food and family. I can’t wait!! That brings us to next weekend and Tree trimming time with Juju and Barbie. I love putting up our decorations together.

Then a few weeks after that comes GRADUATION-My Bama Princess graduates from the University of Alabama! It seems like just yesterday I was crying wondering how I ‘d get her there.

Oh, I skipped right over the first week end in December which will bring the Rockettes in Nashville, then our Christmas Musical at church –which I always look forward to because I really know it’s the season then.

Any body tired yet?

How about a few scenes from my last few weeks….

I love my Ryder boy-I’ve been missing him so bad. I don’t get to see him nearly enough! He turns 2 on December 10th. I can’t believe it!

Abby is 1o months old and starting to walk!

Meme loves her very much~there’s nothing like the feeling of joy and peace of holding your sweet baby.

Anna is my sweet –wants to hang with Meme, mischievous little angel.

  

She had her first cheerleading competition last weekend and a double ear infection too.

Emma-lounging at Meme’s!

She is so smart-she can read really well-chapter books –and she just started Kindergarten.

My cup runneth over!

Be blessed!

Random Thoughts on Friday the 13th

Fridays-one of my new favorite days, because I will be off most Fridays. I have moved positions at work and I love many parts of it. For one I love working Bingo on Tuesday nights, it doesn't feel like work and it's among people-which is what I miss the most~ being among the sweet elderly all day long. I am now in Marketing, so I will be trying to raise money, educate the Public about our great place and planning fundraising events. All of this was a God thing in my opinion, because my Bama Princess will be graduating December 12th, and I am going to pay her student loans.

Another random thought for today, is I got a new Bible,

The Quest Study Bible features article/subject indexes and full-color map and timeline sections. The Quest Study Bible has clarified the meaning of Scripture for countless people. It will do the same for you.Description: With over one million copies sold, the Quest Study Bible—in beautiful Italian Duo-Tone™ binding—is designed to provide solid, Scripture-based answers to your most perplexing questions. With thousands of notes and hundreds of articles by top evangelical scholars, this unique Bible will quickly become your most trusted resource. The Quest Study Bible features include: • Over 7,000 sidebar notes that clarify the Bible’s most puzzling passages • Nearly 350 articles by top scholars that address the most popular and provocative questions asked by Christians and non-Christians alike • Article index and expanded subject index that help you quickly find the answers they’re looking for • Single-column Scripture text format • Color-keyed verse numbers that supply instant reference to articles and sidebar notes • Book introductions that identify themes, characters, and events in each Bible book • Over 150 two-color in-text charts, timelines, and maps providing background information you need to understand different passages • Concordance, dictionary, 16-page full-color map section, 7-page full-color timeline section, and reading plans to assist your study of the Bible.

I love God's word, it is my guide book, my owner's manual if you will. I think whatever is going on in my life can be applied to answer's found there. I think everyone should get a new Bible periodically to bring it to life again and feel you with fresh desire to read and understand it.I'm LOVING my new BIBLE and my time in the word!

Random thought #3-I have had live in company for several months now and She is a seamstress, decorator -so soon I will have pictures of some improvements that have been going on around here. She hasn't tried to change my style just enhance it.So people get ready ... pictures coming.

Random thought #4- Last night I had friends over- It was Bunco night. I fixed a yummy dinner! I fixed Turkey and dressing, auGrautin potatoes with the best recipe, corn pudding , asaparagus and pea casserole, rolls and gravy. A new favorite was individual tomato pies- I used a good tomato pie recipe and made them with won-ton wrappers in a muffin pan-Yummy good and fun to eat. Desert was Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding-everybody left full and happy I think!

Random thought #5-I really do try to be a cup half full person. I try to show the Joy of the Lord. I try to be positive and up-beat, not negative and hard to be around. I am finding myself lately in a funk~a little unusual for me. So pray for me. Pray for me and areas I need to work on in my life. Boy how I believe in the power of prayer.

Last random thought then I must get up from this chair and be productive-I'm so thankful that our God is still in the miracle business. For so long now I have been intwined in the blog and life of Mckmama~ I have prayed for Stellan since before He was born and I have joined Twitter to get minute by minute updates when he has been flown to Boston for surgeries. This week God performed a miracle through the Doctor's hands and Stellan is well! If you need a blessing -go -read their story. God, you are awesome, Alive, and on the throne. Greater is He that is in us than the Prince of this world. Thank you GOD!

Life….Blessings…Grandchildren…How sweet it is!

What a bargain grandchildren are! I give them my loose change, and they give me a million dollars' worth of pleasure.
Gene Perret

A child needs a grandparent, anybody's grandparent, to grow a little more securely into an unfamiliar world.
Charles and Ann Morse

Our grandchildren accept us for ourselves, without  siblings, spouses, friends - and hardly ever our own grown children.
Ruth Goode

When grandparents enter the door,
discipline flies out the window.
Ogden Nash

Few things are more delightful than
grandchildren fighting over your lap.
Doug Larson

It's amazing how young I feel
now that I am a grandparent;
aches and pains seem to vanish when grandchildren want to play.
Byron Pulsifer

I spent years developing my language skills only to have them reduced to babble, without a thought, without a care when with my little grandchild.
Byron Pulsifer

Also, I had the blessing of spending last weekend with best friends.

“Friends are like bras: close to your heart and there for support.”

Yep, life is good.

Be blessed!

Things been happening in my world...

I have been a busy camper this month of October. Job wise_I changed jobs. I am no longer the Activities Coordinator at the Senior Center, in time I will be the Marketing Director. The Marketing Director is retiring and for a while I am learning the ropes from her, then comes the responsibility, along with the pay of being the Director and raising money for this place I love.
Life wise-My granbabies are still beautiful, my life is still good. I have got to spend time with family-LOVE IT! Ryder had his first haircut. Abby's favorite word is bye-bye. I saw extended family from Knoxville and got to spend time with them -too short though-I must make time to go visit.
Best of all, I have been praying constantly for people that I love ~Papa Peete and his whole family.His daughter Barbie is my best friend. Papa has throat cancer and the way has been rough and steep and tearfully many hours I have spent in prayer. GOD is so GOOD! Papa's pet scan came back cancer-free. He has a long road of recovery, then He and Meme are moving to Alabama, what a blessing that will be. As I have thanked God I marvel at how surprised we get when He answers our prayers and gives us the desires of our hearts. I THANK HIM!! I am not surprised by this outcome really, I prayed for it. I like to say "Speak not as though it were not" about things that are just more than we can imagine, meaning don't think the worse. So now I want to believe-"Pray as if it is, and stand back and watch GOD!" Because even at the worst case scenario -HE will give us what we need to get through anything we are going through.
Watch this new video I just think goes with what I'm feeling~

I hope this helps a friend of mine…

As a parent I have often had questions, fears, guilt and frustration. Thankfully, now I feel mostly proud and blessed as a parent. I have learned to let go and let God. But it was not always easy. I would say they are yours God -you love them more than I do please take care of them -then the next glitch would come and I would take them back. We do this with lots of worries and fears we have. I have anyway.

This poem by an unknown author was a help to me and I pass it on...

It's Your Move, Daughter

I gave you life

But I cannot live it for you.

I can teach you things

But I cannot make you learn.

I can give you directions

But I cannot always be there to lead you.

I can allow you freedom

But I cannot account for it.

I can take you to church

But I cannot make you believe.

I can teach you right from wrong

But I cannot always decide for you.

I can buy you beautiful clothes

But I cannot make you lovely inside.

I can offer you advice

But I cannot accept it for you.

I can give you love

But I cannot force it upon you.

I can teach you to be a friend

But I cannot make you one.

I can teach you to share

But I cannot make you unselfish.

I can teach you respect

But I cannot force you to show honor.

I can grieve about your report card

But I cannot doubt your teachers.

I can teach you about sex

But I cannot keep you pure.

I can tell you the facts of life

But I can't build your reputation.

I can tell you about drinking

But I cannot say NO for you.

I can warn you about drugs

But I can't prevent you from using them.

I can tell you about lofty goals

But I can't achieve them for you.

I can let you babysit

But I can't be responsible for your actions.

I can teach you kindness

But I can't force you to be gracious.

I can warn you about sins

But I cannot make your morals.

I can love you as a daughter

But I cannot place you in God's family.

I can pray for you

But I cannot make you walk with God.

I can teach you about Jesus

But I cannot make him your Savior.

I can teach you to obey

But I cannot make Jesus your Lord.

I can tell you how to live

But I cannot give you eternal life.

 

As parents we will make mistakes, we can try and do what’s right and we still will have problems, because children come with free-will just like we did. If God couldn’t force actions on his first born what makes us think we can.

I know that to make it through children you need a pair of knee pads and just when you think they came out alright it starts all over with your grandbabies.

Be blessed!

The Porch

A blonde teenager, wanting to earn some extra money for summer,
decided to hire herself out as a "handy-woman" and started canvassing a nearby well-to-do neighborhood.
She went to the front door of the first house, and asked the owner if he had any odd jobs for her to do. "Well, I guess I could use somebody to paint my porch," he said,"How much will you charge me?"
Delighted, the girl quickly responded,"How about $50?" The man agreed and told her that the paint brushes andeverything she would need was in the garage.
His wife overhearing their conversation said to him..."Does she realize that our porch goes ALL the way around the house?
He responded, "That's a bit cynical, isn't it?"
The wife replied, "You're right. I guess I'm starting to believe all those dumb blonde jokes we've been getting by email lately.."
Later that day, the blonde came to the door to collect her money.
"You're finished already?" the startled husband asked.
"Yes," the blonde replied, "and I even had paint left over, so I gave it two coats."
Impressed, the man reached into his pocket for the $50.00 and handed her a $10.00 tip.
"Thank you!!" she said, "And by the way," the blonde added,"it's not a Porch, it's a Lexus."