It Is Finished

At 2:39 A.M. Wednesday, December 16, 2009 my dear dad passed away and went home to be with Jesus.  My mother, younger brother and his wife, my daughters, one son in love and I gathered around his bedside during the last hours of his life on this earth.  We sang Amazing Grace to him…his favorite [...]

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The Hodge-Podge Called Life

I’ve been missing more than present lately.  The longer I am away from blogging the harder it is to get started again.  It’s time for a little catch-up…a photo hodge-podge of unrelated events.
In November our ladies mission group put together food boxes to share with some area families to help make their Thanksgiving a little [...]

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The Enigma of Time

Time is an enigma.  It never stands still.  It can both fly by quickly and seem to drag on forever simultaneously.  It waits for no man.  We are all given the same amount of time with each new day, yet depending on where you are it is not the same time for everyone.  [...]

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A Spoonful of Sugar…or 25 Pounds

From time to time I run across a blog chocked full of creative inspiration.  Tinker Verve is such a blog.  I’ve been following it for a while and have been consistently impressed by the wonderful creations Elaine makes.  Not long ago I told Elaine I’d love to look inside her mind.  It occurred to me [...]

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Operation Christmas Child

Before we know it Christmas will be here.  Our church is participating in Operation Christmas Child so preparations are being made now so children around the globe, who would otherwise have little or no Christmas gifts, will be remembered.  I filled two shoe boxes with wash cloths and bath soap, toothpaste and toothbrush, candy, bubble [...]

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100 Post Giveaway ~ Moments

Liz is giving away a copy of Pretty Little Pincushions and a handmade needle case in celebration of her 100th blog post.  She is hoping you will drop by and help her celebrate and leave a little bloggy love.  Every sewer loves a pretty pincushion…and needs a needle case.  Why not check out Liz’s blog [...]

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A Delightful Surprise

Pat of Artfully Oogleboops and Ooglebloops World took part in last month’s Tea Cup Exchange and surprised me with a lovely thank you gift for hosting the exchange.  I feel so blessed by her thoughtfulness and gifts.  Pat sent me one of her beautifully made, one of a kind ballet totes…mini size for mini ballerinas.  [...]

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Tea Exchange Treasures…Tea on Tuesday

This past week I received a wonderful package from Christen with my exchange tea cup and assorted goodies.  I was  much pleased with what she sent.  Everything was perfect.
Christen told me
My mom and grandmother used to buy a tea cup to add to their collections for almost ten years, so between them there was [...]

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Our Lily

My son sent this picture to me just a few minutes ago.  It made me smile as big as Lily is smiling.  How do you spell precious?  G R A N D C H I L D R E N.  Just wanted to share one of the precious things in this life that bring me [...]

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Keeping My Teapot Cozy

For some time I’ve noticed teapot cozies and thought how much fun it would be to have one.  They aren’t something you see for sale everyday.  Actually I’ve never seen one for sale, so I decided to try my hand at making one.  I found a pattern online I was going to follow, but follow [...]

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