Uncle Ed

Dearest Uncle......

Of all the many blessings
However great or small
To have had you for an Uncle
Was the greatest one of all
The family chain is broken now
And nothing seems the same
But as God takes us one by one
The chain will link again

RIP, Uncle Ed! You will be so greatly missed!!
I LOVE YOU!
LJ

Please keep his children, grandchildren and his great grands in your prayers as they go through this very difficult time! Thank you!💓

December 25,2019

FROM OUR HOME TO YOURS..........

MY CHRISTMAS WISH.....
That you please join me in praying for the many members of our family that are in dire need of physical healing right now, from New Jersey to Florida, to Oregon and Texas. I wish we could be there right now to pray with them and to tell them just how much they are loved.
Thank you for your prayers, they are so greatly appreciated!❤

Another Use For Scarves

From six men's scarves......

 to a farmhouse tree skirt. 

 I need to adjust it a bit more though, it's crooked. Lol I love it and the best part is it was only six dollars!

Christmas Crafting

I wanted a rustic topper for the tree in our bedroom but was NOT going to pay $25 for one so I made my own. It's not by any means perfect, but that's the way I like things!💕
 

From this........

 ....to that!

Time for another craft...........................

Porcelain Look

I bought these bells at Dollar Tree. I am using a black Sharpie to outline the holes and around the middle to make them look like distressed porcelain. The great thing about this is that I don't have worry about being careful with my outlining! 😁

HO HO HO

I made this HO HO HO sign with a small piece of wood, wrapping paper and black letters (that I painted with white chalk paint) from the Dollar Tree and a chalk pen to do the snowflakes. Super easy!

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Windows went down and wouldn't come back up so I 

had to take the old girl into be fixed. 

Just another day in the life of poor Hopper! 🚗 ☹

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We have a VERY busy day and food options won't be the best so I made sure I prepped ahead for a day of success!!! 😁

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Kiddo just had to try FLOTZIE'S, our local ice cream stand's, flavor of the week, Teaberry. 

He LOVED it! 😁 

Myself..... I'm not a fan!  🤮

Happy Anniversary!!

Today would have been our parents 68th wedding anniversary. Oh, how I wish they were here so we could celebrate it with them.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, MOM & DAD!
I LOVE YOU TO GOD AND BACK AND MISS YOU MORE THAN WORDS COULD EVER EXPRESS!!  💓

 

Evening Walks

Gorgeous night - beautiful weather! 💕

 

 I am so grateful for the cooler temps!

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I'm not quite sure why I put these two oils together,
but I'm so glad that I did!
Aahhh! 😁

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Today was a busy day.  I went to a Mary & Martha party given by two of my dear friends, picked up Skippy up at Bean's house after a week of grandpuppy sitting and then to Lowe's to look for flooring, as well as a few other things. We enjoyed the day and took advantage of this GORGEOUS weather and dined alfresco at CHECKER'S.   

I am so thankful to have been able to spend most of today with these two amazing men. 

 Lunch date with my guys!

💓

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"For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, 

and my thoughts than your thoughts!" 

~Isaiah 55:9~ 

Finding God In The Simple Things

On a morning I get to have some coffee, I like to pick a special mug. Sometimes there's no rhyme or reason as to which one I pick, however, this morning I picked a mug my sister Cathy recently gave me.

I was extremely tired so I picked this one, which seemed fitting at the time. As I was making my coffee, that scene from FINDING NEMO kept playing over in my head. After putting my creamer in, I clutched my coffee and literally said out loud, MINE!!! MINE!!! MINE!!! That's how I felt about my coffee today.....don't anyone touch it, it's MINE!!! Scary thing is, I was alone.

I don't know about you, but in the total business of life and all that goes on, some days I really wonder who I am and what my purpose is. I know I'm a daughter, a wife, Mom, Nana, etc, but sometimes I feel like I should be more, like I'm not enough. Have you ever felt that way?

As I sat there this morning looking at my mug, I couldn't figure out why those words, MINE!!! MINE!!! MINE!!! kept tugging at my heart. Then a scripture I have heard so many times, resonated so deeply with me......Isaiah 43:1

"Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are 

MINE!" .....MINE!! MINE!!

 I love it how God can show us Himself and how He much 

He loves us through such simple things!

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Tonight we had Crockpot Honey Garlic Chicken.  This recipe was very easy to make. However, next time I will make sure to add more honey to or a little bit of brown sugar!

A Beautiful Life

If someone would ask me what a beautiful life means, I would lean my head on your shoulder and answer with a smile.......like this! 

❤️ 

 (photo taken in 2005 at Hamlet At Frenchmen's Pond 

- our first time using a remote)

Scripture Pics

Our precious grandson, 'Lil Bean, just LOVES cows!

Decorating

Starting to decorate for fall.

WHO'S WITH ME? 🍂 

 Flowers - Dollar Tree
Pitcher - Mary & Martha

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Homemade taco/fajita seasoning!

CANNING FYI

DO NOT put your lids on too tight. The air cannot easily escape so it forces its way out,
deforming or "buckling" the lid.
Lesson learned! ☹

An Evening Constitutional

Time to get my evening walk in! 🚶‍♀️

We are so BLESSED to be able to live in such a beautiful place!