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Day 8 MEMORIES

This is my brothers, some cousins and I with our grandmother who passed away last Christmas. What sweet memories!

Day 9- HOLIDAYS

It doesn’t matter the holiday, I love it and I try to make it as special for my family as possible!

Day 10- KINDNESS

Sometimes it’s thoughtfulness! Someone got us three bottles of this coffee syrup, just because they remembered we keep it on hand! That made me feel very special!

Day 11-FRIENDSHIP

I am thankful my daughter has a best friend! Something I missed out on as a kid!

Day 12- MUSIC

Music is a huge part of our family,we have a gazillion violins, a trumpet or two, some guitars, a couple of recorders, the piano, and the flute….oh and of course a couple of radios. If it is not being played, SOMEONE IS ALWAYS SINGING TO THE TOP OF THEIR LUNGS! I can count on it.

Day 13-TIME

I love seeing my husband take time with our kids, which is oh so important, even with the littlest one!

Day 14- CREATIVITY

I did not make these though i know the person who did. I am a very creative person, which means I love to Create. These decorations allow me to take it one step further, I leave the heart and star up all year and just change the decoration with each holiday!

On another note, my favorite quote as of late is this…..
Creativity is good Theology….see Genesis 1:1!

Day 15-FAMILY

I would never say they are perfect but they most certainly are very special!

Day 16- INSPIRATION
I HAVE NO PICTURES OF THOSE WHO INSPIRE ME! They are believers who have gone on before me. Those who have been persecuted, those who were accused and yet found innocent. They are the women who fought to keep their families together and draw others to Christ! They are the apostles, disciples, and Jesus himself. People I have never met but look forward to the day I will!

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I don’t normally get all political, so here it is! I voted…….I could complain.
God has a plan…….I’m not God…..I have no idea what it is!
I know I trust God…..I love God!
God is all-knowing.
God is all-present.
God is all -powerful.
Why worry or complain God’s got it!
I won’t be here for the worst of it!

I’m done!

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As much as each one of us struggles with wanting to be liked, appreciated, and accepted, that is not what I am here for. If you like my writing GREAT. if you like my kids. GREAT. If you like me GREAT! If you agree with the things I take a personal stand on FANTASTIC! But if you don’t like my writing no sweat you don’t have to read it, if you don’t like my kids, you are missing out on true unconditionally loving kids. If you don’t like me, fine, no problem, you are not the first and probably not the last! If you don’t agree with me well, you won’t ever have to answer for that to me!

Now by a show of hands how many of you think this is out of anger or frustration……those of you who thought so are dead WRONG! I am not angry at anyone or anything or any circumstance!

This comes our of a verse from Colossians! I have been working through this book over the last 8 weeks for the Good Morning Girls Bible Study

Here’s the verse:
Colossians 3:23 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,

I’m not here to be praised by you, i’m here to glorify God in all that I say and do…sometimes I will fail, i’m not perfect nor do I claim to be! I don’t expect anyone else to be either. Grace! I give it my all not to impress you but to IMPRESS and show gratitude to the one who gave me more than I am worthy of!

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Don’t you just love the smell of banana Nut bread, raspberry sorbet, or Granny Smith Apple…..oh or how about clean Laundry!. Well when I heard all about the Making your Home a Haven Challenge, i knew that is what I needed!

We moved into our own home from a parsonage about six months ago and it has been a struggle to settle into a routine. So i decided that this was the perfect place to start! I have many candles so i started on Monday with what I had and then yesterday we went to a local craft store who had a great sale….and these are my treasures!

I also picked up a tart burner because mine got broken in the move.. I have two candles lit in the kitchen.

And the tart burner and a candle on my desk!

My kids asked me why the candles were lit and I said just because they are nice! The kids love the smell! They comment on it almost everyday! It’s amazing how much a candle adds to a room. It’s calming! It makes me SMILE 🙂
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SLEEP!
Oh this is something I am SOOOOOO thankful for, and not just myself either! I thoroughly enjoy my children’s naptimes! Especially Monday, Wednesday, And Friday. Those days I have two VERY active boys home and they go non-stop until lunch! Then they crash….and so do I.
Not a nap but i rest!

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