Bloomin wonderful!

                              What do 55 crepe myrtle bushes look like when in bloom?

                                               Something like this. Absolutely lovely.

A Brand New Day

                           This is the way I like to start my day.......how do start yours???

                                                 Have a wonderful day in the Lord!

Sophie's Got a New Doo

OK....so Sophie is our first indoor pet....EVER! Never thought we'd have one but here she is. We absolutely LOVE this sweetie. I knew we were suppose to have her groomed every so often, but we loved how she looked with her curly locks!

See what I mean? She is just sooooo super cute! Unfortunately...she did not like her fur coat as much as we did. She begin to act REALLY lazy. Like, she wouldn't even walk up a stair. Also....there were a few ugly little matts that I could not get through. SO......off to the groomer's we went. Now she looks like this.

  She looks sooooo skinny!!!!! Before the hair cut, we thought she had gotten too chubby....now she looks anorexic! Lol...Well....anyway, she seems to feel MUCH better.

And...I think she's still adorable!!!! Luuuuuuuuuv that face:)

What a summer!!!!

What a fabulous summer! I have been so busy I have had NO time to stop and post anything, BUT I have been visiting my favorite blogs any spare moment I can grab:)  Just a quick note....I just got back from my first cruise ever!!!! And even better yet.....I got to go with my beloved mother, four sisters, SWEET daughter and precious niece.

Do you think we had a good time?????? Yes....we had an AWESOME time!!!! No death illnesses from the ship.....just lots of laughing....dancing and dining. Here's to hoping another cruise will be in my not so distant future!!

Basketmaking 101

What a fun day! Years ago we made baskets with my oldest children, now again with my youngest

I LOVE basket making. I love all lost arts, so...it's really no surprise. I think I could go from here till my time
is over in this world just making things.....and learning how to make MORE things! SOOOO much to learn!!

 I hope my little angel enjoys the fascination of "creating" things...using her God given abilities to put things He gave us together to make something quite unique. She is definitely a budding artist......always doodling on something. I think she very much enjoyed making baskets also......:)

Happy Face

This makes me SOOOOOO happy. Living in the city with all the hustle and bustle sometimes gets to me. I keep trying to do things to make this feel more like home and one good thing I did was to plant lots of lavender plants three summers ago.

The first summer we had a terrible drought and I lost 4 of the ten I planted. I tried to nurse them along and 6 of them hung in there and made it through the toughest of times.

The second year I only was able to harvest a small amount. The second year I also planted 3 more plants, I thought were the same type. They did great, but turns out....I think they will be white lavender!

So this is my first real harvest from 6 of my plants. I will probably be able to harvest more farther along in the season. Anna and Ben helped to strip it to get it ready for drying. A process that took about 3 hours!

I am SO happy with my harvest!!!! God is showing me ways to make life in the city easier to deal with. He also has been reminding me of Hebrews 13:5 "........be content with the things that you have, for God has said "I will never leave you nor forsake you"

My Life Back

This has been an unusually busy season for me. I'm ALWAYS busy.....always crazy....but this spring has been even more different and more busy than ever. I think perhaps I'm just getting old. Things are making me more tired than ever and I'm just flat out not enjoying it. I'm looking for ways to try and enjoy more of every day. Every day is a blessing and I want to accept each and every day as exactly that. I'm praying for peace this up coming season. A little serenity. A little time to breathe and hug my children.

May God bless you richly today and may His peace.......the only peace that surpasses all understanding.....find you and embrace you<3