Our Valentine Tea was a Success

Well, we had 21 ladies in total....ages ranging from 16 to 71.
It was a gaggle of clucking hens if I'd ever heard myself.
In order to get their attention I had to shut the lights.....a few times...LOL.
But it was fun, our "ice breaker" game was a stir of commotion, but it accomplished its task.
I had great help in all areas, from decorating, to serving to the last and least enjoyed -clean up.
I can't wait to see what we come up with for St. Patrick's Day.....again, suggestions are most welcome.

 

 

 

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Look what I got yesterday!!!
I was so Blessed....

My friend Susie knew how sad I was that I have given most of my pretties away, and so she thought she would "get me started" back with collecting.
She went through her house ( you have to see her house, it's amazing) and picked out some pieces for me.
I believe this particular pattern is called "Windsor".

What a wonderful surprise.

Susie and Sarah are Aunt and niece combo that meet everyday, rain or shine to have coffee at the local restaurant where I used to work.  When I was no longer working there Susie asked me to join them in the mornings at 10:00 for coffee  Tea....I don't drink coffee :0)

God blessed me with these two wonderful women when I was going through a difficult time last year, and they have remained good friends.

Susie informs me that her and I are going to go "garage sale-ing" and "antiquing" this summer....yeah!!! Pin It

Morning Surprise

 Well last night I fell asleep to the sound of rain pounding on my bedroom window..... 

that's right, I said rain!!!

You can see why there was such a shock when I woke up and peered out at 6:30 this morning.

Everything was coating in a thick layer of heavy snow, it was beautiful.

It truly was a Wonderland this morning.

 As you can see my boy Franklin was in shock as well, he couldn't believe his eyes, although he has never touched snow, or felt it on his little precious paws....

 He still kept looking out with a longing that said...."please can't I go play".... sorry my boy, 

but outside you cannot play.

It saddens me to not allow him out, but I love him way too much to have him hop the fence and get lost.

 Now if I thought he would stay on a leash perhaps he could go for a walk, just a my neighbors so faithfully walk their dog.

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My Boy!

This is my boy Franklin.

He just absolutely loves to be where ever I am, even if that means in the middle or beginning of a project.

It is next to impossible to keep his fur out of my paints, paint brushes and even my water basin....but it is a nuisance I am willing to have, in order to have him with me.

He usually sleeps on an older dresser I have in here with sewing stuff in it, but every so often he has to get up.... stretch.....and saunter across my desk to check out what I am working on.  

Before he settles back down for another nap, he must walk in front of me and rub my chin.....

What can I say,

Look at the sweet little fella

Ignore the table, it was a road side reject
 that should of stayed roadside.

Here is My Franklin with My Girl Buddy!!!

He's My Boy!!!♥♥♥

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My Baby-girl took these!!!

I asked my daughter if she could  take a few pictures for me yesterday.
I absolutely love her eye for photographs.....me I just point and shoot. lol

I think it is so kewl to be able to see something unique in something so average.

That must be how God sees each one of us.

If anyone know what type of berries these are, I would love to know.
We found them growing in a swampy  marshy area, they look similar to bittersweet but are not on a vine.

I love the simplicity of this one.

 Sorry for having to the pictures out so long, but this darn blogger would NOT let me move them about the page anymore.

Be Blessed and remember to find unique beauty in something simple today.

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Remember today those who have traveled down the "Highway of Heroes "

Freedom is NEVER free......it's PAID for by SOMEONE else.....Pays yours with respect.

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This little fella is one of my closest neighbours.

He lives in a giant of a Blue Spruce, right beside my back deck.  He lives there with his two brothers, and they visit my feeders out on my deck and in my front yard everyday.

These delightful little tender creatures can make any day wonderful.

Although these NASTY little creatures made feeding out front interesting, they have laid claim to our Birch tree out from, which of course holds my feeders.

I googled this pest and discovered it is an Asian stink bug that snuck into the States and has made its way north. 

For such a tiny little creature, they have a HUGE stink.

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Happy Birthday Canada - My Home

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I Agree....

May We never forget.♥♥♥

We (Canadians) should never forget that our neighbour have been terribly violated.
Like a neighbour down the street who had been viciously attacked while sleeping...... may we be always on the watch for one another. Pin It

Our Passover Lamb

Oh how I do tend to go on.... and.... on :0)

This year I believe I have a suggestion for an alternative to the world's easter (Easter was originally a pagan festival celebrated in the spring time.)and our remembering the day that our Saviour died for us.

I was mulling over the thought a while back about "communion" and how it has become a regular ritual in so many churches today...ours it is the 2nd Sunday of the month...we all gather at the front of the building each with tiny wee glass of grape juice and a carefully cut piece of bread in our hands. Someone reads the scripture relating to the service, and then we all together "partake of the elements"......

I wonder why we don't remember to do what (I believe) Christ told us to do????

When we gather for the Resurrection Celebration (better then the word easter )
I (personally) think that we should (could) be remembering the sacrifice our "PASSOVER LAMB" made for us at the time of the Passover Feast.
Why not during our family dinner have a time of breaking bread and taking of wine (or grape juice)....why not remember Him, as He asked His disciples to do....

I believe (my thoughts) that when Luke writes, 'and He took bread, gave thanks and broke [it], and gave [it] to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me."
He was referring to when they gather for Passover in the future (Christ knew they were Jewish and would continue participating in the feasts)..... remember that He went on to be our Passover Lamb....remember the significance of it all, He fulfilled the Passover Feast.

If we are going to take communion ritually once a month, at least remember to do it on the day in which it was first done..... Passover in the Upper Room.

And when our children and grandchildren ask us why are we doing this? We can answer, "we are remembering that Christ became our Passover Lamb, that He made the ultimate sacrifice so that we could be in relationship with Him....that is how much He loves each one of us"

Exd 12:26-27
And it shall be, when your children say to you, 'What do you mean by this service?'

that you shall say,

'It [is] the Passover sacrifice of the LORD, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians and delivered our households.' " So the people bowed their heads and worshiped

and He says that when the children ask, why they are doing this thing they can answer with what God had done for them.

Mark 14:12-24

Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they killed the Passover [lamb], His disciples said to Him, "Where do You want us to go and prepare, that You may eat the Passover?" And He sent out two of His disciples and said to them, "Go into the city, and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him.
Wherever he goes in, say to the master of the house, 'The Teacher says, "Where is the guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?" '
Then he will show you a large upper room, furnished [and] prepared; there make ready for us."

So His disciples went out, and came into the city, and found it just as He had said to them; and they prepared the Passover. In the evening He came with the twelve.
Now as they sat and ate, Jesus said, "Assuredly, I say to you, one of you who eats with Me will betray Me." And they began to be sorrowful, and to say to Him one by one, "[Is] it I?" And another [said], "[Is] it I?" He answered and said to them, "[It is] one of the twelve, who dips with Me in the dish. The Son of Man indeed goes just as it is written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had never been born."
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it and gave it to them and said, "Take, eat; this is My body."

And He said to them, "This is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many.

Luke 22:19-20

And He took bread, gave thanks and broke [it], and gave [it] to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me

Likewise He also [took] the cup after supper, saying, "This cup [is] the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you.

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No more prescriptions

I have been thinking lately (shocker) about church, prayers, healing and such.
Week after week people ask for prayer for certain people or certain physical problems (usually same people, same prayer).
Now our church seems to operate a wee bit different then others I have been to; we have a coffee break in the middle....I used to feel it was good, but now.... not so much.
Just before our "coffee break" we have testimony and prayer time, so we regularly hear the progress of those around us.

Well here is my thought.....
Say there was this guy who had terrible stomach pains, he has had them for several days now. Finally by the convensing of others he goes to a doctor.
He sits down in the office, has a brief chance to explain his symptoms and is then prescribed ocycet (spelling optional LOL).
He leaves the office thinking, what the heck.....how is that going to help.....they are only going to deal with the pain perhaps.
That doctor didn't do any tests, didn't even feel his stomach didn't even lay a hand on him.... how would he know what was wrong with him.

That is kind of how I feel that prayer within the body has become.(please do not hear me saying that we should not pray for people, or that if you can't ask questions you should pray..... I'm just saying I have a thought...o.k.)

This fella was having severe stomach pains because he was so constipated. He did not heed the advice of others and watch his dairy intake, he thought they were silly.... after all they were not doctors.
So he is prescribed something that in fact would only add to his pain.... it would have an illusion of relief but ocycet would only further his constipation.

We need ( I believe) to be asking more questions, finding out what has gone on in someones history.... is there a reason for this on-going problem.

I know of a man who is his teens, rebelled....followed the life of alcohol, and it caused him the use of his legs.... because of his actions he was involved in an accident that left him seriously crippled.
He has requested prayer, his wife has requested prayer.... and hardly a change....so, what's up. One person in particular has prayed for him and has both times told the enemy to leave him, he has no rights to him..... and I thought, maybe he does....maybe in his youthful rebellion he made choices that opened some doors giving the enemy rights.... (I did go and share this with the man....who received it well I believe....I shared that I thought he needed to -with Holy Spirit's guidance- find out what doors were opened and close them shut, sealing them in the blood of Jesus)....I'm not sure if he has done that or not.

I know of two other people (Christians) who were suffering with bad backs, both at the same time.....so again one of them requested prayer.... a prescription prayer was prayed, and nothing......it dawned on me that these to people had something in common..... they were both guilty of not standing up for something, they did not use their back-bones and say hey, I think this is wrong and I am not participating in it.....So I shared with them as well my thought that they needed to ask the Father's forgiveness for not using their back-bones, and to ask God to bring healing and restoration into those parts of their lives.... which they both did..... I think there backs are better.

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How Great Is Our God

A couple of times now I have woken up with this song on my heart. The words that ring loudest and constant are; God head three in one..... and then the chours follows.... "How Great is Our God". ( I don't even think that they are both the same song...LOL)

I am not sure of the signifigance of this, I have tried to compare it to what was going on in my life right now.... and I cannot compare anything in my life to "the God head, three in one".....
Hmmm, maybe that is part of it.... it is.....
there is nothing that can even come close to the power of The God Head, Three in One.....
so How Great is Our God?????
He is GREAT!!!!!!


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Valentine's Day...Oh well♥

HUH!!!

Well, it's Valentine's Day, and I'm alone.... I'm OK though, really.

I have my sweet little fella Franklin, he is never far from my side.
I have my sweet little girl (even if she is 13),
I have my faithful furry friend Buddy
and my dear Vintage Valentine Swap buddy Stephanie made sure I had the chocolates I need to get through the day....
I'm good.

*~My God Supplies all my needs ~*

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God is so Faithful

He is so good!!!!!
My two girls and I have very recently had to relocate.
Our home situation was one that I no longer could handle.....after 15years of marriage leaving it is not something done easily.....but God was there every step of the way....
We were only two days at my sisters when He provided us with a lovely apartment, one with chickadees at my back window....how awesome is that (I love chickadees).
I believe that through the use of a dream, He told me that Holy Spirit IS guiding me....whew!!! What a relief that knowledge was.
So I am looking to my future with hopeful eyes...I hope to be trained to do something that I love, something that can sustain myself and my girls.....it would be a blessing if this relationship could be salvaged, I know that God believes in marriage, I believe in marriage, but I am no longer sitting around waiting for the "what if's" to happen....I'm getting out there, getting on with the rest(beginning) of my life... I have to start living, and not fretting.
He is my provider
He is my comforter
He is my rock
He is to be Lord of all my life.

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Bless You All This Day!!!!!

Blessings my American Friends.....

As you go to the polls today, may your first stop be with the Lord.....

May The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:

The LORD make His face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:

The LORD lift up His countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

And they shall put My name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.

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Three More Fallen

As Canada brings home three more of our men, may we remember to pray....

Pray for their families,

Pray for their fellow soldiers,

Pray for strength, strength for all of those who are still defending the rights of others.

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Faithful One

Our God is so Faithful !!!!!!!

As my life became, upside down and inside out..... God turned me around and set me back upright.

The blinders have come off.

It does start, from the inside out.

Thank you ladies for all your prayers..... I have felt such "restoration" the last week and a half......

I know that I know, that God has begun another work in me....I know that things are coming off, and life is being poured in.

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My Heart's Request♥

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