Overdue Happy 7th Birthday!

This weekend I was at a ladies retreat, more about that later, and it was also my sister's 7th birthday!

Happy Birthday T-TOT! I hope your 7th year is one of the best!:~D



Who can resist that smile?

A Project

This past weekend was my birthday! I had a lovely time with friends and family.

I've had a project lurking in the back of my mind for the past few months and I decided to do it for my birthday!

Make a dress!

Now my skirt I cut out 2 Christmases ago still isn't finished, but I had an idea for a dress that would take about a half an hour to pin and sew.



You need a shirt and a skirt! (I got mine at the Salvation Army.)

Have a friend help pin it at the height you want, I was going for late 50's, early 60's, and sew!

I've worn this for 2 days now and it is so comfy to wear....

....I see more in my future....

Liebster Award

Remember when I was nominated for the Liebster Award?

I've decided on who I shall pass it on to! :~)

• Modest Handmaidens 
• The Family Revised
• Merry Band of Fife
• Christian Modesty

For each of these lovely ladies, I have 11 questions:

1. What is your favorite kind of pencil?
2. How long have you blogged?
3. Do you like pickles?
4. Have you ever played on a wooden playground?
5. What is your favorite flower?
6. Do you like to bike?
7. How would you describe yourself in an 11 word sentence?
8. What is the longest book you read?
9. Do you know any other languages other than English?
10. What was the most hideous outfit combination you wore as a child?
11. Are you afraid of heights?

Rules for the nominees:

1. List 11 facts about yourself.
2. Answer the 11 questions given to you.
3. Create 11 new questions for the bloggers you nominate for the award.
4. Choose up to 11 bloggers with less than 200 followers to nominate.
5. Go to each bloggers page and let them know about the award.
6. Thank the lovely blogger who nominated you and link back to their page.
7. Also feel free to add a "Liebster Blog" button on your sidebar to keep that recognition going!

I look forward to hearing from y'all! :~) 

I've been quiet....

....quiet is good.

The house is quiet right now.

Mom and Dad are grocery shopping; all little sisters are in bed asleep.

I can hear the quite buzz of the computer, the computer keys clickety-clacking, the normal house creaks and the occasional cats.

Sometimes it is what we need.

Simply quiet.

Its been a busy day. I'm exhausted.

And sitting here, I feel God's presence.

That sounds fluffy and all but its true.

Some people feel his presence in music, others through prayer, and still some feel through speakers or even writing.

I always feel God's presence in the quiet.

Recently I felt His presence in the Church nursery:

My Mom and I went to Church with the baby to clean the supply room. I went up to the nursery and played with the baby for a while. Then "Sing, Sing, Sing" popped into my head and I started singing. I sang for over an hour! I just sang what ever bits and pieces of worship songs came to my head. About 35-45 minutes after singing I stopped, and the baby was quiet; I couldn't hear a sound. It was just me and God. I prayed the first thing that popped into my head. And do you know what?? It was answered.

I sang a for a few more minutes and I prayed again. "God, I know you can do anything, and we are to ask for the unimaginable and with faith it will be done (Matthew 17:20-21 He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”), can you help me get my splits by my birthday?"

I haven't gotten my splits, but my birthday isn't here yet. :)

God is with us all the time. 

God is with me now. 

Have a good night's sleep knowing God's near. :) 

EASTER!

Have a Happy Blessed Easter! 

HE HAS RISEN! :~D 

Good Friday

A good Friday....

different from any other Friday.

It  is the day we remember the sacrifice God gave.

His perfect Son.

Good Friday is a sacrifice.

A sacrifice that shows how much he loves his Son.

Some may say it is a day of sadness, I say it is a day of a blessing from above.

For God so loved the world that he sent his one and only Son, who ever believes in him shall not perish, but shall have the gift of life. John 3:16

Good Friday is the day we remember that perfect Son who is giving us the gift of life.

Our poor Glowie

Glowie, our dear orange and white fish has passed away. Good bye Glowie, Gopher will miss you! :~(

Our Pets

We have Ansel, whose full name is Ansel Adams:

Gillie, whose full name is Gilberta:

Sully, whose full name is Sullivan:

On Monday we got, Glowie the orange and white fish, and Gopher the orange and black fish.

And today we got Guy and Gal the snails:

And my newt King George the 1st of Newtonia! (Isn't he cute? I've never had a newt before! :~D )

Liebster Blog Award!

A lovely couple, the Toews (ketoews.blogspot.com) nominated me as one of the their nominees for the Liebster Blog award!



Here are 11 facts about myself:

1. I dance constantly.
2. The punishment for dancing in the kitchen is dishes, so I broke my habit of dancing in the kitchen.
3. I do dance in the rest of the house.
4. My family loves cats and have 3, Gillie (Gilberta), Sully (Sullivan), and Ansel (Ansel Adams). These are some of there crazy adventures, including kitty nabbing, and fashion shows. 
5. We just got 2 goldfish, Glowie and Gopher. 
6. I am the fastest big sister diaper changer this side of the Mississippi! :~D 
7. I'm 5'8".
8. My birthday is on the 13th of April.
9. I wrote a book, and hope to publish it someday.
10. I'm working on my second book, the sequel. 
11. I'm terrified of heights. And I was tortured when I had to walk across a suspension bridge, 140 feet above the bottom of a gorge; yesterday. 

These are my answers to the questions I was given:

1. What is your favorite breakfast food? Dad's pancakes.
2. If you could have nominated ONE movie for a best movie in the world award, what would it be? Princess Bride? I think.... too many favorites to choose from.
3. Why do you blog? Probably because I like to write.
4. What book would you recommend I read next? I would say "The Princess" by Lori Wick
5. Describe your morning routine. I am awakened by my Dad like clockwork at 8 every day. I get up, make breakfasts, check my email, and get dressed.
6. What is your favorite quote? This is one of my favorites: When we love a person, we accept him or her exactly as is: the lovely with the unlovely, the strong along with the fearful, the true mixed in with the facade, and of course, the only way we can do it is by accepting ourselves that way. ~ Fred Rogers
7. Do you have any music recommendations? Nope! :~) I do like musicals like White Christmas, Singing in the Rain, and so on and so forth. 
8. Where has been your favorite place to travel? The Adirondacks!
9. What sorts of things do you pin on Pinterest? Nothing, I don't have Pinterest!
10. Do you prefer to buy ground coffee or whole coffee beans? Ground, we get Foldger's Classic Roast.
11. What is your most views or favorite blog post from you blog? My Hope Chest post! Most views on my any blog post and the most comments on a post. :~) 

Thank you for the Liebster award!

Fishies!

The fish on the left (orange and white) is Glowie.

The fish on the right (orange and black) is Gopher.

:+D