Happy Birthday Mark

Happy Birthday Mark

Though we miss you here on earth

We know you are celebrating 

By worshiping our Lord

Every Single Day

Forever In Our Eternity

May 2015 Bring

JOY

In Abundance

Blessings, Cindy

 

Wishing You...

 Sending Wishes

And Prayers

For A

Happy New Year

From My Little Family

To Yours

Happy Birthday Jesus

4 Years

Mark Wells Cain

December 31, 1949

December 24, 2010

Though the pain of losing you remains

The JOYS of living with you

Will tenderly keep my heart in Love

You Are Missed

Forever My Guy

December Daily {23}

Hi Friends

I mentioned earlier in the month that December

Holds many special days

Today is another one

I woke my youngest boy up early

To give him a gift before I left for work

27 years ago today

Our little family walked up the stairs of the 

Mono Country Court House

Into the chambers of Judge Roberts 

And finalized the adoption of 

Jeremy Mellor

Who became

Matthew James Cain forevermore

 

From a 4 month old little peanut

To our now precious 29 year olde adult

He has blessed our lives with JOY

We are so thankful that God allowed this guy

To become a member of our family

 

I wore this fun little Christmas penguin today

He makes me smile

 

In recent years it has become a challenge to me

To seek JOY in every single day

I was so happy to find this sweet

Goblet with bottle brush trees on Etsy

That I purchased for the Christmas season

This piece is on my bedside table

A reminder to seek JOY every morning

 

When I purchased it

The owner of the shop also sent me

A fun ornament to match with the word JOY on it as well

Thank you Becky from Timewashed on Etsy

For your beautiful work

 

I love the blingy toppers

 

And, of course, the reminder of JOY

This is my final December Daily post

I will be back tomorrow

With a different type of post

You have been a blessing to my heart

As you have left your kind comments

And words of encouragement 

During a month that sends my emotions

On a roller-coaster ride

I wish you could hear my hearts JOY

As I read each word

Blessings to All 

On this December 23rd

December Daily {22}

Good Evening Friends

I wasn't going to post a daily today

I'm not feeling great

However,

This little guy jumped up on my lap 

As soon as I sat down and made me smile

This is Sam

He belongs to my youngest son

But loves to sit on my lap at night

He is such a silly guy

We sure have fun playing with him in the evenings

 

Also, I wanted to share my piece of jewelry today

This is the sweetest necklace

It is the tiniest Christmas tree inside a tiny bottle with snow

I absolutely Love it

It was gifted to me last Friday from a co-worker

What a treasure 

I pray you are enjoying these final days before Christmas

I am so happy to have everything done

Now I can truly just sit back and reflect on 

The year behind and pray for wisdom

As the year ahead approaches

You, my blog friends, are treasured in my heart

I am so thankful for your visits and words of encouragement

Happy December 22nd

 

December Daily {21}

Hi Friends

I'm pleased to say that All of my packages 

Are wrapped and put away for the Big Day

My supplies have been stowed away for another year

And the table is beginning to take shape

For the rest of this Special Week

I don't happen to be a big table scape person

But I do have Christmas dishes and napkins

I'll be adding a few other pieces

In preparation for our big Christmas breakfast

 

I'm loving my centerpiece

Using the pine cones I got from my MIL's home

I just added a bit of greenery and a few 

Brightly colored mini balls

 

I had to take a few photos of this set

Because I couldn't get a good full view

This nativity belonged to my Grandmother

It is probably 70-80 years old

 

Definitely a treasured set

 

I also got out the set that the littles can play with

It's so important for them to understand

The True story of Christmas

And hear it all the time from a very young age

I believe they learn and retain more

When they can touch, feel and play with the 

Members from a story

 

Just a couple of little items under the tree

 

And another sweet photo of Baby DJ

For some reason

They wouldn't let me keep him :)

Happy December 21st 

Many Blessings to you All

December Daily {20}

Hi Friends
Happy Saturday
December 20th
Can't believe it's only a few days until Christmas

Today I have spent most of the day organizing and wrapping gifts
Here is how I set up

I keep all of my Christmas supplies in plastic bins
Here are my tags and labels
 

This one holds ribbons and bows
 

This one has a variety of items
A few of the ornaments I gave my grandmother years ago
Cards, mini bags and boxes, and fun little adornments
 

I keep plenty of tissue paper
Cello bags, Christmas gift bags and boxes on hand
 

Of course I need some basic supplies
 

And a small amount of wrapping paper
 

This morning I set everything up on my dining table
And then went to work
No sore back or missing items
It's kind of like an assembly line for myself

I dress rather comfy and warm
It was only 60 degrees in the house when I got up
Brrr...
When I asked my son if I could take him shopping 
Dressed like this
Ummm...he said NO

I don't know why
Doesn't navy, pink, purple, red, green, white and black 
All go together

Okay, I changed my clothes and put some makeup on
I guess I really don't want to show up in one of
Nana Diana's crazy Walmart posts

We did get our groceries
And then I changed my clothes back 
And finished my wrapping 

And Now ~ I get to introduce our newest 
Work family member

This is sweet Daniel Joseph
He is the first grandson of my employer
And he is absolutely Perfectly Precious!!

Have an Incredible Day/Night
Blessings

December Daily {19}

Hi Dear Friends

The days are drawing closer and closer to Christmas

But I think I'm enjoying it more this year

Than during the past 3 years since my hubby passed

Although Christmas Eve is Always difficult

I wish I could just by-pass that day

However, it is an opportunity to strengthen my 

Relationship with the Lord

For that I am Grateful

I received the last of my ordered gifts for my grand daughters

My plan is to have everything wrapped by the end of the weekend

Wish me luck with that one

 

My jewelry piece today

Are these fun Santa earrings

I can't believe that I've still got a few pieces that I haven't worn

And, I received a gifted piece today that I will share on Monday

I totally LOVE all of my Christmas jewelry

 

I was talking with a coworker today

She has several Christmas sweaters 

It made me realize that with All of the Christmas jewelry I have

I do NOT own one single Christmas sweater

BUT

I do have several pairs of Christmas Jammies

So, as soon as I got home from work today

I put on my new Christmas nightgown

Soft white, with a sweet floral design and Red cardinals

So comfy and warm

The temperature has finally cooled here in AZ

Mid 60's during the day, mid/lower 40's at night

Although it is suppose to be 72 on Christmas day

Sigh, not really much wintery weather in the AZ desert

 

I'll sign off tonight with this quote from Charles Dickens

Because of who Christmas is all about

I do try to honor Christmas 

And the spirit of giving all year

It is a HAPPY way to live

Blessings to All

December Daily {18}

Hi Friends

Only one week until Christmas Day

I thought I'd start today's post with a couple photos from last night

Since I wasn't able to post them yesterday

Above is my great niece

Who performed in her church Christmas Program

She did a wonderful job with all of her lines

And her sweet personality

She's also a very talented singer

I heard she received the MVP award today at school

What a great young lady she is becoming

After the program last night I had my son

Take a photo of me and My K~Bug

I just love this precious girlie

 

Today was Nana day

And we had a special guest come to play

K~Bel's Cousin "E"

They were born just 3 weeks apart 

And are good friends

Can you believe 2 - 4 years old girls

Could make such a big mess

They sure had fun

And I LOVE playing with them

 

Again, today I made sure to wear a fun piece of jewelry

And it was a hit with the littlest K

She loved my Happy Christmas tree

And kept asking if she could bite the candy cane

It really is a fun piece

 

As I was beginning this post

FedEx stopped by and dropped off this beauty

My bff sent to me

I believe it is a sweet starter piece for my 

Soon to be made over office

With a subtle beachy theme

I LOVE IT!!!

I love how the lights shine softly through the windows

It's going to be beautiful in my office

And now for another special anniversary

Yes, December holds many Special Days

On this date in 2004

We walked into Mono County Courthouse

And into the chambers of Judge Roberts

He signed, with great pleasure, the final papers

To certify the adoption of our oldest son

30 years ago today

Donald Jay Moore Jr

Became

Andrew Mark Cain Forevermore!!!!

And our family has never been the same

Andrew 

Though your name means:

Strong, Brave, Warrior, Manly

It will Always mean

JOY 

to me

May everyone who reads this post be blessed with JOY

 

 

December Daily {17}

Happy December 17th Friends

What a busy day it has been

First I want to remember a very heart touching anniversary

On this date 11 years ago (2003)

Our oldest adopted son, Andrew

Placed himself up on an operating table

And allowed a surgeon to remove one of his kidneys

In order to donate it to my Mark (his adopted dad)

That selfless gift gave Mark 7 years and 7 days longer to live

I can never thank him enough for his gift of life

Some day I'll have to rewrite the story here

It was truly amazing!

 

Today's jewelry

Jingle Bell earrings

 

Secret Santa Reveal Day 

 

No photos of the food 

That I worked Very Hard to avoid

But I did have a few bits of some 

Delicious comfort food

Some of the staff after they opened their gifts

 

More of the staff

We had such a blast 

We have such an awesome staff

It is so fun to work with peeps that you like

One of the providers had my name

She gifted me a handmade basket

In the perfect colors for my home

She has been such a great secret Santa this year

Thank you SO much

You truly touched my heart today

Now I am off to a play at our church

My nieces 3 children are performing

I can't wait to watch them

Praying you have a blessed night/day/week