Another Year

Hello Sweet Friends

And Thank You for stopping by today

Sitting in my living room this evening

Watching the trees sway in the breeze outside

It has been such a beautiful day here

In the desert southwest

Playing outside with my littlest K today

What a treat and blessing Thursday's have become

Yesterday was Administrative Professional's Day

Our office changed it up several years ago

For us it was Staff Appreciation Day

Over the past few years

I have taken this opportunity to create a

Little something for each of our employees

I Love sharing 'happies' with our staff

Shopping at Hobby Lobby

Is Never a Chore

Neither is playing at my dining room table

Straws, paperclips, and other fun items

Are simple to put together

And always help me create

A fun gift to give

This year

A Bouquet of 'restaurant' Gift Cards

Adding a few breakfast items

Makes for a fun little Thank You

My employer also tries to make it a special day for me as well

And I'm grateful

Red Roses and the most fragrant Lilies ever

Yes My Friends

Another Year

Another Staff Appreciation Day

Another Blessing

Praying for you

Believing for Great Blessings

In Your Life

How has God spoken to you this week?

Some Thank You's

Hi Sweet Friends

Thank you for stopping by today

You always bless my heart

I'm praying you are well and

Have enjoyed a Beautifully Blessed Weekend

Today I wanted to share a few Thank You's

First

I want to thank so many of you who have prayed

Over the past few weeks and even months

For some of my friends and my own family

Prayer is so very powerful

And I am grateful to know

That God hears our prayers

"Before they call I will answer;

While they are still speaking I will hear"

Says the Lord."

Isaiah 65:24

So Thank YOU for praying

I'd like to also Thank my blog friend Noreen

She blogs over at 

Life Blessings

She was away for a little trip

But didn't say where she was going

I guessed where she was and who she was visiting

Noreen so sweetly sent me a few gifts

From her trip

You can Never go wrong

Sending me something with a 'beachy' theme

I LOVE it all

AND ...

This little item is what has started my New Collection

Val - Noreen's friend

Who lives on one of the Islands and blogs at

My Girlz Got Paws

Was so very sweet to send me a piece of sea glass

To go along with Noreen's package

Hence, I have a new collection ...

Well, sort of

I want to have a collection

I guess you need 3 of something to call it a collection

So, I'm on the Hunt

Sea Glass - My newest Obsession *SMILE*

Thank you Noreen and Val

Finally

I want to Thank Stephanie

Who blogs over at 

The Enchanting Rose

While participating in her 8th Tea Cup Exchange

I happily sent a second package

To a sweet lady who didn't receive hers

I surely didn't do it to receive a gift

However, Stephanie is so very kind

She sent a really sweet package

I promise I have not even opened the chocolate YET...

But will soon

I Love the cookbook and have been perusing it this past week

The chicken pot holder is just my colors

And super fun

Thank you Stephanie for blessing my home

Again, thank you for your prayers

For stopping by and leaving such encouraging comments

I would Love to pray for you this week

If you or someone you know has a need

I would be honored if you left me a comment

Or sent a PM so I can pray for that need this week

It is My Greatest Privilege

May you be Blessed with Joy

Spring 2016 Tea Cup Exchange

Hi Sweet Friends

I am so excited to share about participating

In my first Tea Cup Exchange

Hosted by The Enchanting Roses' Stephanie

I was honored to send off two packages of fun items

For Deanna (who does not have a blog)

I sent off some sweet raspberry colored items

Her birthday is in January and her nickname is Duchess

I found a perfect tea cup

It's a January birthday month cup

And the pattern is Duchess

I couldn't have come up with anything more perfect

I added several tins of tea

A doily, note pad and raspberry dark chocolate

It was a super fun package to put together

I hope she is enjoying it

The second sweet lady I sent a package to

Was Sophia (who doesn't have a blog either)

I heard that blue was a favorite color of hers

I found this fun blue tea cup/saucer that I almost kept - LOL

I also found a sweet little tea napkin with blue embroidery

Coloring book, colored pencils and a bit of chocolate

Again, I hope she is enjoying her package

Now from the my wonderful new friend Deb

I received the greatest package

She must have checked out my blog

And learned some fun things about me

Of course, the card is perfect

If you know anything about me

You KNOW I LOVE the Beach

So anything beachy is for me

Deb stuck with a blue color theme

Filled my new and beautiful tea cup with sweet chocolate

She added in her package

A coloring book - beach themed with colored pencils

A beachy note pad and a Great star fish

When I opened the package

I was giddy and jumping around

It could not have been a more perfect package

Thank you Debby

For putting together a package that truly touched my heart

Thank you Stephanie

For hosting such a fun exchange

I will be back

And Now

Thanks to my friend Noreen

I have started a 'sea glass' collection

The only problem is

I only have 1 piece

And I don't live by the sea

If you have any extra pieces of sea glass laying around

You can private message me for my address ...

YES

It's true

I kind of LOVE the BEACH

Blessings to you All

And Thank you for Stopping By


Linking with
The Enchanting Rose

Exhaustion ... A Good Thing

Hello Sweet Friends

There truly is a Good kind of Exhaustion

It's when you've physically worked hard

See Results

And, at the end of the day,

You can close your eyes with a smile on your face

Last week was Rough

A flood in the house

Lots of hours / days with plumbers in and out

Frustrations and Confrontations

I was exhausted

But it was Not a good exhaustion

It was stress filled and emotional

BUT GOD...

Friday evening I met a few friends

At Radiant Church in Surprise

And enjoyed a wonderful night of laughter

And even a few 'healthy' tears

A cheerful heart does good like medicine

Proverbs 17:22a

We enjoyed the humor of Anita Renfroe

And the ministry of Connie Marquart

It was a Blessed Night

Saturday I spent the morning with my mom

We visited and then I went and got her groceries

As well as bought her prescriptions

Saturday afternoon I took Matthew

To do our own grocery shopping and a few other errands

He need a chair for his room

After hitting all of the stores we stopped at Goodwill

And found the perfect chair for just $10 - YAY

My bottle brush bushes are bursting with blooms

I am really enjoying them this year

Today was Filled

This morning I cleaned up the front yard

Let's just say that the plumbers left a big mess

That needed to be tended to (not by them)

I also pulled weeds and watered my Vincas

5 loads of laundry have been washed, dried and put away

2 bathrooms have been cleaned from top to bottom

That's what needs to be done after a flood :(

The pool is completely drained and ready

For me to clean it and all of the filters and such next weekend

I made dinner and now I am ready to close my eyes

Put my head on my pillow with a smile on my face

Lots done

Many check marks on my list

And happily starting a new list

With NEW items to do

Feeling Exhausted

Feeling Happy

Feeling Accomplished

Feeling Blessed

God IS Good

Blessings to you as we begin a new week

Filled with opportunities to Smile

Live and Find Joy in the little things

Perspective

Hello Sweet Friends

It seems the days fly by faster

Than I am able to keep up

The past week has been stress~filled

To Say The Least

In fact

Since September 21, 2015

I have lived an overwhelmed and emotional

Roller Coaster of a Life

I really want NEED to get off this ride

But it doesn't seem to stop

Long enough for me to jump off

And I'm feeling the pressure 

I continue to covet your prayers

However

Today, as I was watching my youngest little K play

I was able to glean a bit of perspective

This sweet little Miss K~Baby

Had every single toy out of the toy box

She was enjoying the most wonderful play time

No electronics, only her imagination

What looked like a messy LR to me

Was a delightful play place for her

Perspective

So often in life a new chapter awaits.

You ride off into the sunset and discover it's the sunrise.

~Robert Brault

http://rbrault.blogspot.com

Perspective

With eyes wide open

I am looking toward my sunrise!

CEC

Blessings to you

For a Brand New Day

Caption This

Hi Sweet Friends

Because sometimes

Busy leads to this

What's Your Caption?

Busy In Pictures

Hi Sweet Friends

Thank you for stopping by

As you may have guessed from my last post

It's been a rough and sad week

For several people I know and love

Today

I thought I'd just share ways

That I have managed to stay busy

And keep my mind and heart from feeling sad

Are you ready?

1. I packed up and put away all of my Easter décor

2. I changed the headlights on my car

Well,

After my oldest son helped me realize that I was trying to change the wrong one

And after he changed the right one

I watched - LOL

But, at least I purchased the right one :)

3. I had to have my water heater replaced

AGAIN!!

After only 18 months

The thing fried itself up

And a new one needed to be installed

Unfortunately, I had to pay AGAIN!! :(

4. I am in the process of draining the pool

The color is not beautiful or inviting

And now that my backyard neighbor cut down his tree

I can finally clean the pool

And hopefully it will stay clean Forever!!

5. I got Many Loads of laundry washed, dried, and put away

YAY!!

6. Yard Work and

More Yard Work

7. I got another bag of clothing ready to give away

That always makes me happy

8. And - Really

There are some pretty spots in my yard

I'm working hard to get more pretties happening around here

Instead of so many spots like this:

Busy does help keep my mind from

Going places it should not go

And, it helps make a new week feel less stressful

Praying for my friends

Praying that God has blessed your weekend

And praying that you see HIM

As you head into Monday

Blessings!