Words to live by........

The words of the LORD are pure words. Psalm 12:6 KJV

God’s words are:

Pure words, let them enrich you;
Clean words, let them wash you;
Holy words, let them sanctify you;
Wise words, let them instruct you;
Healthy words, let them feed you;
Powerful words, let them change you;
True words, let them assure you;
Righteous words, let them guide you;
Healing words, let them strengthen you;
Tender words, let them comfort you;
Sure words, let them establish you;
Living words, let them nurture you;
Sweet words, let them delight you.

And with those words I'm going to call it a night. 
May you have a restful sleep tonight!  God bless!

Blessed Sunday

Sunday is one of my favorite days because we go to church! 

What a blessing it is to live in a free country where we can worship our God and hear from His Word.  Many, many years ago my husband, Jim, and I had the privilege of going to China where we attended the underground church, and met those that had spent years in prison for their faith.  It was an overwhelming and eye-opening experience.  How often I take my freedom for granted.  Thank you to all of the men and women that risk their lives on a daily basis to keep our land free! 

And thank you, Jesus, for setting this child of yours free!  Matthew 18:1-5 says, ".....the disciples came to Jesus, saying, 'Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?'  Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, 'Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.  Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.  Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me.'"

May your day of rest be blessed!!!!!!!!!!



New Ladies!

It's been a wonderful day and it's just about time to call it a night......at least here in Blog land.   But before I do I want to introduce you to a couple more or my ladies.  The first one is a "Lady of Reflection."  She is an adorable handheld mirror.  No more excuses for bedhead! 



My "Lady of Reflection" is painted in a soothing shade of aqua blue, and embellished with cream and white paper daisies.  The daisies were then topped with an aqua blue gemstone.  The colors sure do put me in the mood for Spring!

The next lady I'd like you to meet is a "Welcome Lady."  She's the perfect Lady to greet customers at any store door.  She can say "Hello!" or announce a SALE.

This "Welcome Lady" has a skirt painted in sky blue acrylic, and is embellished with red, white and black floral accents.  Her blouse, the upper half of her body, is painted with chalkboard paint.  I painted the words on this particular Lady so that they would clearly stand out in the photos, but a store owner can use chalk and write whatever they would like. 

It's off to grill a chicken breast and make a salad for dinner, then I'm going to relax and begin to read the book I bought today on blogging.  Look out world!!!!!

Sweet dreams....................

         

Morning Scripture

I love the Word of God, and it is important for me to start the day with it.   I wish that I could say that I'm faithful each and every day to dive in, but there are some days that I don't.  Still God is there waiting to spend time with me.  I'm the one that misses out!  Here is one of the passages I read this morning.  I often deal with fear in my life, I'm a work in progress.  This is what He spoke to me this morning.

"Whenever I am afraid I will trust in You.

In God (I will praise His Word),

In God I have put my trust; I will not fear.

What can flesh do to me?"

Psalm 56:3&4

May the Lord bless you day!  Until later......................



I did it by myself!!!!!!!

One of the things my 4 year old grandson loves to say is, "I do it by myself!"  Oh, to have that kind of determination as I try new things!   Sometimes I do, like today for example, I was determined to add some gadgets to my blog without calling my daughter and bugging her.  Well, quess what?  I did it ALL by myself!  Yay for me!  I added a couple of my favorite websites for you to enjoy..........so ENJOY!  For me it's time for bed.  Tomorrow I'm off to help my friend Pam to decorate "her" shop for Valentine's Day.  I've been creating and painting, so I will also add some more photo's of my work.   Good night.....and God bless!

Jesus Girl

One thing I'd like you to know about me is that I'm a Jesus Girl!  What does that mean?  That means that Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior.  I believe that He died on the cross for my sin, and rose again 3 days later.  By confessing my sin, asking for forgiveness, and inviting Him into my heart I now have eternal life, and one day I will live in Heaven with Him forever.  While on this earth I am called to glorify Him in all that I say and do, and when I don't, I ask Him to forgive me and He faithfully does.  I read the following in my morning devotions and wanted to share it with you because it's content embodies my life.

Now You Have Me, God!

Now You have me, God!

You have me irrevocably.

No reserve

No retreat

No turning back.

Now You have me, God!

All I feel

Dream

Aspire

All I long withheld.

My resistance

Triumphs

Defeats

My stalwart resolves

My crumbling dreams

My glittering awards

My blind alleys.

Now You have me, God!

All which is past

All which is now

All that may yet unfold,

The barriers are broken

The turmoil has stilled

Your Word is my Yes

Your notes are my song.

Now You have me, God!

You knocked

And still knocked

And I opened the door.

Now at last......

At long last

I know:

JOY!!!!!!!

As the rushing sea.

PEACE!!!!!!!

As a meadow at twilight.

STRENGTH!!!!!!!

As a towering mountain.

TRUST!!!!!!!

As a wide-eyed child

Who walks

In the gentle rain

Holding

A father's hand.

It's snowing outside, what a perfect day to paint, and paint, and paint some more!!!!!  Have a wonderful day!



Quote for the day................

I found this quote on my daily calendar and loved it!  Here goes......."Creativity comes from trust.  Trust your insticts.  And never hope more than you work."  Rita Mae Brown

Since I worked on my profile today I thought I'd post a photo of myself, it's actually my profile picture too.  It was hard to find a picture of myself because I'm always the one taking the pictures!  Plus, like many women I don't really like having my picture taken.  This one, however is one of my favorites.  It was taken about a year and a half ago while vacationing in Southern California.  We (that's my dear hubby sitting next to me) were dining with dear, dear friends at a restaurant overlooking the beautiful Pacific Ocean.  What a wonderful night we had!

Or course, I can't call myself a Grandma without sharing a picture of my beautiful grandchildren, Molly and Luke.

Seeing Molly and Luke in the pajamas reminds me that it's time to call it a day!  God bless you and peaceful sleep.