More Great Gift Ideas!

Here are the addresses of some more creative ladies. Shelley is Very Creative Indeed. You'll find all kinds of great gifts you can make - easily! Visit around on her site - it will be time well spent. This darling apron is so easy, you don't even need a pattern!

Here's Shelley's address: http://7layerstudio.typepad.com/

This basket liner is super easy too. Visit your favorite thrift store for a basket then personalize it with the super easy liner. Fill with homemade goodies and you're sure to be the Best Gift of the Year Award Winner!

http://makeitandloveit.blogspot.com/2009/05/basket-liner.html

Have a wonderful rest of the week!

Best Ideas Ever!

Well, sometimes life gets in the way of the best intentions and that is what happened here the last month. Benji had three major emergency surgeries in less than a week and we spent 11 days in Children's Hospital. He came home with a PICC line (a port that delivers the medicine straight to his heart) and I hook him up to a special machine that administers heavy duty antibiotics three times a day. He's still not out of the woods and according to one of the doctors over his care, "He's in grave danger for the next three months." So, please keep us in your prayers - especially Benji as he fights a deadly staph infection around the hardware in his back.

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Sometimes I find some very creative ideas on blogs I happen on. This post has the addresses of some of the creative ladies who come up with those ideas. Enjoy visits with Amy, Savannah and Amanda for help with your holiday decorating and gift giving!

Amy gives a free tutorial on how to customize a beautiful clipboard for someone on your list. Here's the address to that post - but be sure to stay a while and see all her other cool ideas:
http://adayinthelife-amy.blogspot.com/2008/11/i-can-make-that-teacher-gift.html

Another neat gift idea that could easily be adapted to Sundy School teacher, a family name, pastor, etc. Again, stay a while and enjoy the creativity of Amanda.
http://imperfectlybeautifulms.blogspot.com/2008/12/cheap-yet-chic-teacher-gifts.html

Then Sweet Savannah will offer all kinds of beautiful ideas for decorating your home for the holidays. Be sure to visit the posts before and after this one for all kinds of ideas and ... click on HGTV's Favorite Holiday Ideas in the right column - ooo, la,la!
http://mysweetsavannah.blogspot.com/2008/11/holiday-mantle-ideas.html

Happy Thanksgiving!

Back to Blogging

It's been a very busy year and my blog fell off the "Important List". Sometimes we think we don't matter and what we say couldn't encourage a frog; however, I've learned that several ladies actually enjoyed reading my blog! And even more amazing, some were encouraged! So, I will try to pick back up and share with all who care to take the time to stop in for a visit.
Thank you! You've no idea what an encouragement you are to me!
What a sweet pleasure to encourage one another and build each other up in the most holy faith. Sisters in Christ are a treasure indeed.
Love,
Denise

Swedish Blessings

Now, my daughter isn't Swedish but the other evening she shared a wonderfully encouraging song familiar to many - "Day by Day". You can listen to the wonderful Father- Daughter duet she shared with me on Bill Gaither's Solo Album.

I looked to see who the author of the song was because I wondered what they'd endured to write with such depth. Her name is Lina Sandell. She was a Swedish lass who's father was a Luthern pastor. While on a boat trip, he fell overboard and drowned before her very eyes. The incident inspired her to write over 650 hymns one of which is the beloved,
"Day by Day and With Each Passing Moment."

The gentleman who translated the song was A.L. Skoog - a Swedish gentlman who later immigrated to Minnesota. The following hymn is another of his translations named, "My Future". You may listen to it here: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/m/y/f/myfuture.htm

I have a future all sublime,

Beyond the realms of space and time,

Where my Redeemer I shall see,

And sorrow nevermore shall be.

A precious heritage is mine;
’Tis kept above by love divine;
And while I tarry here below,
He gives me what is best, I know.

O, God be praised, He planned for me;
From anxious care I’m spared and free;
He bids me cast on Him my care—
What then remains for me to bear?

Sweet peace within my soul doth dwell;
With joy I sing: “Now all is well,”
He leads me safely by His hand
Until I reach the Glory Land.

O precious Savior, teach Thou me
To live my life more true to Thee
The little while I yet must roam
Before I reach my heav’nly home.

Isn't that ENCOURAGING? How lovely are His plans for our future!

Another Swedish blessing is this blog. http://nostalgiochromantik.blogspot.com/

The simplicity of her decorating style and excellent photography make it a feast for the eyes even if I can't understand a word she writes! The loads of white with touches of pink keep me coming back for more!

Thursday's Thought

Every once in a while a good laugh is needed.

With my husband's latest procedure, let's suffice it to say,

I know now why there was a reason I didn't go for nursing!

. . . ~ however ;) . . .

changing bandages, cleaning port sites, etc. has become routine the last couple of weeks.

. . .

While blog hopping this morning I ran across this and laughed and laughed.

I hope you enjoy it:

No matter how crazy it gets, don't get commited because of insanity! ;) The men in little white coats are busy enough! ~Smile!~