Yard Sale FUN!

I love the roses on this mirror. Only paid $2.

This bowl was a quarter. Has a small chip but it adds to its charm.

I adore christmas tins. Fill them with cookies and they make a great gift!

I love the fabric on these-Coscill-and these valences were only a quarter!

A quarter each!
Love Gibrans poetry. And I need all of the inspiring messages I can get!

Another view of my mirror.

A set of Laura Ingalls Wilder books for 2 dollars and a hat box to decopage for a quarter.

My finds! I love going to garage sales!

FOR TODAY … 29 May 2009

Outside My Window…junk on my patio table-stuff I am moving out of my shed to put into my garden spaces
I am thinking… that I didn't get enough done during my time off of work. Work never ceases!
I am thankful for… my job, even though it’s been crazy there.
From the kitchen… just ate an ice cream cone-well's blue bunny. Yum! I think I have chocolate crumbs on my face.
I am wearing… shorts, tank top and denim shirt. No shoes!
I am creating… Nothing…
I am going… to stay home today...
I am reading… The Bible
I am hoping…my SIL's surgery is successful today and that she will be herself again very soon.
I am hearing…my hubby breathing-he is taking a nap right now.
Around the house… dust bunnies.
One of my favorite things…listening to thunderstorms. I wish it would rain.
A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week…mow the lawn and yard work.

I love Spring

This is my Jackmanii clematis as it appears right now. I just adore it! He seems happy on the old chain link fence with his feet in the shade and his head in the sun! I wish he would be in bloom all summer long. He is one of my absolute favs in the garden! :)

Exceedingly Prayerful

I just heard that Julie has pneumonia and the left side of her brain is swelling. The doctors are being very cautious and they don't want to put a shunt in just yet because of all of the other risk factors she is facing. It sounds very scary, but I know she is very strong. If anyone can survive this, I believe Julie can. I am praying that she has strength. I know she has the faith. May the Lord hold her within His healing arms. May He also be with her husband and family. This must be so very hard to bear. Healing thoughts, prayers and love are being sent their way. Love~Ree

Prayers for Julie

Last Tuesday, my sister in law Julie had a bad accident while riding her horse. For some reason, her horse reared up and flipped backward. She was holding tightly to the reins and the horse landed on top of her, smashing her helmet and basically breaking her. She has been in intensive care and she has a broken nose, broken ribs, broken pelvis and two crushed vertebrate. Thankfully she was able to wiggle her toes. They were going to perform surgery on her, but trauma to her carotid artery caused her to have a stroke. She can not move her right arm or hand. She is trying to form words but it unable to. I feel so bad for her. I pray she will heal and that she knows the good Lord has her in the palm of His hand. It is so sad that in a flash of an instant, our lives can be changed. I pray that He gives her and her family courage and strength and that she will lead a full recovery. Love~Ree

Is it Cinderella? It's Susan Boyle

I just love this story. Susan made a promise to her dying mother that she would do this. What a precious promise. Her mother must surely have been smiling down from the heavens on her daughter that day. She sang like an angel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY&feature=related

The song she chose is so sad and haunting. They touch the heart and soul. Here are the lyrics:

There was a time when men were kind,
And their voices were soft,And their words inviting.
There was a time when love was blind,
And the world was a song,
And the song was exciting.
There was a time when it all went wrong...
I dreamed a dream in time gone by,
When hope was high and life, worth living.
I dreamed that love would never die,
I dreamed that God would be forgiving.
Then I was young and unafraid,
And dreams were made and used and wasted.
There was no ransom to be paid,
No song unsung, no wine, untasted.
But the tigers come at night,
With their voices soft as thunder,
As they tear your hope apart,
And they turn your dream to shame.
He slept a summer by my side,
He filled my days with endless wonder...
He took my childhood in his stride,
But he was gone when autumn came!
And still I dream he'll come to me,
That we will live the years together,
But there are dreams that cannot be,
And there are storms we cannot weather!
I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I'm living,
So different now from what it seemed...
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed...

It is so wonderful to see someone so deserving to see her dreams come true. May she always be as sweet as she is in this moment in time. Susan-may all your dreams come true-for now and for always. And thank you for sharing your dream with us....and allowing us to be a part of something so beautiful. God bless you. Love~Ree

Happy Easter to ALL!

These are the eggs I bought for my sweet mom for Easter. They are from my dad and me. A friend from work has a mother who does wonderful china painting and every Spring, Mary brings some of her eggs to work to sell. I picked these three for my mom. I love the colors and the detail. Mary's mom is so talented! *sigh*

I was going to place them in a basket, but I found this sweet dish in my china cabinet that I thought I would try. I think I bought the dish at a yard sale a few years ago for under a dollar. I think it is a great fit. My mom really enjoyed receiving these---and my dad did too! They are now in her china cabinet. I hope mom is around to enjoy these for many more Easters to come. She is such a blessing to me. I love you, Mom! Happy Easter from me and Dad! Love~Ree