Owl Always Love You!!!!

I couldn't believe my eyes when I spotted these....at The Dollar Tree!!!
And....yes....they are adult size!!!

We purchased two pair....
....one for me and one for our sweet girl!!!

Aren't they adorable?!?!?

I just absolutely ♥ "holiday" socks!!!

Blessings,

Deb

January 31, 2012

I ♥ putting different things on the chalkboard hanging on the pantry door.

This is my "Valentine" scripture....
....found the idea on Pinterest....
....which I ♥, too!!!

"Truth"ful Tuesday!!!

 I have two "truth"s I want to share this week.

The first one I heard on a radio broadcast by Dr. David Jeremiah.

Confrontation brings change.  

We get changed  by being confronted with the truth of what God says.

If you do what He says, He will take care of you.

How many of you, this year, have seen God take care of you?

I'm not just talking about in usual ways.

God takes care of His own.

He provides for you.

He protects you.

He cares for you.

If you trust Him for eternity, why not trust Him for next week?

 As we're reading the Bible thru in chronological order, our pastor is bringing a message each week about something we've read.  This past week was about Job and SONday morning's message was AWESOME!  

I could barely keep up taking notes.

This was part of Pastor Bruce's message....

....and oh, how it spoke directly to my heart of hearts!!!

Some people go into the furnace of affliction and it burns them.  

Others go into it and it purifies them.

What makes the difference?

Attitude toward the word of God and the will of God.

If we are nourished by the Word and submit to His Will, the furnace experience, painful as it may be, will refine and make us better.  But....if we resist God's will and fail to feed on His truth, the furnace experience will only burn us and make us bitter!!!


Will I ever be able to speak the words of Job with complete "truth"?!?


Job 23:11-12
For I have stayed on God’s paths; 
      I have followed his ways and not turned aside. 
   I have not departed from his commands, 
      but have treasured his words more than daily food.

'Till next Tuesday, Sweet Reader!!!

Hope your word is popping up and you are keeping it close to your heart as we journey thru 2012!!!

In HIS Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!

A Few More Valentines!!

I discovered a new blog....well, it's new to me!!!

It's called Hello Lucky....and they have some adorable printables.  

Here are a few examples....

Can you "Guess WHO-Ooo" is my fave?!?!

Blessings,

Deb

Liar, Liar.....

.....pants on fire!!!

 Remember that little ditty from when we were kids?
I didn't like it then....and still don't like it now....and almost didn't even want to use it as a post title....but feel it totally gets the point across!!!

I recently came across this little "sign" on Facebook.
My sweet blogging friend, Ms. Mary, had this as her status....
(you can visit her @ Visits with Mary)

Don't you just love it?!?!?

It's a wonderful example of my 2012 word...."TRUTH"!!!

Numbers 23:12

God is not a man, so he does not lie. 

      He is not human, so he does not change his mind. 

   Has he ever spoken and failed to act? 

      Has he ever promised and not carried it through?

And....since God cannot lie....
....here's another "truth" in HIS Word about being a liar and a deceit.....

Proverbs 26:24-26

People may cover their hatred with pleasant words, 
      but they’re deceiving you. 
  They pretend to be kind, but don’t believe them. 
      Their hearts are full of many evils. 
 While their hatred may be concealed by trickery, 
      their wrongdoing will be exposed in public.

Now....you can't get much more blunt that that!!!

In HIS Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!

SONday Morning Song - Follow You

(don't forget to turn off my PlayList above before viewing/listening)

Hope your SONday is full of sweet blessings!!!

In HIS Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!

Quick Question?!?!?

Hey, Sweet Readers!!!

I have a quick question?!?!?

Please leave me a comment telling me your favorite Bible verse....

....or verses!!!  

Also....let me know why!!!

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I've got a little something up my sleeve!!!

Hope you're having a great weekend!!!

These boys are wearing us out...

....with hugs and kisses!!!

;-)

In HIS Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!

My latest obsession.....

.....besides Crystal Light Peach Mango Green Tea....
is Pinterest!!!
It's wonderful!!!It's amazing!!!
I love that I can "bookmark" all the neat things I find on the world wide web and even have pictures to go along........who woulda thunk it?!?!?;-)
Trendy Treehouse is having a link-up where you list a favorite pin. Considering I have close to 500....didn't I tell you I'm obsessed....I had to narrow it down!
It wasn't hard, though....'cause I just recently sold a scarf that I made from this crochet pattern!!!

(click on the picture for my pin)
The pattern can be found @ Red Heart
And....here's a pic of the one I just sold....

Thanks so much, Ms. Tara, for letting me join in!!!
Blessings,

Deb

Please stand by....

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Due to the fact that two precious  little munchkins....

....ages 5 1/2 and 4....

....are spending time with Pappy and Nannie this weekend....

....our regularly scheduled blog posting will resume with SONday morning song....HOPEfully!!!

;-)

Proverbs 17:6a
Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the aged....

Hope  you have a great weekend, Sweet Reader!!!

In HIS Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!

See this....

.......I have one just like it....in my living room!!!
It belonged to my great grandmother!!!

I made lots of sweet little dresses on this machine when Jess was even younger than our GRANDsons are now!!!
(will try to post a pic of the real thing soon)

Blessings,

Deb

Why I crochet.....

.....not really....but it's worth considering!!! 

;-)

 

A man and woman had been married for more than 60 years. They had shared everything. They had talked about everything. They had kept no secrets from each other except that the little old woman had a shoe box in the top of her closet that she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about.

For all of these years, he had never thought about the box, but one day the little old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would not recover.

In trying to sort out their affairs, the little old man took down the shoe box and took it to his wife's bedside. She agreed that it was time that he should know what was in the box. When he opened it, he found two crocheted dolls and a stack of money totaling $95,000. He asked her about the contents.

"When we were to be married," she said, "my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage was to never argue. She told me that if I ever got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and crochet a doll."

The little old man was so moved; he had to fight back tears. Only two precious dolls were in the box. She had only been angry with him two times in all those years of living and loving. He almost burst with happiness.

"Honey," he said, "that explains the dolls, but what about all of this money? 

Where did it come from?"

"Oh," she said, 

"That's the money I made from selling the dolls."

;-)

Blessings,

Deb

January 27, 2012

At the top of my "bucket" list....to be able to walk along the same paths as Jesus did!!!

Oh, how AWESOME that would be!!!

Bible Gateway!!!

I've mentioned to y'all before how much I absolutely ♥ 

Bible Gateway.  

I receive a daily e-mail from them and in yesterday's they included this little video.  It has some amazing info about their web-site, and I wanted to share it with y'all.   Pay special attention to the most frequently searched verse of scripture....
....and one of the most searched for words!!!
;-)

Hope you have a great weekend, 
Sweet Reader!!!

In HIS Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!

Sweet Baby Girl!!!

A friend....Ms. Mary....always calls on me when she needs a baby gift!!! 

What a blessing!!!

She recently let me know that she needed something for a baby girl....and here's what I came up with!!!
A sweet little newborn hat and matching mittens!!!

I ♥ it!!!
HOPE Ms. Mary does, too!!!


Blessings,


Deb

Please don't tell my hubby.....

.......but no truer statement has ever been made!!! 

Blessings,

Deb

Ain't God good? Oh, yes HE is!!!

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Are you sometimes just overwhelmed with God's goodness?

Yeah....me, too!

Remember I told y'all that last Saturday was my birthday?!?!

Well....did I tell you how we celebrated?!?!?!

Pappy and I participated with our SONday school class in a day of prayer....
....and fasting!!! 

It was the most AWESOME day I think I've ever spent.  

At four in the afternoon, we met at the home of our teacher and had another two hours of praying and sharing and singing and just plain ole' worshiping HIM!!!  During our prayer time and reading the Bible, I knew in my heart that God was speaking to me about a certain situation.  I had felt that little "tug" earlier in the week and shared with a couple of people....who disagreed with a decision I was about to make.  On Saturday morning, I sent a text message to my best friend and told her I needed prayer....explaining what I felt the Holy Spirit prompting me to do.  She didn't try to "talk me out of it"....
....she was very supportive....
....told me she would pray for me....

....and her advice was.....

..... "follow your heart which is the Holy Spirit speaking".

Lesson learned....

....trust HIM and don't go seeking advise from others about "what would you do"....or "what do you think".  There's nothing wrong with that....but realize that HE does give me discernment and wisdom....'cause, after all....I prayed for those things!!!

;-)

Thanks be to our precious Lord and Savior for that "still small voice"....

....and for confirmations from best friends!!!

And....for the prayers of fellow believers to help us face challenges!!!

I ♥ this verse of scripture....

Joshua 1:9

This is my command—be strong and courageous! 

Do not be afraid or discouraged. 

For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. 

Hope your Thursday is full of sweet blessings!!!

In HIS Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!

Special Prayer Request!

I'm calling on all my precious Prayer Warriors to offer up prayer 
for our nephew, Rob.  He has heart problems and  I just learned that he is in the hospital.  
I don't have any other details.

Please pray for him and his daughter and grand-daughter....
....and also for our sister.

Thanks so much, Sweet Readers!!!

In HIS Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!

January 25, 2012

Pappy bought me an amaryllis for CHRISTmas....

....and, she's about to burst forth!!!

I'm in the mood for.....

.....love!!!

Now, before you get the wrong idea....let me clarify that statement!!!  I'm in the mood to decorate for the big "love" day!!!  Hubby brought my big red tote upstairs yesterday so I could dig thru and put out some of my "Owl"entine things.  Since I love all things "vintage"....I thought it would be neat to share some of the vintage Valentine's I found....with little olwies, of course!!!  I plan to print some of these and hang them on my little Valentine tree using pretty ribbon....from The Dollar Tree, of course!!!

And....this one has to be my favorite....can you guess why?!?!?

;-)

Blessings,

Deb

Take a deep breath!!!

I have a new little thing I do whenever I'm feeling stressed, or a bit panicky....

....or, just when I want to feel a bit closer to our Lord!!!

Take a deep breath....and as you breathe in....think to yourself, 

"Breathe in Jesus"....

....and as you exhale....

...."breathe out Deb"!!

Okay, you need to insert your own name here, instead of Deb....

....unless we share the same name!!!

;-)

  As I woke up one morning, I took a deep breath and couldn't help but smile, as I pictured Jesus filling up every fiber of my being....

....from the top of my head down to my toes....out to my fingertips!!! 

 If HE is in me....then, He's gonna direct my thoughts (mind)...what I look at (eyes)....what I listen to (ears)....and, what I say (mouth).  He will be there to help my hands to help others....to direct my steps!!!

I shared this with our daughter who used it on SONday morning before she and our son-in-law spoke to their church....a  congregation of close to 500 people!!!  Then, on SONday night, a friend of hers used it again as she stood before a group of people to speak. 

 So....see....it works!!! 

 Try it yourself....see if you can't tell a difference!!!

And....let me know!!!


(please turn off my PlayList above before listening)

In HIS Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!

January 24, 2012

I saw this picture on Facebook.

I'm think I'm gonna use it as my "motivation".

"Truth"ful Tuesday!!!

I am loving coming across things with my word "truth"....

....or, discovering a nugget of "truth"!!!  

Here are a few I came across this past week....

Ask God for His transforming renewal.  

It may not be without some upheaval in your life, but the renewal that comes from the Lord is truly life changing.  Being transformed is a process, but with God's help, we can become more like Jesus.

Jeremiah 18:6

Just like clay in the potter's hands, 

so are you in My hand!!!

God sees the future with the same fixed certainty that we see the past.

Every evil you experience is achieving an eternal glory for you that will be more valuable than the pain you're experiencing.  Whatever pain you had to walk thru on this side of heaven will be worth it.  Even though you can't see that....trust His heart!!!

There's advantage in our weakness.

There is blessing in our pain;

It is when we're feeling helpless

That God's grace and strength sustain.

~~~Fitzhugh~~~

I love this about learning to trust my instincts....

....listening to that "still small voice".....

By spending time with the Lord on a daily basis, you will begin to think like Him, 

behave like Him, and react like Him!!!

We have in our generation people who question if the Bible is the word of God.  

From beginning to end, the Bible is  God's word, inspired by the Holy Spirit.

When I turn to the Bible, I know that I am reading TRUTH....

....and I turn to it every day!!!

~~~Billy Graham~~~

We read the Bible to know the TRUTH.

We want to think clearly about what God says is TRUE and valuable.

I'm so glad that I started taking notes about "truth".

I can't help but wonder....what word will God lead me to in 2013?!?!?

Hope each of you are keeping your word in mind 

as you go thru your day!!!

In HIS Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!


P.S...do you like my new header?
It reminds me so much of how diverse our little group of GRANDbabies are gonna be!!!
You can find all kinds of neat layouts and headers at Leelou Blogs!!!

January 23, 2012

Not the greatest picture....but during the rain this morning I saw this sweet "lonesome dove" sitting on the porch railing.  His/her mate was at the bird feeder!!!  

Doves were one of my Daddy's favorite birds!!!

So precious!!!

With flying colors!!!

I recently came across this little "sign".....

You know how I love "acrostics"....well, I've decided that I like anything that has to do with words....especially words of "TRUTH"!!!  I have a board on    that is simply titled "Words".  It's a group of little quotes....signs....that speak to my heart!!!  

I recently did a post over at A Year in Pictures of signs at Hobby Lobby!!!

Anyway....back to the little sign above!!!

I commented to a lady that the last year has been one big test....

....and I HOPEd I had passed....but I knew I didn't "pass with flying colors"!!!

But, then that got me to thinking (uh-oh...this could be dangerous!!! ;-)

Isn't our entire life one big test?

Don't you agree that all the things we go thru serve to build our faith and make us stronger?  Often things that have happened to me....even years ago....even as a teenager....come into play when I'm trying to help somebody else with a situation they are in!!!   Those things do help make us stronger....but not in our own abilities....not at all....but making us realize that we are absolutely NOTHING....without HIM!!!

He is AWESOME....even when I'm going thru the tests and trials....my HOPE is still in HIM.  

He knows best....and He is allowing whatever is happening to me....for my benefit....
but ultimately....to bring HIM the glory!!!

If you get a chance....read the entire chapter of James 1.

James 1:2 and 12

Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.  God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

Happy Monday, Sweet Reader

In HIS Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!

SONday Morning Song - No More Night

David Phelps is one of my all time favorite singers....if you don't have time to watch it all....be sure and go to the end.  
I promise you'll have Holy Spirit chills!!!


(don't forget to turn off my PlayList above before listening/viewing)

Hope your SONday is full of sweet blessings!!!

In HIS Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!

Save those toilet paper rolls!!!

Isn't it amazing what you can make out of  toilet paper rolls?!?! 

Just look at these cute little owlies.  

If you click on her page "Crafts", you'll find all kinds of neat things to do with those old rolls....nativity sets, reindeer....too cute!!!

You can find them at Decoideas!!

Blessings,

Deb

Another year older!!!

Happy birthday.....to me!!!

Okay....one out of two ain't bad....right?!?! 

;-) 

Blessings, 

Deb

Happy Birthday......

.....to me!!!!

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Psalm 138:8

The Lord will work out his plans for my life—
for your faithful love, O LORD, endures forever.
Don’t abandon me, for you made me.

Psalm 139:13-16
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; 

your works are wonderful, 

I know that full well. 

My frame was not hidden from you 

when I was made in the secret place, 

when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. 

Y

our eyes saw my unformed body; 

all the ways ordained for me were written in your book 

before one of them came to be.

Luke 15:23

Bring the fattened calf and kill it. 

Let’s have a feast and celebrate.

;-)

Hope you have a day full of blessings, Sweet Reader!!!

In HIS Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!