'To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did..'

When God takes something from your grasp, He's not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better.

Concentrate on this sentence...
'The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.'

Inspiration

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do." - Mark Twain

Happy Halloween

Such a cute, easy and inexpensive idea! Tutorial found at http://notsoidlehands.blogspot.com/

Ok, it's been almost two years since I've posted here. I'll blame it all on Facebook. I started posting there and totally ignored this blog. I stumbled over Kelly Lautenbach's favorites blog and thought instead of putting all of the things that catch my eye or inspire me only in a file on my computer or on Facebook to be buried forever, that I would post them here. Then they will all be in one place and much easier for me to find.

I will start with two quotes that caught my eye this evening. We've been going through a tough financial time lately as most of the country is right now. I loved how these two quotes made me feel when I read them:

"Happy moments, PRAISE God. Difficult moments, SEEK God. Quiet moments,WORSHIP God. Painful moments, TRUST God. Every moment, THANK God." - taken off of Sam Broberg's Facebook wall.

“When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better. ” ~Maya Angelou
This one made me feel very empowered.

Have a great day!!!

Twelve Years Ago Today...

...my baby boy was born!

Happy Birthday Brennan!!!
The day looks exactly the same today as it did 12 years ago. Sunny and FREEZING cold! The governor closed all of the schools in the state that day because it was so cold outside. But we were warm and cozy snuggling with our brand new baby boy. I would have bet you money that he was a girl when I was pregnant (we didn't have an ultrasound done.) So, when Dr. Judy said it was a boy the look on Bill's face was absolutely priceless! A few hours after he was born I moved to my new room and I asked the nurse where my husband was. She replied, "He's with your son." I remember that statement just throwing me for a loop. I had to stop and think - "A son? I don't have a son. Oh wait, I DO have a SON!!!"

And what a son he has been. Such a sweet, caring, loving, sensitive boy. He is so smart, so concerned about other people and their feelings and so talented. I could listen to him sing all day long. I just love this little boy so much! I was terrified to have a boy, but I couldn't be more thrilled even 12 years later.

I love you Brennan!!! Hope you have the best birthday!!!

"There's a Monster in my Closet!"

Not really, it's just Brennan as the lead in his 6th grade musical! Oh my gosh! It was such a fun show! Brennan did awesome and he got such a great response from the audience. I loved watching him!

And he made everyone cry with this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeL2phZnLQc

photos to come!

Vicki

Happy Halloween!

Our friends the Hoffman's have an awesome Halloween party every year. It is so fun! It takes them the entire month of October to decorate their yard, house and garage for the party. The garage is decorated like a dungeon and it is so cool! Every square inch of the house is covered in some sort of scary decor. My favorite part this year were the dead vines on the stair railings. It looked so awesome!

Bill and I went as Tinkerbell and Peter Pan. I had a blast making the costumes! I also brought Autumnal White Sangria and Frankencheese.

Thanks Hoffmans for the amazing evening!