I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.
-Augusten Burroughs

Saturday, April 28, 2012

FRAMED!!!!!

Well two of the cross stitch's I finished last year are framed and hanging in my house!My New England Sampler and my Farmer's Alphabet. They birth turned out fantastic!!! I can't believe I have them done and hanging!

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Love This Song!!

"Be Still"


Be still and know that I'm with you
Be still and know that I am here
Be still and know that I'm with you
Be still, be still, and know

When darkness comes upon you
And covers you with fear and shame
Be still and know that I'm with you
And I will say your name

If terror falls upon your bed
And sleep no longer comes
Remember all the words I said
Be still, be still, and know

And when you go through the valley
And the shadow comes down from the hill
If morning never comes to be
Be still, be still, be still

If you forget the way to go
And lose where you came from
If no one is standing beside you
Be still and know I am

Be still and know that I'm with you
Be still and know I am 
 
 
  They played this at the end of a Criminal Minds I was watching-it was an answer to a prayer- peace at last peace at last!!! It's been a hellish few years!!

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

A True Friend

........will look for you till they find you and bring you safely home.  Due South

Monday, April 9, 2012

Easter!!

 A treat for my CTR 5's!
 Yes we still do Easter Baskets! This is Linnie's-she came home from shopping with her sister and told me how Burlington had the cutest stuffed peeps and how it would be a wonderful thing to get in her basket! What can I say I'm a sucker for these two girls!!!
 Here's LB's-Pink!!
 Silly Linnie looking over her spoils!
 Happy Easter sweet Lin!!
 Dave fixing his yummy ham!!!
 Got this recipe from Pioneer Woman-yummmy Rosemary Rolls!!(since we have rosemary bushes out front)

Ingredients

  • 15 frozen, unbaked, un-risen dinner rolls
  • Melted butter
  • Coarsely chopped fresh rosemary
  • Coarse sea salt

Directions

Place the dinner rolls in a large lightly buttered skillet, allowing some space between the rolls. Cover with a dish towel or cloth napkin and set aside in a warm place to rise for at least 2 to 3 hours.

When risen, the rolls should be poufy and soft. Brush melted butter onto the rolls. Then sprinkle the rolls with chopped rosemary. Finally, sprinkle with sea salt.

Bake (as instructions on the packet - usually 400 degrees F) for 15 to 20 minutes. Don't be alarmed if you pull them out of the oven and they've risen way over the surface of the pan. Within a minute or two, they'll calm right down.

Then you can dig right in!




Ham's ready!
 Laura home checking out her basket!!
Hope your Easter was as great as ours!!!!

His Hands

his hands
tools of creation
stronger than nations
power without end
and yet through them we find our truest friend
his hands
sermons of kindness
healing men's blindness
halting years of pain
children waiting to be held again

his hands would serve his whole life though
showing man what hands might do
giving, ever giving, endlessly
each day was filled with selflessness
and i'll not rest until i make up my hands what they could be
'til these hands become like those from galilee

his hands
lifting a leper
warming a beggar
calling back the dead
breaking bread, five thousand fed
his hands
hushing contention
pointing to heaven
ever free of sin
then bidding man to follow him

his hands would serve his whole life though
showing man what hands might do
giving, ever giving, endlessly
each day was filled with selflessness
and i'll not rest until i make up my hands what they could be
'til these hands become like those from galilee

his hands
clasped in agony
as he he lay pleading, bleeding in the garden
while just moments away
other hands betray him
out of greed, shameful greed
and then his hands
are trembling
straining to carry the beam that they've been led to
as he stumbles through the streets
heading towards the hill on which he died
he would die
they take his hands, his mighty hands, those gentle hands
and then they pierce them, they pierce them
he lets them, because of love
from birth to death was selflessness
and clearly now i see him with his hands
calling to me
and though i'm not yet as i would be
he has shown me how i could be
i will make my hands like those from galilee

They sang this song at our Scarament Program yesterday-I love this so soooo much!!!

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Happy Easter!

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.
John 11:25-26

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Bishop Sutton Was Right!!!!

  When I first joined the church my bishop's name was Bishop Sutton. He was such a wonderful man!! He was very kind and fatherly. He would always show up at the times I seemed to need his advice the most.He was never unkind or mean when I had done something wrong or didn't understand church doctrine.
   He was also in the Air Force like my Dave. When it was time for them to leave Abilene, Dave was overseas. Bishop asked me if his family could stay with me for a few days till they left.I had no problem with that-actually I was quite honored that he asked. They had a large family and so my washer and dryer ran non- stop.I remember him being there one day and I think he thought I was overwhelmed watching Sister Sutton.(I really wasn't-I always admired their family.) But even though Dave and I had not been able to have children yet-he said Sister Mullen just remember when they are small they are alot of work-but when they are older they become a great help to you.
    Well here I am many years later from that day-Laura is almost 20 and Linnie is almost 17.I think about what a great help they are to Dave and myself-mowing the lawn,doing laundry,dishes,vacuuming or anything Dave and asked of them. What a great joy both of them are to us-we are so lucky!!!! Bishop Sutton was right!

Thursday, April 5, 2012

At Last!!! Blueberry Pancakes!!

Yahoo!! My blueberry pancake pattern came last week-I had picked up two packets of the blue aida cloth the week before. So I'm off and running!!!
 Also went scrapbooking this morning-felt good! Haven't been in it seems like almost a year. Tami had emailed me several times-finally got my act together and went this morning-felt good!!!! Did two layouts of the girls Halloween party!

What Do You Want To Be?

be kind.
be courageous.
be fair.
be compassionate.
be honest.
be responsible.
be loyal.
be respectful.
be all that you can be.
be yourself.
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*what do you want to be?  xoxo