Treasured Anew

I have fallen in love with Etsy.com and all the beautiful handmade items that are available. For example, the delightful tags made by Everyjotandtittle . . . oh, they are so sweet! And people show how they have used her tags - just look at the neat journaling on the scrapbooking pages that were done! They look really nice. So, wanting to do my own thing I went looking for that die that makes cool scalloped edges and found another “got to have item” called Nestabilities and wow! they give you so much bang for your buck as far as dies go! Turns out the whole world has ordered these and they are on backorder just about everywhere which gives me time to make some decisions. You have to have a die cutter to use them and I do own the little Sidekick - a wonder of a tool, but only takes the small flat dies. My options for the die cutter has dwindled down to 3 - the Wizard, the Sizzix and the Cuttlebug. When I visited Archivers the other day the sales girl and I discussed it, they only sell the Sizzix - and she said everyone that works there loves the Cuttlebug, and from the reviews online - that is the way I am leaning. Shoo - it gets overwhelming. And then . . . after all that, the decision of stamps . . . They will be so beautiful, versatile and fun to work with! I can’t wait!

 If you have an opinion, suggestions or thoughts on this, please share!!! 

I am so thankful for good friends.  They pray with you, they love on you.  And even though you aren’t with them always, you are on their heart.  What a gift is a friend.

A friends loves at all times . . . Proverbs 17:17

Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow.

Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)

Have you had this problem before? Turn off the music before you start the video.

The weeds will surely stand a chance now.  This was their home for over 45 years . . . all 7 children, 20 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren knew this house well.  Though it was small, it was full of love.  Mammaw made it a special place -

Read more about her here.

What a love story. We lost a sweet and wonderful lady today. Greg’s grandmother went home to heaven . . . and to her best friend and husband of over 70 years. She only stayed with us two short months after he left. Her heart was broken. Now our hearts are broken. She was loved dearly and will be missed so much. She is with her Lord and her valentine now. Thank you Lord for letting me know and love this great lady.

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.  John 11:25

My dad has two daughters, my husband is daddy to two daughters . . . they are mighty special men in my life.

Happy Valentine’s Day to you both!! I love you!

Fortunately, I can’t think of a thing I need from Sally’s (shoo!) . . . but maybe you need something!

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“… choose for yourselves this day who you will serve.” Joshua 24:15

Free Mary Cassatt Lapbook

My dd and I have been working on this and it is one of the best lapbooks Hands of a Child has put together!  Lapbooking is a wonderful learning tool - if you haven’t tried it, download this freebie!  They only keep the freebie up for one week - so save it on your computer for later use.