HAPPY NEW YEAR

I want to wish everyone a very Happy New Year.  I pray that 2012 will be one blessed by God. 


Remember to take time for God.  Get into His word and take time to talk to Him.  He is always there.  We think He has abandoned us, but we want Him to walk behind us until we need Him.   I am here to tell you that we need Him everyday.  Either we need to slow down and let Him walk with us, or better yet, let Him walk in front of us and we follow.


God bless each of you in 2012.

Virginia Beach

Hello from beautiful Virginia Beach. We have been here for a week now. Randy and I have had a wonderful time with our daughter, Sarah. Sarah and her friend Greg had moved here in April, so we hadn't got to see her for a while. Fortunately we were able to stay at Sarah's. We kicked her out of her room :) but we brought an air mattress for her.

We saw several sites here. Last night we went to the beach and saw the Christmas lights. Awesome!

Randy and I are heading home this morning. It is a 13 hour drive, so we will probably do it in two days.

I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving and you were able to sit back, relax, and count your blessings. I know we have so many. Now all the hustle and bustle starts. Please do not forget why we celebrate the season. Merry Christmas.

Thankful

As we come into the Thanksgiving season, I have seen several posts on Facebook about things people are thankful for.  Like them, I have many things to be thankful for.  Here are just a few.

• Number 1 will always be I am thankful for the Grace of God and what He has done for me.  He sent His Son because He loves me.  He loves me.  I just can't get over that.
• I am thankful for my parents and for giving me a faith based up bringing.
• I am thankful for my husband.  Even though times have been up and down, he has always been there and loved me.
• I am thankful for my children.  What great kids God has given me and Randy.  They are more than I could have ever dreamed my children would grow up to be.  I love them both.

There are so many things that I could go on for hours and never mention them all.  Most importantly is the Love of God.  Because without Him, I would be nothing, and I would have nothing.  He gives meaning to my life and the life of my family.  I can only hope that I have and will continue to be half the person He expects me to be.  I am unworthy of His love but most graciously thankful.

I want to share with you some of the photo brag books I have been making.  I know I have shared a few with you previously, but wanted to let you know that I am selling them.  These would make great gifts.  Just add your pictures to them and your parents or grandparents would be thrilled to get this to brag about their grandchildren.  If you are interested or know someone who might be, contact me by email and I will get in touch with you.

This album is a 5x7 and has space for 41 photos.  Great for a teenage girl to put pictures of her friends in.  The cost of this album is $35 + shipping.

This next brag book is 4x6.  A scrapbook for any occasion.  There are places for 54 photos.  The price is $30.

 

Be thankful for all that you have.  James 1:17 says "Every good and perfect gift is from above."

Christmas Card

Two posts in one night, and hopefully I will get another in this weekend.  I wanted to share with you what I did tonight.  I felt a bit goofy tonight so I decided to treat myself like a princess. 

Told you I was feeling goofy!

This is what I really want to share with you.  I am getting together with some girls from work tomorrow and make cards.  Each one of us takes all the items needed to make our card so everyone can make a card like mine and I will make one of theirs.  You go home with 8 - 10 cards.  Depends on how many people are there.  This is the card that I made to take and share.  I think it turned out really cute.

Brag Books

I have been trying to stay busy creating brag books.  I will be setting up at a craft bizarre on Saturday, November 5, in Robinson, IL at the Community Center.  Hope that I can sell some of my products.  Need some extra Christmas money.  I am really pleased with how my brag books are turning out.  If someone tells me they don't scrapbook, I can tell them they don't have to.  I have done most of the work for them.  All they have to do is add the pictures.  I finished the Discover Brag Book today.  It is mostly for the outdoor person.  I was thinking of the guys when I did this one, but it could be for the girls as well.

This next one is Baby Mine.  As you can see it is for a baby boy.  Wouldn't a grandma love to carry this to show off her grandson.  The second photo shows two pages that were embossed with the Big Shot.  Great lines for writing 10 things you love about the baby.



Each one is unique because I will never have the same embellishments or they will be used differently in each album.  Some of the albums are the standard 4.5 x 6.5 and some of them are 5.5 x 7.5.  Great gifts.

Also I am creating dry erase boards that will look great hanging on the refrigerator or hanging on our kids's bedroom doors.  Great for leaving notes for each other.

 I hope you enjoy and get some creative ideas.

Brag Book

Today I have been busy working on a brag book.  I have created a 4 x 6 brag book for a baby girl.  I hope that I can sell these at an upcoming craft show, so I am going to have to get busy and get more created.  Here are just of few of the pages.

Merry Christmas

It is not too early to be thinking about the many Christmas Cards you are going to be sending this year.  Read the Christmas story in Luke 2:1-20.  God gave you a precious gift so give the gift He gave you and share your talent with someone who wouldn't expect it.  Send lots of Christmas Cards this year.