wordless wednesday.......

a little rust.....

a little rust never hurt anybody...........at least not a pumpkin!....................................actually.......i think a little rust here and there creates a little personality....character....charm...................................love doing these little fellas....................................white grungy ones are tomorrow.......!

..................................................................... i am blessed!

the sounds of Sunday.....

in the distance........in the calm of an early Sunday morning ............i awaken to the sound of the neighbor's hound ..........................barking to awaken the new day.......................soon.....as the sun comes up .......there is a greeting from a song bird ........surely thanking us for yet another bird bath in our yard yesterday.................................................................then off to sounds of praise ........petitions..........and thankfulness for the start of  not only a new day........but........a fresh new week.............thank you Lord.....for these wonderful.....refreshing....sounds of a Sunday ......................

................................................................. i am blessed !

request......

i ask today that you say a prayer for my cousin ........she has lost a very precious companion Shayna......and .......i know her heart is hurting today ...............................

 please stop by and visit her on facebook to leave her a message     CHAOS NY..............................

so sorry pg.........i know your heart is hurting ............................ love you!

.................................................................. i am blessed !

my heart remembers.....

i have never seen Carter smile so big ....................... 1st grade is a big deal ! .................................seems like yesterday i was putting our two girls on the bus for the first time .................... George Fountain (bus driver) always made sure to have them wait for their picture ...............don't think i missed a year........

greeting his bus driver this morning with a wave and a grin says it all doesn't it ...............what a precious way to start a day ...........................we should all be so eager .................

praying Mr. Prairie Blue has a good day as well (works in transportation in our school system) starting day today as well ........as he was ready to leave this morning @ 4a.m., school security calls ........4 buses with flat tires.....chasing boys from the parking lot ..............................not starting off too well ........but prayers for all today for a great day........the first day..........as my heart remembers !

......................................................... i am blessed !

i'm so thrilled......

i know it is hard to tell from this picture ........................ but i finally have accomplished something i have tried over & over .......................... i have been working on some soldering ........... rather new to it and you know how that goes .........practice...practice...practice.........................and ...................patience !  (oh disregard the two globs of solder i was experimenting with )      i have wanted to make "mustard seed charms" forever......have tried a few times and just plain lost it ...........couldn't figure it out.....so i gave up ....................they are the two round ones beside the bottle ................made with flat marbles and soldered ..............YEAH!............................the bottle in the middle is filled with mustard seeds as well .........a broken piece of flow blue china and a tiny flat marble with a piece of antique blue calico....................................well........my spirits are lifted ..................................................i can now go to our daughters for a week with a feeling of satisfaction & accomplishment........!

................................................. i am blessed !

a broken treasure........

as many of you know......my son in law is an auctioneer..................................when i go in to pick up the little one for our day together, i scan the auction for a treasure that i "must" have........................my heart skipped a beat yesterday for these broken treasures...................this is exactly how they looked (with the exception of a watering can spout tucked inside)............................they are the tiniest of things 8" & 4"

i left my bid........................hoping, but not expecting to be the winning bid.........................$11.............I think i am a winner!..................................i really don't know what it is about "broken treasures" that capture my heart............................................i love the tattered.....torn............chipped.....crazed..............imperfect.............................................you know...just like we ALL are..........................we are flawed......................we make mistakes.....we are tattered, torn, chipped, crazed and imperfect as well...........................but.............God accepts us just like we are and loves us anyway..................................yes .........we are all a "broken treasure"

...................................................... i am blessed !