Monday's Children!!!

Our daughter is a photographer, 

which puts her in a position to know a lot of other great photogs!

One of them is Ms. Julie Roberts Solon.

She is AWESOME, and I'm not just referring to her photography skills.

She is one of the sweetest, kindest souls you could ever have the privilege to know personally!!

A few weeks ago, on a windy, chilly Friday evening

(yes, I thought Ruby Kate needed a jacket)

Ms. Julie spent a couple of hours taking pics of our Grand kiddos and their Momma and Daddy!!

(I think one of Nannie even got snuck into the mix when I wasn't looking)

I was privileged to act as her "side kick", in helping keep these 3 in line!!

Since they're not allowed "sweets" very often

(cause they're sweet enough already)

I'm not sure what they were hyped up on....

but Nannie was one tired puppy when she got home!!!

But, it was so worth it when Ms. Julie tagged me in this pic on Facebook.

I cannot even begin to explain what it does to my heart to look at this picture.

As I look at each sweet face individually, 

such precious memories are brought back to mind for each of them,
especially the boys since we weren't privileged to know Miss RK the first two years of her life.

If you'll pay special attention to the little fellow on the right....

we can already tell that God has given him the gift of mercy.
and he's teaching the rest of us some things!!!

Oh, the stories I could share and might one day if God allows of 

how that spiritual gift is already manifesting itself in our sweet Saw-Saw!!!

Isaiah 11:6

.....and a little child will lead them all!!

In HIS Most Precious L♥ve....and with mine, too!!!

Blessings,

Deb

Sweet Blessings.....

Owlie coffee mug I got "just because" from my "sister" and niece!

They also got me this absolutely adorable welcome mat!!!

 Baby cowgirl hat and boots with owlies for a friend at church!!!
(click here for several new pics of Wise Old Owl Creations)

 Our precious GRANDson wrote this for me!!!

I will cherish this forever!!!

Pappy stopped by one day when the boys were here to show them the bus he drives.  
They were so excited!!!
I love all 3 of my fellows so much!!!

I got a text message from my friend, Ms. Kay, who is a pro at making hairbows and she told me she was "paying it forward", and to go look in my mailbox.  She had left these for Miss Ruby Kate, even embroidered her initials on the white one.  She's so talented....and so sweet!!!

Look how big this boy is getting.  

He's growing up way too fast!!

Our precious "baby" GRANDson.  

Can you tell it's allergy season by looking at his eyes?

That's why we couldn't stay at the park long that day.

Poor thing!

Miss Ruby Kate at the soccer field sporting her Momma's sunglasses!!!

Little Miss Hollywood!!!

Both of our sweet boys.  

You can tell how bad the little one's allergies are in this pic....

he had an itchy nose!!!

Thank you, Lord, for Your blessings on me!!!

Happy Saturday, Sweet Readers!!!

In HIS Most Precious L♥ve....and with mine, too!!!

Blessings,

Deb

Faith, Believe, Love, Wisdom!!!

One of my favorite places to shop is Kohl's.

I rarely go to an actual store, but love browsing thru their on-line store.


I've been looking for a new shower curtain for our hall bath to help brighten it up.  I found one at WalMart, but just wasn't sure, so I passed it up.  I'm so glad I listened to that gut feeling that said to wait. As I searched thru Kohl's selection, I came across this one and thought it would match our bathroom because of the reddish/burgundy colors....but....not until I looked really, really close....did I realize this shower curtain had my name written all over it!!!  It has the words "faith", "believe", "love", and "wisdom" on it and several verses of scripture....but....under the word "believe"....are these words....


God's plans are for you to prosper,

to provide you a hope and a future!!!
Jeremiah 29:11


Oh, this made my heart so happy!!!


I rarely ever charge anything these days....but I found a 30% off code and a free shipping code....so this will soon be hanging in our hall bath!


Thank you, Lord!!!

image credit

God is good,

all the time.

All the time,

God is good!!!

Hope your Monday is blessed, Sweet Reader!!!

In HIS Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!

Showers of Sweetness!!!

I left y'all kinda hanging on Saturday when I said I would be back today to share with you one of the sweetest showers I've received in a long time....and yet another confirmation that EVERYTHING works together for good to them who love the Lord!!!
Romans 8:28

For any of you who are new here at Jeremiah 29:11, then you might need to know that I call a blessing a "sweet shower".  But....before I get to that....I want to share a few other "sweet showers" that have came my way!!!

Last Friday, I spent the day with my precious friend, Ms. Dawn.  We don't get to see each other often, which is sad, because we live a couple of hours apart.  But....lookie what she brought me....

He's hanging on my visor and makes my car smell sooooo good!!!

SONday morning as I walked from SONday school into the sanctuary, I was so surprised to see a couple of friends had come to visit.  I went over to talk to them, and sweet 
Ms. Bonnie handed me this....

She had gone to a jewelry show and saw this and thought of me....how "sweet" is that?!?!?

She also told me such a precious story about her husband, Mr. Lloyd, who was a dear friend to Pappy and me.  They were at an auction and a cardinal was up for bid....and he told Bonnie that he wanted to get it for me!!!  Just knowing that made my heart so happy!!!  Please add Ms. Bonnie to your prayer list, as she is still grieving the loss of 
Mr. Lloyd.

I won an apron from Ms. Yosefa at  

Cooking Outside the Box 

and it arrived.  I ♥ it....but, what means even more to me is something she took the time to make especially for me....

 And....look at the other side, written in Hebrew.....

 Ms. Josefa lives in Israel and I didn't even realize that until the package arrived!  
I will cherish this little ornament forever!!!

And, now....for probably the ultimate "sweet shower".  My car is fixed!!!  It's a long story....but let me say that every little bit of it was a God-thing....from one mechanic wanting close to $1,500 to fix it (it cost us around $600)....to the tow truck driver having "Born Again" in his back window!!!  Mr. Jeff, who Pappy helped to get her running again....well, last Thursday was his last day to work on the job 'cause remember he and Pappy are loosing their jobs.  He got my car running that night....Thursday night.  I told him that if the car had torn up after he left....then, he wouldn't have been around to give Pappy advice on what to do and that we had seen God in so much during the saga of our car.  He held up his arm and the hairs were standing straight up (what I call Holy Spirit chills). I won't go into all the details....but according to some things that he shared with Pappy and me....we truly believe that our car tearing up included God working in Mr. Jeff's heart!!!  And, until all was said and done, I didn't know that Pappy had been witnessing to him while they worked together on my car!!

All the thanks and praise and glory....
go to HIM!!!
HE is AWESOME!!!

HOPE you have a terrific Tuesday, Sweet Reader!!!

In His Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!

Showers of Sweetness!!!

 Edited to add....
I failed to mention that I learned the 80/20 rule of decluttering from Ms. Donna @ 
Comin Home.
Sorry for the oversight, Ms. Donna....
....but, thanks so much for sharing some of your secrets!!!

Happy Saturday, Sweet Reader!!!

My sincere HOPE

....is that you've had a wonderful week....and that your "showers of sweetness" (blessings)....far outweigh any troubles and trials that you've gone thru!!!


Here are just a few of my "showers" this week....

***dusted off the old treadmill and started exercising once more....I don't like it any more than I did the last time....except for how good it makes me feel afterward!!!  Thanks again, Ms. Jennifer for the gift!!!


***got a new printer for less than $50.  Our printers are old and the ink cartridges cost so much to replace....so we opted for a Kodak one this time that scans, copies and prints.  

***learned that I can use a cordless drill.

;-)

I usually wait on Pappy....but took matters into my own hands and moved a shelf down for the new printer to sit on!!!

***found a scarf in the linen closet that my Mamaw had embroidered about 30 years ago.  I ironed it up and placed it on a table we also got from her!!!

***speaking of linen closet.....it's clean!!!

I recently read something about the 80/20 rule.  It's where we only use about 20% of what we have and we should get rid of the other 80!!!  So....I've been cleaning out and taking to the thrift store, or giving to our kids for a yard sale to benefit their adoption!!!

***as most of you know, I LOVE to crochet.  It's my favorite "hobby" because I feel like it's also productive.  Anyway, I found an afghan I wanted to make and didn't want to have to purchase the pattern (I'm kinda frugal....not cheap, mind you....frugal...

;-)

Anyway....I saved a picture of it, HOPE-ing that I could replicate it myself.  But....then....guess what happened?!?!?  In just a few days, I got an e-mail from Interweave Crochet that the pattern was available in PDF form....and the download was FREE!!!
I was ecstatic....so, needless to say....the new printer got broken in!!!

***a brand spankin' new Dollar General Store was built about 2/10 mile down the hill from our house.  Now, that might not seem odd....but we live in a rural area, so to see a store like that out in this neck of the woods....well, it's a huge blessing to our community!!!  And, I can just walk down there!!!


***spent all day yesterday with our GRANDsons....what a treat!!  When Pappy got home, we took them out for supper.  What a joy to listen to our boys sing along with Awesome God and Sweet Wind!!!


So, how about you....did you get lots of sweet showers this week, too!!!


Happy Weekend, Sweet Reader!!!


In His Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!

Saturday Showers of Sweetness!!!

As I'm writing this, I can't help but have the lyrics to "The Lord Has Been So Good to Me" running thru my head!!!  I think I'm more at peace....and happier....right now at this time in my life than I have been in a very long time.  My circumstances haven't changed all that much....but God (2 of my favorite words together)....but God has chosen to "shower" me with so much "sweetness"....way beyond I ever deserved.  

And....the "sweet" far outweighs the "sour"!!!

;-)

Here are a few of my blessings from this week.....

1.  I refilled my hummingbird feeder with "sweet" water and there's been several hanging around.  They are too cute....other than they like to fight one another!!!

2.  Pappy and I bought a refurbished computer about 6 months ago. One morning after a storm, all it would do was "click".  It was plugged into a surge protector, and nothing else plugged into it had a problem. We thought it was just our loss, since it wouldn't have been worth turning it in on our home owner's insurance due to the deductible.  Anyway.....Pappy called the company and explained what had happened....and they e-mailed us a shipping label to send it back...."free"....and I received an e-mail yesterday that it's being shipped back to us....for "free"....and it was HOPEfully fixed!!!

This is such a HUGE sweetness....because we certainly can't afford a new computer right now, with Pappy loosing his job!!!

3.  Our garden this year is a bit bigger than we've had in the past....we're really enjoying the maters and cukes....and we've got lots of little sugar baby watermelons getting big enough to eat!!!

"Sweet" watermelon!!! 

4.  My long-time friend....who knows me so well....sent me the nicest e-card one day this week....just out of the blue!!!  

Ms. Dawn is one of the most precious CHRISTians I've ever met.....who prays for me.  

What a "sweet" friend she is!!!

5.  Our oldest GRAND-son turned five on Monday....and he spent the evening riding his new bike....without training wheels!!!  What an accomplishment....but it's also kinda sad.  

 :'(

Our little "sweet" heart is growing up way too fast!!!

6.  I push mowed the yard one day this week....with our "new" lawnmower given to us by a family member....again, out of the blue.  What a precious, "sweet" thing for him to do....and oh, what a "sweet"
 blessing!!!

7.  Again, just like last week, I'm gonna stop with 7.  On the way home from getting groceries one day this week, I came very close to having a rear end collision.   It made me wonder how often God keeps us from accidents that we don't even know about!!!

Ain't God "sweet"?

Oh, yes HE is!!!

 Psalm 116:12 (NLT)

What can I offer the Lord for all He has done for me?

Sweet Reader.....

.....I HOPE you've had a great week full of lots of "sweetness"!!!

Have a great weekend!!! 

In His Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!