Everything Austen Challenge!

Recently, while on Goodreads, I discovered that Stephanie of Stephanie’s Written Word had issued an Everything Austen Challenge. The idea is to watch and/or read everything Austen between now and January 1, 2010. She asked that participants choose 6 items to watch/read. I want to take a moment to say a BIG [...]

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Food for Thought

I received this in an email from my cousin. It was so good it simply demanded to be shared!
Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio
“To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I’ve ever written.”
My odometer rolled [...]

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Joy! Create It! Seize It! Share It!

Earlier in the year I spoke of intention words. I chose Joy as my word for the year. The idea being to create joy around me, to look for joy and seize it whenever I could, and to share joy with those around me. Well, over the weekend I literally seized the [...]

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Joy — Create It, Sieze It, Share It!

While scanning the forums on Goodreads, I came across a thread about intention words. The idea, as I understand it, is to pick a word or words as your intention for the new year. Your word is something you wish to strive for in the coming months. Most of the words chosen [...]

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Born to Shop!

Serve Him.  ”Serve only the Lord your God and fear Him alone.  Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him.”  Deuteronomy 13:4  Serve God by serving others.
Honor Him.  ”All honor to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for it is by his boundless mercy that God has given us [...]

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Inspire Me Thursday

As I read this week’s theme I immediately thought of my 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. My hubby and I teach their bible class at church. The kids love making things and I try to use art to teach whenever possible. This morning I provided each child with a bag of beads. [...]

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Inspire Me Thursday

I happened to remember this fairy I made some time ago and thought what could be more whimsical than a fairy. So, I pulled her out of storage and got creative with the picture. I hope you enjoy the fruit of my labor. To see other thoughts and ideas about whimsy visit [...]

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Inspire Me Thursday

I love butterflies and have always felt that they have a whimsical quality. They are delicate and beautiful as they flutter from flower to flower. I hope you enjoy these photos taken 2 years ago while on vacation. To see other thoughts and ideas about whimsy visit Inspire Me Thursday.

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InspireMeThursday

This week’s InspireMeThursday theme is crayon art. My submission was actually a fun project my husband and I did together. It is quite simple to do. One should choose a crayon color or colors and melt the them individually. While the crayon(s) are melting fill a jar or two with cold [...]

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Inspire Me Thursday

While reading the new issue of Artful Blogging, I discovered a blog called Inspire Me Thursday. The current week’s theme is doors and the following is my contribution. The door in the photo opens into my living room, my home and thus my heart. “Home is where the Heart is.”

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