bible study R.O.C.K.E.D.!!!   June 24, 2008

thanks to her, leading our discussion tonight . . .

cannot wait to meet jackie kendall, hopefully early next winter!

lessons reinforced tonight, on forgiving the unforgivable [be a good forgiver]

- bless those who curse you.
- pray for those who mistreat you.
-YOU live in captive when you don’t forgive freely.
-bitterness harms more the container it is in, than those it is poured onto.
-anger kills love.
-forgiveness aborts anger.
- Jesus died on the cross to forgive my sins.

r e c i p e . . .   

to have a GOOD day, when talking to a 6 yo. which, pretty much applies to anyone. so far, so GOOD today!

1. be truthful to God.
2. listen
3. share

thanks dh for the heart to heart with her last night.

she got up this morning, offered to make my and daddy’s bed.
she then made hers, no prompting necessary.
she helped pick up and clean the kitchen before we left for our playdate.
carried her roller all around here, for the 4 hours we hung out there with n and a!
shared her lunch with her sister, w/o asking.
whined once, stopped herself and told me there was a better choice for her. and she would *pull it together*.
listened to all directions about staying with me or n, w/o whining.
remembered her manners w/o asking.

blessings to many more days where we remember our recipe!!!

My Little Shoebox!   June 23, 2008

Working with Helen’s products is just so much fun! I’ll be teaching a layout class, over at suzy’s next month. Here’s a sneak peak at one of the five …

This layout features her Japanese Camelia line. And is one of my favorites!
And speaking of MLS, suzy just announced the winner of the RAK! Big hugs and congratulations to Erin Willis!!!

g r o w t h   June 20, 2008

you go girl!!!

first day of k.
end of year k picnic.

oh, daddy . . .   June 19, 2008

do you see this?
look again . . .
our 6 yo. with her very first set of painted nails. she chose the color, after i got a pedi [and she chose my color, too. first she wanted green. next, orange. mommy's toes are a lovely shade of red, after a 5 minute convo. re: what is pretty on nails really means for girls mommy's age.]

we [heart] the little gym!   

both girls worked hard this semester, and both have tried a ton of new things!
they are very proud of their medals:)
thanks miss shayna for a great intro to cheer!

mari started her class, before she was walking, at just 9 mo. she has literally just blossomed with this program! before she was walking, she was all about trying the equipment, loved the bars especially. since gaining her sea legs at around 13 mo., all she wanted to do was walk/run around. and now, at 18 mo., she is back to trying all the equipment again and then some. her new favorite is a forward roll on the balance beam and then standing up on her own with no hands. totally freaked me out, but so proud of her at the same time. couldn’t really capture it all as i was helping spot her. we love you miss trish!

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he shot today. great job, dh!!!

i’m so very e x c i t e d . . .   June 17, 2008

to be working with these fabulous girls:)
if you haven’t seen their work already, please check them out!

tanisha long
emily jones
gretchen mcelveen
norma kennedy
danielle holsapple

she is quick…   

one of the DT members, just created this! now, only to figure out how to put it up as a blinkie. thanks emily!!!

it’s OFFICIAL . . .   June 16, 2008

i’m on this NEW DT…
helen is an amazing woman, you can read all about her story, here.
suzy created a fun new blog, go and check it out and leave a comment and you can win some sweet goodies!

good luck!