LIFES LITTLE GARDEN: I Can't Help Myself

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

I Can't Help Myself

Where did you come from? Go home Kitty!
I love my birds!

Today I am thankful for......the beautiful North Ga. Mountains!

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Go check out "Sweet Teen's" new blog!!!

Click here!
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I am also linking up to Outdoor Wednesday!

23 comments:

caknitter said...: I love the birds. I'm glad they're not part of the flock that keep dropping from the sky...so mysterious. Enjoy the mountains!; January 12, 2011 at 2:51 AM
Maria said...: thank you for sharing your beautiful birds.; January 12, 2011 at 3:37 AM
Firecracker Kid said...: Beautiful photos Val! I wish I had the metabolism of a bird. They are always busy busy.
Carol; January 12, 2011 at 4:48 AM
Alice Grace said...: Oh, I love the first bird picture the best! How beautiful! Your new camera is doing a great job! Keep it up!; January 12, 2011 at 6:54 AM
Anonymous said...: I love the bird photos. Aren't the Cardinals so colorful against the snow? Enjoy your day and I'm off to visit Sweet Teen.; January 12, 2011 at 7:59 AM
Granny said...: Oh how I love your bird pictures, especially the cardinals. You're really enjoying that new camera. I'm off to check out Sweet Teen's new blog. Have a good day.; January 12, 2011 at 8:28 AM
Susannah said...: Hi Val....Sweet Teen's blog is wonderful. I really enjoyed skipping over there. The videos of them were great...I wanted to be there!

We feed the birds here, too. We have all the same birds that you have except the bird with the orange on it's side. What kind of bird is that?

Hope you are having a great day.

Susannah; January 12, 2011 at 9:03 AM
SewAmy said...: oh my goodness, I just love birds and your photos are gorgeous of them.; January 12, 2011 at 9:28 AM
My Colonial Home said...: Morning Val,
Your GA mountains are so beautiful. You are so fortunate to live in such a beautiful state.

I visited Tristons Blog...how very nice!

I so love bird watching and you sure have some beautiful ones where you live.

Karen; January 12, 2011 at 9:35 AM
Vintagesouthernlife said...: Beautiful shots. The Cardinals are just gorgeous.
I'm joining you in your prayer.
Blessings, Annette; January 12, 2011 at 10:32 AM
Needled Mom said...: That new camera takes amazing pictures. You are doing a fabulous job with it.; January 12, 2011 at 10:35 AM
Donnie said...: I love the bird photos and evidently the cat loves the birds...lol...; January 12, 2011 at 11:05 AM
Midlife Mom said...: Oh Val, those pictures are just gorgeous! I love cardinals but don't have them very often so it's a treat to see your pictures and know that you get to enjoy them! Your new camera is doing a really good job for you my friend! xoxox; January 12, 2011 at 12:45 PM
Patty Sumner said...: I love watching the birds. I was gone out of town for a few days and my feeders are empty. Lots of birds gathering wanting to eat soooo I will tread through the snow and deliver. what is the first Bird picture....it is beautiful no familiar with that one. Must be a Ga bird. Blessings Val and enjoy the weather and the birds!; January 12, 2011 at 1:49 PM
lindsey said...: Lovely photo's, I love watching the birds too!; January 12, 2011 at 1:59 PM
Unknown said...: Beautiful pictures captured, Val.

TY for your sweet well wishes ... I'm slowly mending & unbruising.

TTFN ~
Hugs, Marydon; January 12, 2011 at 2:36 PM
Darla said...: Oh my Purple House Finch, Tufted Titmouse, Cardinals, Bluejays, Robin,,,,,,beautiful!!; January 12, 2011 at 6:26 PM
Jocelyn said...: Wow! Love the birds. The first one is PINK!!!; January 12, 2011 at 7:08 PM
Allie said...: ZOOM ZOOM, lol!!!! Great shots, Val!; January 12, 2011 at 8:22 PM
StitchinByTheLake said...: Great pictures, as usual Val. blessings, marlene; January 12, 2011 at 9:00 PM
Jeannie B. said...: Amazing!! Did you take all those pictures? You must have the patience of a saint!!; January 12, 2011 at 10:04 PM
Carole Burant said...: Such gorgeous shots of these beautiful birds!! I wish we had a lot of those types over here, especially the cardinals. Right now the birds we're getting all seem to be grey! lol xoxo; January 13, 2011 at 4:01 PM
Linda said...: What beautiful photos! I especially love the cardinal...such a contrast in color.; January 13, 2011 at 9:17 PM

Our Prayer

Lord, help us to PLAN, PREPARE, & PLANT what you would have us to. Help us to WEED out of our lives what should not be there. Lord, help us to GROW through you in our relationships, our attitudes, and our lives, always being in your will. Help us to always walk with you. Help us to get our priorities straight and choose joy. Let us always be thankful and content even in the storms because we all know it’s going to rain. Help us to be ready. We also know that sunshine follows rain and joy comes in the mornings. Thank you Lord.

In Jesus name,

Amen.

I Work For A King

I Work For a King

"I work for a King. He has put me in charge of his home. When He comes to see how I have managed His possessions and His children, I do not want to be found wanting. I want to do my best. Everything I have is on loan from Him. I have room and board and a job to do, but it is all for Him. Therefore I want to dress my best and do my best in all my work. I also want to be creative, for this is a sincere attempt to glorify Him and His beautiful creation. How I manage my home is a form of worship to Him." --Lydia Sherman

Flylady Routines

Morning Routine

Have you made your bed?

What's for supper?

Get dressed.

Unload dishwasher/Wash dishes

Laundry

Swish & Swipe

Afternoon Routine

Declutter 15 minutes

Do something fun just for you!

Bedtime Routine

Pick up house before going to bed.

Plan for tomorrow today so we will wake up and smile.

Focus on Me.

Daily Schedule

Monday:

Home Blessing Hour/Catch up Day

Zone: Laundry room

Tuesday:

Free Day

Zone: Bathrooms

Wednesday:

Desk Day

Zone: Living areas.

Thursday:

Gofer Day

Zone: Bedrooms

Friday:

Baking Day

Date Night

Zone: Craft room/office/Kitchen

Saturday: Play Day

Sunday:

Church/Rest

Some Of My Favorite Movies

*The Bridges of Madison County

(My all time#1 favorite movie)

~Clint Eastwood & Meryl Streep~

*An Affair To Remember (My #2!)

~Cary Grant & Deborah Kerr~

*The Notebook (Top 3)

~Ryan Gosling & Rachel McAdams~

*It's A Wonderful Life (#4)

(Excellent-Never gets old)

~James Stewart & Donna Reed~

*Something's Gotta Give (Top 10)

~Jack Nicholson & Diane Keaton

*Love Story (1970)

Ali MacGraw & Ryan O'neal

*A Walk To Remember

(Romantic, Heartbreaking, Emotional)

~Mandy Moore & Shane West~

*The Bridge over the River Kwai

~War Movie~ (Excellent)

*Brief Encounter

(Oldie but goodie Love Story 1945)

*To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)

~Gregory Peck ~

*Sorry Wrong Number (Horror 1948)

Barbara Stanwyck & Burt Lancaster

*One Flew Over the cuckoos Nest

WARNING Rated R but very good!

~Jack Nicholson~

*Gone With The Wind (Wonderful)

~Clark Gable, Vivian Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland~

*Cool Hand Luke (We both love this one!)

~Rated PG Paul Newman~

My New Years Resolutions

To be content
To give thanks in all things
To take joy
To give grace
To receive peace

For from Him
And through Him
And to Him
Are all things.
To Him be the glory
Forever.
Amen.
~Romans 11:36

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Study to be quiet.
Mind my own business.
And work with my hands.
1 Thessalonians 4:11
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To be a better Wife, Mom, Gran, Granddaughter, Sister, Daughter, Aunt, & Friend
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To take every opportunity to be quiet.
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To slow down and smell the roses
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Me Time
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To Show Myself Friendly
Proverb 18:24

Granny's PERFECT Quilt

It is PERFECT. Perfectly PERFECT. Oh I don't mean perfect stitches, or perfect seams, or perfectly square. It is PERFECT for snuggling under on a rainy, dreary day. It is PERFECT for wrapping up a grandchild who is spending the night. It is PERFECT for making a house when draped over a chair & an end table. It is PERFECT for winding around and around a doll. It is PERFECT for covering up in the car when the air conditioning is on full blast. It is PERFECT for laying on the carpet and putting a baby down for his nap. God has touched Granny's heart and her hands, and her life. He has made her an artist. He has given her the gift of PERFECT quilts.

Written by Marlene B. about the quilt she bought from Granny. (Excerpt from Oct. 7, 2009 post on her blog)

www.stitchinbythelake.blogspot.com

Thank you Marlene for blessing Granny!

Stay At Home

Stay, stay at home, my heart, and rest;
Home-keeping hearts are happiest,
For those that wander they know not where
Are full of trouble and full of care;
To stay at home is best.

Weary and homesick and distressed,
They wander east, they wander west,
And are baffled and beaten and blown about
By the winds of the wilderness of doubt;
To stay at home is best.

Then stay at home, my heart, and rest;
The bird is safest in its nest;
O'er all that flutter their wings and fly
A hawk is hovering in the sky;
To stay at home is best.

Longfellow (song)

"Oh that God would give every mother a vision of the glory and splendor of the work that is given to her when a babe is place in her bosom to be nursed and trained! Could she have but one glimpse in to the future of that life as it reaches on into eternity; could she look into it's soul to see its possibilities; could she be made to understand her own personal responsibility for the training of this child, for the development of its life, and for its destiny,--she would see that in all God's world there is no other work so noble and so worthy of her best powers, and she would commit to no others hands the sacred and holy trust given to her." -JR Miller