LIFES LITTLE GARDEN: This Says It All

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

This Says It All

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My gift to you for Thanksgiving:

http://youtu.be/v0svXA-oRTk

Thank you for all the comments, emails, gifts, & cards.

But most of all thank you for your prayers.

Happy Thanksgiving To You All!

14 comments:

Michelle said...: Oh, Val, you know I just LOVE Jason Crabb and Gordon Mote!!! Thanks for posting this!!! Hugs!!! Michelle; November 22, 2011 at 10:04 PM
Susannah said...: Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. I miss you.

Susannah; November 22, 2011 at 11:19 PM
Susannah said...: God bless...and miss you, Val.

Susannah; November 22, 2011 at 11:20 PM
Darla said...: I do hope your thumbs are better. Tendonitis is terrible, I have it in several places...; November 23, 2011 at 4:43 AM
Pat said...: Happy Thanksgiving to you and the family.; November 23, 2011 at 6:58 AM
Needled Mom said...: And to you too, Val. I'm down to one arm too for six weeks. It is dreadful!

I am sure your family will shower you with love and help for Thanksgiving. xo; November 23, 2011 at 10:58 AM
webbsway said...: O how wonderful for you to pop in for a short visit!

O , I agree, Tendonitis is a terrible to deal with! Been there , done that - don't want to do it anymore!

Happy Thanksgiving dear one!; November 23, 2011 at 7:17 PM
Allie said...: That was AWESOME! Thank you sweetheart! I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!; November 23, 2011 at 8:18 PM
QUILTING IS BLISSFUL, DI said...: Happpy Thanksgiving to you and your family--
Hugs, Di and her kitty; November 24, 2011 at 7:54 PM
Anonymous said...: I had a bout with that in one of my wrist..it does get better even if we think it won't....
I made the Dumplings and they were great..
Mama Bear; November 25, 2011 at 10:09 AM
Mama Pea said...: Thank you for sending this lovely Thanksgiving greeting to all of us. Are you typing thumbless?? I would think just holding your hands over the keyboard would be painful. Hope all the ouchiness is gone soon! (You've got a lot of crocheting waiting for you, Girl!); November 25, 2011 at 1:38 PM
Unknown said...: So glad you could pop into your blog! How are those thumbs?; November 27, 2011 at 12:06 PM
Dora, the Quilter said...: I really miss your blog posts. Hope you are able to return to blogging very soon!; December 21, 2011 at 8:43 AM
Carole Burant said...: My Christmas wish for you, my friend
Is not a simple one
For I wish you hope and joy and peace
Days filled with warmth and sun

I wish you love and friendship too
Throughout the coming year
Lots of laughter and happiness
To fill your world with cheer

May you count your blessings, one by one
And when totaled by the lot
May you find all you've been given
To be more than what you sought

May your journeys be short, your burdens light
May your spirit never grow old
May all your clouds have silver linings
And your rainbows pots of gold

I wish this all and so much more
May all your dreams come true
May you have a Merry Christmas friend
And a happy New Year, too .. xoxo; December 21, 2011 at 10:17 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