Saturday, February 28, 2009

Sunday Song ... Knees To The Earth

Knees To The Earth
By: Watermark


Wonderful Savior
My heart belongs to Thee
I will remember
always
The blood
You shed for me
Wonderful Savior
My heart will know Your worth
So I will embrace You
always
As I walk this earth
Be blessed, be loved, be lifted high
Be treasured here, be glorified
I owe my life to You my Lord
Here I am
Beautiful Jesus
How may I bless Your heart?
Knees to the earth
I bow down to everything You are
Beautiful Jesus
You are my only worth
So let me embrace You
always
As I walk this earth
Be blessed, be loved, be lifted high
Be treasured here, be glorified
I owe my life to You my Lord
Here I am
Here I am

Be blessed, be loved, be lifted high
Be treasured here, be glorified
I owe my life to You my Lord
Here I am
Here I am
Here I am
Knees to the Earth
Here I am

Be blessed, be loved, be lifted high
Be treasured here, be glorified
I owe my life to You my Lord
Here I am
Here I am
Here I am
Knees to the earth
Here I am


Thursday, February 26, 2009

Show and Tell Friday... Heirloom Churn

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday
Hosted by Kelli at,
Make sure you stop by and see Kelli and
all the other Bloggers posting
their Pretty Goodies today.

Another Family Heirloom

Antique Clay Churn from 1930's
Belonged to my Grandmother Maude.


Originally used for churning butter
it had a matching lid with a
wooden churning paddle.
Later in years the lid and paddle broke and
this lil guys main job was reduced
to being a door stop.

No artist stamps or dates on the
bottom.. just relying on stories
passed on through the years.



In March of 2007 my family was
involved in a huge Easter drama
with our old Church.
As you can tell from the picture below..
everything on set.. props, clothing, pottery etc..
had to be fitting of that period.


When the set director found out I had this old
churn he asked me to bring it in... Once
he saw it he had a fit over it, and
knew what scene he wanted it in.
I was a lil hesitant at first but knew
he was right.. it was perfect for
where he wanted it...
"The Last Supper" scene.
After assuring me that nothing would
happen to it.. that it would be
securely locked away until opening
night.. I agreed.


From prestigious butter maker...
to convenient humbled door holder...
to proud holder of wine
in a reinactment of one of the
most famous Suppers of all time.
I think he's lived a great life...
and I'm proud to have helped
in his journey of restoring his pride.




Thank You for taking the time
to visit with me today..
and a special Thank You to
Kelli for hosting this outreach
for us all.



Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Tuesday's Tribute ... Mom

Two Tuesday Posts...


What is Tuesday's Tribute?
As described by

We'll tell you what it is NOT...
It's Not About YOU.
It's about SOMEONE ELSE.
It's our chance, each of us, to shine our light on someone else.
We each spend a lot of time talking about ourselves
and our lives, but we are also fairly GIVING people too...
Tuesday's Tribute is a chance to talk about
OTHER people, OTHER blogs, OTHER lives.

My Tribute today is to my Mom.


The once Savannah Beauty Queen
at the age of 20 found out she
was missing a baby making gene.
So she sat out on a quest that would
one day make her Mom to over
20 children starting with me as her first.
Looking like an Angel with hair of gold
she rescued me when I was just six years old.
I was born unto another
but she is the one that
was destined to be my Mother.


Over the years the number of kids dwindled down to
the lasting 3
Landon, Kristi and lucky ole Me.
Success in all she's done:
Wife..
Mother..
Friend..
Love an Shelter for those in need..
Entrepreneur to 5 successful businesses..
Saved 7 babies from abortion
by finding childless couples for their adoption..
Featured Doll Artist on QVC..
Jeweler & Designer..
Last but not least..
Meme to 5 grandchildren.


Three or More Tuesday..

Happy Tuesday Everyone..
It's Three or More Tuesday
@
Make sure you stop by and
visit Tam and all the other
wonderful bloggers taking part today.

Three Sleeping Babies

Over the years we've had 4 litters of Jack Russell pups.
These lil guys are from a litter we had back in 2005.


First up..
Ashley always picks a favorite from each litter..
It is always the one with the most energy.
This lil gal was her fav...
She called her Patches.


The only lil boy in the bunch..
Gunner.
He was a lil ham..


And last but not least..
Sweet lil Dottie.


You may have noticed the Elmo in each picture..
Since our very first litter I have always put
Sesame Street stuffed animals in with each litter.
Why Sesame Street ones?
Well.. I find that of all the dog toys
out there on the market..
even the ones marked Great Dane proof...
NONE compare when it comes to the durability
and lack of choke hazards than that
of a toddlers stuffed animal.
So I stock up at yard sales
on Elmos, Zoes & Cookie Monsters.
My reason for stocking up
and having them in the pups beds is that
I always worry about them having
separation anxiety after being separated from
their Mom, lil brothers and lil sisters.
So as each one goes off to his or her
new home they each take along with
them one of the Elmos.. Zoe's or
Cookie Monsters that has all
of their lil scents on em.
It helps me too.. knowing
in a strange new place they can still
have that one lil piece of comfort
that they can go to when they get scared.



Monday, February 23, 2009

I heart faces black an white week

I found this cute site the other day...
Each week they have a different theme
that you can enter a photo in.
This week's theme is B&W face photos
soooo I thought what the heck
this looks like fun .. I'm in.
This is the picture I picked to enter for this week..


Last fall.. after a bit of arm twisting..

I convinced Ashley to come outside and
let me take a few pictures.
She hadn't had her braces on for very long
at this point and was still real insecure about smiling.
This particular shot was taken as I was attempting to
talk teenage slang to her... in hopes for a big teethy smile.


Be sure to stop by i heart faces to check out
all the beautiful B&W faces this week.


Sunday, February 22, 2009

Metamorphosis Monday .. TV Stand

It's Metamorphosis Monday time again..
Make sure you stop by Susan's Place
and see what morphing treats everyone
has to share.

As I stated a few weeks ago Jeff
and I have been giving our home
a bit of a facelift.
When we first married I had a love for
the country pine look... that has
since changed.. Thank You Jesus!
Now I can't stand the look of it and
after seeing all the
yard sale finds, flea market deals
that everyone in blogland was
morphing and beautifying
with just a lil black paint..
I couldn't resist to fall
victim to the trend.
So here is my next installment of
From Pine To Fine..

An old TV Stand that has the strength to carry
the weight of those big bulky 200 lb dinosaur TV sets.


I really do love the pieces .. just hate the finish.
This one as well as all of the other pine pieces I own
were made by a local man who did this as a hobby.



After washing it down to remove the 10 years worth
of storage dust I sanded it down really well.



Then I primed it..
Tacky brass hardware an all!
I would have removed the hinges but
they weren't put on with screws..
he used nails.
I had bad experiences with nail

removal... So I left them be.

I know all of you folks up north are really gonna hate
me for this next lil bit .. and I do apologize..
BUT.. we folks in Georgia have really been blessed
with some beautiful days the last few weeks
so I've been able to complete a lot
of my tasks outside.



My Handy Dandy Husband picked out
this paint at Lowe's and told me this is what I needed for
my transformation.
I think he knew what he was doing..
because I think it turned out great.



Excuse the walls.. as I explained earlier..
we're in the middle of that facelift.
This piece will go in Ashley's room..
which is getting a new doo also... and serve
as her new TV stand.


New decor theme for her room is
zebra so I think it'll fit in perfectly.

I hope you enjoyed my lil metamorphosis project,
and I really hope it inspired you not to
be afraid to try
something a lil different.

Now head back up to the top and
click on that link and go
see more pretties at Susan's.



Saturday, February 21, 2009

Sunday Song

Jesus Messiah

He became sin
Who knew no sin
That we might become
His Righteousness
He humbled Himself
and carried the cross
Love so amazing
Love so amazing
Jesus Messiah
Name above all names
Blessed Redeemer
Emmanuel
The rescue for sinners
The ransom from Heaven
Jesus Messiah
Lord of all
His body the bread
His blood the wine
Broken and poured out all for love
The whole earth trembled
And the veil was torn
Love so amazing
Love so amazing, yeah
Jesus Messiah
Name above all names
Blessed Redeemer
Emmanuel
The rescue for sinners
The ransom from Heaven
Jesus Messiah
Lord of all
All our hope is in You
All our hope is in You
All the glory to You, God
The light of the world
Jesus Messiah
Name above all names
Blessed Redeemer
Emmanuel
The rescue for sinners
The ransom from Heaven
Jesus Messiah
Lord of all
Jesus Messiah
Lord of all
Lord of all
The Lord of all.

Song by: Chris Tomlin

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Show and Tell Friday .. Homer Laughlin Serving Bowl

Show and Tell Friday...
Kelli @ There is no place like home
is hosting
Show & Tell Friday
Make sure you stop by and check
out what everyone is showing today.
Thanks Kelli for hosting sucha fun event.


Grandmothers Serving Bowl..
This is my one and only vintage pieces
of china. It belonged to my
Grandmother Maude and was
given to me 17 years ago just
before Jeff and I married.


The flowers are a bit faded...but still beautiful.

There's 1 small nick under the rim .. not
visible from top view.



Homer Laughlin
Made in U.S.A.
J 50 N 8
Stamped on the bottom of bowl.
After a lil research I found out the the 50
meant the year it was made and the
N 8 was code for where it was made.




After searching hundreds and hundreds of pictures today
of Homer Laughlin pieces I found
1 piece which was a Vegetable Bowl.
It was the same size.. 9" in diameter
and had the same floral pattern with the amber
ring around the rim.. but the rim design differed a bit
and it was called
Eggshell Nautilus Dresden Pattern.

I finally gave up..
Nautilus.. Dresden.. Homer Laughlin
it was all greek to me..
The important thing.. it was Grandma's
and it is priceless to me.


Honestly.. I really don't recall
ever looking at the stamp on the bottom of
the dish until today lol.
I know that every time I see it
I remember my Grandma's
Sunday dinner table.
This beautiful bowl filled with the best
mashed potatoes or best green beans you
ever put in your mouth.
If only I could do it the same justice.
Thank you for stopping by to visit my
lil personal show and tell.

Don't forget to stop by Kelli's to check
out what everyone else is showing today.




Sunday, February 15, 2009

In The Precious Name of Jesus...

What A Wonderful Day...

You’re taking this step of faith
In obedience to the Lord
To be baptized in
His precious name
And heed the Master’s call
To rise up with faith in God
And go where He may lead
To share God’s love to everyone
And touch them in their need
May God pour out His blessings
Upon your life today
So you may walk in His abundance
As you commit to Him your way
Keep on trusting in the Lord
No matter what you face
And keep your eyes on Jesus Christ
And live in His sweet grace.
Poem By M.S.Lowndes.

What can I give Him
poor as I am.
If I were a shepherd
I would give him a lamb.
If I were a wise man
I would do my part.
But what can I give Him?
I will give Him my heart.


Thursday, February 12, 2009

Show and Tell Friday Candy Bouquet

Show and Tell Friday...
Kelli @ There is no place like home
is hosting
Show & Tell Friday
Make sure you stop by and check
out what everyone is showing today.
Thanks Kelli for hosting sucha fun event.




Since Valentine's Day
is Saturday
I decided to take time off
from working on
the house today..
and make some
treats for my daughter
and some of
her friends.



Normally I bake my own goodies...
but this year
my kitchen is a wreck with our
remodel project going on
so I headed out to
Target for a lil help.
I picked up a few different
kinds of candy
and a few things
from the dollar section.



I got this idea last week
from my local grocery store.
I saw these cute little
Candy Bouquets they
had for sale.. not cheap at all.
The prices ranged from
15-20 dollars ea and
had very little candy in them.



Last month I did a major clean
out of glassware from
my cupboards and had actually
boxed up these vases to
send to our local Goodwill store.
I dug out a couple of the smaller ones
from the box and
grabbed a bag of skewers that
I already had and began my lil project.



I hot glued different pieces of candy to
the wooden skewers.
I bought the assorted bags of candy
and spent a lil
less than $11.oo for all the candy.




Found these lil note pads and pens
in the dollar section at Target.


Some of Ashley's friends will get this lil set in a small gift bag.
For her closest BFF's I glued
them to some skewers and added them to the candy bouquets.



The Small bouquet..
I have 3 more of these to make.




Larger Bouquet for her Favorite Teacher.




All finished and ready
to take to school.




Have a Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!
Thank You for stopping by for my
Show & Tell.







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