{Bird Nests and Memory Lane}

I enjoy collecting old bird nests from around the place and using them for decorations.  I guess you could call that "shopping the yard?"  I recently added some more to my collection and took some pictures.

 
this one sits in a bird cage that was left here when we moved.  the little egg is a teeny tiny one from our chickens that I thought was too cute and saved.  and the bird came from dollar tree.

I've been adding some things to the old door that sits in front of our shed too.

 
The blue egg is a plastic easter egg I painted,
and the one peaking out of the other nest is a regular size chicken egg minus the insides.
I also 'shopped the yard' for the feathers.

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I took a trip down Memory Lane,
collecting pictures to use in a collage of our family over approximately 15 years. 
Talk about a flood of memories.
 

I just want to pinch all those sweet little "same song, next verse" munchkin's cheeks...

I knew who was who, but Steve said he couldn't tell them apart....

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And I came across this card in my searchings. 
It may have been my first Mother's Day card since Darren is the only one that "signed" it.

I know everyone says it, but seriously where does the time go?  In the midst of diapers and toddlers, it seems to go on forever.  But somehow I blinked and now teenagers are showing up around here.
Makes me think of the Golden Book "Where Did the Baby Go?" 

Be Blessed~
Hug Someone You Love Today~

{He is Risen!}

He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,
Isaiah 61:1b

 
We just finished up doing the Beth Moore, Breaking Free, Bible study with the church ladies.
Awhile back, this quote really struck me from one of the lessons,
and I decided to draw a picture to go with it.

"When our hearts are hemorrhaging with grief and loss,
never forget that Christ binds and compresses it with a nail-scarred hand."

Happy Easter
from our family to yours~

 
taken last Saturday at a wedding

*Spring has Sprung*

The first day of Spring has arrived, well represented in these parts, along with a fine dusting of yellowish powder coating the great outdoors and helping out the pharmaceutical people who manufacture allergy medicine.  I'm loving the longer daylight hours, especially with the wonderful weather we've been having lately.  I took my camera outside this afternoon to capture some outdoor grandeur.

Happy Spring~

{a random post about random things}

 One happy little hard boiled egg who grew some eyes while cooking.
  
My kids where like, "Really Mom??  You gave him a face?"
Why sure, I think it made his day.  Made mine anyway. 
I get a kick out of trying to amuse my kiddos these days. 
Seems like they're starting to outgrow my humor.....

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Some recent night time skies....

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Blessings on a Good Week~

{happy valentine's day}

♥Here's to all my valentine's♥

We had our special family dinner together last night

our sparkling grape juice (obviously this wasn't a black tie event...love my little goobers)

I'm blessed beyond measure......

Some good advice from Charles Swindoll in Bedside Blessings

"Harmonious partnerships are the result of hard work; they never 'just happen.' 
I don't know of anything that helps this process more than deep, honest, regular communication...
That's not just talking; it's also listening.  And not just listening, but also hearing.
Not just hearing, but also responding, calmly and kindly.
The 'hard work' also includes giving just as much as taking....forgiving as quickly as confronting,
putting into marriage more than you ever expect out of it.
In one word it means being unselfish."

Love...does not seek its own,
is not provoked.
I Cor. 13:4-5

Happy Valentine's Day to all my friends out there. 
I don't think it has to just be for "lover's."
Spread a little cheer to those around you~