The Stuff of Life

Who would have thought that one could make so many friends that they have never even met before. Thank you all for remembering me and coming by to check on me and to pray for me. And thank you to my friend ADHD-Jo at Monkeys are Funny (but they're not really) who even wrote a post to call me out of hiding. Just a figure of speech. I wasn't actually in hiding, just caught up in the stuff of life. I know you have all been there too.

I did learn that I was somewhat addicted to blogging. It's good to discover that there's life outside of the blogosphere even though I miss my friends in here. Bet you didn't know that you live inside this little box that sits on my desk, did ya?

I hope everyone had a wonderful celebration of the Resurrection. I made the girls some crosses to hang in their bedrooms and some chocolate cross lollipops. They acted out the Easter story with an old (somewhat cheesy) puppet show I made years ago. They had a good time and learned why we celebrate Easter. No bunnies at this house.









My sweet friend Lea at the Shabby Olde Potting Shed made me this wonderful Thorn of Crowns Crown of Thorns (and no one even caught my error) for Easter. She remembered me commenting on one she had posted back at Christmas. I'm convinced that Lea has the gift of generosity.

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Did any of you participate in a TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party in your area? The Arlington TEA Party turned out to be a huge success. Way beyond anything I imagined. God orchestrated all of the details and we ended up with about 2000 - 2500 people. It was so thrilling to see people come out and speak out and stand up for our Nation.


I can't tell you what it was like to watch the people as they were given a platform to express themselves and feel like they can have a voice after all. It was like watching them find freedom that had been taken away. It was like that for me too. And I found that it isn't ending with that one, but we are continuing in our efforts. It looks like God has a few plans for me in this. I really have a heart to see God's people start really speaking out and taking back this Nation for Christ. We have been complacent for too long.


Here are a few pictures of our TEA Party and the designs I made for shirts and buttons. It was really fun to watch people get excited over these.


























Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind ~ Luke 10:27

Jesus Reigns

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind ~ Luke 10:27

I Will Rise

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind ~ Luke 10:27

Jesus Messiah

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind ~ Luke 10:27

Give Me Jesus

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind ~ Luke 10:27

Birthday Blessings!

It's A Birthday Party!!

Today is my very dear friend from CREATE: Making Something of Today!, Sue J's birthday. It's no wonder I love her. She is a deeper thinker than even me. She spills over with love and kindness in whatever she says and does. She likes loves the color brown. She throws the best parties ever! Best of all, she loves the Lord deeply.

Please go intoduce yourself to Sue J and wish her a Happy Birthday at least several times today. You will be delighted to know her. I am!

Sue J, I know I can't throw a party like you can but I can bake you a cake! I hope you like chocolate. :) The cake and decorations are yours to keep.

Have a great birthday! Love you my friend!!




Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind ~ Luke 10:27

Thank You and Happy Birthdays

I want to thank you all so much for all your prayers. I can't even begin to tell you how much I appreciate each and every one of you. My situation is still unresolved but I have seen God's hand in these circumstances and I know it is a result of your prayers. Thank you again. I just love you all. What a wonderful bunch I get to spend eternity with.

I have been extremely busy organizing a Tea Party (Taxed Enough Already protest) in my area and watching my granddaughters full time so I haven't had any opportunity for blogging. I am sorry for not visiting much lately, but I will come by your blogs to thank you personally for your prayers as time permits. I hope that doesn't sound rude.

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Now I want to wish a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to TWO of my very dear bloggy friends. It's no April Fools joke, this is the real deal.

My good friend ADHD-Jo (aka Mary) at Monkey's are Funny is having a party at her blog today. Of course she didn't know about the party, it was a little surprise to her. Her sister Chatty Kelly and I hi-jacked her blog and poor Mary is at our mercy. :D

Go visit her blog and wish her lots of birthday blessings. She's a lot of fun and "you'll laugh so much your sides will ache, your heart will go pitter pat." I wonder how many of you know what tv cartoon song that is from.

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My other good friend Stephanie at TruthSharer is also celebrating her birthday today. I just found out about it myself. Stephanie is a wonderful lady who loves the LORD with all her heart. She is a wonderful encourager and Prayer Warrior! God is doing some incredible things through her at the Shepherd's Walk at Sweetbriar.

Please go visit Stephanie and wish her many blessings for her birthday too. You will be so glad you met her. When I first met Stephanie through an email she sent me, we couldn't stop *talking*. :D She is such a delight and I know you will love her as much as I do.




Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind ~ Luke 10:27