Catching up on my I am thankful for.... Nov. 4th - I am thankful for my oldest son, Christopher. He is a bright, caring young man. Great potential in life. Nov. 5th - I am thankful for my middle son, Jordan. He has a direction in life, responsible, dependable, and caring. Nov. 6th - I am thankful for my youngest son, Tim. He has a great sense of humor, knows what he wants, motivated, makes me smile. Nov. 7th - I am thankful for my friend,Brenda. She is a great listener, compassionate, Godly woman. Nov. 8th - I am thankful for my daycare business which has allowed me to be at home while my kids gre

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year. I sit and ponder all the blessings God has given me over the past year. A tradition every year at our dinner table on Thanksgiving is to go around and everyone shares what they are thankful for. I love to hear everyone sharing and have noticed how the kids have all matured over the years too. I am a couple days behind with my I am thankful posts ( so I am going to catch up tonight)... Nov. 1st - I am thankful for the wonderful husband God gave me. He has a great sense of humor, compassion, love for his family! Nov. 2nd - I am thankful for our women's Bi

Gratititude: the quality or feeling of being grateful or thankful This fall I am taking a class called Choosing Gratitude in our ladies Bible study at church. Let me give you a little background... Each year our church offers 2 sessions for Bible study for ladies on a Tuesday morning. I normally look each description over and make a decision, this year as I was looking them up on the church website I mentioned to my husband the options (something I have not done before). He listened thoughtfully and commented that in light of some of the things I am going through at this time maybe Choosing Gratitude w

Creative Memories has some fun tearing tools for scrapbooking....  They are simple to use.  Just lay down on your paper, firmly hold in place, and then pick up corner of paper and pull along the edge of the tool.  This is great for borders on the page.  It can be made in any width as well. Give it a try -  be creative! The wavy look The torn paper edge   The scallop look

This Saturday is Charlie  " Bus Drivers" Birthday!   Charlie is the BEST bus driver in the world. We cheer on the first day of school when the bus pulls up and we see Charlie.  He has been the bus driver for over 8 years for this group of kids.  He is an older gentleman who truly enjoys his job.  He knows all the kids by name and uses their names on a regular basis.  A few years back one of the kids remarked  " today is my birthday - when is yours Charlie?  He told her and she told me when she came home that night.  We have had it on our calendar ever since.  The kids remember it every Oct. (bet

As I sit here and realize it is Friday night already I wonder where the week went? I started each day with my daycare kids and when they left for school it was time to get busy... *  catch up on emails * work on my blog posts * comment on other blogs I enjoy * Bible study homework and class * cleaning of gecko tanks * 3 feedings of the gecko room * prayer throughout the day * dog to groomer (actually forgot take him on Monday and had to reschedule) * mom to doctor * laundry * clipped coupons, organized and pulled the ones I needed for shopping * grocery shopping * worked in gecko faci