abounding blessings

just wanted to share this card!

i'm just so excited...it won third place in

a fall card contest....

http://kreate-a-lope.com/
make sure you check it out, they

are having a winter card contest :)

have a great evening and i'll

*see* you tomorrow...

God bless :)
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i've been enjoying these scriptures

from Isaiah...

This is the LORD; we have waited for Him,

we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace,

whose mind is stayed on thee;

because he trusteth in thee.
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such beautiful words :)

grace and truth...

and if by grace, then it is no more of works.

i've so been enjoying
grace and truth
and wanted to make
something to put on the wall!

....so i made a 16 X 20 using
my new favorite Basic Grey papers
from their fruitcake collection.

i LOVE the definiation of "grace" from the

1828 Noah Webster dictionary:

"the free unmerited love and favor

of God, the spring and source

of all the benefits received from Him."

glory full of grace and truth

...thankful

Being that it was "American Thanksgiving"

i was feeling very "thankful"

and made thank you cards!

I was very thankful that

on Saturday Jaxson spent the night

by himself....

i so forgot how much work

the babies are :) but it was

tons of fun!

It was our *test* run as my sister

and her dh are going away next weekend...

then i get to look after him again...

for two sleeps!

have a wonderful day :)

...wishes

this layout was in the fall issue of
Canadian Scrapbooker
the little cards on the front

open up to reveal what pictures i *wish* i had.

~Those animal pictures i always seem to miss. Tailor (rabbit) sleeping on his back and the way Sheriff cocks his little puppy head. That great blue haron that flies over our house almost daily...just never ready!

~My Saviour, my Lord Jesus Christ!

~When I told the children that they were going to have a cousin...the batteries ran out just as i was about to take your picture!

~the wonderful facial expressions of Dada reading and telling stories :)

~Grandad holding his great-grand babies.

~...your eyes...the way they looked at me on the day we met and only God knew that we would be married 2 1/2 years later!

~a picture of Dada when i told him i was pregnant...and the expression on his face when he saw his babies!

~Andrew...you were too quiet! You were almost two and you decided to sprinkle glitter over my entire bedroom...i asked "what are you doing?" you replied "making your bedroom pretty!"

~those times that butterflies land on you!

~Breanne's first hold of her long awaited for baby sister Emma!

and

~"faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of faith is to see what you believe" St. Augustine...one picture i will never have is one of the expression on my face when i look into the most wonderful and beautiful face of my saviour, the one who died for my sins, when i fall at His feet and praise Him forever more. That sweet and blessed day when nothing else will matter.

*******

may God bless you with a wonderful weekend...see you Monday!

...dancing hearts

this makes my heart sing
with joy! It has always been
my prayer to have children

who "get along" with each

other...but when i hear you

call each other "friends" it is

music to my ears...make my

heart dance...Praise God!

*********

i took this picture at the Gelatly Nut Farm

on the day it first started to snow.

November 2, 2006

i love the first snow when the children

try and fit into their last year winter clothes...

of course no boots fit so they were wearing runners...

i love winter, so fun :)

..because He lives

i made this little tiny mini book

out of a Maya Road container!
*********

we sang hymns at the nursing home

yesterday and i just love this one...

Because He lives I can face tomorrow,

Because He lives all fear is gone;

Because I know He holds the future

And life is worth the living just because He lives.

*********

A big AMEN to those wonderful words!

Hope you have an amazing day
filled with God's wonderful grace :)

happy day...

i just finished cleaning the house :)

my parents, sister, and Jaxson
are coming for a sleepover :)

i'm going shopping, but first

a stop for a Gingerbread Latte :)

and...i'm trying to blog every
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
and so far so good!

the little book is for a contest
at Shauna's Shabby Shoppe

soon so be Sarah's Shabby Shoppe:)!

Have a blessed weekend!

"My soul shall be joyful in the Lord: it shall rejoice in His salvation."

task

i love this photo.

thank you Vanessa :)
it just says so much,
everyone sees something different.
my dh saw

"an ever yearning why?"

~~it thrusts forth its branches

as far as the sea, and unto the river

it shoots. wherefore 'hast thou broken

down its fences so that all who pass along

the way pluck its fruit?~~

i saw that God has a work to

complete in me and my task is to testify

to the gospel (or good news!) of God's

[amazing] grace :)

********

have a very blessed day!

little creatures...

"oh Lord, the earth is full of your creatures..."

i made some *pet pages* this weekend.
i wasn't planning on making the
rabbit one...it is hard to make a page
about a mean rabbit who bites me

and attacks everyone in our house...
except for Breanne!

So the "tailor" page is for Breanne :)

I just love the picture of Sheriff...he is so fun!

today...

these pages are from

the mini-book i made for my

Maya Road dt entry...

i didn't make it to the next round...

but i sure loved making my book!

it is titled "today"

and it is a reminder for me

of what i need to do

everyday!

more joy!

i've never *altered* a canvas before

so i thought i would give it a try!

Our weather has been sooooo

beautiful...i feel like using

spring colours! It is amazing how

colour can make us feel :)

I tried to take several pictures

of the canvas but they all

seemed "funny"...my favorite

is the one with little Emma holding it:)

i used felt and beads to make the flowers
and Maya Road chipboard petals

to make the butterfly!

and this felt flower is eagarly awaiting her

Maya Road bottlecap centre!

thank you!

joyfilled

had a happy weekend...

number one:
Jaxson is out of the of hospital!

number two:
after church on Sunday
we went to a nursing home
and sang hymns...
it was THE BEST!
i've never wanted to go
before (i'm not sure why!)
but now
i don't want to miss one!

number three:
my garage is CLEAN!
(a miracle in itself :)

****

i was so sick yesterday...
but i'm almost better today!

may your day be joyfilled!

Jesus loves me...

the above page is a
scraplift of
Nisa Fiin from the
November CK page 234...
it is for a challenge!

Jaxson update...
i got to go and see him
yesterday, wasn't sure if
i'd make it due to the snow!

it was my prayer on the way
to see him that he would

talk to me...we have a special

"haaaabooooo" talk!

unfortunatley...he was not a

happy boy...very drowsy from

the morphine. i was just going

to leave and he looked at me and said
"haaaabooooo".

i was so excited i didn't want to leave.

we talked for while then he got a little

upset...his heart rate skyrocketed.

my sister said that singing calms him.

my mom stated singing

twinkle, twinkle, little star...

he still was upset, my sister said,

"no, he likes Jesus Loves Me".

so my mom, sister, and i sang...

"Jesus loves me this i know,

for the bible tells me so,

little ones to Him belong,

they are weak but he is strong"

and you know what...

he calmed right down

and fell asleep.

best friends...

i so love it when
Andrew calls Jaxson
his best friend.
love comes in all sizes.

Jaxson's surgery went well.
The doctor was able
to fix his lip, nose and gums!
Praise God :)

The poor little guy
is in ALOT of pain...so
please continue to pray
for him. I'm going to visit
him later today.

waiting...

i made this from a Maya Road
flower chipboard coaster

that was left over from

a book the children made

for their Nan!

i put a magnet on the back to put

on the fridge...i need a

constant reminder to

wait on the Lord!

My nephew Jaxson,

who has completely

captured my heart, is

having his first surgery on

his cleft lip today...exciting

and nervous at the same

time. He is almost

5 months old...so keep him

in your prayers today...

thank you, very much.

have a blessed day!