Wordless Wednesday

For My Children and Their Children. Thank You For The Gifts of Ordinary Days

ONE WORD 2010

I've been thinking since I read Shawni's post HERE(one of my very favorite blogs by the way)about what my WORD for 2010 would be. Words come easy for me. I talk a lot and the written word is one of my favorites. I love to read and I love to write. But to choose ONE WORD out of all of them was more difficult than I imagined.

Because my focus this year is on one particular thing, my word has been chosen. It is

RECOGNIZE.

I want to *recognize* a need and act on it.

I see the BIG PICTURE...ALWAYS. I don't read between the lines EVER. You have to knock me over to let me know you don't like me or you are saying something that should hurt my feelings. You may tell me something and ASSUME I understand and get it....most of the time I don't. If you tell me "My brother and I didn't say much to each other at Christmas", I don't read into that that there is a problem. I just assume you didn't have much of a chance to talk, or I don't assume anything...I just figure you didn't say much to each other.

Call me SHALLOW.

Anyhoo, back to my word.

I want to RECOGNIZE a need

AND

I want to act on that need.

That may mean I pray for you. It may mean I make you a meal or buy a gift for your child. It may mean I send you a card or I donate in your honor. It may mean I give a bag of food to the needy or give words of wisdom to a young mom.

I WANT it to mean that Jesus has given me discernment so that I can bless others because of HIM.

Because it is not natural for me to RECOGNIZE a need, I am asking HIM to show me the needs of others. I have been given the desires of my heart...I want to share that with others.

RECOGNIZE.

You may not recognize me when I begin reading between the lines.

I hope not.

Lord, that I may RECOGNIZE the needs of your people is my request for 2010.

(Oh, and the desire of my heart?
Them.
RECOGNIZING YOU.
Thank YOU for that.)

Greatest Invention!!!!

For Christmas, my daughter gave me this

Longchamp Bag!!!

I love it.

But, that's not the great invention.

THIS is:


Here it is in the purse:

Is that not the greatest invention?!

Gives any purse or bag lots of pockets.

I ordered it from

PURSEKET

My mom is going to love it!
(Mom, click on the word Purseket (above) to see these)

January

Not sure how I feel about January.

It's cold.

And you KNOW I don't like cold.

I haven't seen my babies since Christmas.
So, I don't have any new pictures.

and,I had a crown done yesterday at the dentist.

But I am reminded of this this morning:

*He is.

He was.

He always will be.*

And January takes on a new meaning.


(song begins at 1:34...slide the bar over and begin there)

A Dream Come True

Our daughter, G,

Has admired THIS

At Pot*ery B*rn

For several years.

She loved it.

She wanted it.

It cost mucho dineroes.

Santa Claus got busy with his friend, who is a cabinet maker, and this is what Santa made:

*G* will add baskets and a window seat cushion.

She said it was *A Dream Come True*.

She is too.

Happy New Year

"Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct" Thomas Carlyle

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

One Last Christmas Post

When my youngest was little, he could not WAIT for the Christmas decorations to come down from the attic. Seriously, he started asking in November how long it was until we could put everything out.

Every year it was his job to put out the nativity scene. He carefully placed each figurine and took his job very seriously.

So seriously that he labeled the box we kept it in.

I still have that box.

I want to always have it.

He's 28 now.

I wouldn't trade this for the world.

And The Babies CHANGE Too!

Christmas 2007
Christmas 2008

Christmas 2009

We had the pajamas ready.

But she didn't come QUITE soon enough.

A few hours before the above picture was made...

We welcomed another cousin into our world....

Welcome sweet baby girl.

Another pair of Christmas pajamas....

Another lollipop....

A whole lot of love.

This is Christmas.

She was born on the 24th.

Two days before her brother turned TWO!!

Today is this precious nephew's number TWO....

Happy birthday my precious JJ!

Miss Angelove ADORES you!

The REASON for all this.......................

Luke 2:6-12 (The Message)

^6-7While they were there, the time came for her to give birth. She gave birth to a son, her firstborn. She wrapped him in a blanket and laid him in a manger, because there was no room in the hostel.

An Event for Everyone

^8-12There were sheepherders camping in the neighborhood. They had set night watches over their sheep. Suddenly, God's angel stood among them and God's glory blazed around them. They were terrified. The angel said, "Don't be afraid. I'm here to announce a great and joyful event that is meant for everybody, worldwide: A Savior has just been born in David's town, a Savior who is Messiah and Master. This is what you're to look for: a baby wrapped in a blanket and lying in a manger."

A baby changes everything.

In this case

He changed the world.

Look What I Got...Sort-Of!!!

My daughter-in-law

(who is also my blogging buddy)

gave me a great gift for Christmas!!

My blog in a book......

(Well, it's on it's way...but this is what it will look like)


How is THAT for one of the greatest gifts ever...?!

She scored some big brownie points!!!!

Thank you J and J!

I love you much!

MUWAHHHH!!!!

CHRISTMAS!

Oh, and we got two inches.

TWO.

SNOW

Here in the part of North Carolina I live in, we see a dusting of snow every year.

A Dusting.

Well, honestly, a couple of times we have had a few inches.

Fast forward to today.

Weatherman is calling for inches.

Like 5-10 inches.

WHAT?

When my daughter lived in PA, they could handle that.

Here in NC, we aren't prepared.

We shut down.

Like for days.

UGH.

Will we have this:

Or this:

Stay tuned.........

Christmas Card 2009/The Grinch

The Grinch.

It's Poppy's FAVORITE Christmas movie.

He knows it by heart.

The topper on our tree....

Yep.

Mr. Grinch himself.

Thus, Our 2009 Christmas card.

Enjoy!

I'm joining THE CHRISTMAS CARD CAROUSEL.Click and check it out!

BB's and Prayer

Tonight I have my BB's (Beach Buddies) over for Christmas!

Nothing like a group of close friends to celebrate with.

One of my BB's has this precious grandson.
He is in the hospital with RSV.

If you think about him, pray for him.

He will be fine, but it is so sad to see a little one sick.

Two Little Christmas Girls

The Hands and Feet Of Jesus

A little background info on this post.

A few months ago I ordered cookies from this girl.
She had to ship them a long way and though the cookies tasted GREAT, they were broken. She felt SO bad and was gracious enough to send me my $ back. (I did not accept). Fast forward to today. I received two boxes in the mail, FULL of her wonderful cookies.

Just a treat. Quite an unexpected blessing.

The hands and feet of Jesus in the form of cookies.
Not a broken cookie in the bunch. (Her packaging is new and improved).

Isn't God good to us? He gives us unexpected blessings in the most unlikely ways. I pray that I will be open to seeing how I can be His hands and feet.

Wordless Wednesday

This Is What You Get When Nonny Takes You To Ta*get

M&M Cookie and Princess Gummies.

Boy did we have fun!