Hallelujah! I hope that this day finds you and yours enjoying the blessings and joy of this day! Happy Easter to you all!
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Fun Valentine’s Day Ideas…
I have to admit, while I love to celebrate almost anything, Valentine’s Day is one of the holidays that I feel gets very commercialized.
Anyway… I DO love any chance to show my family how much I love them, and for that, I will jump right on in and celebrate the LOVE of this day. I thought I would share with you a few of the ways that I usually do every year to get us in the festive spirit of this LOVEly day!
First of all … I will start off the day by making my family heart shaped (pink!) pancakes… my kids get the biggest kick out of these:
I also wanted to share with you a really neat gift that I made for my hubby a couple of years ago. My good friend Jaycie over at CouponGeek shared with me this neat idea for a photo gift. I decided to give it a try, and I LOVE how it turned out. I took a photo of my wedding band in an open page of my bible, and followed her instructions to let the light come in and create a natural heart shape just below my ring…I must say, I am SHOCKED that it work, and it turned out wonderful! It now hangs framed in our room.
How to do you celebrate Valentine’s Day?
…from the bottom of my heart…thanks for hanging out with me in 2012 … and I so look forward to great things in the year to come. . . Blessings and Happy New Year Everyone!!
Christmas is forever, not for just one day,
for loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away
like bells and lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf.
The good you do for others is good you do yourself…
~Norman Wesley Brooks, “Let Every Day Be Christmas,” 1976
The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. ~Burton Hillis
So thankful for all of you and I wish you great joy today and in the New Year! Joy to the World …the Lord is come! Merry Christmas everyone!
Oh!So!THANKFUL!!
…I wanted to share a little bit about what I am thankful for this year, and really, although another year has passed, many of my blessings are still the same (and I am grateful for that!) as they were last year at this time, and the year before that. So ~ my with just a few additions and modifications, I am repeating MOST of what I said last year, because it all still rings true… but this year brought a few new things to be thankful for as well.
What am I most thankful for this year? Healthy loved ones, the miracle of modern medicine and the precious gift of life … and the jaw dropping miracle of organ transplant that touched my family almost one year ago. So thankful for the person in my life who donated an organ, and so very thankful that the person who received it is doing wonderful. I am thankful for the overwhelming support and prayers from friends and family. Thankful.Thankful.Thank you God, so Thankful!
What else am I thankful for? I am thankful for the 7 year old who calls me mama… he is healthy. Happy. and super fast! I am thankful that his little sissy is healthy, happy and extra (extra) spicy. I am thankful that my children know God. I am thankful that their daddy loves me, takes care of us and is one of the most hard working and honest people that I have ever met, and I am thankful to share my world and home with him. I am thankful that I get to love my husband and these two little people every single day…and I am also thankful that I get to tuck them into their beds every night, yet somehow we all wake up in the same bed every morning. (sometimes, at 4am, I am not as thankful for this as I should be!) I am thankful that my children have all of their grandparents … and that they have special relationships with each of them.
I am thankful for my parents, siblings and friends. I am thankful for this blog and the many unexpected friendships that it has brought into my life. So many of my fellow bloggers have become true friends, and I am thankful for my readers and the brands that I work with for making this such an exciting and rewarding way to spend my time, I truly enjoy what I do for a living, and the people that I spend the time with as I do it … and for that, I am thankful!
I am thankful for God’s grace, work and forgiveness in my life. All I really need is a song in my heart, food in my belly and love in my family….. (this comes a song that my kids learned at preschool …and I love that I find them singing it from time to time) …. I love it….Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours…and thank YOU for being a part of my blog, I really love doing this, and I am so thankful!!!!
I will be resting and eating (and repeating) with my family today… and gearing up to attack the deals in full force first thing on Friday. If you get some time to plan our your shopping adventures, I highly recommend checking out my post here about:
Stress Free Holiday Shopping Tips
as well as my post on how to
Score the Best Deals on Amazon on Black Friday.
And if you find yourself with a little spare time on your hands, don’t forget to enter all of my current giveaways, there are some great ones!
Oh! and leave a comment on this post telling me what you are enjoying today … because you know that I can’t resist the chance to celebrate a holiday with some giveaway fun. I just might -:¦:–:¦:–:¦:–:¦:–:¦:–:¦:–:¦:–:¦:-Snowball some people, and if you get -:¦:–:¦:–:¦:–:¦:–:¦:–:¦:–:¦:–:¦:-Snowballed … it means you win something. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!
Happy Memorial Day to you and your family! Today is about remembering those we have loved and lost, and those who have lost their lives in the service of our Country, and a reminder that our freedom came at a price (and continues to). Every year I make sure to get my Buddy Poppy, in honor of both of my Grandpas who served in several wars between the two of them. Sometimes I feel guilty about that fact that this weekend full of BBQs 
and Celebration, is really supposed to be about remembering those who were lost (and probably lost well before their time) But that’s the beauty of it … we are celebrating exactly what they were fighting for … the freedom to enjoy our freedoms and celebrate life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, however we choose to. I love that.
Those of us that love to deal hunt, are always talking about free stuff… so how about a shout out for FREEdom! Amen! Sometimes just stopping and thinking and being thankful changes things, even just a little. Enjoy this day the beautiful freedom that comes with it… and a huge thank you to those that have and continue to fight for these freedoms, because some GAVE ALL. (love this video, and it’s so so true).
Here’s hoping that all of you Mother’s, Mothers-to-Be, and Daughter’s are enjoying this day … this is one of my favorite poems about Mother’s because it is oh-so-true:
A Mother’s Love
A Mother’s love is something that no on can explain,
It is made of deep devotion and of sacrifice and pain,
It is endless and unselfish and enduring come what may
For nothing can destroy it or take that love away . . .
It is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking,
And it never fails or falter seven though the heart is breaking . . .
It believes beyond believing when the world around condemns,
And it glows with all the beauty of the rarest, brightest gems . . .
It is far beyond defining, it defies all explanation,
And it still remains a secret like the mysteries of creation . . .
A many splendoured miracle man cannot understand
And another wondrous evidence of God’s tender guiding hand.
~Helen Steiner Rice~
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Like every mom there, I was on the edge of my seat at the church Christmas program that year… my son, then 4, was playing the part of the donkey (in my eyes, the biggest part in the program, of course) I had my camera ready and the lump in my throat was already doing it’s “mom thing” …swelling with pride. It was a packed service, so I had crawled (literally) up to the front row so that I good get some great shots of my favorite little … donkey.
<—thats my little donkey right there in the big ears!
The program was sweet … Mary and Joseph carried in baby Jesus, the angels sang, the wise men brought gifts and everyone gathered around in the unorganized fashion that only a preschool crowd can do. So sweet.
And right in the middle of Silent Night … I see this little body scurry up onto the stage, and all of a sudden, I realize that it is my two year old, who apparently escaped the watchful (or not) eye of my husband. My first instinct was to call her back, but then the “wanna be photographer” in me decided to see where this was going. She walked right up to the manger and picked up that sweet little baby and just held him. I was crying mom tears and hoping that no one was bothered by the little disruption. The program was over and people clapped and scurried out.
I was getting my little donkey out of his costume when an elderly man in a wheel chair scooted himself over to me. He said “I almost didn’t come tonight … but your little girl, just made my Christmas” (yes, crying as I write this… ) And that, is my unexpected, everyday moment. And what I love about it … is that it turned into an unexpected moment for someone else as well.
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Vote Now: To get entered to win (and vote!), you can actually vote for my story right below by just clicking on the little “Vote Now” tab… and I thank you if you do!
Win one of five great prizes, such as chef services, house cleaning, Flip Video UltraHDcamera and more from KFC! Vote for my sweet unexpected moment below! You can vote once per day, check out mine and other sweet moments at www.sogoodsosweet.com!
Celebrate the little things! For a limited time, get a free Double Chocolate Chip Cake with the purchase of a 10-piece meal or larger at KFC.
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of KFC. The opinions and text are all mine. Official Sweepstakes Rules
Hallelujah! I hope that this day finds you and yours enjoying the blessings and joy of this day! Happy Easter to you all!
