Living LIFE Lessons ...

Life is learned by living. It's hard .... It's exciting ... It's challenging ... it is LIFE. Living LIFE Lessons .... my two sons are doing well, learning, living, deciding this and that ... and it is LIFE. What a gift and a blessing ~~ have a great rest of the week. love, m

tea time .... it's about time!!

I've been thinkin' it's tea time! and a big shabang needs to be created. Wondering when, what theme, whose available etc. Really we need to do tea time!! I saw a bee hive cake (bundt cake mold) by Susan Branch ~ I even saw a cake made like this ... now that would be fun. Something Spring timey!! any ideas? any takers? Let me know ... I have all the teapots and tea cups. Let's do this SOON!
m

creatively speaking!!

 
 
 
 
Paul and his buddies love FRUIT LOOPS. We play the 'guess what last color loop I have!" in my bowl!! So, I saw this idea in Simply Handmade APR/MAY edition and loved it ... loved it soooo soooo much that I had to make one quickly. Paul scooped it immediately!! And I "won" a goodies box ~ an entire box FULL OF WONDERFUL creatively speaking things ... from Lori Renn's blog. YOU MUST CHECK IT OUT ~~~> www.lorirenn.blogspot.com She is a published author, 'wicked' creative and a great cook too. YOU MUST CHECK IT OUT!! and let me know what you decide. Make sure you say hello to Lori and tell her I sent you! So, I've only had minutes to putts and play creatively speaking ... and came up with a few simple pages. Lori has often told me "without CHANGE there would be no butterflies." This has spoken volumes to me!! have a great week. love, m

Courtney Walsh ..... thank you!!

 

The mail arrived .... and look what was in it!!! Yes, thank you thank you thank you thank you Courtney Walsh. She is the author of 'The Busy Scrapper' (and several other books!) ... her blog is great! She's creative and ... I won these from her blog.Go check out her blog at: courtneywalsh.typepad.com/my_weblog
YOU will be thrilled and blessed that you did. Will someone teach me how to insert links etc.? I am not sure how to do it!!!
Now, I'll have to spend some time playing with my new goodies! So much fun!!

Easter Sunday photos

 
 
  The Reader Family on Easter Sunday.

If ever the sky could TALK ...

 
 
If ever the sky could TALK ... sometimes it does (to me)! And, NO! I am not losing it .... doesn't this sky talk? Amazing ... each new day ... each sunrise ... each sunset! What is the sky saying to YOU? please share.

He is Risen!!!

Resurrection Sunday! Amen and Amen .... church rocked TODAY! At Crossroads Community Church in Nampa IDAHO, we had cardboard testimonies (powerful) of BC (life before and/or without Christ) and AD (life with Christ) .... POWERFUL!!! All of my family attended church together (that's a mother's happy dance!!) .. and then we went out to eat. Just being together ..... Indeed He has Risen ... and that same resurrection power that God used to raise Jesus is ours too ... NOW, that's a happy dance for everyone. love, m

birthday MAN!!

 
 
 
  I never blog on Saturday's but TODAY is different ... TODAY is doug's birthday (oh, go on and ask ~~~~> he's 48 years old!!) ... and here are a few photos of the morning ... thank you all for wishing him a happy DAY .... have a great weekend ... Sunday's Comin'!!!

That's My King! ....

That's My King!
Source: www.youtube.com
To download this video go to http://www.ignitermedia.com. The late S.M. Lockridge once presented an incredible message, describing our God and who He is. Though God can't be described with just words, this is as close as you can get this side of Heaven. ... this is so WORTH YOUR TIME. I have always loved this !!! and what a perfect day to remember your King of Kings!! have a Blessed Easter ... and may you see glimpses of Him all weekend long. xoxox, m

Delta Mu Delta ... induction ceremony

 
 
 
 
Friday, April 3 ... induction into the Delta Mu Delta society. This is a huge honor ... Doug has earned and worked so very hard to get this! The ceremoney was wonderfully done, it was held at NNU (Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa ID) and Dr. Wm. Russell presented the program and Ron Price was the speaker. From the last photo, you can see that not many earn this award. Excellent induction ceremony. And look how proud Doug is ... actually, I am so very very very proud of him and all his hard work for his MBA degree. Can you believe it, he graduates May 10!!

Miss Sue ... Happy Bday to YOU

 
 
 
 
New York Deli located on Overland Road in Meridian is an AWESOME place to grab a great sandwich and get together with girlfriends. And that's exactly what I did with Miss Sue!! Happy Birthday to YOU dear friend. She is a coffeeaholic! I once traveled with her and she actually has a travelling latte machine!! truly!! So, I created her a little care package with a Starbucks theme ... had too much fun making this, so ... I'm making a bunch of them!! Let me know if you'd like one!! have a great day. Oh and BTW, it is OFFICIALLY Springtime .. and it was a snowin' today!!!
xoxo, m