the grands

grandparents + grandchildren

cuteness

i love it! :)

Jan. 2012 / part 2

part 2 of January -

The projects are many for this year, focusing on "cleaning up my life".

To-do lists are not fun all the time,

and I just can't seem to get away from them. 

My mom bought me a little notepad, the cover has "gotta do" repeated all over.

Hmmm....I'm trying not to a be a "Martha" all the time.

Choosing the better part like "Mary" takes just as much effort I think though.

Back to the photos,

I voted in the SC presidential primaries.

Took some engagement photos that I will unlock soon.

Went to Florence with Kenlynn to eat - this dessert was super great!

Sunday 1/22 - thank you Jesus for mercy!

Allison and her four children walked away basically unharmed.

A few small scratches maybe from the exit through shattered glass.

Chloe's carseat came out of the seatbelt - she landed right side up on the van's top.

Levi turned 9!  Eating at Pizza Inn for his birthday before revival service.

A revival at McColl from 1/22 - 1/25 with the Cordles.

Words that brought life and hope.

And at the end of January - doctor appointments that I dreaded.

First times for a lot of things.

I survived.

A shot in my arm that was painful for days and days.

And then the "taking blood" part - oh my.

So many needle probes in my right arm, it was awful!

One prick in my left arm and it worked.

The mind is a terrible thing at times.

Enough agony/torment for a long time.

Thankfully, everything came back normal.

But, I still had something else to deal with later.

And then to end the month - we celebrated with Daniel for his birthday.

Life is fragile I've learned -

and a lot of times life seems like 1 Samuel 30:6.

Which makes me thankful for John 14:18.

Jan. 2012 / part 1

January 2012 -

where do I start?

This is for my journal, but it's not going to be too honest.

Because sometimes the raw emotions are too painful to talk about

or I don't want to talk about them.

While it is comforting to have people 'there' during the tough times -

I'm so thankful for the dearest "Friend."

And maybe that's a good reason to go through hard times -

to realize that Jesus cares.

And that He is more/the most important.

But....it still doesn't make facing other emotions that easy.

Ahh well, that's life though, right?

To start off 2012, I got to eat a traditional meal the day after.

 

Emma came along for Chloe's 5 month photos -

she had some loose teeth.

 

When I put up my Christmas stuff, my nativity was complete! 

I started on a spray paint project - that is lasting way into February.

We had a girls' night out for Andrea's birthday.

Chloe has tagged along on the last two times. :)

I found some cool products with a new photo lab.  Photo stuff took up a lot of January time.

I had another birthday -

Spent some time in Columbia on my birthday...

Then most of my family came over to my house...

Organizing paperwork and my file cabinet is making progress.

This paraphrased art work finally went up - thankful for a Healer!

More on the fork and spoon later - a little tweaking (which is a never ending thing with a house?)

Lots of scrapbooking in January - including a few pages for me to keep.

A birthday celebration at work - what I brought home leftover.

And then a baby shower for Danielle at church.

part 2 of january next...

Stationery card

Cornflower Blue Ribbon Birth Announcement

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vacation project

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Over 15 years later...

I scanned their wedding photos so that I would have a copy.

Instead of printing, a photo book is the perfect option

 (no scrapbooking necessary now.)

Another project marked off of my to-do list. :)

coming soon: obx 2012 recap

a trip to the outer banks (OBX) of north carolina

a weekend full of memories

journaling soon so that i will not forget all the details...

love

my blog is kind of neglected lately -
my words are few,
so I thought of this song:

When there are no words to say and no prayer that I can pray, hear my heart. 

When I don’t have strength to try and I’ve cried all I can cry, hear my heart. 

Cause you know every fear and every doubt I cannot speak. 

You know all the ways I need you and all the ways I’m weak, so I’ll be quiet… 

So you can hear my heart. 

 Sheri Easter, Wayne Haun and Joel Lindsey c2008

on to a different subject...

today is Valentine's Day

and I have been thinking about love lately.

love is a deep subject -

the topic of sermons/sunday school lessons lately.

love is definitely sacrificial, considerate, and a whole lot more -

sometimes love is hard.

sometimes it's not.

but the most important part about love is this...

"For God so loved..."

the last ride

1959 - 2/7/2011

a year already
from that hard good-bye

your memory lives on -

you are so missed

may God hold each one of your loved ones close today!

chloe @ 1/2 year

today Chloe is 6 months!

but I am working on her photos from last month (finally.) 

so thankful for angels keeping this lil girl safe!!!! :)

here's a photo of her a little closer to 6 months...
isn't her hair too funny?