Hi My Sweet Lovelies,

I'm going away a couple of weeks so I won't be able to visit with you here in Blogland. While I'm away please take care of yourselves and have a beautifully blessed Easter.
See you when I get back!
Hugs

May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the hollow of his hand.
~Irish Blessing~

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Goodbyes are not forever.
Goodbyes are not the end.
They simply mean I'll miss you
Until we meet again!
~Author Unknown~

Loverly

"sighs dreamily" oh so loverly

All images are via Marie Claire Maison.com

Have a super duper fabulous weekend, My Sweet Lovelies!!

Today

Hi Sweet Lovelies,

Here's hoping we never stop seeing the beauty around us.

Letting Go

Sometimes when something ends you want to hold onto to it, because you get so scared that you'll end up alone, you think this is your one and only chance...but then you finally let it go...you have a peace in knowing that it was the right decision to make, it's His peace and somewhere way down deep inside there is hope, a God given hope.

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding,
will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD,

"plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11

Bye Bye Before Birdie!

Well My Sweet Lovelies, after being inspired by m ^..^ at Tales From An OC Cottage and Sandi at Rose Chintz Cottage they each had Birdie make-overs that were so gorgeous I just had to try and make over a couple of sweet little tweeters I had.

I hope you like my chippy chirpers..hehe

It's the Weekend!!

Have a beautifully blessed and relaxing weekend, Sweet Lovelies!!

The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters, He restores my soul.
Psalm 23:1-3

Compliments

Hi My Sweet Lovelies,

I'm sorry I haven't been around, I had to go a way for a couple of days.
I'd like to share with you something that happened to me today that shocked and blessed me. I was walking into one of the thrift stores here in town and as I did I smiled and said hello to one of the ladies that worked in the store. She was so friendly and I believe she was new because I hadn't seen her there before. Anyway while I was looking around she came up to me and said...have you ever been told that you have one of the most beautiful smiles... well I was in shock because that has never happened to me before and I stuttered and stammered and thanked her for being so lovely and she then apologized for embarrassing me. I don't know about all of you but I have a very hard time accepting a compliment and to get one from a complete stranger really shocked me, I just wanted to cry because that kind of thing doesn't happen to me.
When I hopped in my car I thanked God, because I believe in my heart it was from Him because He knows just how much I struggle with the way I see myself and He is lovingly showering me with His kisses from heaven।


Today I would also like to give you all a little kiss to hopefully bless your heart.

Just Dreamy

Hi My Sweet Lovelies,

It's a rainy and windy day in my part of the world. Oh how I love days like these. It's like romance is in the air and you just want to stand in the rain and feel each cool drop kiss your face. As for the wind...if you close your eyes and give into its embrace it's like you could almost fly....oh so dreamy :)

I tell you what else is dreamy...this beautiful home I came across whilst looking through Country Home Ideas web site....this beauty use to be an old mattress factory. You can read about its beast to beauty transformation story here at Country Home Ideas.

Have a super duper dreamy day, Sweet Lovelies!!

All the above images are via Country Home Ideas

Thrifty Treasures

Hello Sweet Lovelies,

How was your weekend? Mine was nice and relaxing :) I tell you all one thing I can't believe it's already March! How the months are flying by ever so quickly. I wanted to be married with a baby on the way by the time I turned 40...which is next year in April...do you think it can be done...hehe...I think I need to give God my plans and see what He wants for me...oh boy, isn't that easier said than done. Gee I waffle on...sorry about that, back to the business at hand.
Well Sweet Lovelies, last Friday I had a few dollars spare so I thought I would pop into one of the thrift stores in town here. I'm so glad I did as I found two lovely china frames and a sweet little china trinket box and what was so good is that all together they were $4.oo....what a bargain! Don't you agree?

Have a super duper sweet week :)

Unfailing Love

by Max Lucado

“Love,” Paul says, “never fails” (1 Cor. 13:8 NIV).

The verb Paul uses for the word fail is used elsewhere to describe the demise of a flower as it falls to the ground, withers, and decays. It carries the meaning of death and abolishment. God’s love, says the apostle, will never fall to the ground, wither, and decay. By its nature, it is permanent. It is never abolished.

Love “will last forever” (NLT).

It “never dies” (MSG).

It “never ends” (RSV).

Love “is eternal” (TEV).

God’s love “will never come to an end” (NEB).

Love never fails.

Governments will fail, but God’s love will last. Crowns are temporary, but love is eternal. Your money will run out, but his love never will.

How could God have a love like this? No one has unfailing love. No person can love with perfection. You’re right. No person can. But God is not a person. Unlike our love, his never fails. His love is immensely different from ours.

Our love depends on the receiver of the love. Let a thousand people pass before us, and we will not feel the same about each. Our love will be regulated by their appearance, by their personalities. Even when we find a few people we like, our feelings will fluctuate. How they treat us will affect how we love them. The receiver regulates our love.

Not so with the love of God. We have no thermostatic impact on his love for us. The love of God is born from within him, not from what he finds in us. His love is uncaused and spontaneous.

Does he love us because of our goodness? Because of our kindness? Because of our great faith? No, he loves us because of his goodness, kindness, and great faith. John says it like this: “This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us” (1 John 4:10 NIV).

Doesn’t this thought comfort you? God’s love does not hinge on yours. The abundance of your love does not increase his. The lack of your love does not diminish his. Your goodness does not enhance his love, nor does your weakness dilute it. What Moses said to Israel is what God says to us:

The LORD did not choose you and lavish his love on you because you were larger or greater than other nations, for you were the smallest of all nations! It was simply because the LORD loves you. (Deut. 7:7–8 NLT)

God loves you simply because he has chosen to do so.

He loves you when you don’t feel lovely.

He loves you when no one else loves you. Others may abandon you, divorce you, and ignore you, but God will love you. Always. No matter what.

This is his sentiment: “I’ll call nobodies and make them somebodies; I’ll call the unloved and make them beloved” (Rom. 9:25 MSG).

This is his promise. “I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself” (Jer. 31:3 NLT).

From A Love Worth Giving
Max Lucado

A Place to Create In

G'day Sweet Lovelies!!

I was just looking through the Country Living web site and I came across this really gorgeous transformation.

See how this went from this...


to this....oh my golly gosh!!! wow!! wow! wow!


for more info go to Country Living. So many fantastic ideas!

Oh and look at this Craft Cabinet....wow!


to see more of this great idea go to Better Homes and Gardens.

How about this super fab Scrapbook Closet...love all the storage ideas and the pink background!!


find some more tips used for this closet at Better Homes and Gardens.

Oh to be that organized would be just heavenly. I'm still trying to get my Office/Craft Room sorted out. I wonder if I will ever get it working efficiently so I know where everything is, as well as it being a beautiful and inspiring room to work in...I believe it will happen one day :) I do know that seeing these wonderful ideas are inspiring, I also love seeing others craft rooms to get ideas. I have come across some absolutely gorgeous Craft Rooms while visiting different blogs and web sites. Take a look at a few that I got from Better Homes and Gardens, they are just so lovely. Don't you agree?

Fabric Designer's Crafts Room @ BHG

Multifunctional Crafts Space @ BHG

The Ultimate Hobby Room @ BHG

A Chic Craft Room Makeover @ BHG

I hope you all enjoyed seeing all of the inspiring Office/Craft Closets and wonderful Craft/Sewing Rooms from Country Living and Better Homes and Gardens. They all give me so many great ideas for doing my own space...hmmm maybe I should stop looking and start doing :/ hehe

Have a super sweet day, Lovelies!