I've been MIA

I have been MIA for the past two days. My daughter and I took a quit trip to see my mom in WV. It was so good to see her and sit down and just get to spend time talking. I also got to see my sister, one of my brothers, my brother-in-law and several of my nieces. I even face-timed for the first time with one of my nephews. I didn’t even think to get any pictures, but my niece shared a pic with me from a couple of weeks ago when she took Mom to McDonalds for breakfast. 

I didn’t do any shopping other than when we made a quick stop at a drugstore, I saw some adorable flip flops for $3.99. I fell in love with them so they had to come home with me.

I thought they were really cute and this is my first new pair of flip flops this year. Do bad any new flip flops still have to go on these old feet. 

Last Friday in my Thirty-One order, I got this adorable new little case. I wasn’t sure what I was going to use it for.

Turns out it is perfect for carrying my phone charger in my purse everywhere I go in case I need it. 

We go home Tuesday evening and I was exhausted. I slept from 7:00 that night until 10:30 and then got up and went to bed and didn’t wake up till almost 8:00 this morning. I was so tired. But today I feel great. I had schedule a babysitting day for two of my grandchildren. I was so glad when we decided to make some chocolate oatmeal no bake cookies. They turned out to perfection.

HE'S ALIVE!

He's Alive! Just got home from our beautiful Sunrise Service on a hill in Kodak, TN. It was beautiful.

Yes, He IS alive!!!

The day in between....

The only thing more important than Christ's birth was His death and resurrection. We've read the horror and pain that he suffered on Friday and we rejoice for the empty tomb on Easter morning. But what about the day in between?

How did the people feel that saw what happened on Friday? How many just watched in dismay as they nailed him to the cross then simply walked away thinking it was over. It was done. And got back on with their lives. Did they go home and eat supper and discuss what horrible things they saw?

How did the common people who were not the key players feel? Did they look upon his broken and beaten body and think "We really thought he was THE ONE. We thought he could make a difference." Did they weep and cry for things they thought were going to be that they no longer believed would happen? Or did they simply wake up and return to their every day lives never giving it another thought. 

 What would they have thought on that day in between if they had known that Jesus WASN'T gone? How would they feel if they had known he was going to rise the next day? 

Did anyone believe there was still hope? Did they think "It can't be over. No, it happened too fast. Where do we go from here?"

The day in between. That moment between death and darkness vs. light and hope. They many not have suspected what was about to happen....but praise God we know what was coming!

Friday Foto Friends

Be sure and visit Ms. Debbie at Breathing in Grace

A few of my faves....

I was going through some of my Thirty-One items these past few days and realized that I have quite a few items that match up well with other items. So I put together some pictures of some of my favorite coordinating sets. I just love the gray and red tote and zipper pouch.

I love the navy stripes.

This Chevron wristlet goes perfect with the Chevron Retro Metro bag.

I love the Go To Tote with the matching wallet/wristlet.

One of my favorites is this Go To Tote with the 31 chick on it. 

Another Retro Metro Bag with the matching wallet and combining the red zipper pouch.

This is my current favorite because it is so springy and I love the colors.  

There you go. Some of my favorite Thirty-One pieces.

Some Random Things Today

I forgot to post some desserts from a few weeks ago that I created. First off, I had made pan of brownies but wanted frosting for them. But I had no confectioner sugar. Then I remembered something I learned from a Girl Scout leader friend years ago. So I tossed four Milky Ways (which I did have on hand) and a tablespoon of peanut butter and about 1-2 tablespoons of water in a double boiler and melted it till it was mixed and creamy. Then I poured it on the warm brownie so it would spread. It set up into a nice fudgy caramel peanut butter frosting. it was a huge hit.

Then I made another pan of brownies. This was a request from a guy I work with. He asked for brownies with "some coconut, peanut butter, caramel, chocolate chips and apples." Okay, that was a little complicated so I just had to wing it. What I did was make the brownie mix with some peanut butter and coconut inside the brownie. Once it baked, I toasted some more coconut and stirred it into a bowl of Marzetti Caramel Dip and poured that on the warm brownies so it would spread. I then melted chocolate chips and drizzled that over the coconut caramel icing. I could figure out how to incorporated the apples so I just cut up fresh apples and mixed them in a side bowl of caramel dip as well. That way, he could heat the apple mixture and put on top of his brownie if he so chose. 

Everybody said both of these were to die for and want to know when I'm bringing in some more. So I guess they were a hit. I'm thinking about making me a white cake with chocolate icing today. I'll just have to see how my day goes. 

Well, I have made myself hungry so I think I'll go fix something for an early lunch. Have a great day.

Rockin' It

I was cleaning out a flower pot the other day getting ready for May flowers around the house. There was an old stone in it that had been painted and said "Blessings." It gave me an idea to may paint up a few stones to place around my flower bed. Living close to the lake, I'm sure I could find some pretty ones. Then I started looking on Pinterest (of course) and found some great ideas. I thought I wouldn't have limit to my flower garden. They could be used in my home as decor. When I go to the beach I find a lot of beautiful washed up stones but leave them there, not knowing what I would do with them. Well, I'm bringing some home this year and cleaning them up and fixing them like this to put in this big seashell dish I have in my beach bathroom.

And if you could find enough of the right sizes, how cute and fun would he be on the shelf in my office that holds beach pictures and stuff. 

I love cats so these would be adorable inside or out.

Talk about super easy.

And a pretty patriotic one for the holidays.

Too cute. These should be laid at the bottom of a strawberry plant.

Not a fan of snails, but these are adorable.

And you can't go wrong with inspirational words on anything.

A cute one to set in my mums at Halloween.

I want to do this for the table on my porch. I think that is just too cute for words.

This was just a funny one I saw that I thought I would share.

But if I do none of them but one, it would be the one below. Since my nickname is B, it stands to reason I love cute whimsical bees on things. This would be the first one I do. 

There you have it. Some new ideas for combining your love of crafting with your love of gardening.