I am guilty too

Does it ever bug you when you

see someone parked in the Handicapped

Parking Space and they seem so young,

or so healthy. Do you think *why are they parking there*?

Do you sometimes judge them by the way they look, maybe they

*look* healthy. I am sure most of you have never thought

twice when you see this scenario. I have..I have judged the

person using the special parking place, I have wrongly judged.

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Why do I blog about this? Well I am that person now, using the handicap spot.

I get the dirty looks, believe me you know it when you see them.

What people don't realize is that there are the unseen things going on in many of

our bodies. It can be someone with asmtha that just parking that closer makes a difference.

It can be someone that just needs to have a spot closer just to be able to go out.

This I know, I wish I didn't have a reason to qualify for this priviledge. Today is one of those days.

I would encourage you to think twice, if you were like me, and jumping to conclusions.

Maybe pray for that person, they might be having a day when they could use your

prayers, yours might be the only prayers that someone has prayed for them.

Deby

If My People

2 Chronicles 7:14

If my people, which are called by my name,

shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face,

and turn from their wicked ways;

then will I hear from heaven,

and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

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Happy Birthday to our oldest son,

Matt

Click his name for last years post !!!

BTW...This was my due date!!!

History of Redwork

This WORK is done by Lasting Treasure
This History of Redwork is on their site as well.
Please visit their site it has so many patterns
History of Redwork
Redwork is believed to have originated in Europe in the early 1800’s and traveled to America around 1850 with the availability of color fast red floss. The availability of color fast red thread and inexpensive cotton fabric led to an abundance of interest in this type of embroidery. From the 1860’s through the 1920’s it became popular for young girls to be taught to embroider using red thread floss on cotton squares using simple patterns. These "penny squares"—the simple cotton and floss could be purchased for a penny in dry goods stores across the country—were quickly stitched and often put together block by block into lightweight bed covers.
The outline or running stitch is used primarily for the design with the occasional more fancy stitches of Crazy Quilting being added for embellishment.
Redwork designs were used for home decorating during this time period. Vintage Redwork pieces can be found across America today at antique stores and flea markets. The designs were usually used in dresser scarves, coverlets, towels, and other items for home decoration. This type of embroidery was applied to very functional pieces of linen or cotton that were meant to withstand daily use. It was not unusual for moral sayings expressing the virtues of hard work to be stitched in script with flowers added for a charming effect.
A resurgence in this simple embroidery began in the late 1990’s and continues today. Redwork groups have sprung up at quilt stores as women fall in love with the simplicity of the vintage designs and the easy use of the patterns.
~~My note:
You can use any color to do this. Have a PINK kitchen do it all in PINK, the idea is to keep the same color.
Come on over for a CUPPA and we can stitch together.
Thank you for all the wonderful comments on the previous post
Deby

Redwork Tea Towels

Pattern by:
www.Yesterdayscharm.com

These are two Tea Towels I recently did
I did them identical (almost) except using a different stitch
The one on the left is done in a STEM stitch, the one on the
right is done with a BACKSTITCH. Not sure which I prefer
I just wanted to see how different they would look. I still need to sew
some lace on. I am loving stitching. I was taught by my mom in 4th
grade.


Can you tell the difference in stitches? Do you have a preference?
Deby

Sunday Blessing

Yesterday, we were blessed to have John and Tina Green at our church.

Bro. John spoke at all three services and Tina sang twice, wonderful.

They are with "Bearing Precious Seed--Local Church Bible Publishers".

They provide Bibles to missionaries, FREE.

They had a book table set up, with very reasonable priced KJV Bibles.

They also had a large variety of great Godly books at great prices.

You can order from them too at "Local Church Bible Publishers"

A great source for building your library.

Deby

Perhaps today

1 Corinthians 15:52

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump:

for the trumpet shall sound,

and the dead shall be raised incorruptible,

and we shall be changed.

Red and Pink

Oh I can spend tooooo much time oooohing and ahhhhhing
at the cottage type blogs in blogland. I love the pink and white
shabby look. Love old thrift shop finds and treasures.
Would love that look in my whole house. My husband wouldn't,
well, at least not now...
So what I do is have a room and bathroom with that look.
My house is small so colors don't have to flow.
So I just do the best with decorating and making our
little home comfortable for both of us. So if you like reds
you can have tea or coffee with me in our living room or kitchen area,
if you are a pink girl, come into my *lovely room* as my husband has named it.
Either way, WELCOME

This shelf is on a wall across from my recliner.
My living room colors are reds, and yellow/golds. white and tan
and some others thrown in....
a real contrast from the next one:



This is a shelf found from Craig's list..it was connected to a desk, the desk is in
front of my window. This is all in my shabby,pink,guest,sewing,crafting room.
This was the white and gold French Provencial furniture, you know the kind.
The people had painted it. We got it cheap, the paint is chipped etc, and you know
what it is staying as is.

Don't you love homemaking and the variety of things we can create ?
Deby

Blessings from bloggers

I love to send things to people. That is me. I NEVER send expecting back. Oh but I have been blessed in the past year by things from bloggers, treasures that I cherish. I have not always been good about acknowleding them, not a good thing, I will by a email or note or phone call but not always on my blog, sometimes that is because they request that I do not. Today I am playing catch up I am going to *try* to put these in the order received, but I am not expert at posting that is for sure. NOTE,somehow these are in the reverse order of how I wanted them....ooops.


This is from a very talented blog friend of mine who must remain nameless. I just love this...love it...it is a tad small for me, RIGHT now, but not forever. It is something to shrink into and I cannot wait. I love handwork but I am not as accomplished as this blogger is .I could never make something like this. What a blessing..thank you.



This Book is from my blog friend, Deborah Bolack. It was a surprise and a gift for the things she received in my last giveaway. I was so excited to get this in the mail from Manitoba. this book's, font is easy to read and each page has scripture, a devotion or poetry or both then a *New Day Resolution* something so practical, or something so profound, or both, most often. Deb, is a gifted author and blogger and can be found at *Songs from My Journey* you can also order a copy of the book from her, you will be blessed.



This*Crown of Thorns* came from Jennifer, at *Double Nickel Farm and also Pen of Jen*, it is made from the Mesquite bushes on their farm. Oh I cherish this gift as it reminds me of the sacrifice of my Saviour.I can only imagine all the cuts she received whilst making these, not to mention the cuts from the bushes themselves attacking her. Jennifer is just back from a blogging break. Go give her a visit. You will be blessed.
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Isn't blogging wonderful ? I wish I could , meet all of you in person (in Heaven someday, amen) and I wish I could send to all of you. I think that is why I like giveaways. I have been humbled by things that have arrived in my mailbox.
Thank you to all who visit here and comment and those of you who do not comment.
I have been blessed

Deby

ponderings

This morning I am pondering.

Do you ever do that?

Do you ever have thoughts of things on your mind,

things that are taking shape, but not in some orderly

fashion?

That is where I am at today.

I feel like there is a change that has been started in my heart

in regards to things I need to change about me.

I need to do my part in getting healthier.

I need more simplicity in some areas. I need to budget

my time more. I want to do those things that the Lord has called me to do as a

wife and homemaker.I want to get more organized.....the list is endless.

As I was praying and pondering the Lord brought to mind this verse:

Matt 6:33

Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness

and all these things shall be added unto you

For me I *KNEW* the Lord was telling me to spend more time in HIS word

the HE will start straightening these things out. I am not sure how it works, but it does.

HIS WORD, is ALIVE. It does the work. I have been trying to do this on my own strength

and I am failing horribly. Need to get those priorities right, no one can do it for me, or you.

I do believe as I spend more time with HIM , HE will do the clarifying and enabling.

So that said, need to get into my Bible.

Deby

Prayers for our son and family **UPDATE

JOSH arrived safely at his destination. Thank you for prayers for
his driving and trip

Our son left this morning to drive lots of miles in the next two days.
He is going way down south in Califonria. He had to leave his
family behind for a few months.
Please pray for Josh and his family. I am thankful
for a son that works in service to his country.
To see the rest of the pictures on Kristi's blog go here.
Thank you my friends.
Deby

More from James

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Have a wonderful Lord's Day

Deby

Mrs. Fink on reverence

I read this on Mrs. Julie Fink's blog

I am giving you a excerpt but would

encourage you to go and read the
"rest of the story".

I think this is something WE ALL

need to work on :

"On the day before my husband was due to leave for an unaccompanied tour to Okinawa in July of 1993, my husband stood in the kitchen with an open book in his hand and a puzzled look on his face.

“Come here Julie,” he said to me on that day, “I want to show you something.”

And then he proceeded to show me something from a part of the Bible that I was not really that familiar with.

“See all of this Julie, I would be willing to give you all of this if you would just give me this one thing . . . REVERENCE.”

Ladies, this is such a good post. We all need this teaching.

I know you will be blessed.

Deby

My poor husband

Update: He is back to work. The swelling is down and fever gone.
Thank you for your prayers and kind words

During Sunday School, he was not looking good.

He said he was in so much pain. We left and then cancelled Father's Day Plans.

Well yesterday he finally had the work done, a tooth re-root canaled. He was on

antiobiotics and pain killers for 3 days. His face is still swollen.

You know, I am dental phobic. It was much easier sitting in the waiting room

for 3 hours stitching another tea-towel then sitting in the dentist's chair.

Tonight he is on the mend and I am thankful for the job of a dentist and

the work they do,even when I am holding on to the chair handles for dear life,

I am thankful for medications that heal our bodies. I am thankful for being able to

take care of my dear husband when he was in pain, and pretty funny on the painkillers.

I am thankful that there will be no pain in heaven and I do believe that will include, dental.

.....yesssssss !!!!!

George Washington

"It is impossible to rightly govern a nation

without God and the Bible. "

George Washington

Oh would it be wonderful to hear something like that these days.

To know that there is a man that truly loves GOD,

and can lead our country in a Godly direction.

Pray for our country.

2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name,

shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face,

and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven,

and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

I'm a Flake

You Are Corn Flakes

You are traditional and easy going. If something is high quality, you're satisfied with it. You don't need much variety or novelty in your life. You're happy with what you have. You're quite loyal. You're the type of person who eats the same breakfast every day... And likely at the exact same time each day!

What Kind of Cereal Are You?

SONshine-Sunshine

I am trying to learn my camera. My azalea bush is starting to
bloom. It will be so pretty

Can you see the blue sky ???? We have not had much of it this
Spring . We are now having some glorious sunshine. When you live in a
area that has more cloudy days then sunny days, you sure
appreciate the blue sky. We are expecting more of it today.
BTW, the new header picture is of my neighbor's Rose . I don't know what
it is, I thought it was beautiful, so I had to share it with all of you.
Have a great day where you are, no matter what the weather is.
Remember, we have SONshine in our soul.
Deby

John 3:16

This is underlined in my first Bible, I showed the other day.
Have a wonderful Lord's day, tomorrow.
Deby.

Finally Done****More added****

This is for La Tea Dah at Gracious Hospitality

Last year when I first started blogging or there-about

I started reading the Gracious Hospitality Blog.

I fell in love with her stitcheries, amongst many of her wonderful projects

she is a multi talented lady. What she can do with lavender is amazing.

It inspired me to want to start stitching. The stitching part has

been done on the Tea-Towel but I never hemmed it up or added the lace.

TODAY...I did...I feel like a proud mama. It takes so little...

I just had to share. Isn't that what we bloggers do. Take pictures of everything.

You will note the pincushion, made that a few weeks ago. I so, want to sew more,

the body (fibromyalgia) has not been cooperating.

So hooray. Something done, start to finish.

Deby

This is for Charissa and others

I looked up the definition of TEA TOWEL

It says a Towel used for drying dishes, usually made of cotton or linen.

Mine is made with those flour sack towels.

My First Bible

This is my first Bible given to me on a Special Occasion from my parents

*years* ago. When I finger through it, I like to see what I underlined and how

discolored the pages are. When I figure out how old it is,I sure do wonder

where has the time gone ??? It is almost an antique !!!

As a former military wife, we moved many times. With moving we

would get rid of so much. I am glad I hung on to this. I have other things

I wish I would have kept. I also hope that when the Rapture comes (today would be great)

that this, and our other Bibles will be put to good use. They will need it, those Left Behind.

I am glad it won't be me, I grieve for those who will be.

Deby

This I believe

I believe this

YES I do

I am so thankful for the WORD OF GOD

Through all the ups and downs of life

I am thankful that I can be sure of

God's WORD.

Deby

Ouch

OUCH, is what I thought when I read this.

I just love the book of James

I hope this is encouragement, or a moment of

"ouch"

to someone out there.

Have a great Lord's Day.

Deby

Emilie Barnes Quote

"Strong, beautiful femininity is part of our heritage as women.

When we make the effort to cultivate such gentle strength,

we not only enrich our own lives and make life a little better for those we encounter;

we also pass on the spirit of femininity to the next generation."

~ The Spirit of Loveliness,

by Emilie Barnes

How to Germinate Morning Glories

How I germinate Morning Glory seeds
I started with some polyester batting and lukewarm water

put into a dish, sprinkle seeds on top

funny, how the name of the batting was Morning glory
after 3 days
about 6 days, ready to plant
I think this is a great project for kids

and it sure gives your plants a head start.

In my neck of the woods,

Morning glories are considered WEEDS by many.

I disagree.

How can a flower with the word:

GLORY

in it be a weed??

~~Deby

Shine

We are told to let our light shine,

and if it does, we don't need to tell anybody it does.

Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining --

they just shine.
D.L. Moody

Kristi's Blessing

Friday Night, our daughter in law,
Kristi got saved. Please read her story here.
Her story is similiar to mine last Sept 30th.
I would guess there are people who are out there ,
that read my blog who are... where I *WAS*.
You are... where Kristi *WAS*
You don't have to be.
My Pastor said recently:
"If you believe it, you will live it"
Do you know ...if ...you died TODAY (you could, you know)
that you would go to Heaven? Do you KNOW for sure?
You can.