Thursday, April 30, 2009

Sweet Pea's


My cousin gave my daughter the cutest vintage pillow-case dress and adorable hair-clips a while back from Sweet Pea's Gift Shop. I finally stopped in myself today and just loved it! They have the cutest items... and what I really like about it... is that it's all local artists and all hand-made! (They have more than just children's items too, like ladies' clothes, jewelry, handbags, aprons, foods, gifts, and more!)

Sweet Pea's gives good reason to... 
shop and support local!

Friday, April 24, 2009

A Restful and Fun Vacation


We recently got back from our week and a half vacation. We were visiting my parents in Florida and just felt completely pampered... and I have to admit... it was nice! 

First let me say... our (almost 3 year old) daughter was an incredible traveler! We couldn't get over how well she did as we traveled 2 days to get there and 2 days back in the van. That's a big answer to prayer right there!

We had fun swimming at the pool while there... she used her "arm floaties" and was swimming, floating, getting in and out of the pool all on her own (thanks to her excellent coach... a.k.a. Daddy)!  She was just a little "fish"! 

We enjoyed watching the relationship between Grandparents and Granddaughter too! What a blessing she has to have such loving and caring grandparents on both sides of our family! 

We were blessed to be given a day at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom... where dreams really do come true! We had fun meeting the characters, getting their autographs, and taking our daughter's picture with them. What a treat! One favorite moment for me personally was riding in the boat through "It's a small world" attraction with my daughter... because of my childhood memories riding it with my mother. 

The weather was perfect of course! And... how nice it was to bring it back up north with us... it's beautiful weather today here as well and yahoo... we can still wear our shorts and flip-flops. 

We feel refreshed, relaxed, and  rejuvenated... All Praise Be to God, Our Loving Father who blessed our socks off once AGAIN! 

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Jesus is Not Here... He is Risen... He is ALIVE!

Happy Resurrection Day!

Read: MARK 16

Friday, April 10, 2009

Good? Friday


HERE is an article as to why today is called, 
"Good" Friday.

-and-
Meditate upon...

-also-
Our church worship team set up a multimedia/sensory prayer journey in our church's big hall all week for anyone to experience. It is a way to walk through Holy Week and is from Group publishers called, "Walking in HIS Footsteps". (We did a prayer labyrinth last year.) Both are so great!

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

A Different Kind of Palm Sunday Sermon...


I'm not a Facebooker myself (no time and I admit... it confuses me a bit) but my husband is a Facebook member and uses it regularly.  HERE is a link to his blog which... has a link to his Palm Sunday sermon... "Is Jesus Just My Facebook Friend?". I think you will like it.

Friday, April 3, 2009

HOSANNA!


HAPPY PALM SUNDAY! 

John 12:12-14 (NIV)...

The Triumphal Entry
 "The next day the great crowd that had come for the Feast heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, 
   "Hosanna!

   "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"
 
   "Blessed is the King of Israel!" Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it, as it is written,"

Jesus is KING of kings!

(More about painting above and the artist HERE)