Kindred Spirit Award

I never got around to it but I was graciously awarded by Vanessa from Maiden Of Purity.
Thank you very much Vanessa I am very honored!
All my Kindred Spirits have already received this award but that doesn't matter why can't they get it again!

Allison form Letter From Christ. My best friend and loving sister is one of my most Kindred Spirits. I am so happy that God gave me an older sister like her and I'm not sure what I would do without her. My older brother and I are always in her room (or recently my room) at night talking. Our relationships have grown so much over this time and it has been a wonderful experience.

Kristen from Everlasting Treasure. Kristen a newer Member of 4Homeschoolers has grown to be another one of my Kindred Spirits. And I am very happy that I can award her this award.

Moriah from Growing In His Amazing Grace. Moriah is another good friend and I am happy to be awarding this to her again.

And lastly

Jasmine from Joyfully Home. Although I know her very little I can tell by her post and love for God that we are Kindred Spirits in heart and am happy to award her this.

Poem-November Morning

NOVEMBER MORNING
A tingling, misty marvel

Blew hither in the night,
And now the little peach trees
Are clasped in frozen light.

On linden tips and maples
An icy film is caught,
With shining threads of cobwebs
In pearly patterns wrought.

The autumn sun, in wonder,
Is gaily peering through
This crystal-tissued network
Across the frosty blue,

The weather-vane show silver
Above the mossy leads, the glitter,
brightly ice-glazed,
In rare transparent reds.

Such sparkle, sparkle, sparkle,
In earth and sky and air,
Oh! can it by that darkness
Is ever anywhere?

~ Evaleen Stein

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Fall Tag

Mrs. Jocelyn from A Pondering Heart had this wonderful fall tag up I decided to try!
O.k. so let's see...

1. Favorite Smell? Cinnamon
2. Favorite Food? Warm Homemade Bread
3. Favorite Color? Vineyard Berry
4. Favorite Drink? Peppermint Tea
5. Favorite Treat? Homemade Bread!
6. Favorite Place to go? Church
7. Favorite Candy? I don't think I have one for fall...
8. Favorite Movie to watch? I don't have one.
9. Favorite Clothing to wear? Skirts and a T-shirt.
10. Favorite Outdoor Activity? Tennis, Walking or Speedmitten.
11. Favorite Football Team? I don't watch football. (or any other sport!)
12. Favorite Fall Holiday? Thanksgiving or the Reformation
13. Favorite Haunted place? My little brothers closet! :0
14. Favorite Food at Thanksgiving Dinner? Bread!
15. Favorite Pie? Pumpkin but I usually don't care for pie.
16. Favorite Fall Hobby? Make Cards or Baking.
17. Favorite Fall Memory? Thanksgiving 2 years ago.
18. Favorite Fall Sight? Pumpkins
19. Overall Favorite thing about Fall? Its cool!
20. Overall Favorite Season? Spring or Fall.

I Tag Moriah from For His Amazing Grace and whoever wants to try it out!

Enjoy!

How addicted to blogging are you?

So my sister Allison told me about this quiz "How addicted to Blogging are you?" So here's my score!

57%How Addicted to Blogging Are You?
It turns out I'm 3 or 4 percent more addicted than my sister!! Although it may sound funny because I don't post as much but it is true!

Moriahs 13 Brithday and new Projects!

For Moriahs 13 Birthday I made her a Pink Purse and a Small outfit for her poodle, Hadassah. After I made those I found out another friend of mine was having a birthday soon so I made her one as well. A younger girl in our church had a birthday coming up also so I made her two little purses out of the extra material. And here are the finished products! Unfortunately I forgot my camera and don't have a picture of Hadassah wearing the outfit I made. Enjoy!

Moriah's Pink Purse

Close up on the fabric that I found at Hobby Lobby.

My other friend's blue and tan purse

And a close up on the blue and tan purse fabric which I also found at Hobby Lobby

This is one of the mini purse I made using the pink fabric

And the other mini purse using the blue and tan fabric.

Have a blessed day!

Hurricane Ike

So its been a while since hurricane Ike but I said I would post something about it! So here it is.

Thursday before the hurricane my dad woke us up at 6ish and said we were going to leave. So we set out for AR after frantically packing. We soon learned that our area was under a mandatory evacuation, so we were very fortunate to get out early! After driving for a while my dad changed his mind and said that we were going to go to Tyler since AR is 8 hours away. So we went to Tyler and stayed in a small cabin. Saturday the electricity went out and some trees began to fall around us, so we huddle in the hallway for an hour or so and waited. It was soon over but we didn't know when we would get power back on so we decided to leave Sunday. We found out are home had minor damage some fence fell over, and we lost a little bit of siding but that was about it. We lived without power from Saturday 'til Thursday.

So that's my brief summary of Hurricane Ike.

New Tag!

I was tagged my Vanessa from Maiden of Purity.

So heres how it works

1. Link to the person(s) who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Write six random things about yourself.
4. Tag sixish people at the end of your post.
5. Let each person know he or she has been tagged.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up

So here I go!

1. I'm a very picky when it comes to food.
2. I am the only one (except for my youngest brother) who doesn't have allergies. (that I know of!)
3. I took Ballet when I was 5 or 6.
4. I don't hold my pencil right.
5. I wear my watch on my right hand even though I'm right handed.
6. My favorite flower is the Rose.

I tag
Moriah from Growing In His Amazing Grace
And
Caleb from Ember Island
And
Bekah from Kolo and Spice and Everything Nice

Enjoy!

A Simple Letter...

A hand written letter is really something to treasure! For the longest time I've kept all the letters and cards I've received. Although I like the birthday cards and others that I have gotten, the ones I treasure most are the letters I receive from my dearest friends. I love to handwrite letters instead of typing them, even if my handwriting's bad; it means more to someone than one you quickly type up.

Letters aren't what they used to be; we now have a more sophisticated way of sending news... e-mail. I still like to use cards; it means more than a e-card or e-mail to someone. Although I find it hard to put time in for this like this it's worth it!

This is one reason why I will be taking a computer free month starting Sunday. I will be without internet for 30 days. (unless something comes up) I will have some scheduled posts during this time. I will be keeping track of all that happens and post about it when I get back. Have a great month everyone!

New Project/Bithday!

Yes my older sister Allison had her 16 birthday!! She wanted to finish her room up so as part of her birthday present I made a bed skirt, 4 pillows (a long round 1 and 3 square ones), currants and a wreath.

So this never got posted so here it is!

Cards and recent projects!

Its about time I posted right?! So here I go I"ll have to post a brief summary of Hurricane IKE soon! (I hope!)

Here are some cards I made last night and today. Which one do you like the most?

Thanksgiving Blessings Sunflower orange Ink

Thank you Vineyard BerryInk

Friends are Forever Vineyard Berry Ink

Thanksgiving Blessings Vineyard Berry and Garden Green Ink

And last of all In Friendships Garden Vineyard Berry and Green Ink
The stamp also says:

In Friendships fragrant garden there are flowers with every hue... Each with its own beauty and give of Joy to you!

Have a great day everyone!

Side bar quiz!

If you look on my side bar you'll see that I have 2 quizzes the Pink one is called "How well do you know my dog" and the Blue one is "How well do you know me"
Have Fun!!

My first award and a new blogger!!

My older sister Allison from Letter From Christ generously awarded me the "Kindred Spirit Award" started by Kaysie. She has put together this wonderful Kindred Spirit network so that like minded bloggers can find each other!!

I have now decided to give this award to my Friend Moriah from Growing in his Amazing Grace. She is one of my Kindred Spirit in real life!! I'm afraid I have no one else to give this award to for all my other blogging friends already have the award!

Now that I'm at the Topic I would like to Introduce Moriah who is still very new to the blogging world!!! Please check out her blog at here.

If you would like to get one of these amazing "Kindred Spirit Network" Tag please click here.

Feelin' Feminine day 5 & 6

Here are day 5 & 6's outfits!!
Day 5: Green T-shirt with jean flower skirt

Close up on the embroidery

Day 6: Red T-shirt with khaki skirt

Feelin' Feminine Week Day 3 and 4

Here is Day three's outfit: Blue/Green shirt with khaki Skirt

Day 4: pink shirt with jean skirt

Yes, a smiley face!

We decided to have fun with our pictures!

Feelin' Feminine!

So yes I'm back a bit early and am doing a Feelin' Feminine Challenge again. Here are Day 1 & 2's outfits. Day 1: brown skirt with green embroidered skirt

close-up on the embroidery on my skirt

Day 2: purple shirt with jean jacket and khaki skirt

Computer Free Month!!

Yes we are going through a computer free month. We will start tomorrow and go till then end of July. The last couple days of July we will head to our Granny's where we won't have online access. Sorry I haven't been posting much we've been really busy. I'll post when I get on the computer again!! We're only doing a computer free month beacuse it will is the most tempting for us and we don't go on the phone, listen to the radio, or watch TV much. We also just went to a "Do Hard Things" Conference which got us motivated. You can join if you like, even if it's not for the whole month!! Well Good Bye All!!

Father I Adore You

This is a wonderful song called "Father I Adore You" It goes

Father I adore you
I lay my life before you
How I love you

Spirit I adore you
I lay my life before you
How I love you

Jesus I adore you
I lay my life before you
How I love you

Mother's Day Poem

Each year on Mother's Day the kids of our church say "I love my mother because..." or write something about them, and say or read it in front of the congregation. For the past few years I have written a poem, here is this years poem.

MY SPECIAL MOTHER
My mom is special in this way,
she cooks and cleans and teaches all day.
With Kindness and patience she does it all,
as though it were something small.
Her encouraging words help me through,
a day just full of school and chores to!
Her love for God shines so bright,
she teaches me of him day and night.
She always has time to talk to me,
no matter how busy her day may seem.
She love to help people yes she does,
she makes great meals out of love.
Someday I want to become like her to,
a Godly Mother with Godly views.
My mom is special in so many ways,
I love you mom--Happy Mother's Day!

Poem

MAY MORNING
Now the bright morning star, days harbinger,
Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her
The flowery May, who from her green lap throws
The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose.
Hail, bounteous May! that doth inspire
Mirth and youth and warm desire;
Woods and groves are of thy dressing,
Thus we salute thee with early song,
And welcome thee, wish thee long.