COMFORTS OF HOME AND GREAT MEMORIES

JUST AS QUILTS BRING SO MUCH COMFORT TO US AND BRING BACK SO MANY MEMORIES OF GRANDMA, SO DO OUR FAMILY RECIPES.

THOSE COMFORT FOODS JUST BRING A GOOD FEELING TO OUR HEART OF THE GOOD DAYS OF GOING TO GRANDMA'S HOUSE. ALL THE HAPPINESS THAT WE FELT WHEN WE SAT DOWN TO HER TABLE JUST COMES BACK TO US WHEN WE COOK HER RECIPES.

I POSTED A FEW RECIPES FROM MY FAMILY THAT I WILL SHARE WITH YOU. JUST CLICK ON THE GINGERBREAD ICON TO VIEW THEM ON MY WEBSITE.

It is so easy this day and time to just go to the store and buy packaged items, pies, and even frozen cookie dough etc. But there is nothing quite as good as making it homemade with love!

"TAKING TIME TO SMELL THE FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES"

THERE IS NO GREATER BLESSING IN LIFE THAN BEING ABLE TO SPEND TIME WITH SOME OF OUR FAMILY!

My husband and I were so blessed to

have some time with our 2 youngest grandson's for a couple of days. It feels so great to smell the fragrance of a 2 month old baby, and also to sit in the floor and play with a 2 1/2 year old little boy. It just doesn't last long enough no matter how long we have with them.

I had to say goodbye to them again today, and it was so hard!! It doesn't get easier as time goes on either. God blessed us with wonderful girls many years ago, and we always have so much fun together!! They brought us so much joy all our life, and they still do. Our blessings multiplied over the years with son-in-laws, and grandchildren and they just keep coming!

Even having silly girl time together no matter what age we are is still so much fun. Sometimes I hate that modern life separates families by so many miles. But prosperity brings sacrifices I guess.

I do thank God for the beautiful blooms in our life's garden that we see in our children's lives, smiles, laughter, joy, and achievements. I want always to take time to see the beauty of them and smell the fragrances! We must never get to busy in life. We all need to take time to smell the roses!!

PRAYER GARDEN RESTORED

It felt so good to finally get my beautiful prayer garden screened building restored again after Ike. After 2 days of working hard to clean it out and throw away the things Ike destroyed, my hubby and I got to sit in there this morning, listen to the waterfall, pray, watch the beautiful humming birds, and just think of all the goodness of God.

Of course almost all our plants are gone after 11 months of no care with our being displaced, but next Spring we will work on that. Right now, I am happy to be able to be inside there again. My Dad built that building 20 years ago. Little did he know that one day it would be my prayer garden and my favorite place to be.

The only bad thing is that now I have a hard time getting back to my sewing again! Today at a resale shop, I found 2 beautiful tea cups shaped like flower blooms, so I will put them out there to drink my tea out of.

I plan to get me a scentsy burner from http:/www.scentsy.com/catherinem so I can burn flower fragrances, for truely "one is nearer God's heart in a garden than anywhere else on earth"!!

Another Donated Item

Seems like I have more fun making and donating items than I do selling them on www.shabbydenimrose.com. Here is a quilt that I just finished to donate to an organization that collects baby blankets for soldiers babies. It is for a little girl. The back has Teddy Bear Paper Dolls on it.

My embroidery machine might have gotten stolen, but God spared my sewing machine, and I am enjoying using it. One day my embroidery machine will be restored. I just have to trust God for that, and pray God convicts the heart of the one who took it. When they took it, they were taking away blessings for others, because I donate so many things that I make or give them for gifts. But that is ok, just as I said before "When life gives you scraps, you just make quilts". Something good comes out of everything!

OUR NEW HOME

We are finally moved in and settled. All we have to do is get our patio painted and repaired and then work on cleaning up the yard some. I need to get some new plants etc planted since we lost all ours due to Ike. God even gave me a nice sewing room so I can have plenty of room to create more things for the soldiers or my website. I love my huge kitchen. I dreamed of one this large when I was baking all the cookies for the military. I can hardly wait for winter so I can bake again.

We got the garage and prayer garden painted to match the house. It all looks so good. Even realized the color of the house is the same color as our automobile. How funny! Now we can settle down and get back in gear of things. We are so thankful for our children who helped us through this 11 month hardship in our life. We are blessed to have such wonderful children!!

AN EMAIL TODAY FROM MY SOLDIER

Today I got an email from the soldier that I had made a quilt for while he was in Iraq serving our country. That was 2 winters ago. He came back to states but is going again. My heart is touched by our heroes who serve so much. I will start praying again for him now in advance.

This reminds me that I need to start another quilt soon for another soldier.

It is so nice how you can build relationships with these young men even when you have never seen them in person. May God Bless our Young Men and Women Serving!!

Here is a copy of his email:

"Hi MawMaw Lillian!

We're getting ready to deploy to Iraq again in October. Should only be over there a year. Possibly even shorter. They're still talking about all American forces being out of Iraq by next August. Although we could have to stay over there to "close up shop", sort of; make sure sure the Iraqis are able to run things on their own before we leave. I still have the quilt you sent me last time and plan on taking it with me cor a second tour in Iraq. I may sew some combat stripes onto it, to make it official. :)

I'm glad to hear that y'all were able to move back home. Hopefully by now things are more settled. It will feel nice, I know, once you get everything completely moved in.

Once I get to Iraq I will be sure to send y'all my mailing address. That won't be for quite a while, though. We don't leave untill mid-October."

Love, Jimmey

2nd Slipper for the Pink Slipper Project

I just finished the second slipper for the PINK SLIPPER PROJECT. Check out the website.