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Posts from the ‘Gratitude and God’ Category

Live it up!


I love this saying by Mae West!

Let’s put it all out there as we live our lives…

Live fully.  Love with your whole heart.  Be thankful.  Praise God.  Give of yourself.  Spend time praying or meditating.  Be YOU!  And laugh…every chance you get!

Happy Saturday all!

Patty O

(Thank you Facebook for the photo)

There is Beauty All Around Us…


I LOVE summertime – and all the gorgeous flowers that grow!

These are some of the latest beauties from my garden… Read more

Vintage Love: The Finds of The Day!


On that shopping trip Dr. visit trip with my daughter Sam last Tuesday, I found a few fantastic vintage pieces…

Just look at them…

Who remembers their Mom using her Tupperware measuring pitchers?  I do! Read more

Antiquing, Vintaging, and Consignment Shopping!


Wahoooooooooo!

It’s been a day of fun for me and two of my girls…and Tim and Tom!

I wasn’t sure if Gabi was really going to be up to the task of consignment shopping, she is her father’s daughter after all.  But then, she ever so valiantly tagged along for this part of the trip.  We even found her a few new tops for school in the fall!

What was on the agenda, you ask? Read more

Do What You Can Do…


This picture and its saying are fantastic – a little sassy, but fantastic!

To all my fellow auto-immune disease sufferers – I say:  Let’s raise a glass of water and toast ourselves – and to those who don’t understand and don’t want to try to understand – to heck with you!

We may take longer to do some things (work, rest, work again)…we may be more tired and achy… Read more

Choosing Excellence

We try our best making daily decisions and yet sometimes....... Join my journey in learning how to "choose excellence" in this beautiful, full life. The Valley of Shadow of Death, Israel 2014, Psalm 23:4

The Poem Explorations of Mr. Creery

Perhaps, I like this life.

Weavings of a Wayfaring Woman

Prose, Poetry, and Musings of a Bush Teacher

Margaret and Helen

Best Friends for Sixty Years and Counting...

Blog of an Artist

Creative Design, home decor, travel and Inspiration

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Bristles & Thread

Home sweet functional home.

An Odd Fashioned Girl

Tiny budget. Big ideas.

Captive Dreams Window

Raves, Reviews, Rants and Ramblings

Diary of an Aesthete

Follow the Journey ☩𓀙𓃦☉