tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390695976872080062024-02-22T07:09:11.706-08:00Creating a Home for the Heartwith a little bit of Magic and LoveJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223786959769130744noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439069597687208006.post-16729398281638476582012-07-12T13:20:00.002-07:002012-07-12T13:20:46.618-07:00Artwork<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"I think these difficult times have helped me to understand better than before how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way and that so many things that one goes around worrying about are of no importance whatsoever."</span> </span> ~Isak Dinesen<br />
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Does that include shopping for Christmas Presents! Maybe I need to focus more on the beauty of the season, I did tell the children Im going to take a day and go shopping and just get what ever I want for them. That really sounds kind of fun. Taking time to think about each kid and what they might like and then just not worrying about whether it is on there wish list or not or worry if the store still has what ever it is they are longing for. I really do want to take the anxiety out of Christmas gift shopping. It was hitting me today one of the things they wanted I cant find and I dont want to pay the inflated price for the limited addition. It just to Crazy, and I could feel that anxiety setting in. So that is how I came up with my plan, I am still hoping they wont be too disappointed.Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223786959769130744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439069597687208006.post-42157220000737985722011-12-13T07:37:00.000-08:002011-12-13T07:43:55.540-08:00Mary Star Path<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">One of the things I thought would be fun as we focused on Mary for our Nativity this week was to make the star path from the book All Year Round. I have been wanting to make one for a while. So Im so excited to have finally done it. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPc8-3pnYVHSWojYvr4WZGd5gL8wSB9oEo5hHfdespRlyydED4IDdGQ7Ne3wsVIgLizwfLWicm3tMitIZYveuKGyC-RlWYvPB75-NyrBsh4njPrpKp_ZJgmWkbhyZ9WUbqqF7YmJcvx0/s1600/017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPc8-3pnYVHSWojYvr4WZGd5gL8wSB9oEo5hHfdespRlyydED4IDdGQ7Ne3wsVIgLizwfLWicm3tMitIZYveuKGyC-RlWYvPB75-NyrBsh4njPrpKp_ZJgmWkbhyZ9WUbqqF7YmJcvx0/s400/017.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div>This is her star journey to the stable. Each star is numbered with the day of the week up to Christmas Day and that is when she will reach the stable. She is geting closer every day. I still need to make a little baby Jesus for her to hold when she arrives at the stable. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> In that moment we celebrate the miracle of Christ's birth, and </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"> the gift that Heaven gave. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> ~Emily Freeman</div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223786959769130744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439069597687208006.post-65877242382151523002011-11-30T07:19:00.000-08:002011-11-30T07:22:15.046-08:00New Tradition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-TsbVzf5woBlQBFgPhuRKlq5Sz0V6bAUYYguSQHAVHiU27QVeSiRVfxAxzYT0wpbTHK6zW32qXNXq0krDFq7Sw6BH3GPBKcUwU7xAkREmLitj0NbTbVjkTKtvOzOV5-GZYceBvw-Zq4/s1600/Christ+centerd+Christmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-TsbVzf5woBlQBFgPhuRKlq5Sz0V6bAUYYguSQHAVHiU27QVeSiRVfxAxzYT0wpbTHK6zW32qXNXq0krDFq7Sw6BH3GPBKcUwU7xAkREmLitj0NbTbVjkTKtvOzOV5-GZYceBvw-Zq4/s1600/Christ+centerd+Christmas.jpg" /></a></div>I bought this book and have so been enjoying it! Im looking forward to sharing it with my family this Christmas season. She has seven traditions that you can share with your family to help them think about the true meaning of this time of year. The first tradition begins with Mary and it so neat because one of the things she does is she just puts out the different nativity characters one at a time to help build the suspense and help bring the focus to Jesus. So Mary comes first and her Tradition is Pondering. To ponder what she was thinking that amazing night when the little baby Jesus was born. She suggests making hearts for the Christmas tree or heart cookies to eat that night when you share Marys experience with your family. One thing I was thinking I would like to do is create Mary's star path from the book All Year Round by Ann Druitt and Christine Fynes-Clinton and Marije Rowling . Isnt this time of year just so fun!!! Yea I love it!!! Have a Happy Day!!!Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223786959769130744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439069597687208006.post-58303056799644419942011-11-28T06:41:00.000-08:002011-11-28T06:41:30.329-08:00Cherishing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_LDX4FOH11elWZw5Jj7l2aPPtXa2ZGZTHWbMJ1mijyysPFhMVS11v-XXjHeTJucZF6mUrKEiYyJ11PN5z7jmlmaTwF8Dw9BAAcym4MAjP5bst6fnTznqJC0mP5wDpE3Op02_AVysaOA/s1600/tree+tunnel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_LDX4FOH11elWZw5Jj7l2aPPtXa2ZGZTHWbMJ1mijyysPFhMVS11v-XXjHeTJucZF6mUrKEiYyJ11PN5z7jmlmaTwF8Dw9BAAcym4MAjP5bst6fnTznqJC0mP5wDpE3Op02_AVysaOA/s400/tree+tunnel.jpg" width="280" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: x-small;"> sunserf.tumbir.com pinterest</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It could be argued that creativity is a form of prayer,a form of thankfulness and recognition of all we have to be thankful for,<em> walking in this world. ~<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></em></span><span style="font-size: small;">Julia Cameron</span><br />
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Im so excited to start this day! First it is my youngest daughters birthday! Then I have a bunch of creative ideas roaming around in my head just begging to get out. So Im looking forward to start working on them! Yea happy day!Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223786959769130744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439069597687208006.post-39597304986375739482011-11-24T07:15:00.000-08:002011-11-24T07:19:57.133-08:00Happy Thanksgiving<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_waCahTjuYDBOyKRsfBSpGlkMDyr8fsg2PWqsFmWjvDNhOau-IMbOiIIvW11xTRkNnss-T_JCYvI5teA1d5061dCwSjEd0A5eoRXgYkODlSyAoFubRiFAgdajOlhkG2iMBYwqXDdMXUQ/s1600/Thanksgiving.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_waCahTjuYDBOyKRsfBSpGlkMDyr8fsg2PWqsFmWjvDNhOau-IMbOiIIvW11xTRkNnss-T_JCYvI5teA1d5061dCwSjEd0A5eoRXgYkODlSyAoFubRiFAgdajOlhkG2iMBYwqXDdMXUQ/s400/Thanksgiving.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Don't be unduly concerned about anything: but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. ~ </span>Philippians 4:6</div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223786959769130744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439069597687208006.post-19713886939555358762011-11-23T07:55:00.000-08:002011-11-23T07:55:14.367-08:00<span style="font-size: x-large;">Learn the craft of knowing how to open your heart and to turn on your creativity. There's a light inside of you. ~</span><span style="font-size: small;">Judith Jamison</span><br />
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This quote make me want to try and paint again. I can see the picture inside of my head. Right now its more of a feeling but oh to bring it to life.Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223786959769130744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439069597687208006.post-21234778905100275902011-11-22T11:43:00.000-08:002011-11-22T11:43:13.747-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlcgA3whxOr8crzc3Bvw_6osUEpum1skGwtrbQgeBqoD1V8C9ztl32L3N9dcBq_2F9S58prlndtnt_qL_Wmdmeazz7fs8NiOze1aQT3bpBW6lKbwQD898qeVbGSdA2_dm9RlAlwBbIEA/s1600/thanksgiving+a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlcgA3whxOr8crzc3Bvw_6osUEpum1skGwtrbQgeBqoD1V8C9ztl32L3N9dcBq_2F9S58prlndtnt_qL_Wmdmeazz7fs8NiOze1aQT3bpBW6lKbwQD898qeVbGSdA2_dm9RlAlwBbIEA/s320/thanksgiving+a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> google images</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> It is Gratitude that makes us Joyful!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> " Gratitude is the food of love-and it is the fruit of love as well."</span><br />
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Rich brought these home to me and it was such a suprise. I do so love flowers it was fun to spend time arranging them!!! One of those moments to cherish. : )<br />
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"Simply hang a big bulletin board in your family room and fill it with reminders of everything you have to thankful for. Add pictures of your family and pets. Tack on mementos from trips or cards from people who care about you. If the brilliance of autumn leaves make you joyful, add a few leaves to your board. If you love the funny papers pin up some cartoons that make you laugh. The point is to fill a visual center with reminders of the blessings in your life."<br />
"If you prefer, you can set up a small table or bench and fill it with favorite things-a jar of sand from your favorite beach ,a sweet-scented candle,some framed photographs etc."<br />
I thought this was such a fun idea I have a bulletin board in our dinning room, Im thinking maybe I will put a shelf under it and then we can also put little treasures we find that represent the blessings in our lives.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Thankfulness can reduce stress in your life by making you more content with who you are and what you have. If you make a habit of accepting every circumstance gratefully and assuming there is a purpose in it, you'll be relieved from the worry and anxiety that go with being resentful and dissatisfied." ~</span>Thomas Kinkade<br />
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What an amazing thought,who would have known that having a grateful heart could relieve stress. I like the idea of accepting the circumstances that you might fine your self in. Sometimes that can be so hard but it seems that if I could do that it would open my heart up and I would be able to relax and simply enjoy this journey of life. It seems alot of times that I cant change my circumstances but I can change my perspective about them. Today I am going to try and be grateful for the crazy in my life and create moments to cherish.<br />
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I am finding the more I strive to look at life with a grateful heart the happier I am and the more content I feel with the circumstances I have in my life. Instead of hating having to get up early to take my boys to early morning seminary finding that I love seeing the sunrise and having time to write in my morning pages. I am finding that gratitude is helping me cherish the moments of my life.Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223786959769130744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439069597687208006.post-76725838671892665482011-11-11T04:24:00.000-08:002011-11-11T04:24:00.432-08:00<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> <img alt="Pinned Image" height="400" id="pinCloseupImage" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/217603878_syWD9Txa_c.jpg" width="298" /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">"Gratitude requires awareness and effort, not only to feel it but to express it." ~<span style="font-size: x-small;">Bonnie D Parkin</span></span>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223786959769130744noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439069597687208006.post-70703403462074825622011-11-10T06:29:00.000-08:002011-11-10T06:30:51.734-08:00<div style="text-align: justify;"> <img alt="Pinned Image" height="640" id="pinCloseupImage" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/372238619_lwSnHZ5E_c.jpg" width="376" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> image found on Pinterest</span></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223786959769130744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439069597687208006.post-69467132033135540722011-11-09T07:41:00.000-08:002011-11-09T07:41:43.951-08:00A Grateful Heart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I really like the idea of finding inner contentment being at peace in what ever situation I may be in. Having a sense of happiness, being able to express love, and having a feeling of well being. Wow to think that just having a grateful heart and an attitude of gratitude could create all of that. So what could I do today to cherish these thought and apply them into my life? I think I will make time to write in my Evening Pages. My evening pages is a journal I started to write in. Its all the lovely thought and events that happened during the day. I find it so easy to focus on the negitive things or the things I didnt get done so a lot of the time I go to bed feeling discouraged. So I decided to focus on the good and the positive because every day has it ups and downs in it. I have been feeling that to truly cherish my days I need to focus on the positive. I havnt been doing it as consistently as I would like so tonight Ill get back to writing and cherishing the beautiful events of the day. </div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223786959769130744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439069597687208006.post-52317353993560678052011-11-08T06:45:00.000-08:002011-11-08T06:49:20.429-08:00Blessings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq29g2yvBRMgBOFNOtO93hGYJDI2hoBeFKwkjHTB6tHjsTLHIKS9XqY9XG5QTqmb8PoMZ2kn2fc3z6XN_TM9KTMs1U4ueyEwAX2dSdeTYEiR5BAeeHjp8J0ZSHegBTsSSwiVoVSSsyedU/s1600/lanterns.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq29g2yvBRMgBOFNOtO93hGYJDI2hoBeFKwkjHTB6tHjsTLHIKS9XqY9XG5QTqmb8PoMZ2kn2fc3z6XN_TM9KTMs1U4ueyEwAX2dSdeTYEiR5BAeeHjp8J0ZSHegBTsSSwiVoVSSsyedU/s320/lanterns.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">google images</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Hold fast to the blessings which God has provided for you. Yours in not the task to gain them, they are here, yours is the part of <i>cherishing</i> them."</span> ~Pres.J Reuben Clark<br />
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Counting my blessings: Warm home, Sunshine, Beautiful autumn leaves, Sweaters, Children who can make breakfast, : ), Laughter, Hope, Running water, Electricity, Washing machine, W<span id="goog_1458366361"></span><span id="goog_1458366362"></span>onderful uplifting books, Music,Time...Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223786959769130744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439069597687208006.post-43518288682917366962011-11-07T11:15:00.000-08:002011-11-07T11:15:04.731-08:00Cherishing the Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2Gtp_cLpi1CbKmZCTPyYRJD_PHqeEZxm4pTAlz2dEcqynkmwKCfdYUdS1lL3LhxgGc1WTDIK35oiOGhrHc2V6JkmOADwhs6KuLmBGoBrHxaPxfvIBJtXHap-VrA-uWKrYLu5tLyeGv8/s1600/floating+lanterns.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2Gtp_cLpi1CbKmZCTPyYRJD_PHqeEZxm4pTAlz2dEcqynkmwKCfdYUdS1lL3LhxgGc1WTDIK35oiOGhrHc2V6JkmOADwhs6KuLmBGoBrHxaPxfvIBJtXHap-VrA-uWKrYLu5tLyeGv8/s320/floating+lanterns.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">google images</span></div><span style="font-size: large;">"</span><span style="font-size: large;">Gratitude,and recognizing gratitude,can have a powerful effect on our whole lives. When we feel grateful, we feel full-full of love, full of inspiration, full of ideas, and full of creative spirit." ~</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Amanda Blake Soule</span><br />
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Today to cherish my day I did some cleaning. It feels so good to have tidy up from the weekend. Im always amazed at how fast the house can become dirty. I also was able to get some pants fixed for my sweetheart and a shirt ironed. I am so grateful for a home, a vacumn to clean with, and sweet children that pitched in and helped. : ) It is looking better.Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223786959769130744noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439069597687208006.post-43669618533122063752011-11-05T07:08:00.000-07:002011-11-05T07:11:27.573-07:00Cherishing the Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9npY1ym8tJS8uTfqU7A1ZYHk2oVZjaE0gdm69fsUNdwEHRf3Jphd9LdfkoDDE0KrHISheQiDO6Lwk4KhZGb_kaVatcjJs81ZebuwvlFT4ygrAAnmr8lbXLDib0sXnJurmpvLTF4xWfsM/s1600/autumn+forest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9npY1ym8tJS8uTfqU7A1ZYHk2oVZjaE0gdm69fsUNdwEHRf3Jphd9LdfkoDDE0KrHISheQiDO6Lwk4KhZGb_kaVatcjJs81ZebuwvlFT4ygrAAnmr8lbXLDib0sXnJurmpvLTF4xWfsM/s320/autumn+forest.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">google images</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: large;">Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past,brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> ~ Melody Beattie</span><br />
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I am so grateful for Autumn it always helps me to start slowing down and rethinking what is really important. What kind of life do I want to be living, how can I reach my dreams, and be the kind of person I want to be. Time is flying by so fast, I want to savor the moments I have with my family and friends to cherish each day. Our lives are so very precious, how I want to let go of all the negative and stressful and simply relax and enjoy this journey called life.Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223786959769130744noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439069597687208006.post-45858780162237604102011-11-03T07:07:00.000-07:002011-11-03T07:20:52.164-07:00Cherishig the Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisW5me7h82CTXXlyUOxVgzwpyR1TWYr8CUVE5ob22sMW4vQJ_MUPpmoDcklxFClr00eLgFngPEA6N_Tuyzo3l_WLI85mg67BwBbilDz4ZKJu7WlSD05xx_7emm-cIZTF87-I45TjsHfFg/s1600/Autumn+Fairy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisW5me7h82CTXXlyUOxVgzwpyR1TWYr8CUVE5ob22sMW4vQJ_MUPpmoDcklxFClr00eLgFngPEA6N_Tuyzo3l_WLI85mg67BwBbilDz4ZKJu7WlSD05xx_7emm-cIZTF87-I45TjsHfFg/s400/Autumn+Fairy.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Jane Rowley pastels</span></div><span style="font-size: large;">... "to express gratitude is gracious and honorable, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live with gratitude ever in our hearts is to touch heaven." </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Thomas S. Monson</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">One way I have found to try and have gratitude ever with me is to write in a gratitude journal. It has been such a blessing in my life. The amazing thing is how it helps in changing my perspective and when things seem so hard and nothing is going the way I had hoped and planned taking the time to write in that little gratitude journal helps me realize what is really important, and how many blessing I have been recieveing. My perspective is changed and my attitude becomes one of hope and joy. Instead of lack I find my life is filled with abundance. Perhaps we can make a heaven on earth</span>. : ) </span>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223786959769130744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439069597687208006.post-49663303392859694282011-11-02T08:41:00.000-07:002011-11-02T08:41:19.082-07:00Cherishing the Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9gy9DawuucEsGoa1GV2Y-qGdpTrPVlpgO9iLaZS1BXcX5V3D00Ga3ganP1fr89hR0JxHJVrncQEYE4vexELWwBnLe8ktJVa-RvNUt7vg0_0wlB_0Mm-vtHD021kPGfDa-Cf4xjJbPAI8/s1600/Shanendough+Valley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9gy9DawuucEsGoa1GV2Y-qGdpTrPVlpgO9iLaZS1BXcX5V3D00Ga3ganP1fr89hR0JxHJVrncQEYE4vexELWwBnLe8ktJVa-RvNUt7vg0_0wlB_0Mm-vtHD021kPGfDa-Cf4xjJbPAI8/s320/Shanendough+Valley.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Shenandoah Valley </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">picture from <a href="http://www.bestweekends.com/overview.php?dest=CHARLOTTESVILLE">http://www.bestweekends.com/overview.php?dest=CHARLOTTESVILLE</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Very few people realize that the power of metamorphasing the ordinary lies within each of us. One way to bring about this magic is through the art of appreciation."</span> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Frugal Luuries~Tracy McBride</span>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223786959769130744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439069597687208006.post-83872620438227072222011-10-05T16:55:00.000-07:002011-10-05T16:58:27.224-07:00Echidnas Dancing on The Roof Tops<a href="http://echidnasdancing.blogspot.com/2011/10/i-have-drawn-boy-sweetie-pie-likes-hes.html#comments">Echidnas Dancing on The Roof Tops</a><br />
My daughter has caught the blogging bug and she has started her own blog at the link above. Its been fun following her posts, she loves to draw anime and its fun seeing her posts about her art work.Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223786959769130744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439069597687208006.post-76830390345244421322011-06-06T12:17:00.000-07:002011-06-06T12:17:32.213-07:00The Power of Words<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Hzgzim5m7oU?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="295" width="480"></iframe>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223786959769130744noreply@blogger.com2