Another Sympathy card

Unfortunately I have occasion

to make another sympathy card.

A couple in our church

lost His father yesterday.

He's been ill for quite

some time, I understand.  

I never met him, since I've not

been going there that long.

But I also understand he was

ready to go Home, so that's 

all that matters.

 Last night our small group from

church went to a concert

of Handel's "Messiah". 

I have never been to a concert

like this.  It's never really

been on my radar.  But I thought

it would be fun to go with

the others.  (My horizons are 

expanding these days and I'm

getting some culture, lol)

Anyway, I loved it.  It was

quite an experience.  I'm glad I

decided to go.  I've really

been getting out of my comfort

zone since John died.  My mother

says she thinks he was holding

me back, lol.  But truthfully, I didn't

feel like I needed others when

I had him.  Now I'm seeking

other people and experiences

and I really feel like God is

using these things in my life to

draw me closer to Him.  It's pretty

scary to step out on the water, 

but if you keep your eyes on Him

you will walk on that water!

A snowflake is....

I read about a little girl (and yes, 

I verified it with snopes) who

was in a fire, lost her

family and was burned pretty

badly.  All she wants this

year for Christmas is lots 

of cards.  I can help with

that!  I'm not sure if

they are getting snow in

New York or not,

but in case they are

getting our beautiful weather,

I decided to send her

a little of the white stuff.

In the case that they

are getting the white stuff,

I would appreciate it if they

would KEEP it there!!
As I was putting this in the
envelope, I decided that some
pretty blue fuzzy yarn
would look good tied
around the fold.  It looks really
great that way.
 

I can't believe what wonderful

weather we have been having!  It's supposed

to rain a little today, and I say

bring it on!  Better than snow and

ice!  It's supposed to be in

the 60's today!  Now all

we need is a few decorated

palm trees and I'll be in 7th heaven!!

Meanwhile, I've got about everything

made for Christmas.  It's getting

down to the wire....  I need to

stay off pinterest because I keep

seeing more projects and thinking,

"that would make a great gift".

I don't  have the time (or money)

to make all those awesome projects.

Pinterest is almost as dangerous 

for me as hobby  lobby!!!

Embossed card set

I'm pretty happy with how these came

out.  The top 1/3 is dry embossed,

then a ribbon and a die cut word.

It's going to be in the 60's by

the end of the week!

In December!  What more can

you ask for?  Well, Palm trees would

be nice, but I'm trying not to push

my luck!

Nothing to talk about today, sorry.

getting ready for Christmas

Last year I skipped the holidays.

It was too hard to be 

around people.  This year

I've come back into the

land of the living and having a

fun time making things

for people for Christmas.

Top on my list is journals,

and I made another one this

morning.

I love how it came out.  I found

the spray of beads and flower

at hobby lobby.  Your one-stop

shop for spending money you 

don't have....But hey, this

is for a gift, so that's justified,

isn't it?

I had this picture nicely cropped,

and apparently deleted that

one and kept the original,.

Oh, well.   you can see my pretty

rug, too.  B'Elanna loves

being dressed, so I thought

it was about time to bring

out the holiday dresses.  

Isn't she cute???

Cody to the rescue!

Something got changed on my phone.

Not sure how that happened since

I don't even know where he

found it at, but it's fixed now,

so I'm happy.

I ordered some new patterns

and I have stitched three

of them:

They're kind of blurry, I'm not sure

why, but you can tell what it looks like.

The others I ordered are an Eagle,

panda and dinosaur.  The latter two

are kiddie patterns, the Eagle

is more realistic.  I also ordered 

a sweet 16 pattern that I'm going

to make for my granddaughter

as she turns 16 in February.

phone/computer disconnect......

OHMYGOSH.  My phone and computer

have decided not to talk anymore.  So

I had to email these to myself and 

in the process the bottom cards are 

washed out.  I'm not a happy camper

as I've had problems with this phone

since day one.  Anyway, the journal

is a new stitching pattern I made.  

There's a praying little boy, too,

but I didn't get that pattern.

The cards are for my cousin, Jane,

who wanted cards with a daisy,

 bear (not pictured)

and a Christmas card and two

others.  Hope she

likes these.  

I may not post again until I get this
straightened out.  That will
be when my son, Cody, has a chance
to come over and figure out
the issue. It's good to
have a nerd in the family, but
he's pretty busy, too.

File folder card

I love miniature anything.  

So when I saw file folder cards

I had to try it.  This isn't

my first one, I just haven't made

them in quite a while.  I was going

for a vintage look; not sure

I actually accomplished that!  

But I'm still pleased with it.

And this time I remembered to 

take a picture of the

inside as well!

Happy December 1st.  I think.  

It's raining today and fairly warm

for this time of year.

  I just can't figure out how it

got to be December already!

Wasn't it just January 1st?

Soon another year.  I remember

how exciting it was when Year

2000 began.  Now it's going

so quickly. Before we know it,  it will

be 2016.  Where does

the time go?  I find myself wondering

what I did with the whole year

and if it was pleasing to God.

Every day I thank Him for another

day.  None of our days

is promised and since John (and now

my friend, Dennis) has died, 

I am more acutely aware of that.

 Kids don't think

of those things.  But as we get

older and our loved ones

go to be with the Lord, it 

reminds us that life-in this

world-is not forever.  I am

so thankful to know that this isn't

the only life there is.  That someday

I will go to be with the Lord as

well.  I'm hoping I don't have to

die to do it....  Come, Lord Jesus!