Life
Thoughts on Life, Faith, Everyday Moments, and More.
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A Coastal Trip and College Visits – Part 2
While we are experiencing Yellowstone National Park, I wanted to share for those of you who op asked. What an amazing trip along the California. You can find the first part of our adventure here. At any time in any of the photo areas, click on a photo and it will enlarge and allow you to scroll through the photos. Continuing on our trip up and down the California Coast . . . Next we headed back down the coast we made a stop at another college Abby was excited about; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. We did the self-guided tour for this campus. Since Abby wants to major in Veterinarian Medicine,…
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A Coastal Trip and College Visits – Part 1
We are currently traveling Yellowstone National Park, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and other states. But while we are I wanted to share with you about our most recent trip last weekend. The first verse of the official California State song reads . . . I love you California, you’re the greatest state of all I love you in the winter, summer, spring and fall. I love your fertile valleys; your dear mountains I adore. I love your grand old ocean, and I love her rugged shore. Yes and yes! We do love the beauty of our state! It is amazingly beautiful from the Sequoias to the oceans, the mountains, forests, and…
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Planner Clip Virtual Make and Take
Since I can’t be with you in person, I’d like.to do a.little virtual make and take (or tutorial) to make your own planner.embellishment. Enjoy. I’m using my friend Donna Salazar’s awesome and sweet products. You might be saying, what if I don’t have those particular supplies? They are awesome I tell you but if you don’t here are some other options I found. Download, size accordingly and print off a face such as this one from the Graphics Fairy which is seen here. Then print off a crown here or here. Cut out, color, embellish, glue to a clip and enjoy in your planner.
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My Planner, My Friend Part 2
Hello friends. Well, we’ve been talking a little about creative planners. If you haven’t checked out Part 1 with some great resources on ideas, supplies and community, you can do so here. What is a planner dashboard? Well, it’s one of your first pages in your planner. Often these pages are put at the front of each section and are pleasing to the eye. They can be favorite quotes, art, pretty paper with a favorite photo or more. I enjoy drawing and painting in my planner. So don’t forget to use your own designs. All the artwork you see here is mine however I think I may enjoy starting to…
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The Strength in Scars
Scars . . . we all have them. Some are visible, some not. Some are emotional, burned onto our soul while others are there for the world to see. Some are scars we just see. Some we hide, some we can’t. No matter, scars are reminders of where we have been, what we’ve endured and how we’ve made it out with the choice to tell our story. It’s been not quite 3 1/2 years since I had a double mastectomy due to a breast cancer diagnosis. About a year after this major surgery and several surgeries after that, I endured some very deep emotional scars due to a tragedy that took place in our…
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Paper Doll Brave Girl Winners
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The Love of Wonder
Oh how I love my journals. They are my friends. When I’m feeling down or happy, I love to create in them and often what is inside pours out onto the pages of my journals. It was no different with this page I titled ‘Wonder’. I thought I’d share and would encourage you to think about the following . . . What is wonder? 1 wonder play noun won·der \ˈwən-dər\ : something or someone that is very surprising, beautiful, amazing, etc. : a feeling caused by seeing something that is very surprising, beautiful, amazing, etc. : something that is surprising or hard to believe We can live busy lives and…
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Be You. Bravely
It’s been a while since my last post and for good reason. I returned from Idaho and an amazing Brave Girl University teacher retreat. Shortly after that on a Sunday night, I began to experience some internal bleeding and a lot of pain. It landed me in the hospital for three days with ulcers and then rest for an additional four days after that. So I’ve been a little MIA but I’ve been doing some extra resting and returning to normal. I wanted to share a few thoughts on Being You . . . Bravely. I’ve been thinking on this often. As many of you know, I have a teenage…
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Warmest Easter Greetings ~ Reminder of a New Beginning
Easter brings such hope for new beginnings. Life can be amazing but it can also be so hard, difficult and so fragile. Easter reminds us of a new hope, a new beginning, a new life. I’M reminded of sweet memories as I sat on the piano bench with my mom next to me playing a precious hymn popular at Easter. That sweet song . . . Because He lives. Wishing you all a beautiful Easter and a reminder that there is HOPE for a new beginning.
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DIY Decor Facelift ~ Using Your Stash
I had a bit of down time today and chose to finally finish a couple projects. This little metal sign was given to me with love. It was darling and had some rust (which I don’t mind). IT read, ‘Welcome to my Cottage.’ I wanted to make it more of a we sign. i love using things I have on hand and left over metal, fabric and chipboard letters are plentiful in my stash. Just a quick idea to freshen things up. Paint over a sign or canvas that needs some refreshment and use your stash. Here was the result.
