I took my Mom and Joy over to see the Creekhouse yesterday. They were both full of mischief! Every thing I said, they had a joke to make out of it. I decided to snap a picture of them making silly jokes! I think they should grow up and act their age!

Don’t they both look like such little imps? Seriously, I am so blessed to have my Mom and my sister so near. Mom hasn’t been able to get out as much lately, but yesterday, the 3 of us enjoyed spending a few hours together. Amazingly, when we got to the house, there was no one there working. So, we could all be as silly as we wanted. Of course, they wanted to be much sillier than I!!! Mom wants me to put some mortar between the rocks on the fireplace…I’m not!
And Joy did not like that short wall in the kitchen…so she tried to knock it down!
I got them out of there as quick as I could. Took Joy home, and she had this gorgeous plant that I had to photograph. Isn’t it beautiful?

Just an ordinary day, nothing special…but time enough to make a sweet memory!
*******”God has given us these times to enjoy.” Psalm 81:4*******
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I’m leaving in the morning for Savannah with my 2 BFF. I will be looking for some special pieces for the Creekhouse.{that’s the name of our new house}. But, we will have much more going on than that…we always do! Going to eat at Paula Deen’s place, I’ll bring you some take-out!

Did you know that Asparagus Ferns bloom? Well, I didn’t. But, apparently, they do. Because, this is a picture of some Asparagus Ferns that have lain underneath the tree in my backyard since last summer. I have been too busy to even water them, much less sit them back upright and clean the crumbly, dried up leaves out of their pots, or even remove their dead branches. So, imagine my surprise when I looked at them today…and they are blooming! Beautiful, tiny white flowers.

I think there is probably some good analogy to be made here, but I just can’t find it. So, suffice it to say, if you want your asparagus ferns to bloom, treat them like dirt.


FYI: If you begin to feel guilty because you have been neglectful of your ‘could be’
beautiful plants…and if you reach down to remove some of the dead branches…because in your heart you know it’s the right thing to do…and it happens to be the only plant you can grow…BEWARE!!!!the neglected fern WILL get its revenge! Your fingers will be full of teeny little stickers that are not meant to be seen by the human eye. You will fall back upon your buttocks with a thud! And there you will sit, in the 98 degree heat trying to find the teeny, tiny needles that are causing you much distress and remove them from yourself…as your neurotic dog paces over your legs two thousand times because it just bothers him to see you in this position…and this is a good chance to make you pay for not getting up at 3:30 this morning to take him out. And if you get so disturbed by this turn of events that you feel the need to stomp upon the offending plant in order to teach it who is boss……remember to put your shoes on first or else you could spend another hour trying to remove the teeny, tiny barbs from your feet! I’m just saying…

COLORFUL VALLEY by God
Price: $ Free
About the Artist:

“Sing to the Lord a new song;
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
For great is the Lord and most wothy of praise.
…let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them.
The heaven proclaims His righteousness, and all the people see His glory.
Come let us sing for joy to the Lord;
For the Lord is the great God,
the great King above all gods.
In His hands are the depths of the earth.
and the mountain peaks belong to Him.
The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad.”

selected verses from Psalms 95, 96, 97.

I am blessed beyond measure by the people the Lord has allowed to be in my life. I have many friends who are dear to me. But I have an extra special relationship with these 3 ladies. We call ourselves the court. There is a queen and 2 princessess. I leave it up to you to figure out who is who! Here is a picture of us in June of 2007 as we were leaving for Hawaii!

We had a wonderful week in Maui and only had to buy 3 new suitcases to make the trip home! It might have had something to do with the number of shoes we took with us. 43 pairs for 8 days! We were prepared, people! And, our feet looked too cute!

We have been able to travel together at least once and sometimes twice a year for several years now. Since it ususally is in the spring, we call it our Spring Fling!
But, last year and this year, it is a Summer Fling! Next week we will be travelling to Savannah ,Georgia to spend 5 glorious days in the high heat and even higher humidity! Really, Savannah is a beautiful city with much history and more importantly…wonderful shopping! Priorities here, friends…priorities! My architect has me on a mission to locate a set of antique doors or gates for our house. And The Court is all about having a mission! We gladly accept the challenge and will acomplish our task! Wait and see!
If any of my readers have any tips to share on stuff in Savannah…please do. We know about Paula Deen, and are planning to eat there. But, this is our first trip here, so we would appreciate any input.
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Now, I am compelled to mention an incidence that occured last week. You know I told you that my boys, and my husband, and my Mom all said for me to just throw away all my magazines. “No need to waste the time looking through them. There’s nothing that important in there and it will come up again in some other magazine” said they.
Being one to listen to my own drummer…I meticulously went through the more important ones before tossing. In an issue of Mary Englebreit’s Home Companion dated sometime 2007…she did a 4 page spread on…..SAVANNAH, GEORGIA ! Yes, mam, she did! And it listed all the great boutiques, and restaurants, and art galleries, and antique stores! Good thing I went back through it, huh? Sometimes my drum is SOOOOO right! 🙂

I have confessed to you before my clutter affliction. I am working so hard to change and learn to throw away the junk. However, sometimes MY idea of junk and someone else’s idea can be totally different. But, I am letting go of lots of things. One of the things I love are my magazines. And I store them in boxes according to year. I do this with Country Home, Country Living, ME’s Home Companion. I also tend to hang on to my MORE magazines. Great mag, BTW. I used to keep the Oprah mags, but since she lost her mind and lives in that alternate world with that funky looking author, I have thrown them all away! Oh, and National Geographic, too. I think it is against the law to throw those away. That’s why you see so many old copies floating around. I am donating mine to the school library.

I would like to move into our new home with no old magazines. So, I am trying to go through them all. and tear out the useful info, or home decorating pics. As I flip through, sometimes I come upon a furniture collection or an interesting store to visit. My mom and Don say to just throw them away…they are outdated. Yesterday, I ran across some divine furniture pieces. They really caught my eye. Just like what I would like to put in the new house. I looked to see what company, and it was the————-Moon Co…… Here’s where this tale takes an unusual turn.

I typed in the name, and waited, and waited some more. It was trying desperately to come through. While I was waiting, I had the strangest sensation. I felt like I needed to get up and run! (This is not a normal activity for me, and I am not even sure I remember how.) It was as if all of a sudden…I was very frightened. I chalked it up to my hormones who are trying their best to deposit me in a nice little home for the terminally confused. FINALLY! Up it pops. Before I even looked at the page, I broke out into a cold sweat. That sense of dread became overwhelming. I actually got up and went to check on Alex to be sure he was OK. As I sat back down at the computer, my heart started racing, and I was having trouble getting a good breath. I looked at the page I saw…”Welcome to———–Moon. My name is Priestess———-, and I will be guiding you through the joys of Wi*ca, today. Relax and learn about this oldest of religions, It will make you a happier, healthier, more spirit-filled person when you begin to worship the Wic*an way.”

I had unwillingly linked to a sight about Wi*ches!` There was absolutely nothing to do with furniture! Now this is not the first time that I have come upon things on the Internet by accident. Evil minds can be very tricky! But, never before had I gotten physically sick…BEFORE I even knew what it was! I actually became so nauseous, that I thought I would throw up. As soon as I got back to the computer I quickly made my exit…turned off my computer…and found a quiet place to pray.

It became so obvious to me, as I thought about it later, God was warning me not to go there. He was sending me a message…and I did not figure it out in time. I am usually pretty good at discernment. I think it is one of my spiritual gifts. I can size people up, so to speak, in a hurry. But, God did not want my eyes to even fall upon those opening words. I’ve got a lot more thinking to do on this happening…to try to discern what God was saying to me. But, this I am wondering…how many other times has he tried to get my attention? How many times has He warned me and I didn’t get the message? How many times have I walked the wrong path because I wasn’t open to hearing from Him at that moment?

I did not sleep well last night and I have been sick all day today. You could say, “Well, you were just starting to get sick yesterday about the time you were on the computer.” But, it happened to ME…and I felt these things in my Spirit as well as my Body. I know this was from the Lord. And maybe the reason I have felt sick today is that the Lord wants me to keep mulling this over until I ‘get it.’

Have you ever had a similar experience? Have you felt God warn you, but you ignored it..or just didn’t recognize it at the time? Or maybe you did heed the warning and found out later why.
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The reason some of the w*rds have le**ers omitted, is so my blog will not be linked to those words. If someone searches for that topic, my blog will not be affiliated.

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