Destination...

I see this Snowman just standing along side the road carrying this sign!

So I pull over and he jumps in and say's

  Hello, Thanks for the ride!

I am shocked and I say; Well, I have never picked up a hitchhiker before!

Especially a snowman,
And I ask him

  Have you been standing on the road for very long?

He responses;
All winter long as soon as the first snow storm started!

People just will not stop to pick me up!

I just think so many people are really turned off by the cold...
But you can bet come August there going to be  be beee missing me!

Oh are you cold?
Would you like me to turn my heater up higher?
NOOOOOO!
I will never make it to my Destination if you do that!
So, I ask him (You don't like the cold either)?
NOOOOOO!
He says!!
So I tell him to look buddy, I am on my way to the airport!
I am flying south...
So as far as I can take you is there okay?
OOOOOKAY HEEE SAAAY'S!!!

Going to visit my daughter !!!
Can you guess where??

It Is Worth It...

It Is Worth It!!

It was a very cold and windy day; and I was getting out of my car in the

Grocery store parking lot. I saw her!

She was a Momma and she had her hands full!

I then realized it was her car parked right next to mine.

I just started to walk right past her, and I could just feel it.

Discouragement;

I turned right around and I said to her;

Sweetie, My kids are all grown up and I miss them so much!

I remember those days when I was so tired and weary, I thought

I was never going to make it!

But I want to tell you this!

It is all worth it...

I just smiled and told her to hang in there!

Well, when I came out I found this note on my windshield.

God has us in the right place at the right time!

May each and every one of us take the opportunities God gives us;

To

Love and encourage each Homemaker!

And to tell them this;

It is all worth it...

Never Grow Old Mom: Coulda, Woulda, Shouda...

I really enjoyed this picture for a couple of reasons;

Firstly, I think all of us deep down inside are still really wanting to be young!

And I mean young at heart!

Still willing to be agile in spirit...

My son something to me the other day, that I will remember

For a very long time...

It was this; He said Mom, don't ever grow old!

So many people get way too old before they are even really that old.

Ageing gracefully is not what I am referring to here!

The second reason I liked this picture is this

 We hopefully will be like the shadows dancing inside and not the other way around!

Not really living anymore!

No spring in your step or a song in your heart!

Tired and old and weary and sad!

Inside and Out!

That is what my son was saying...

Stay YOUNG inside Mom!

My older Brother sent this to me, and I thought it was worth sharing,

To a few thousand over 50 ladies or so.

Too many people put off something that brings them joy just because they haven't thought about it, don't have it on their schedule, didn't know it was coming or are too rigid to depart from their routine. 
 
I got to thinking one day about all those people on the Titanic who passed up dessert at dinner that fateful night in an effort to cut back. From then on, I've tried to be a little more flexible. 
 
How many women out there will eat at home because their husband didn't suggest going out to dinner until after something had been thawed? Does the word 'refrigeration' mean nothing to you? 
 
How often have your kids dropped in to talk and sat in silence while you watched ' Jeopardy ' on television? 
 
I cannot count the times I called my sister and said , 'How about going to lunch in a half hour?' She would gasp and stammer, 'I can't. I have clothes on the line. My hair is dirty. I wish I had known yesterday, I had a late breakfast, It looks like rain' And my personal favorite: 'It's Monday.' She died a few years ago. We never did have lunch together. 
 
Because Americans cram so much into their lives, we tend to schedule our headaches.. We live on a sparse diet of promises we make to ourselves when all the conditions are perfect! 
 
We'll go back and visit the grandparents when we get Steve toilet-trained. We'll entertain when we replace the living-room carpet. We'll go on a second honeymoon when we get two more kids out of college. 
 
Life has a way of accelerating as we get older. The days get shorter, and the list of promises to ourselves gets longer. One morning, we awaken, and all we have to show for our lives is a litany of 'I'm going to,' 'I plan on,' and 'Someday, when things are settled down a bit.' 
 
When anyone calls my 'seize the moment' friend, she is open to adventure and available for trips. She keeps an open mind on new ideas. Her enthusiasm for life is contagious. You talk with her for five minutes, and you're ready to trade your bad feet for a pair of Rollerblades and skip an elevator for a bungee cord. 
 
My lips have not touched ice cream in 10 years. I love ice cream. It's just that I might as well apply it directly to my stomach with a spatula and eliminate the digestive process. The other day, I stopped the car and bought a triple-Decker. If my car had hit an iceberg on the way home, I would have died happy. 
 
Now...go on and have a nice day. Do something you WANT to...not something on your SHOULD DO list. If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting? 
 
Make sure you read this to the end; you will understand why I sent this to you. 
 
Have you ever watched kids playing on a merry go round or listened to the rain lapping on the ground? Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight or gazed at the sun into the fading night? Do you run through each day on the fly? When you ask 'How are you?' Do you hear the reply? 
 
When the day is done, do you lie in your bed with the next hundred chores running through your head? Ever told your child, 'We'll do ittomorrow.' And in your haste, not see his sorrow? Ever lost touch? Let a good friendship die? Just call to say 'Hi'? 
 
When you worry and hurry through your day, it is like an unopened gift....Thrown away..... Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.
 
 
'Life may not be the party, we hoped for... But while we are here we might as well dance!' 

Remember Dear Ones to Dance inside till the cows come HOME!
Till He calls us HOME... And not before, so don't stop living NOW!
 

Come Away My Beloved...

 

You are invited to a Party!

Please do not be late, for I have made a lovely setting for each of you.

I have polished the silver and place a tea cup for each of you.

You can have the choice of coffee or tea,

Scones or muffins along side the quiche.

As I was sitting there at my desk this morning I was thinking about,

This Blog called Living from Glory to Glory.

And what I believe I was given from the Lord,

  Was how this is a ministry!

We have all been placed in this this time and space together.

He told us to not forsake the assembling of ourselves together.

So I am with many of you today and tomorrow via through this blog!

I prayed for each of you...

When you stop and read my humble writings and when,

You leave me a comment it cheers my heart!

And I think she is my friend!

A fellow Godly woman, living in the place of a woman's desire.

To be heard and loved and to see others to encourage them...

Am I my Brother's keeper?

Yes, my child, you are!

I am not a dictionary or a cookbook!

I am not a psychiatrist!

I am not a Doctor!

I am not a health expert!

I am not many things with a title given to me by the world!

But:

I am a child of God!

I am walking in His love!

I am learning how to be A Godly Woman, wife and a Mother.

Now, also a Grandmother!

I am being given wisdom and insight into many things!

I am becoming for like Him each day!

Living from Glory to Glory...

It is so nice of you to come and stay with me and party together!

What Lady does not enjoy a wonderful outing with those who are like minded?

We love to dress and go visiting!

So many of us in these days do this via Blogs;

So may we all be joyful, truthful and kind as we visit each other!

Help each other grow and show each other what has inspired you!

We are called to be together not apart and alone!

I need each and every one of you lovely ladies!

I really think Blogging has helped me through a very long, cold, and dry winter!

Your comments have warmed my heart!

And I call you FRIEND!

The has said to each and every one of us;

Come Away My Beloved...

Rose Petals In all its Glory...

Today I want to share with you lovely ladies a special portion of my heart.

I am a vintage rose lover;

Roses and their amazing scent just make me happy!

I adore a rose scented perfume, and oils.

The fragrance of a rose makes me happy.

I also feel beautiful and uplifted;

Like a summer day.

I have a very old glass jar, with a sterling silver lid that belonged to

My Mother; It was always filled with Rose petals;

My Mother loved Roses also and she had a few colors that she was partial to!

Different colors of Roses had a different meaning,

Or symbolized something special, a secret message.

I will have a part two describing their different meanings.

I

Displaying your dried roses can be very pretty and a way to cherish their beauty,
 For a little bit longer!
 A pretty jar or vase filled with rose petals is such a pretty way to
Decorate a tabletop or mantel.
Rose petals just make you think of femininity.

Just think spring is coming very soon, and then we once again will be in,
The Rose flower season, and after reading about how lovely
Even rose petals can make a plain jar or tea cup look fancy.
We can plan ahead and learn how to dry them to have the brightest and
Best rose petals to use in decorating and making up a batch of potpourri!

Rose Petals

And

Lavender

Together...

Once you have a stash of rose petals, then you can mix them with so.

Many other wonderful flowers!

There are a few tricks to drying Rose petals to help them,

Keep their color and shape;

Check out this site HERE

Also, if you would like a very good tutorial on making a lovely

Potpourri check out this site Here 

I want to bless each and everyone of you amazing ladies;

Who desire to create a Home filled with Love and Beauty!

Love, Living From Glory To Glory

Trying Not To Act Shocked...

 

Things seem to be looking a bit odd lately;

Everything changes...

Now, I think that is one liner is from a old country western song!

God help Us!

Try not to act shocked!

Just smile and pray!

I will not be self righteous and critical over every shocking thing!

Okay, I am shocked!

But I will learn to be kind and not Gritchedey.

Gritichedey is my own word; it means grumpy and crabby.

Or maybe it's a real word and I just think I made it up.

I know this world is starting to look like a place I really do not recognize anymore;

Memo to self....

Just because people look really different, they are loved by God.

Many people are wounded and just need to be loved.

Be willing to see with His eyes.

Look with a desire to see good.

People will only rise to the expectation we have of them.

If you see me walking around with the facial expression of this sweet,

Little girl, Just smile and know I am just trying to hang in there.

While the world is changing!

May I not be conformed to the world, but may I be Mrs. Steady

In HIS grace and power...

I had so many of those really shocking people smile at me and

 Open doors for me!

 And they told me to have a nice day!

(I think it was that facial expression I had on my face)

A smiley Shock LOOK...

Another new word for the day :o)

I pray I will never be a grichtedey old woman;

I want to have smile lines,

Not wrinkles!

I will not be shocked!

I will not be shocked!

People's hearts are more important to God than their appearances...

How the Piggies Eat...

I always laugh when I think about how often through the many years as 

Mothers have had to eat our food cold or even standing up!

No sooner when I would finally sit down, someone would need something!

And I think of the times as a child myself or when my children were little;

This one liner as has gone down into the recesses of my mind.

Now, you eat your dinner...

There are starving children in this world that do not have anything to eat.

This famous one liner in the movie...

We can and should laugh because humor is good medicine!

May we enjoy preparing our family meals, and take care in how we,

Present it, and be allowed to sit down and say Grace and bless His provisions;

And enjoy the bounties of our labor!

Using our manners and saying grace will impart a feeling sense of just more,

Then a full stomach!

We are a spirit soul and body!

We need to supply and make available a portion for each of these parts.

Your tummy could be full, but your heart may feel heavy.

God wants us to enjoy and be full in all accounts.

Make time Dear Ones to eat well and spend some quiet time with Him!

The supper table is a sacred place;

Don't answer the phone

Talk and share your day

Encourage each other

Use manners and teach your little ones!

We must protect this time of the family meal!

My children are grown and gone, but when my Hubby is home,

I still try to make dinner special!

Now, I just wanted to add this one last thought is this;

So this is always a reminder on how, we truly are blessed here in this country!

But yet I know there are really many children who do not have enough to eat.

Even in our city and town!

I think we have all seen the cost of our food budgets go up;

And we all feel the influx of this cost,

But, my heart goes out to those who are not as fortunate as we might be!

May we all give and bless where the Lord directs us as we are;

Christ hands and feet!

Sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ!

Giving to a program that helps feed the hungry!

Sponsoring a child in need!

We Need Vibrant Colors and Tea...

 

Please, just a cup of tea!

A girl can become so tired and weary after a long day of making peach jelly.

Yet, what satisfaction comes from seeing those lovely jars filled with peach jelly.

It feels lovely to see the fruits of our labor.

Sitting here this fine evening thinking I am completely alone;

No one around me for miles!

I have had a lot of practice with living out in the plains;

But I am never really alone as I have a friend!

Jesus...

The lover of my soul!

Giving you a lovely picture of a bowl filled with limes;

Makes me think of the tropics,

And the crisp green lettuce leaves filled with life;

We need color and we need fresh!

Vibrant and alive...

Hold on Dear Ones,

 Spring is a coming soon!

Do not grow weary in doing good...

Thank you all so much being a light to those around you;

This world can be a dark place, but we all know that the darker it gets,

The brighter the light within you will shine!

Jesus is the light of the world...

Amen

Perception...

Did You hear?

Did I hear what?

You know...

Know what?

You mean to tell me YOU don't know!

Know what?

Okay,

 Now this is not verbatim, but...

Getting my facts straight is something I really try to do accurately!

But after many years of being with many people during many situations.

I have come to realize, everyone has their own perception of what was said,

And just how it took place can really differ.

So maybe I understand where someone will just say;

 I am not sure,

But I remember it this way!

Also, after a bit of time that might pass, we can forget certain things!

(Unless your mind of course is like a metal trap)

As we live in this technological world, we now lose a very powerful

Element of remembrance, or impact of conversations.

And it is body language and eye contact.

My husband say's we have less connection than ever, because we can no longer use our

Senses to use as input in what is being discussed.

I do not want to sound like a chicken just clucking to herself.

I still long for truth, and I desire to hear the heart,

 As in most cases now days information is being written such as blogs and emails.

So;

I pray as you take time to read anything I write, that you can hear and read my

Motive and the heart behind it!

I am honored to be allowed to speak into your lives!

May I give myself the liberty to grow and resound the truth as I

Write and encourage each and every one of you Dear Ones...

I am growing in grace;

I desire to impart grace;

I thank you all for extending grace to me!

I desire to help you to grow and impart as we learn to be Godly women in Christ

Together...

I do seek the Lord as I write this blog and as I comment on blogs!

May we all realize we are dealing with real women, who all long

For the same things, we all do!

Love and Truth...

Adventure...

Leaving and getting away from our everyday routines are very good for us!

Sometimes you may not be able to go really far and travel to a distant place.

But you can almost always take a day trip somewhere!

Pack up and make a plan...

Arrange something special, put some thought into a little get away!

It is very important to do these little trips as they will keep you,

Happy and interested in living a life filled with sights and people,

With a bit of a change in your daily routine.

If you can splurge; spend a night in a hotel in another city!

Or call some friends or maybe a relative that live out of town,

And go visit them!

Or pack a beautiful picnic lunch, and go visit a free museum in your area.

My Hubby and I enjoy looking at little antique shops or a thrift store,

When we travel anywhere.

Sometimes we must just get inspired and get away, by just reading a good book!

We are told to think of the things, that are lovely...

Look about your heart and HOME and bring the spark of life;

Beauty and music and a lovely dinner, can help us feel

Loved and inspired no matter the seasons.

I believe it is the time to do a new thing;

Spring into thoughts of life and hope!

Make a plan and do something fun;

Go see a play in your city or town!

Go see an Art display!

Spend a day just dreaming and planning for something special for the future.

Sometimes just having something to look forward to can be quite uplifting!

Encourage yourself in the Lord...

Helpers Needed...

Remember, You are just the Helper!

Okay, now that makes me feel a bit like 2nd in line,

Maybe my job is not as important.

ONLY the HELPER ??

So there you have it...

ONLY...

Well, let me just look at this for a minute...

Now that spatula right in that wicker basket is pretty darn useful and Helpful;

Have you ever tried flipping an egg, or an omelet over with a butter knife?

There are more utensils in that basket that are maybe considered a helper tool,

But I would rather not be without one single one of them.

( The spatula is saying; GIRL, YOU need me)!

I do need it, I do need it!

We are all in need of Helpers,

Why must we make others feel like their job is not as important as mine?

Are only trained professionals important?

I personally want all the HELP I can get!

Just think about this for a minute;

Which one of these special crafted silverware cutlery do you really not need?

Each one is designed for an effortless eating experience.

Did you know that the Holy Spirit is referred to as the HELPER?

When the Woman was designed, for the selected roll of a Helper!

Whatever I set my hand to today; I will do it as on to the Lord!

For I have asked for the HELPER to help me...

So, I may be the Helper I have been designed to be.

And be the Helper that compliments in all that I do!

The Helper, the Holy Spirit ...
Will teach you all things.
John 14: 26

The Real Deal... And Photo Challenge

The Real Deal!

It is a gift to know and to be able to distinguish the real from the fake.

I do not want to spend my time or energy on things of no value.

One day I will have to give an account for my days here; So,

May I be a wise steward and invest my time here wisely.

Even our bodies can tell the difference of what is real, even if you see no difference's

It will say;

This does not compute...

Our spiritual man knows the real from the fake;

The fake leaves it feeling hungry and thirsty.

You may want to eat of the fake, because it looks perfect,

And  it may even be served with a spoon full of sugar.

But this will cause decay!

A real friend is hard to find, but it is worth the prayer,

And the waiting.

May you pursue what is real Dear Ones;

Do not grow lazy and spend your time pining for what is not real!

Give me the true bread, and may it be buttered on both sides,

So if I have ever been turned upside down, I still will be covered.

May my eggs always be nutritious,

 Even if they are served scrambled or fried.

Life may seem like it is filled with parables;

But you, may know the truth;

And it will set you free....

I am using this photo of a natural setting of what appears mute in color;
But I think the nature of the staples of life
Bread and Butter!
This is with my macro lens;
An AV setting.
Needing to trust that I can learn and see with the eye of a camera
Using a Rebel T4