I can't wait for Christmas

I love this layout it makes me think of wrapping paper!
Blessings
Donna

OK ONE MORE DAY

Don't forget to leave a comment on my giveaway blog!! I am extending the drawing till 7:00 am on Saturday. Leave a post and Good luck. Due to my moving I may not get the winner posted till Monday morning.
Blessings
Donna

JUST ONE MORE DAY

My giveaway ends tomorrow at 12:00 pm so Don't miss out on this cute cute pig!!!!
Blessings
Donna

Finally Another GIVEAWAY

Well finally another giveaway. This is one of my creations, a mini piggy bank with a freehand design on the side. all she needs is a good home so let your friends know! If anyone would like to order one just let me know! I can do them in any color and design

man time flies

I can't believe it has been over 2 months since I have blogged. I started homeschooling, continued working and life just took over. So much has been going on... but good news I will be doing another give away very soon. Well what all has happened...I have been having major health problems so please pray for healing and wisdom for doctors. They have discovered hundreds of nodules in my lungs and are trying to figure out what they are and why they are there. oh God has blessed us with a larger home. currently my two kids Joshua 13 and Amber 10 share a room and they are ready to kill each other becuase they never have alone time. Well in one week that will be a thing of the past. We found a 3 bedroom 2 1/2 bath with a full sunlight basement for a steal and we can't wait to move in see the picutres. This is the nicest home we have ever had and we know that God has much in store for our family there. We will have alot more room for our homeschool which is going great by the way. Well I will attempt to keep up with this better now! Blessings

a new school year

Like many of my home shool moms, we started back to school today. My husband is not only supportive of this endevor he is doing a bulk of the teaching, I am the homework queen! I don't know why God blessed me with such a man but I am so thankful that he did. The small town I work for is having a festival in October so I have been busy with my ceramics that I am doing this year, last year frogs, this year piggy banks. (I will upload a picture in a bit) My husband has been hard at work making his jewlry as well. We hope for a great crowd this year, and maybe a crowd that is willing to spend some money! I am trying to decide what to do for my next giveaway.... maybe a pig! We'll see.
Blessings
Donna

AND THE WINNER IS....

Congratulations Linda!!!! Please email me you address information so I can get it to you!!!

Good morning

Well just 3 days till the giveaway. I will hold my drawing at 12:00 pm on Thursday! This time Josh (my son) will draw for me. So don't forget to leave a message on my giveaway post and Good luck! This is a picture of the new fire truck that our city just purchased!!

!!!!!!!GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!

Finally, I am feeling better so here is the next giveaway. This is a necklace and earing set that my husband Michael created(I need to get a picture of him on here!)Just post a comment under this post for a chance to put your name in the bowl!! Thanks and good Luck. Don't forget to go check out the great giveaway at www.farmgirlingastyle.blogspot.com it is a great book for anyone to have!! Thanks

Blessings

Donna

It's been a while

I am sorry to have delayed so long in posting but I have been very sick with blood pressure problems. Kimberly, the sunflower is on its way. I will be having my second giveaway next week! A great necklace and earing set created by my husband Mike. Can't wait for you to see it but he is having trouble choosing which set to donate. How is everyone anyway. Homeschooling is about to begin and I almost have everything thanks to one wonderful friend!! You know who you are!!!
More tomorrow with a photo of the next giveaway.
Blessings
Donna

It's Monday Again

I want to apologize as my next giveaway has been postponed due to illness. I have been having so much trouble with my bloodpressure and I have no energy to do anything and if I do it anyway all my muscles ache as if I have run 20 miles in 10 minutes uphill the whole way...
Had to work today though as we have a city council meeting tonight. It has been so hot lately I thought I would leave you with a picture of what I am longing for....WINTER!!! Blessings!

Another must go to giveaway site

Sorry I just keep finding the greatest giveaways. Go to http://www.bizzybeecreationscrafts.blogspot.com/ for a chance to win 9 bow and clips (how cuuuuute!) also visit her etsy site too. www.bizzybeecreations.etsy.com Thanks!!

AND THE WINNER IS....

CONGRATULATIONS KIMBERLEY!!!!! please e-mail me the address to ship it to you at and I will get it in the mail tomorrow! Thank you all for entering my first giveaway. I will be announcing my next giveaway tomorrow!!!
More stuff later

ANOTHER GREAT GIVEWAY!

Go and check out the great giveaway at http://www.nowenteringmomville.blogspot.com/ It is a great purse and I sure would like to win!!! Also don't forget to check out the great book giveaway over at http://www.farmgirlingastyle.blogspot.com/ She comes up with the greatest books!!! Also go to http://www.laurinandkellytalk.com/test_blog/2008/08/100th-post-give.html for a chance at a great $100.00 gift card!!! Wow
More soon
Donna

It's Almost Time!!!

It is just 3 hrs and 15 minutes until Amber draws the name of the winner of my first giveaway! I wish you all luck. Just leave a comment on my giveaway post and Good Luck
Blessings,
Donna

Is it Friday yet?:)

Josh and Amber My Pride and Joy

Good afternoon, boy do I need a nap that lasts about 36 hours. Any way, I have a good response to my giveaway but you still have 1 and 1/2 days to enter. My daughter Amber will draw the winner at 12:00 pm on Thursday!!!
Well we are busy preparing for the beginning of our first home school year! I am anxious yet a little afraid. I don't want to fail my children, but in my heart I know that this is the right thing for my family. I really feel a need to get back to basics. Who would have ever thought me with a clothesline! By the way does anyone have a cure for wrinkles in hung out clothes without pulling out the ironing board:(? I would be greatful, I am also looking for fall gardening ideas such as what to plant.
As promised here are some family photos!

A New Week

Amber & Bella

Good Day Everyone!!!! Don't forget my first giveaway drawing is Thursday and will be drawn at 12:00 by my 10 year old daughter Amber! She is so excited. So go to my giveaway blog and leave a comment. Link to my blog for 2 extra chances. And while you a lookingfor giveaways, go to my wonderful friends blog for her book giveaway! It is a must have! http://www.farmgirlingastyle.blogspot.com/!!

More pictures and stories tomorrow!!

Thank God it is Friday

Good morning all. I haven't kept up to good this week but I have not felt good. Don't forget to go to the giveaway post and leave a comment for a chance to win smiley sunshine. Just one of my ceramic creations! I won a ribbon for this one.

By the way check out a picture of my new car.
CUTE!!!!

Blessings!
Donna

I got my first award!!

Thanks Karen for the mention. I am loving this blogging and look forward to making many new friends.
Blessings
Donna

GIVEAWAY

Well here it is, my first giveaway and I am so excited. This is a ceramics piece that I did last year and at the last minute decided to enter it in the Spaulding County Fair and I took 3rd prize. I have enjoyed the giveaways on everyone elses blog so here is mine. Just leave a comment and my baby Amber will pick a name out of the jar on Thursday Aug. 7th. If you will link my giveaway on your blog I will give you an additional 2 chances to win! Good Luck and God Bless

A new week

Good morning all, it is hot and muggy here already but the sun is out and it is a pretty morning. I took a big step in going green this weekend and convinced my husband that we needed a clothesline outside instead of replacing our broken dryer. We had been spending 20.00 - 30.00 a week to laundry at the laundrymat. He is actually excited about our decision and the money it will save us not only on electric bills but in our clothes wearing out before their time. I am not sure the kids like it though. I truly believe our kids have it to easy. When I was their age I washed dishes by hand and I did it right the first time. I played out side all summer, if we got hot we sprayed each other with the water hose and went back to playing. We had chores and you didn't watch tv until the chores were all done. We kept our rooms clean (hated that part as a kid) and my kids hate it too! This fall we are pulling up the upstairs carpeting and laying a laminate floated floor, no more carpet to catch dust and yuck! Any way I am excited to be effecting changes that put money into our budget instead of taking from it. I should close now. Look forward to hearing from you all soon. I am looking for suggestions on home school curriculum, I have chosen math-u-see for math but am open on all the rest. I have a 7th and 5th grader! Gotta choose soon, my school year starts September 2nd! Thank God for Labor Day!
Everyone go by and check out the great giveaway at http://artfulife.blogspot.com/ I am currently working on a ceramics project to giveaway so I can join the fun.
Blessings
Donna

A Long Week

Have you ever had a week that just got longer and longer? Well I am having one of those this week. Today has been a trial, went to the doctor about my ear, for those of you who don't know 3 weeks ago a june bug got into my right ear and tried to make it its new home, he dug in pretty good before I killed him with finger nail polish remover (the ear doctor said to use oil next time, olive, mineral or baby oil) all I had was fingernail polish remover and it had to die. Since they got it out though I still cannot hear right out of that ear so more drops and oral antibiotics are now on the menu! Then I got a speeding ticket on the way home from the doctors, I deserved it - I wasn't paying attention. I haven't had a ticket since I was 25, now I feel old. I know what is wrong, I didn't get to have my quiet time this morning, it throws everything off when I don't get that time. I have to go as I am so far behind but more to come.!!
Blessings
Donna

A song in my heart

Every morning when I get to work and it is still quiet I put on a CD and God just sends me to the right song for what I need, the right scripture in my bible to get me through the day I am going to have even though I don't know what is going to happen yet HE does!. This morning it is Chris Tomlin "Glory in the Highest" what a song, what peace "You are the first You go before You are the last Lord Your the encore Your names alive for all to see The stary hopes declare Your glory Glory in the Highest Glory in the Highest Glory in the Highest " I know most of you don't know me but I have a heart that beats to sing and it loves to sing his praises. By the way Karen I have a song for us to do!!!!!! Singing is my way to pray, sometimes I just get lost in his presense and humm, others I find words but the words are all inspired by him. It can stop a bad day, put a smile where a frown is, calm the panicked heart. It is my way. Today is a good day so far! I am enjoying blogging so far and hope to start adding pictures very soon.
Blessings
Donna

So much fun I had to copy cat

I found this on Kates Kountry Kottage and I had to borrow it using my own ansewers of course!:)_
A. Attached or single? Married since 1991
B. Best friend? Michael xxxooo
C. Cake or pie? Pudding):
D. Day of choice?Sunday
E. Essential item? my sewing machine
F. Favorite color? blue
G. Gummy bears or worms? worms
H. Home town? Lancaster, TX
I. Favorite indulgence? ceramics
J. January or July? January - I stay hot!!
K. Kids? 2 with 2 in heaven
L. Life isn’t complete without? God(gotta keep this one)
M. Marriage date? May 3, 2001
N. Number of brothers and sisters? 1 brother 3 sisters (2 of them teenagers)
O. Oranges or Apples? Oranges
P. Phobias? being in a tight space
Q. Quotes? everything happens for a reason
R. Reasons to smile? my hubby, kids, dog, and singing
S. Season of choice? Winter especially when it snows
T. Tag 5 people: HMMM.... Karen, Leah, Lori, Hmmm & hmmm (I am new to this)
U. Unknown fact about me? I used to be deathly allergic to beef but God healed me!
V. Vegetable? corn on the cobb
W. Worst habit? saying I am sorry
X. Xray or ultrasound? Ultrasoundy absolutly
Y. Your favorite food? BEEF
Z. Zodiac sign? I AM A CHILD OF GOD!!!!!

Did you notice?

I haven't been doing this to long, just a week maybe but I notice one thing very strong through this connection of strangers that become the strongest of friends. The enemy is on the prowl and attacking us, one by one - little by little. I am here to tell the enemy "you have no place here amongst us, where one or more are gathered together, and I believe we are gathered as we read each others stories and share our joys and sorrows, where one or more are gathered together in his name the enemy cannot stay, where there is just a speck of light there can be no darkness. I love the song that Karen mentioned(by the way Karen I have a great version of that I am going to get for you!) There is also a song by Selah "Press On" what a song
When the valley is deep, when the mountain is steep
When the body is weary when we stumble and fall
When the choices are hard when the battle and scared
When we’ve spent our resources when we’ve given our all
In Jesus name we press on, In Jesus name we press on
Dear Lord with the prize clear before our eyes
We find the strength to press on. To each of you, all of us that are going through a valley remember God walks with us, even carries us when we can't go on, He loves us so much he gave us the greatest gift, we didn't have to sign up to get the giveaway we simply had to believe I love you all
Donna

Feeling the crunch

Well good morning everyone and thank God for Friday. As most of you are also going through this money crunch, I feel comfortable in putting my two cents worth out there. In the last week I have done more to restructure my finances than I ever have before. I decided to trade my mini van and an old car I have in on a small fuel efficeint car. Leg room is over rated anyway. I told my son he would just have to stop growing! LOL! We also decided that we are going to home school both of our children so that cuts 40 miles of driving out of the picture a day. (won't that save on gas) I am going to put in a fall garden and I have been putting up plum jam. I will put up apple and pear butter in the fall. I have a friend that has chickens and I try to trade with her for fresh eggs which saves nearly $2.00. Now if I just knew someone with a milk cow!!:) I have started going to warehouses and sack your own grocery stores and the bread store just to cut my grocery bill. My family is forbiden to turn lights on until dusk. We run fans to cut down on ac use and I wash clothes at a laundry mat instead of at home. (More because my dryer is broke but it saves money) I never thought I would see gas at these prices. When I sarted driving in the '80s Gas didn't cost even 1.00. If anyone else has any ideas for me I would be greatly appreciated!!
Have a great day.
Donna

What a morning

Hey there. You know God is so good that I don't know how we stand it. I wonder if everyone knows that he cannot only heal a physical problem in a person but I truly believe he can cause healing in inanimate objects too. For example, I have a vehicle that by all means should not be running, yet as I pray each day when I get into it it starts and goes, sputtering a bit here and there but going none the less. When it has broken down the provision is always there to fix it, when there is no provision it runs. I am starting work on my fall projects and begining work on the piece that I will enter in the fair this year. I have to do an extra great job on it as I cannot be in the novice division this year. Does any one know when the muscadines will be ripe and ready for picking?
Have a blessed day.

July 14th my first entry

Well look here. I am so excited to be doing this. The Lord has been so good to me. I am hooked on several hobbies. I love to do ceramics! I go to B & D Ceramics in Meansville, they have everything you can imagine and more for the hobby. Last year I took 3rd place in the novice translucent division at the Spaulding County Fair, my very first time entering. I also love to quilt. I have recently began to do stained glass and find it very relaxing. I am dabling in gardening as well but won't put my first official garden in until the fall. I just tried my first go at canning and it turned out great, homemade plum jamand it actually turned out good! I will add pictures and more information soon.
God Bless