I received this great award from my friend Connie in MS @ http://mealplanningwithconnie.blogspot.com/ . Connie has some fantastic southern recipes. I have tried many of them and they were all great. She shares encouraging
verses and quotes ! You will gain pounds just reading her blog !

The rules for accepting this award are:
1. Post the award.
2. Thank and mention the person who gave you the award.
3. Pass the award on to seven bloggers whom you think embody the spirit of the Kreativ Blogger Award.
4. Name seven things about yourself that others don’t know.
5. Don’t forget to notify the seven Kreativ Bloggers about their award and post a link to their blog.

~ I volunteer once a month at a local nursing home.
~ I have a bachelor of science degree in Education.
~ I lost my Mother to Cancer almost 4 years ago, and still miss her so much.
~ I love to make chocolate fantasy fudge with my husband, it is our specialty !
~ I am pretty good at Scrabble, ask my son and husband ( Well, they might not admit being beat by mom ! )
~ I am very proud of my boy scout son, Matthew !


I also received this Beautiful Heart Award from my dear friend Trish whose hometown is also in TN. She is a lovely person, inside and out, one great grammy ! Her blog is always a blessing to me . http://grammyoffive.blogspot.com/

Instructions:

1. List 4 things that keep your inner self beautiful.

2. List 4 things that keep you physically beautiful.

3. Tell us about a precious memory you keep close to your heart. ( Optional )

4. Share this award with 5 other people that you think have a beautiful heart too.

5. Link the blogs of the people you chose and link the person's blog who awarded you.

6. Have fun!

Inner beauty

1. My inner self is beautiful only because of Jesus Christ. I am nothing without his love.

2. Humility, I pray everyday for God to make me more humble and understanding.

3. Joy, I try to share joy and kindness with others.

4. LOVE!

Physical beauty

1. Good hair color.

2. Good hair cut, thanks to Stacey !

3. Blue eyes

4. Bubble baths and perfumes, love em !

Thank you my dear sweet friends for these beautiful awards.

If you follow my blog, please accept these awards from me you are all very deserving.

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always preserves."-- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Thank you !

What did I get in the mail yesterday ? A beautiful fall pot holder and a great holiday appetizer cookbook, I love cookbooks so I was so excited !



Thank you dear Sweet Connie @ http://mealplanningwithconnie.blogspot.com/
Connie has a great blog. She always has great quotes and beautiful scriptures and the best recipes, her blog is always a joy to visit !
If you are looking for a good holiday recipe, visit Connie. She is a great Southern cook and lady !

I received this sweet award from my friend Trish.
This award was presented to me by my dear friend Trish. http://grammyoffive.blogspot.com/ She has a such a love for her family and God. She always has the nicest comments on my blog.

Visit her blog you will be blessed !

Thank you so much my dear blogging friends !

Praying you have a blessed, safe Thanksgiving.

I have been tagged !

Wow, !! I am it....I have been tagged again, by my friend Mikki @ http://mybibleandacupofcoffee.blogspot.com/ . Mikki has a really nice blog, I always love to visit and read her great posts !

The Rules:

1) Go to your photo files…Select the 6th photo folder

2) Select the 6th photo in that folder

3) Post that photo along with the story behind it.

4) Then challenge 5 blog friends to do the same.

I have done the 6th photo before and have tagged my friends to do it also.

Since I have done it, I am going to my 7th photo folder and selecting the 7th picture.

If you have done the 6th, I challenge you to do the 7th, so much fun !!

To all of my blogging friends that want to play along TAG YOU ARE IT !!

This is a picture of my Gracie Marie in the bathtub without water !

Why you ask ???

We have lots of stormy weather in West TN. Our weatherman always tells us to get in the bathtub or closet if we are in a tornado warning.

Gracie Marie is so scared of storms, she shivers and runs to look for a safe place at the first sound of thunder, this time she got in the bathtub, how smart is she !!

Thanks for stopping by, have a blessed day !

Awards for you !

Hi my sweet friends. I have recently received these lovely awards and want to pass them along, I hope that you accept them for your blogs.

" THE UPLIFTING BLOGGER AWARD " goes to some precious ladies......

Diane @ http://auntdisexperimentallife.blogspot.com/

My sweet husbands cousin, my sister in Christ, the great lady that introduced me to the blogging world. Her blog is always a blessing to my heart and she lifts me up when I am down. I love her and her family dearly.

Denise @ http://shortybearsplace.blogspot.com/ . Denise was one of my first blogging friends, she always visits my site with special words of encouragement, her blog is so encouraging and inspirational to me through her great faith in God.

Trish @ http://grammyoffive.blogspot.com/ . Trish is always so uplifting and has such great posts, she is such a sweet lady. I always look forward to her posts, she has such a great love for her family, country and God.

Pam @ http://momsmutterings.blogspot.com/ . Pam is another sweet TN friend. She has a beautiful way of sharing her life, her blog has a great variety of posts and love to visit !

" THE NICE MATTERS AWARD " goes to these lovely ladies.....

Kaye @http://kayemercury.blogspot.com/ . Kaye has a such a love for her family and God

and is such a sweet blogging lady, she always has the nicest comments on my blog.

Sandra @ http://simplysandras.blogspot.com/ . Sandra has a super nice blog. She always

has great homeschooling ideas and the best recipes, her blog is always a joy to visit !

Lady M @ http://ladymslavendercottage.blogspot.com/ . Lady M, presented me withone of the above awards and I want to present her with this one. She is such a lovely lady with a beautiful way with words.

Samantha @ http://agapegoldens.blogspot.com/ . Samantha is another great family, Christian

Southern lady. She has the cutest posts about her life with her little ones, such a sweet blogger !

Princess Sara @ http://wwwbacolodandbeyond.blogspot.com/ Sara is my new blogging friend

from the Philippines, she has a really interesting blog, I have really enjoyed visiting it and meeting her !

"THE ENCOURAGEMENT FROM MY HEART AWARD " goes to these great gals......

Molly @ http://mollyscountrycolorshomeplace.blogspot.com/ . Molly has such a great blog,

she is always so busy and happy ! She is true encouragement to me, she has such a great variety

of posts and is so talented, such a great painter !

Parsley @ http://seasonsofmymind.blogspot.com/ . Parsley always encourages me to accept challenges, I am not one to do this, so she has been a great encourager for me. She has a great love for family, friends and for life !

Mikki @ http://mybibleandacupofcoffee.blogspot.com/ . Mikki was one of my first blogging friends , I love to visit her blog. She does some really awesome book reviews, is a great homeschooling mom and is an encouragement to me as I home school my teenage son. She also has some great funnies on her blog !

Marie Anne @ http://marieannesmissives.blogspot.com/ . Marie Anne is going through a difficult time with her new home, but still stands strong as she pushes her way through. Her blog encourages us that through the rough times, there are happy times coming and God will get us through.

Aliene @ http://meditationsandmemories.blogspot.com/ . Aliene is another new blogging friend, she has some great encouraging posts. Her blog is a blessing to me !

My sweet TN friend Lori @http://littlehouseinthefoothills.blogspot.com/ is now a tag and award free blog, or she would have definitely been on the list, she is also very deserving and is a great blogger.

Hope you can visit these wonderful blogs and thank you for being such a special group of ladies !

God Bless You all and your precious families !

Tagged !

PLAYING along at Tag with my sweet cousin Diane @ http://auntdisexperimentallife.blogspot.com/Here is what I am to do:

1) Find my 6th Photo File;

2) Choose the 6th photo in that file;

3) Post the photo and tell the story;

4) Tag 6 friends to carry the meme forward.

This is a picture of my son Josh and his new wife Chambliss & their wedding party.

They were joined as husband and wife on November 1, 2008.

We were blessed to have Chambliss join our family.

Chambliss' brothers were her ( men ) of honor, she chose them because they are very close and she wanted them on her side in the wedding party.

The wedding was a beautiful fall wedding, the girls wore black with fall color sashes and everything was decorated in fall colors, it was just lovely !

I am tagging all of my blogging friends , hope you will join, I will look forward to seeing your great photos and stories !

Tagged !

Tag I am it , I have been tagged by Trish !

I was tagged by Trish at http://grammyoffive.blogspot.com/ for this little meme

~Six Unimportant Favorite Things. Here are my six in random order.

1. Earrings, I love all kinds of earrings, I always have a pair on, even if I don't have makeup on, I have my earrings on !

2. Movie theatres , I so enjoy going to the movies and having a big bag of buttery popcorn.

3. Vanilla Cappuccino~ so good !

4. Magazines and books, love reading.

5. My camera, always snapping pictures ~ smile for the camera !

6. Fans, this is crazy, but I have to sleep with a fan on at night.

Here are the Rules:Mention the person who nominated you~ Terrific Trish !
List six unimportant things that make you happy ~ Listed above !
Tag other bloggers ~ I am tagging any of my blogging friends that would like to play along, tag your it !!

I won !

I am the winner ! I am just too excited for words !

I won sweet Mollys 200th post give away. She is a great Southern Lady, with a great blog if you get a chance visit her site and leave her a comment, you will be blessed.

http://mollyscountrycolorshomeplace.blogspot.com/

Thank you again, Molly.

"Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather is one of those things that give value to survival." - C. S. Lewis

8 things

I was tagged by my precious friend Mikki !

I enjoy reading blogs and getting to know new blogging friends.

Here's how to do this 8 THINGS tag:
Mention the person that tagged you.
Complete the lists of 8's.
Tag 8 of your wonderful bloggy friends.
Go tell them you tagged them!

8 Things I look forward to:

1. Praising God in worship and song at my little country church.

2. Taking our family vacation this summer.

3. Volunteering at camp this summer

4. Matthew completing his next rank in Boy Scouts.

5. Josh and Cham having a sweet baby when the time is right in their life

6. Hugging my sweet mother and sister in heaven

7. Timmy kissing me each morning before he leaves for work

8. Picking our vegetables this summer

8 Things I did yesterday :

1. Blogged and read some great blogs that truly blessed me
2. Home schooled with Matthew
3. Ate supper at a great Italian place with family, it was so good, the company & the food !
4. Enjoyed the nice warm weather
5. Talked to my sister Susie, we talk almost everyday

6. Exercised

7. Prayed for Gods guidance

8. Took my car through the carwash to get the pollen off it ( it is back on today! )

8 Things I wish I could do :

1. Sing better

2. Hug my mother

3. Go to Hawaii

4. Memorize as well as I could when I was younger

5. Motivate myself to exercise more

6. Get up earlier each day

7. My Christmas shopping early, I always wait until at least November

8. Cook a pecan pie like my sister Marilyn ( she makes the best )

8 Shows I watch:

1. Paula Deen cooking

2. Food Network Challenge

3. Survivor

4. Dancing with the Stars

5. Old movies

6. Today show
7. Andy Griffin ( TV land )

8. Animal and nature shows

I am tagging anyone that would like to share ! Have a truly blessed Friday !

My second award ~

"Thursday April 23 "

My second blogging award, I am so excited ! Presented to me by sweet Jeri @ http://simplysweethome.blogspot.com/ . She is also from the south, an Alabama girl ! Visit her blog, it is great, Thanks so much, Jeri !

The rules are I must least 7 things I love ! So hard to narrow down to 7 but I will do my best.

1. Jesus, my Lord and savior.

2. My family that he so greatly blessed me with :

* Timmy ~ my wonderful husband

* Josh & Matthew ~ my sweet sons

* Chambliss ~ my lovely daughterinlaw

* Of course, all of our big families, siblings, cousins, and more.

3. The beautiful camp we live on.

4. Cooking and eating good food.

5. I love that I live in a small town where people are so kind & thoughtful.

6. My dogs

7. Gardening, cant wait for fresh veggies from the garden.

Now I must pass this award along to some great bloggers. So ladies, if you would please accept this award, I would be honored.

http://mybibleandacupofcoffee.blogspot.com/ ~ Mikki

http://momsmutterings.blogspot.com/ ~ Pam

http://littlehouseinthefoothills.blogspot.com/ Lori

http://auntdisexperimentallife.blogspot.com/ Diane

http://grammyoffive.blogspot.com/ Trish

Have a truly blessed day !

Blog award from 2 great gals !

My precious cousin Diane at http://auntdisexperimentallife.blogspot.com/ has passed along this special blog award to me, I am so excited ! Thank you sweet Diane, you know how precious you are to me and such a blessing to my life. Also, my new sweet friend @ http://greatplainsliving.blogspot.com/ gave it to me, so thank you ladies !In order to accept, I name 10 things about myself.

1. I am a Christian saved by the Grace of God.
2. I really enjoy blogging, I was introduced to it through Diane who gave me this award !


3. I love my dear family .


4. I enjoy watching food network and then cooking the great recipes.


5. I am a TN certified teacher, I taught in the school system for 10 yrs, I now homeschool my youngest son, Matthew.


6. I am a dog person, love puppy breath and a good dog snuggle !


7. I live on a camp where my husband is the ranger & property manager, its wonderful !


8. I truly enjoy our nursing home visits, where Matthew and I volunteer, it is a blessing.


9. I love a good back rub and have a wonderful husband that always takes care of this.
   
10. I am looking forward to my 25th wedding anniversary this year !

I now choose three friends on whom I wish to bestow this great award ~ Thanks for being my blogging friends, you are all so special to me ! Have a truly blessed day.

Lori @ http://littlehouseinthefoothills.blogspot.com/

Mikki@http://mybibleandacupofcoffee.blogspot.com/

Heather @ http://choosingsimplicity.blogspot.com/