Have a blessed Mothers day !

~ On this special weekend when people are honoring and remembering their mothers, I want to wish all you women a very Happy Mother's Day.
So very blessed to be the mother of two AWESOME sons !
So very blessed to have had such a WONDERFUL mother, miss her so much !
So very blessed to have such a GREAT mother in law !

So very blessed to be a CHILD of God !

Happy Mothers Day !

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy,

they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. ~Marcel Proust

"And Adam called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living."
~ Genesis 3:20 (NKJV)

Good Friday and Happy 1st Easter Mady Rose !

The apostle Peter said we are redeemed by" the precious blood of Christ’ (1 Peter 1:19.).
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble,
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

Being a mother, you have to think of Mary as she watched her precious son give his life. Her baby being nailed to the cross. No words can convey how she must have felt that day.

Thank you dear Jesus, I am so undeserving but I praise you today and everyday and thank you for my many wonderful blessings you have so graciously given me.

Humble, EVERLASTING, unconditional pure love!

Madelyn Rose Howell , Happy First Easter, I love you so very much !

Thank you for the joy you bring to our family.

Thank you my son Josh and dear sweet Chambliss for being the parents you are to dear Mady.
When children see their parents are truly in love, they gain a sense of security and well being. Thank you dear Lord for this sweet family and extension of mine and Timmys love and most of all the love from God.

The first moment I learned you were on your way, I loved you. The entire time I waited for your arrival, I loved you. The first time I saw you, I loved you. The first time I held you, I loved you. Grammy loves you more and more with each passing day.

Yes, grandchildren are truly “GRAND”!!!!


Easter Blessings to you my family and friends !

My mother, Rose. I miss you so very much.


If Roses grow in Heaven, Lord please pick a bunch for me, Place them in my Mother's arms and tell her they're from me. Tell her I love her and miss her, and when she turns to smile, place a kiss upon her cheek and hold her for awhile.
Because remembering her is easy, I do it every day, but there's an ache within my heart that will never go away.


~Happy Mothers Day to all of my blogging friends and family !

He is Risen.

He is not here; he has risen!

Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: Luke 24:6

Have a blessed Easter, Praise God, Jesus lives.

Blessings to my blogging friends !

This day I call to me:

God's strength to direct me,

God's power to sustain me,

God's wisdom to guide me,

God's vision to light me,

God's ear to my hearing,

God's word to my speaking,

God's hand to uphold me,

God's pathway before me,

God's shield to protect me,

God's legions to save me.

~from A Retreat With St. Patrick

May you be blessed with

warmth in your home,

love in your heart,

peace in your soul

and joy in your life.

~ Irish Blessing

Have a wonderful day !

HAPPY NEW YEARS 2010 !



Today we will follow our family southern tradition by eating black-eyed peas, greens and pork. The turnip greens and collards are, of course, green .The color of our paper money, which represents prosperity for the new year.
Pork is symbolic of progress, as the pig is, supposedly, the only animal that eats while it is moving forward.
Black Eyed peas are a symbol of good luck.
This is a long time southern new years day meal.



Glory to God in highest heaven,
Who unto man His Son hath given;
While angels sing with tender mirth,
A glad new year to all the earth.
~ Martin Luther




I pray you have a blessed, safe New Years Day !

Thanksgiving
For each new morning with its light,

For rest and shelter of the night,

For health and food,

For love and friends,

For everything Thy goodness sends.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Psalm 100

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the lands!
Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into God's presence with singing!
Know that the Lord is God!
It is he that made us, and we are his;we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him, bless his name!
For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures for ever, and his faithfulness to all generations.

Praying that my family and friends have a very safe, blessed THANKSGIVING day !

Happy October 1 ~

My goodness, it is the 1st of October, my hard to believe September is over.

In our neck of the woods, it is quite cool and the leaves are turning so slowly yet so quickly.

October gave a party;

The leaves by hundreds came-

The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples,

And leaves of every name.

The Sunshine spread a carpet,

And everything was grand,

Miss Weather led the dancing,

Professor Wind the band."

~George Cooper

I am so thankful for the simple things, the crisp cool air, the smell of my harvest candle burning, the quiet sounds in the morning, the beautiful yellow mums I bought this week.

Hoping that my family and friends have a lovely October month !

~ Teach us to delight in the simple things. ~Rudyard Kipling

Hello Sweet September !

I am so happy September has arrived.

I'm looking forward to fall decorating, pumpkin patches , leaves changing, baking, and of course the nice cooler weather.

We've had such nice weather this week.

"By all these lovely tokens

September days are here,

With summer’s best of weather

And autumn’s best of cheer."

- Helen Hunt Jackson

"In the garden, Autumn is, indeed the crowning glory of the year,

bringing us the fruition of months of thought and care and toil.

And at no season, safe perhaps in Daffodil time,

do we get such superb colour effects as from August to November."

- Rose G. Kingsley, The Autumn Garden, 1905

Thank you dear Lord for another September.

Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.

1 Chronicles 29: 13

Praying that you have a safe, blessed holiday ! America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. -Abraham Lincoln


One Nation Under God
One Nation Under God we live
Think about all some had to give
We the people share freedom’s life
In a world of ever present strife
Be grateful to those who keep this true
Warriors of our red, white, and blue
They're trained by those of great skill
Honed to perform, so strong their will
They show what love is all about
They’ll fight for us, there is no doubt
Defending bravely what we are
No holding back each heartfelt star
Highly praise these men and women
Giving thanks time and again
Those in uniform will always be
The golden pride of this country
~ Roger Robicheau


If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. John 8:36 KJV


Lord I come before You, desiring to provide thanks.Father, I have so much to be thankful for, things unseen and seen,that You have done in my life.Lord, mostly I am thankful for the relationship that I have with You.Lord, You initiated this relationship, by what Your Son endeavored to accomplish,paying the price for my sin, redeeming me. Thank you that I am free indeed. I pray your blessings upon our country, troops, and leaders, guide and direct them. Amen.

Happy Easter !

Good Friday

The apostle Peter said we are redeemed by" the precious blood of Christ’ (1 Peter 1:19.).




[Matthew 20:19 ] and deliver him to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day."


"Have a very blessed day "