I'm so excited !

I'm So Excited
I'm so excited and I just can't hide it
I'm about to lose control and I think I like it
I'm so excited and I just can't hide it !!!

Excited ?? Why ??

Because tomorrow is my birthday and I am praising God for another blessed year !

Yes, I will be 44, wow, cant believe that, sometimes I still feel like the little girl in this picture of me celebrating at " 6 " years old, where does time go ?

"One today is worth two tomorrows.
Lost time is never found again.
Time is money.
Dost thou love life?

Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff that life is made of.
You may delay, but time will not."
- Benjamin Franklin

This is my first birthday as a " GRAMMY "

Being a Grammy was something I looked forward to but

never dreamed it would be so

AWESOME !

My sweet little Madelyn Rose

is so precious beyond words and a pure delight to my heart !

Looking back on the years, there's been a lot of hard and difficult times in my life and I know there will be days ahead that will be just as hard and challenging. There are many things in life that still break my heart every day. But through it all, God has woven something so beautiful in my life and that beauty is simply HIM! Without him, I am nothing.

So with him, I am filled with JOY today for yet another birthday !

"the Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy!" psalm 126:3

Birthday Blessings

Instead of counting candles,
Or tallying the years,
Contemplate your blessings now,
As your birthday nears.

Consider special people
Who love you, and who care,
And others who’ve enriched your life
Just by being there.

Think about the memories
Passing years can never mar,
Experiences great and small
That have made you who you are.

Another year is a happy gift,
So cut your cake, and say,
"Instead of counting birthdays,
I count blessings every day!"
By Joanna Fuchs

So for yet another I thank you my dear sweet Lord for blessing me in so many ways.

So many blessings to share ~

Love, Salvation, Grace, Faith, Hope, Timmy, Matthew, Josh, Chambliss,Mady Rose, Sisters, Brothers,Cousins, Nieces, Nephews, Aunts, Uncles, ALL my huge family through blood and marriage, Health, Home, Education,Church, Friends, My dog babies....soooo many more.

He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. Psalm 24 : 5

Thank you my dear sweet friends for stopping by today.

I pray that you have been blessed and will be a blessing to someone today :)

Sharing Saturdays

Today I am sharing one of my many favorite nursery rhymes

always loved this one !

Thanks Barbara for sharing yours and reminding me of my favorites.

Hey diddle diddle,
The cat played the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon,
The little dog laughed to see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the Spoon .

Love that cow jumping over the moon and the little dog laughing !

Cant wait to share favorite nursery rhymes with my

sweet new grandbaby girl Mady Rose !

Have a very blessed Saturday dear friends.

Draw near to God

Today is Word Filled Wednesday, I am joining in at http://internetcafedevotions.com/ .

~ Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. James 4:8 (KJV )


This is a verse I needed to read and share today. When I drawer nearer to God, he draws nearer to me. Praising God today for always being there for me in the best of times and the worst of times. Praising God for eternal salvation and my many, many blessings. Praising God for being near to me.

I pray that you are blessed today and that you be a blessing to someone today !

Tempt my Tummy Tuesday with salsa !

Today I am linking with http://www.blessedwithgrace.net/

to share a favorite salsa recipe.

~ Tempt my Tummy Tuesday !

Southwest Super Salsa

Ingredients
1 (14 1/2-oz.) can diced tomatoes and zesty green chiles
5 pickled jalapeño pepper slices
1/4 cup firmly packed fresh cilantro leaves
1/4 cup chopped red onion
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt

Preparation )
Drain liquid from tomatoes, reserving 1 Tbsp. liquid; discard remaining liquid. Place reserved liquid, tomatoes, and next 8 ingredients in a food processor or blender. Pulse 5 to 6 times or until finely chopped.

Cover and chill 1 to 24 hours before serving.

Garnish, if desired.

Serve with tortilla chips.

Makes about 2 cups, enjoy !!

Spiritual Sundays

http://bloggerspirit.blogspot.com

Today I am joining in Spiritual Sundays to be blessed and be a blessing to others !

Somebody Special calls me Grammy !

It has been sooooo very long since I have been on my blog, " time to fly back " !! I come back to my blog as a new " GRAMMY " as the shirt says, someone very special now calls me " Grammy " and I couldn't be more proud !

My beautiful grand baby girl " MADELYN ROSE " born 12-21-10 in Oxford MS

As you can tell, I have fallen in LOVE again !! Mady Rose, I love you so very much !

Dear Lord you are so incredible and awesome, I stand in awe at the works of your hands.

Dear Lord, thank you so much for this precious, tiny dark-haired beautiful blessing ! Thank you for her soft chubby cheeks, her lovely dark eyes, her little ten fingers and little ten toes for her precious heavenly baby scent, she is so perfect... thank you so much.

Josh and Chambliss are such wonderful new parents. This is the beginning of the greatest adventure they will ever undertake. They have received the most valuable gift, the gift of a new life. They have been entrusted by you to take care of this tiny child. There will be challenges and frustrations ahead but most of all their will be love, joy, and cherished memories.

" Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward. " Psalm 127:3

As Mady grows, sweet memories of home will be her strength and comfort in her storms of life.I pray that this precious child will grow to love her creator with all her heart, mind and soul .

Her creator loves her so !

I thank you precious Lord again and again for this Special Gift you have blessed us with !

One of my favorite quotes :

" Children will not remember you fot the material things you provided but for the feeling that you cherished them " ~ R.L. Evans

Happy Anniversary, my love.

US NOW..... US THEN....Today we have been married for 26 years over half of our life. Timmy and I married so very young, we actually grew up together.
I know the boy my husband was and I was there, holding his hand, as he became a man and he held mine as I became a woman.

Timmy and I have worked on our relationship over the years, we both had to do a lot of dying, crying, and have weathered many storms together.We have also done a lot of caring, loving, celebrating and enjoying each other.

~ Our wedding was many years ago. The celebration continues to this day ~
We have two amazing sons, that we love so much and are so very proud of. We also have a beautiful DIL and a precious grandbaby on the way, due Christmas.
It seems like only yesterday and it seems like so many years ago that we had our babies !

We have been truly blessed , thank you dear God.

1 Corinthians. 13:4-13
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 perseveres.

And now faith, hope, and love abide, but the greatest of these is love.

~ I LOVE YOU, Timmy ! ~~~~~Happy ANNIVERSARY !

I Love You
I Love You,Not only for what you are,but for what I am when I am with you,not only for what you have made of yourself,but for what you are making of me.

I love you for the part of me that you bring out.

I love you for putting your hand into my overflowing heartand passing over all the foolish,weak things that can't help,dimly seeing there, and for drawing out into the light all thebeautiful belongings that no one else had looked quite far enough to find.

I love you because you are helping me to make of the dreams of my life

not a thought but a reality,Out of the works of my every day not a reproach but a song...Yes, a Love song.

~ Roy Croft

"The great blessing of a happy marriage I think,is that a man and woman have time to discover each other and cherish each other more as time goes on."

TAKING A SHORT BLOGGING BREAK,
WILL BE BACK SOON TO VISIT ALL OF YOU !!

Today I am linking with http://blessedwithgrace.blogspot.com/
for Tempt my Tummy Tuesday

and also with my friend Connie @ http://mealplanningwithconnie.blogspot.com/
for Finger Lickin Recipe Fridays !

~ Crock Pot Cheesy Potato Soup
8- white potatoes

3 cups chicken stock

1 onion, minced

1 c. heavy cream or half and half

6 c. of shredded cheddar cheese
Cube all potatoes. Add stock and onion. Cook on low for 8 hours.
An hour before serving, add cream and cheese.

Continue cooking on low until time to serve. Serve hot.
*You can add more cheese on top, bacon, chives, sour cream, whatever you like.

Serve with crackers, bread, cornbread, whatever sounds good !

~Enjoy !!

This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.—Psalm 118:24

O GOD of peace, By the might of your Spirit lift me, I pray, to your presence, where I may be still and know that you are God; Help me to be more humble, kind and show your love to someone today.
Amen.

Happy Birthday to my baby boy !

Today is a day of celebration, why? because,14 years ago today, God sent me another beautiful baby boy that we all fell in love with the moment we saw him !
~Happy Birthday Matthew !

You give the gift of peace
and tranquility to every life you touch.
You are precious to me.
You are blessedly reliable, dependably good,
pleasant, loved
and treasured by all who knows you.
You are sweet, responsible and a great teenager !
You are a gift of peace and tranquility in my life.
Happy Birthday!

Today I am linking with http://blessedwithgrace.blogspot.com/

for Tempt my Tummy Tuesday

and also with my friend Connie @ http://mealplanningwithconnie.blogspot.com/

for Finger Lickin Recipe Fridays !

This is one of my favorite banana pudding recipes a friend shared with me and I also made it for my sons 14th birthday tomorrow. He wanted pudding instead of cake !

Banana Pudding ~ no cook
1 (5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
2 cups cold milk
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 (16 ounce) package vanilla wafers
14 bananas, sliced

In a large mixing bowl, beat pudding mix and milk 2 minutes. Blend in condensed milk until smooth. Stir in vanilla and fold in whipped topping. Layer wafers, bananas and pudding mixture in a glass serving bowl. Chill until serving.