say whaaaaaaaat wednesday???

HAPPY HAPPY MIDDLE OF THE WEEK DAY!!!

so today's question is fun and easy....

WHAT IS ONE OF YOUR

ALL TIME FAVORITE

SCENES FROM A MOVIE???

here is one of mine...takes me back to

my teenage years!!

and i really really love this movie!!

hope you enjoy

and can't wait to hear what yours are!!

xoxox

monday music inspiration.....

as i have been working away,

(my itunes playing)

making gifts for loved ones,

planning a sweet 16 party,

painting (have been really inspired lately)

i knew this song was my choice for today....

enjoy my friends!

"'Cause all we are

we are
All we are

we are
And every day is a start

of something beautiful, something real"

....it's yours

"SPIRIT" is my latest little creation.

He seems to be making appearances

in all kinds of doodles and sketches

I have been working on....

I will share with you at a later date

where and what he derived from!!!

But for today,

He wants you to remember...

"LOVE WASN'T PUT IN YOUR HEART TO STAY. LOVE ISN'T LOVE UNTIL YOU GIVE IT AWAY." - Michael W. Smith HAPPY SATURDAY FRIENDS! XOXOOX

say whaaaaaaaat wednesday???

wishing you all a happy (almost over)

nearing the harvest moon wednesday!!

i wasn't sure of today's question

up until about an hour ago as

i sat in my kitchen taking in the sights

and sounds....

honestly, getting a tad frustrated

(with my loud, crazy family)

and then....

i decided to

STOP.

TAKE A LOOK AROUND.

FIND 3 THINGS THAT MAKE ME SMILE

THAT ARE RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FACE...

and here they are

(old jeans i decided to alter)

a painting by THIS AMAZING SOUL

whom i adore and get to meet in less

than two weeks at THIS retreat

(i just love you Kelly and

cannot wait to meet you in person!!!)

and this twinkle light wine

bottle that i plug in each night

and smile

because my dear

friend Lisa made it for me

SO.....

tell me.....

STOP.

LOOK AROUND.

what 3 things are making you smile

that are right in front of your face

right now???

please share!!

xoxoxoxo

....weekend pics & monday music inspiration

(as i was rock hunting with my youngest...

she found a paw and drew

the heart and LOVE all around it!)

a rare find for us at this beach...

love this sweet God creation....

seaweed heart

with a sweet little feather nestled amongst it

my free spirited, lover of life in

the grandest way Sydnie

another day drawing to a close....

and a "SALUTE" to you all!!!

(all photos above taken with my phone except the last!)

NOW ENJOY THE MUSIC OF THE EVER

SO SEXY ROBERT PLANT!!!!

(his new record just hit stores....some good stuff there!)

(this song reminds me of my Sydnie....my little angel dance!!)

....can't you see the love?

i always try to tell them...

"love one another.

you have a built in best friend

with your sister."

do you think,

someday,

they will believe me???!!!

happy saturday friends!!!

xoxoxoxo

Say whaaaaaaaat wednesday???

wednesday is here!!!!

happy day!!!

so....it seems everywhere i turn lately

the "F" word

seems to be popping up

in front of me....

whether it is in conversations i am having,

blogs i am reading, pictures i am seeing,

questions my children are asking,

etc... etc... etc...

i don't know if this is just happening to me...

is the universe trying to tell me something??

is it directing me to these people,

these places, the conversations???

i don't feel i am alone in this....

my beautiful friend Pixie speaks of it so well here.

and this beautifully written post does too.

and the closer i get to taking that leap....

the more the "F" word is rearing its

disgustingly, grotesque, monstrous head

right at me....

so i am trying my best to banish this

"F" word

from my vocabulary

and i wanted to ask you lovelies

that visit me...

are you feeling it too?

and if so....what do you do to banish it??

“FEAR is an acronym in the English language for

"False Evidence Appearing Real"”
-Neale Donald Walsch

because that really is all that it is, isn't it???

it is something we create in our minds to be real......

monday music inspiration.....

before i get to my choice for today

i had to post a pic of me and my sweet Chandler

who turned 14 on Friday!!!

out of all my kiddlies....he is one that

hates attention drawn to him at any time

but especially (it seems) at his birthday.

so after many, many, many

promises that if we went out

dinner we would

NOT

let anyone know it was his birthday....

we sang to him and celebrated

in the privacy of our home!!!

it was wonderFULL!!!

i love you chandler!

so onto today's choice

(which i think was a choice of mine long ago)....

i had to choose it again since i had the

pleasure of seeing him perform

live last night.

(my favorite song by him is this)

and then....

i met him!!!!!

he is so kind and humble

and grateful....

(and Mindy I gave him a big squeeze for you!!!)

a true talent

ryan bingham....

i adore you and that soulful voice of yours!!!

happy monday all!!

xoxoxo

say whaaaaaaaat wednesday???

....things have been a little rough over here lately

a lot of ebb and flow....

a lot of struggles....

a lot of frustration mixed with many tears....

but little by little i feel i am getting my footing again

and heading up out of this valley.

it isn't foreign to me...

i have been in this valley before

for very different reasons.

it took me a LONG time to get out

due to my diverting and unwillingness

to "do the work"....but eventually

i did it!!!

and recently i was able to help someone else facing

something very similar...

and in doing so, and talking with this lovely woman...

i was able to realize,

that...

yes....

I AM

BETTER FOR IT

i am better

for the heartache

and the pain

and the constant chaos.

and i am finally healthy enough to know it!!

and to know that i will get through

what i am faced with right now and

be better for...

IT!

so....today i want to know from you guys

(and i realize this may be too personal a question...)

but...

WHAT ARE YOU BETTER FOR???

thank YOU for listening!

xo

....monday music inspiration

last night i was fortunate enough

to sit here....

with my love next to me,

red wine in hand,

amongst nature's beauty,

listening to this amazing talent.

if you haven't already,

do yourself a favor and check out his latest EP.

this song was one of my favorites

that he sang last night.

you could have heard a pin drop....

it was a "moment"!

i was also fortunate enough

to see this fabulous man

take the stage following Ray....

it was an absolutely, positively

wonderful night!

(they are touring together....and i would

say are a MUST see if they are coming your way!)

I felt as if i sat in my heaven on earth

for about 4 hours last night....

i hope you are all having a wonderful weekend

happy happy monday

and enjoy this special holiday!

say whaaaaaaaat wednesday???

happy wednesday my friends!

question for today....

WHAT UNEXPECTED GOODNESS

HAVE YOU FOUND LATELY?

the unexpected goodness of a sweet flower

nestled on the beach

the unexpected goodness of two sisters

being kind to one another!

(these days...it's a rarity with my two youngest!)

the unexpected goodness of a heart someone

left behind

for others to find

the unexpected goodness of a mama

carrying her baby on her back......

so ...

what have YOU found lately???

Please share!!!

xxoo