Wednesday, September 29, 2010

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, September 27, 2010

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"


Saturday, September 25, 2010

....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

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

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

Monday, September 20, 2010

....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!!)

Saturday, September 18, 2010

....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

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

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, September 13, 2010

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

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

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, September 6, 2010

....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!

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

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