A Pay It Forward

Surprise, surprise! I won a Pay it forward by Rachel and so in turn am now doing my pay it forward! Here are the rules:

The first three commentors on this post will win a special surprise made by me, and then will be required to post a Pay it Forward on their own blogs and give three surprise prizes away to their first three commentors.

You have up to a year to do the Pay it Forward if you win, but it must be done in that time period. :D I should think that's enough time to get it ready! :)

For my Pay it forward, please tell me the color you wear the most. (And that's all the hint you get!)

So hurry and comment if you want to win! :D

Something Fruity

I posted something today over @ Meditations of His Love, in case you want to read it. :)

God is SO good and I am delighted! (Back from GHEA convention)

Hello friends!

Thank you so much for all your encouraging comments on my previous post! I am so thankful for the Lord's blessing on my jewelry sales today... I was so thrilled with how much of my jewelry sold! Praise God! I estimate that I sold about three/fifths of my jewelry, which was more than I expected! Yay!

I met some very sweet fellow bloggers, and actually at one point I had three different sets of people in my booth who had all previously seen my blog! :D

I met Madison from Madison's Musings, (which was delightful!!) Jess from Dixie farm girl, (She was so nice!) Saw Mckenzie's parents again, (They were very friendly) socialized pleasantly with Earwen for the second time, saw my good friends Joanna and Allison, and met a dear girl who found me through Aspiring Homemaker! It was a downright blogfest! :D

Here are my lovely mother and I in front of half of our booth... the Mai Thai coffee half! Mama was manning that side of the booth while I was busily selling my jewelry on the other half.

(BTW, that shadow behind my back is my hair - it's so long I can sit on it)

While you have a moment, quickly bop over to Mai Thai Coffee.com to learn more about this amazing product! (We've supported this ministry for seven years and we love them!)

And here's my jewelry. :) My creations.

And me, at my post.... in front of our 'buy three, get one free' banner...

And me again... here you can see more of the booth...

I had such a wonderful day - but now I'm ready to curl up in a cozy dark corner and just rest for a while. :)

Sneak Peek...

In a few days, I will be going up to Atlanta to sell my jewelry at the GHEA convention! I'll only be there on Saturday, but if you're going to be there, be sure to come by and say hi! :)

Here's a sneak peek if you're curious...
This is only some of the jewelry I'll have on display there... I currently have a new line with large pendants in the center of the necklaces with stylish, sort of 'chunky' accent beads... unfortunately I don't have pics of it yet, but I'll make sure I photograph it before I sell it! :)
If some of you would like to pray for the tip of my left thumb, I would be SO grateful. :P I have to use a small point of that finger to hold the earrings when I turn over the wire loop, and since I've been making lots and lots (and lots) of earrings, it has become rather sore. :(

However, I am all a-thrill about selling my jewelry live and in person again! It's been a while since I've had the opportunity to do that.

Have a very wonderful and blessed day!

So that's how these things get started... (A Tag)

Hannah from Heart of Purity Tagged me! She made it up. (I've always been meaning to do that)

Here goes>

~Your Favorite:

~Color? Aqua or Pink
Candy? Anything chocolate, or sour
Main dish? Lasagna (My mom makes the best!) Or lemon-pepper grilled chicken.
Dessert? Strawberry shortcake
Drink? Lemonade or apple juice
Veggie? Hmmm... tomatoes. :) Or corn.

~Do you?~

Go to Starbucks Coffee Shop? Never - the closest one is probably an hour away.
Go to the mall a lot? almost never
Talk on the phone everyday to someone who is not family? No I don't.
Read your Bible everyday? Not every day. I need to though! Just felt a little prick of conviction!
Do lots of reading period? Absolutely.
See your grandparents everyday? No - mine live up north and way down south.
Bake a lot? Oh, yes! :) I love cakes.
Clean your room everyday? Yes I do! :) But I don't vacuum every day.
Have to say your sorry to someone everyday? I don't HAVE to say sorry every day but usually I do for something.

~A Certain Thing You Dislike Of Each Category~

Veggie? Okra.
Color? Chartreuse.
Drink? Anything with aspartame, most soda.
Animal? Scorpions.

~Do You Have A~

Pet? Yes - we have 38 chickens.
Gift card at the moment? Yes. I just had a birthday.
Sewing machine? Yes - Mama has three, but only two work.
Big mess under your bed? believe it or not, no.
Pack of gum in your bag or purse? No.
Computer in your room? Yes. But not this one. :)

Have you ever~

Been on a plane? Yes, when I was a baby
Been out of state? Yes.
Out of the country? No.
Been in a eight-teen wheeler? No!
Been in a car accident? no.
Read about a hundred and fifty page book in about and hour? I'm downright sure I have.

~Your Favorite Place to?~

Go shopping? Garage sales! :D I love a great deal.
Eat out? American Pie Pizzeria
Go visit? Hmmm.... not sure
Read a good book at? On my bed or during lunch

~Random~

What color is your room? You'd have to see it. It's kind of rainbow - but it used to be lavender and pink.
Do you share a room with anyone? No and I never have. I don't have any sisters. (sniff)
Have you ever went swimming in a pond? Yes I have. I prefer swimming pools. :)
How old are you? 18.
What year were you born? You'd be able to deduce that from my previous answer, but - 1991
Are you related to anyone important or famous? Well, since we're all descended from Noah, you could say that. :D
Have you ever met a vice president? No I have not.
Are you getting bored yet? No but this is rather lengthy...
What are you thinking? That I am about to change my blog background to something more cheerful. :)

I tag anyone who wants to do this. :)

Blessings!

Meditations Of His Love is now up and running!

Go check out the first devotional post on our new blog, Meditations of His Love! :)

I'm still here! I promise!

Hi There!

I know, I haven't posted anything in a while. I've been busy! :) I've been working on the devotional blog (Which is looking splendid and the posts waiting to be published look so wonderful!) And I have also been crocheting quite often on some lovely granny squares... I'll be making them into an afghan... and I cannot wait to use it this Autumn. :)


I've also been on Scrapblog a lot. :)

This one is the theme verse for Meditations of His Love, our devotional blog... I love this verse!

This has always been one of my favorite passages of scripture, and I've always taken the "All the days of her life" to heart. ALL doesn't mean "just after marriage".

Anyway, just wanted to let you know that I'm still alive and kicking! :)
Blessings Abundantly,

Coming Soon ~ A Lovely Devotional Blog for Young Ladies

I am so delighted and thankful to announce that I've been sweetly invited to co-author a new Devotional blog with some very wonderful young ladies:

Rachel

Jessica

Arielle

Arianna

and Sarah.

If you'd like a sneak peek click here: http://meditationsofhislove.blogspot.com/

I designed the header to go with the gorgeous background that Arianna found and we all voted on to use. It's made by AquaPoppy Designs - and they have some neat Free Backgrounds!

We've got some amazing things in the works right now and I'm highly anticipating the start of the posts! :) The first post is coming, I believe, on April 20th.

Thank you for all the sweet "Happy Birthday" comments! :) I enjoyed every one.

I'll be posting more soon, this is just a quick update. :)

Blessings!

Yesterday I did 30 Sit-Ups

...in a row. :D And the best part is I'm not sore today! :) I also did 20 push-ups. I'm working on doing some reps every evening, and that's been very good for my stomach muscles and biceps. :) I've also been riding the excercise bike faithfully and continuing my diet, which I now prefer to call my 'lifestyle'. :)

***Anyway.....***

Hi everyone! :)

Just a quick update to let you know that so far I'm having a wonderful birthday! I got several sweet e-cards, birthday cards, and hugs from loving family members. :) Mama made French toast for breakfast (yum!) and we're going to make a strawberry-vanilla checkerboard cake possibly around noon. :) Hopefully, if the weather cooperates, we'll be heading up to play Ultimate Frisbee with our home-church group - such nice people! :) I hope it doesn't rain!! It's supposed to be "Stormy with large hail". ACK! Not very good frisbee weather! :(

Thank you for all the sweet comments! :) You're all so wonderful. :)

New Background - Once Again! :)

Well, my 18th birthday is coming up on the 10th, and I'm thinking of all I did in this past year, and to celebrate just how much I'm loving my life I made a new blog header and changed the background to go with it. :)

The Cutest Blog On The Block has started making free header pictures to use with their free backgrounds! How wonderful! :) When you click on a background there are usually a header picture and a matching blinkie that you can use underneath it. :) They have some new springy backgrounds, so if you've been thinking about changing your background, head on over there and check it out! :)

I'm feeling so Creative!

Chirps From The Barnyard #2

The chicks have grown quite a bit since their last update. My brother Mark remarked the other day ... "picking them up, they feel like tiny turkeys or something!" They do. They're plump little things! They're starting to lose their baby fluff and grow new, adult feathers. One gray chick named Margaret (After Margaret Dashwood of Sense & Sensibility) has sprouted white wing feathers. (?) We even have two chicks - Egg-gret (an invented name) :) and Lady Catherine De Bourgh (From Pride & Prejudice) - who have feathers on their little feet!

Here's a video:

Some of our other names - for those who are interested - are The Black Princess - Mark named her after the Black Prince of English history - Anne, (Persuasion) Caroline Bingley (Pride & Prejudice) Georgiana, Elizabeth and Jane (Also P&P.) :) We'll be adding names as they grow more unique. Usually we can always tell the adult chickens apart - sometimes the chicks look exactly the same, if they're from the same breed of chicken. :)

Love & Hugs!