~Prayer Request~

Weeping only last for the night........sometimes those nights are very long but,God is able........

I am not posting a Doll Show today but,I promise I will make up for it soon...I have a special prayer request for you...Someone I know is grieving the loss of her mother...this someone is just a young girl,16 yrs...old. My heart is breaking for her as well as her daddy and three younger brothers who have been left behind.......A young mother,just 36 years old leaving a husband and four young children...the youngest child is only about seven years old.....Please,pray for this family....that God grant them all peace,comfort and strength to cope at this most trying time in their lives.......These are the times we don't understand why but,is when we must put our trust in the Lord...and lean not to our own understanding.........

Randomness.........

It has been a while back but I was very fortunate to be the 100th follower of the dear Twyla and Lindsey at "Two Crazy Crafters"....... http://twocrazycrafters.blogspot.com/ and because of that Twyla knitted me (in the colors of my choice) these warm,cosy and very pretty House slippers......I have been waiting for the weather to make a change toward winter so I could wear them.....it gets very cold in my house as I don't have central heating just a small space heater so, these little gems feel quite warm and toasty.....and they are very comfortable to boot........ I am wearing socks too...my feet and hands seemed to get much colder than they used to......

Thanks again sweet Twyla....I am blessed by your kindness each time I put these warm slippers on my feet......

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On another note...I wanted to share with you all some homemade Salsa I made....this is the hottest I have ever made...it is almost torture eating it but....so good.........do you remember the elderly couple in my church family I had mentioned in a past post who work at a tomato plant farm? They bring home all the cast off tomato's and shared them with me and others in our church. Well,they are back to working there again and I am blessed to be a recipient of some of those cast offs....I had enough this time to share with a friend and then make this Salsa.....I use the tomato's,some extra big Jalapeno peppers,lots of fresh garlic,onion,cilantro,

some salt,and some other secret seasonings that really make the flavor pop........it is good and HOT.....

Uncle Thomas made it home long enough from working out of town to get his picture with baby Jaxon....I love this picture of the two of them......

This is of my mama and daddy,taken at the dinner after the funeral of my uncle last Friday....I love them very much...my daddy is a true "Texan"...he loves his Cowboy hat...its a Stetson,of course... that is me sitting to the left of my dad(my face is hidden)...I was catching up with one of my cousins I hadn't seen in a very long time.......

I am showing you this picture of me because I wanted to share this crocheted cloche I found at Goodwill.....I love it and wish I had a pattern for it,I don't know that I could crochet one but I think I would give it a try.....I love wearing hats.....

Thanks for stopping by.........blessings

~I met a lady~

Psalms37:3 Trust in the Lord,and do good;so shalt thy dwell in the land........
23:The steps of a good man(or woman)are ordered by the Lord:and he delighteth in his way......
27:depart from evil,and do good:and dwell forever more.
Deuteronomy 5:16 Honor thy Father and thy mother,as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee:that thy days be prolonged,and that it may go well with thee.....

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Yesterday a friend and I went to one of our favorite little thrift shops in a near by town...it's a Charity Shop located in an old Train Depot Station that is no longer being used for train services but,the train still travels the tracks and will shake the whole building when passing through....I love it just for the nostalgic feeling you get while visiting there.....thinking of days gone by with ladies waiting to take a train ride to places unknown,boarding the train with large trunks carrying all the necessities of life(so to speak)......Well,you get the picture,right?
This little shop is run by local ladies,mostly elderly,who volunteer their time to its cause.
As I always give out way before my friend....I decided to sit down with these ladies and chat while waiting for my friend to finish her treasure hunt.....the lady I sat next to,her name was Bonnie....was busy with a sewing project in her hand ripping out the seam in some piece of clothing.....she seemed to me to be a refined lady and spoke with excellent speech and precise pronunciation.....she said as I sat down next to her,I do hope you find the seat sufficient. Let me tell you it was more than sufficient...my back was beyond painful.......smile....I chat with this dear lady and thought I remembered her from a past visit to the shop. The last time I was in she was celebrating a birthday and her friends and family were giving her quite the party......I asked about her B-D which was in September and she told me she had turned 101.........never would you guess that this lady was that old...she has very good hearing,eye sight,and her health is great...I mentioned to her ...You are so blessed to live so long,Surly you have led a very honest and blessed life thus far for God to grant you such a long life.....she commented back to me... Oh Honey,I am so blessed and so thankful to live each day my God allows.....I then mentioned to her I didn't think (unless it be God's will)that I would ever live to be near her age......she commented back to me again...It's not how long you live on this earth honey,but what you do with your time while on this earth....never take one day for granted...She is still teaching the three and four year old's Sunday School class at her church that she attends regularly...amazing ,isn't it? Our conversation went on for a bit longer but, be very honest,I could have sat there for hours and listened to this dear sweet Lady's stories of long ago and days gone by.....when it was time to go...I had to hug her and told her what a wonderful inspiration she was to me. I told her I was going to pray for her...her daughter (another elderly lady)stood next to her and smile so big and thanked me....I can't tell you what an impact this dear soul made on me.......bless her sweet heart......I felt honored to have the time spent with her........just thought you might like to know.....blessings to all........Shelley

~My cup runneth over~

I couldn't wait to get up this morning and show you all what my dear sister friend and Pen Pal Jackie sent me all the way from Washington state.....we two are like two peas in a pod....we have been pen pals for many years now and become the best of forever friends....I am so glad she decided to create herself a blog and Now,because she did....so many of you have become great friends with her as well....she is truly a sweetheart and has blessed my life immensely. Now,on to the goodies.....she packed a box chuckful of all kinds of goodness we both love so much......it was like an early Christmas for me and just what I needed too to brighten my day.....I smiled until my face hurt ...must of ood and aald a dozen times and even shed a few tears as I was so touched by her kindness.........just take a look for yourself....

Two little gnome friends I am sure you may of seen them before at "Once Upon a Fairyland" http://jacquelines-land.blogspot.com/ .......Now they are happy with their new home sitting on my little red shelf......There is a closer look of the two of them in the above picture......

Handmade card by Jackie herself,of course........Sunny Days ahead for me.........

Auntie Jacqueline's assorted Treasures.....Jackie had a shop named that once upon a time.....

Closer look at just some of the contents of this box........

Then there was a tin with this Christmas elf and a vintage Ten Commandments charm bracelet tucked inside...this made me cry as I had one as a girl......

Just look at all the goodness.......Jackie has such a big happy heart.........God bless you dear.......

Of course,she knows to well of my Raggedy love affair....smile.........

These two I sat on the back of my stove...Now they will greet me each new morning........

Beautiful Sand dollar along with the sand...I am going to do something special with this.....keep checking back for I am bound to post about it in the near future.....have you ever broke a sand dollar open and found the treasures inside?

Another special thing and one of my favorites....this vintage little dolls outfit...still in it's original box...catch the dolly's name....Shelley ...by EEGEE....I am going to see if I can look this doll up and see what she looks like. I have never seen her are even knew there was a doll with my namesake...... Isn't it just wonderful????????????????

Salt-n-peppers............

Kitchen prayer....................

Little cardboard house with it's very own tree,fence and tiny carved animals............

Believe it or not there is more....maybe for another time...........Thank you so very much my very dear Sister friend.....................and thanks to all of you for stopping by to see me....blessings....Shelley

Monday,housekeeping,Annie and more

Monday...Monday....sounds like a song...huh.....my Monday will be spent trying my best to get caught up on household work and laundry. Last week was busy and stressful with little housekeeping done...so hopefully I can get back into routine and get caught up a bit. Our weather is supposed to take a turn toward winter like ...this past week was beautiful and very much spring like...I am not prepared for really cold weather with my propane tank low and pipes that need wrapped,etc. Hopefully there won't be any freezing temps anytime soon. Just ten days more until Thanksgiving then the countdown until Christmas begins......are you ready for all the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season? My Christmas spirit is feeling much different this year...we will see how it progresses..................

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This rare Raggedy Ann I had been watching on ebay sold recently for a whopping $ 284.09 . I had never seen a blond Ann and thought it might be a handmade one or a remake of a Molly but,the buyer must of known just how rare and valuable this Raggedy Ann was to pay such a high price for her. The seller stated she had no tags and didn't know who her maker was....the book below was also an ebay action. I don't know what the selling price was as I didn't watch it but it features a little blond Ann on it's cover as well. News to me...I didn't know Raggedy Anns were ever made with blond hair,other than handmade ones..... just thought you might be interested......

Hope your week is lovely and you get to enjoy each day doing whatever it is you do best..........blessings....

~The Lord's day and a Happy Birthday~

Have a very blessed Lord's day.........it's a new week....hope yours will be wonderful....blessings

Happy B-D to my little brother David.....he is 45 today...........him and I...a long time ago...smile...I always have loved wearing hats....and I loved that pretty white poodle I got for Christmas that year.......

~Back to the country~

Hello everyone...I am back home from my uncle's funeral and visiting relatives I hadn't seen in a very long while...I spent the night with my parents before heading back home this morning...it was very good spending time with them. My uncle had a beautiful funeral. It was very heartbreaking ,of course. He was a minister and lead a good long life of working for the Lord...I am sure he is reaping all his rewards this very minute in heaven...and loving so very much being in the presence of God,the heavenly host and loved ones gone before......hope you all are having a lovely weekend in your neck of the woods..it is beautiful weather here today in my hometown. I am so happy to be back home to the country....city life is not for me.....I did enjoy seeing everything but,so many people and so many cars,traffic,traffic,and more traffic. Tall buildings,sky scrappers and mega highways ...made me physically sick....I actually felt rather claustrophobic....I haven't been anywhere in a while......smile....I thank the good Lord for watching over us and giving us a safe trip.....hope there isn't anymore funerals to attend anytime soon...it is never easy saying good bye to a loved one.......we have all had to face it sometime in life and if not it will happen sooner or later....just apart of living......it is so much easier though when we know beyond a shadow of doubt where I loved one is bound for(HEAVEN)...then we can have peace in knowing they are not gone forever but,just away.....they can't come back to us but,we can go to them one day..........there we will be together eternally.

Thanks to all of you for all your prayers and concern for our loss.........blessings,Shelley