Thanksgiving Follies

What made us laugh this past Thanksgiving weekend? See for youself........

Irish Blessings

Some say they believe in the Luck o' the Irish.  I'm more in line to appreciate an Irish Blessing over luck.
Here are some lovely Irish Blessings I found online today.
Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Bless This House

Bless this house, o Lord, we pray. Make it safe by night and day. Bless these walls so firm and stout, Keeping want and trouble out. Bless the roof and chimney tall, Let thy peace lie over all. Bless the doors that they may prove Ever open to joy and love. Bless the windows shining bright, Letting in God's heavenly light. Bless the hearth a-blazing there, With smoke ascending like a prayer. Bless the people here within... Keep them pure and free from sin. Bless us all, that one day, we May be fit, O lord, to dwell with Thee.

Thank You for blessing us with a warm, cozy home Lord.

Irish Marriage Blessing

May God be with you and bless you. May you see your children's children. May you be poor in misfortunes and rich in blessings. May you know nothing but happiness from this day forward.

This is the wall in our living room where I have our family photos.  Thank you Lord for such a wonderful husband and children.

From Saint Patrick's Breastplate

Christ be with me Christ before me Christ behind me Christ in me Christ beneath me Christ above me Christ on my right Christ on my left Christ where I lie Christ where I sit Christ where I arise Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me Christ in the mouth of every man who speaks of me Christ in every eye that sees me Christ in every ear that hears me Salvation is of the Lord.

Thank you Lord for your word that guides me daily and for the freedom to worship how and where I like.

May the blessing of the rain be on you—
the soft sweet rain.
May it fall upon your spirit
so that all the little flowers may spring up,
and shed their sweetness on the air.
May the blessing of the great rains be on you,
may they beat upon your spirit
and wash it fair and clean,
and leave there many a shining pool
where the blue of heaven shines,
and sometimes a star.




It is beginning to look like spring here in Southern Indiana.  I looked outside and saw the crocus beginning to bloom.  Spring reminds me of new beginnings.  God's mercy (his willingness to forgive us daily for our sins), are new beginnings we can have each and every day.

Today is the first day of the March Joy of Luck photography assignment.

Today's focus is on opportunity/experience/something you have/do EVERYDAY that is an unforeseen blessing in your life. 

And one more, just for fun......


May the frost never afflict your spuds.
May the leaves of your cabbage always be free from worms.
May the crows never pick your haystack.
If you inherit a donkey, may she be in foal.

Santa Switch

December is here and one of the things our high school kids look forward to is the Winter Formal a.k.a. the Santa Switch dance.  Girls ask the boys, they pay for the dinner and the dance tickets.  Everyone looks forward to getting all dressed up and having a wonderful evening.
Here are some photos of my boys with their dates and their group of friends.

Evan with Ashley

 Colton with Alex

 Logan with Markie

Bo with Lauren

The Guys

They call themselves "The Bros"

I had this image made into a 16x20 poster for Evans wall.

The Beauties

These are little collages that I made for each of the kids.  

I made the border on the photos match the girls dress.  I hope they like them!

This is a shot of the boys making fun of Logan.  

Earlier in the day he got elbowed in the face at his basketball game.  

He has a black eye and a cut on his cheek.  

Group Photo

(Carlos' date had a basketball game and she met him at the dance)

Merry Christmas!!

Happy Valentines Day!

Me and my sweetheart, wish you and yours a very happy Valentines Day!

Photo by Isaiah

Winter Formal

Evan and his friends got all gussied up this past Saturday to attend the annual Santa Switch Winter Formal. Santa Switch just means the girl has to ask the guy. Anyway, Evan and the group all came over before the dance for pictures. They clean up well!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Got the house all dressed for Christmas over the weekend. Here are a few of my favorite things.

Don't you just love my little train salt and pepper shakers? How about the centerpiece I got on clearance at Hobby Lobby for $5 last year?The first thing Isaiah does each morning in December is move the snowflake to countdown to Christmas.
I love this little tea light holder. A friend gave it to me and I've been putting it in my kitchen for years.
This is the Christmas tree in the kids game room. It's loaded full of their yearly ornaments and several handmade ornaments from church and school throughout the years.
A little snowman sits at the bottom of the garland wrapped banister.
About 7 years ago, when we lived in Ohio, mom and my sister Tracee and I made swags for decorations on Thanksgiving weekend. Mine still hangs in my home every year.

When I used to teach scrapbooking classes in Ohio, one of my favorite students made this for me and gave it to me for Christmas.
Tigger's stocking is hung and waiting for goodies to fill it!
Mr. Snowman and his reindeer greet you when you come in the front door.
My mother in law gave me this beautiful nativity set one year. It sits on my dining room table.
The front door wreath I won at a church Christmas party back in 1999.
The front entry way, garland winds it way up the stairs and across the cat walk.
The Family Room

The Christmas tree in the sunroom. It's a little fiber optic tree. I got it on clearance at Target last year. I got it all set up and the ac adapter plug was missing, grrrr. I was able to find a plug to make it work, yeah!
That's it! Is you house all ready for Christmas?