Cheers To A New Year.... My Wishes For You

 Cheers To A New Year, Another Chance 

To Get It Right

                                                                        Oprah Winfrey

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR WISHES TO

MY SON MATT 

HIS SPECIAL LADY CONNIE

 BLESSINGS TO TODD AND RAVY

 A YEAR OF MARRIAGE

A  WEDDING IN CALIFORNIA

A BEAUTIFUL BRIDE 

FAMILY LOVING FAMILY

HAPPINESS

BIRTHDAYS - POOL PARTIES - PICNICS

THE SUMMER - THE OCEAN - GATHERINGS

CHANGE - BLESSINGS - STRENGTH

HAPPY NEW YEAR BABY!

MY WISHES FOR YOU ARE THAT YOU TAKE TIME FOR YOURSELF, 

YOU HAVE A FEW MOMENTS TO THINK OF OTHERS, 

YOU SPEND TIME  WITH THE ONES YOU CHERISH AND MOST OF ALL...

YOU FEEL GOD'S PRESENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND TREASURE IT.

rest up...from all the celebrating

 

My Prayer For Preemies...

The Prayer

I pray you’ll be our eyes

And watch us where we go

And help us to be wise

In times when we don’t know

Let this be our prayer

As we go our way

Lead us to a place

Guide us with your grace

To a place where we’ll be safe

La luce che to dai

I pray we’ll find your light

Nel cuore restero

And hold it in our hearts

A ricordarchi che

When stars go out each night

L’eterna stella sei

Nella mia preghiera

Let this be our prayer

Quanta fede c’e

When shadows fill our day

Lead us to a place

Guide us with your grace

Give us faith so we’ll be safe.

Sognamo un mondo senza piu violenza

Un mondo di giustizia e di speranza

Ognuno dia la mano al suo vicino

Simbolo di pace e di fraternita

La forza che ci dai

We ask that life be kind

E’il desiderio che

And watch us from above

Ognuno trovi amore

We hope each soul will find

Intorno e dentro a se

Another soul to love

Let this be our prayer

Just like every child

Needs to find a place,

Guide us with your grace

Give us faith so we’ll be safe

E la fede che

Hai acceso in noi
Sento che ci salvera

Hospitals and childbirth centers
in this the country are always in need
of preemie hats for their newborns
so if you knit, crochet or shop...
please find a need near you and
contribute to these darlings.
Please pass it on....
With Love, Jenn
and remember - it's never ok to shake a baby

Entering Through The Door Of Thankfulness

dear Lord,
i just want to say i'm so very thankful for...

your son

nature(by my house the other night)

friendship

gentleness

motherhood

healing

life

energy

May there be abundance of grain in the land; on the tops of the mountains may it wave; may its fruit be like Lebanon; and may people blossom in the cities like the grass of the field! Psalms 72:16

Thank you Lord for each blessing we receive, Amen. 

Get Inspired and Discover What You Like!

this and that of those, them, that, what i love & like....this is about me...what 'bout u

Blogs....Hello Friends, You Are Loved, Bonjade, Bluebird Notes,

         Lola B's, Morning T, Writing On Rose Petals, 
         Fiona & Twig, Cindees Garden, French Larkspur,
         Common Ground

Birds  Bees  Bugs   

and everything to do with them... I collect eggs, bug pins (I put them on a shoulder of a blouse or a sweater or on a curtain corner or a shower curtain) , feathers

Glass caning jars, old bottles, vanity jars, perfume bottles, vases, spheres

Dogs and cats and critters...baby deer...ohhhh! a raccoon (just not in my garbage),

                 hamsters and guinea pigs ( pets of someone else's kids) - nothing like the eyes of a 

                 dog that loves you!  My loves: Spice, Autumn, Thomas, Jasmine & Elaine.

     and babies sweet babies...

I fall in love every time I see one don't you?

Dear Lord, Thank you for the special things in my life and those of others that give us joy, peace and comfort. Allow us to take a moment to stop and savor the tender, the beauty, the fragrant, the artistic.

Please don't let us forget where all of these things originate. In Your Name - Amen.

What gifts I see each day....Jennifer

my posts are usually an expression my minds wanderings as the moment goes, I hope they interest you too - they give me a twinkle, a smile, a sigh, a connection - it's enough. 

check out...The Texas Woman, The Vintage Nest, Ticking & Toile, Lollishops, Miss Rheas, Overlooking Mississippi, I'm Downtown, A Cup Of Jo, Bliss Guild,

Daisy Pink Cupcakes, My Sweet Savannah

Friday's Fingerprints...a Little Pillow Talk about Life lessons

Well friends, it's Friday and I wanted to talk about two things...you know me - gleeful and grateful.

Psalm 145:9, "The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works."

I've been thinking about restfulness. I've been stressed in the last few months while trying to pull joy and appreciation from my world and God's gifts. Have you ever questioned why when your life is filled with so many loving people,you're learning, listening, growing, feeling, breathing - there is chaos? That's been my question. 

My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest. (Exodus 33:14)

I read, meditate, pray, listen, talk and yet I still feel bombarded by

my personnal struggle to make a decision in my life I have been pushing away.

 I attend a Healing Circle where we gather and rest, revive, renew, breathe.

 It's enabled me to stop the negativity of my thoughts and give the ok to just BE.
Well, I consider it, am thoughtful about it, believe it is powerful.

But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.

                                                                                                               Psalm 19:13-14

At last nights women's gathering I listened. I heard other's stories. Sometimes it's so healthy to hear someone else speak of a pain, growth, a Life lesson, concerns.
It was for me.

I could no longer hide my fears and not live. I saw I was holding myself back.

John 10:10, "...I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."

I am pushing forward without regret. I remember a story about a child that was given a luscious cupcake at a party. She held it so tight and as she was offered other wonderful desserts she was so afraid to let go of her treasure she passed up many delights. When she finally decided to enjoy her treat - in the fierceness to hold on .... it was crushed and inedible. I love trying new things. Escargot, green nail polish, speaking Italian....

 



i loved cuddling with my kids

watching them play

smelled the flowers

listened

laughed

and learned

Now it's time for me to end the cycle of abuse and not be afraid.

To take a step outside the box and trust in what I know.
I know I am a survivor. I'm a loving woman. Intelligent.

thank you Miri for showing me a glimmer of light and what it can be for me, Jennifer

here's to new faces

quiet places

and sleeping in my own bed    jenn
p.s. I can be fruggle if it means independence