Here is the Bronco quilt.  It is hard to really get a good picture of the room because it is a small room.  I stood as far back as I could to get as much in the picture as possible.  The quilt looks nice.  My son is thrilled with it.  We had to go into Fort Worth for my husband's appointment so we stopped by a sports shop and bought a few things for his walls.

This is the raggy side to the quilt.  I should have taken a picture of the flat side also.  I made the back all navy blue (just in case the orange gets too much for him/me).

There is a rhyme and reason to the pattern, it is a little lost in the photos.

I am so excited that tomorrow my family starts heading out here to Texas for the Thanksgiving weekend.  Pray for their safe travel. 

Blessings, Brenda

Do you think a husband should talk to his wife about who is coming to Thanksgiving  dinner before anyone else(his mom)??    I found out from my mother-in-law that my husbands cousin , her hubby and 3 children are coming to dinner.   I asked hubby why did he not tell me me?   He told me I was making a big deal over nothing.   I said no ,but as your wife I should find out from you not your mom leaving a message as to who is coming to dinner.   As it is his mom is telling me when she will be here staying in a hotel , for how many days and when hubbies grandma will be here(our house) and how many days she will stay with us for me to care for !! 

  I can not care for his grandma by my self, the girls will have to help.  My leg is still broken after 11 months, I have to have more surgery, I walk with a limp and am not anywhere near as strong as I was.  How am I to pick up and carry his grandma in and out of the tub to giver her a bath and pick her up when she falls??    I love his grandma , and will do my best.

Oh well, God Bless, mj

Today has been a pretty laid back day. We got school done early and nothing else was on the agenda for the rest of the day, other than I am going to make two 13x9 pans of sausage mac and cheese for a work day on saturday. We are not part of the work day, but a good friend of mine is. She was in charge of feeding everyone, and hasen't had much help with meals.

I havent done any of the sewing that I mentioned, because I dont have the material I want. But I did make a pattern with proper measurements for myself and my two girls. SO, when I get some material I will tell you all about it.

Tomorrow is going to be a scrapbooking day. We will be spending all morning and afternoon working on our albums.

Since nothing else exciting is happening today, I thought I would post my menu for Thanksgiving dinner.

~Turkey!

~Mashed potato's and gravy

~Honey glazed carrots

~7 layered salad

~Pink salad

~Dinner rolls

~Relish dish

~Cranberry sauce

~Chocolate lovers cheese cake

~Strawberry pie

Um!!! Sounds good. I am looking forward to it.

We are having a church dinner on the 25th and on Thanksgiving, it will just be my little family. We always enjoy this time. My sweet hubby has Thursday and Friday off, so we will enjoy a long weekend together.

Have a blessed evening everyone!

Well, she's done it, finally!!!!!  Kristy graduated high school in 2001 with honors and went straight to NSU. Thank God that the university is about 10 minutes away across our little town. She could remain living at home and didn't have far to travel. I made all my children wait until they were 18 before getting their drivers licenses, so she had just started driving.

She started college with an open mind and no real agenda. She was taking general studies courses at first until she decided that she wanted to become a nurse. It was always something that she thought about, so nursing it was. By the middle of the first year she had switched and started taking classes that would lead her to becoming a nurse. Three years into it she got a professor that was sooo mean. When I tell you the class started with 30+ students and within two weeks had lost almost half and that my daughter came home crying almost everyday, I'm not exaggerating a bit. She stuck with it though, until the women got into her face and literally screamed and spat  on her face for something Kristy was even taught.  The professor would skip over things in the books because she "expected" the students to know these things. Well how are they going to learn things that they aren't being taught? I told her to hang on that the year was almost up, but she informed me that once your assigned a professor,  your stuck with them for two years, until you've finished the program. That wasn't an option at that point for Kristy, she couldn't take it anymore.  She left school that day and did not return for a little over a year. I was so upset to say the least.  I even called the school and told someone the story. They told me that they heard several complaints per week about this women, but that they were so short handed, they had no option but to keep her on staff.

So for a year my daughter beat herself up for what she had done to herself.  I was disappointed but never let her see that. I'm not one to push my children into things that I myself probably could not do.  I prayed that she would come  to figure out what she wanted in life and work to get it.

While she was off, she did work at several odd jobs, but nothing made her  happy.  She knew that she had made a big mistake so back to school she went. She found out that she could get back into the nursing program but with a different teacher. She was so excited. Well two more years into the program all is going well. Her grades are fantastic, she even made the Dean's list once or twice. THEN, my husbands little nephew died in my daughter's arm. He was one year old and died of heart failure earlier this year. She was giving him CPR and couldn't revive him.

OK, once again she was tramatized. I'm sure you can figure out where this is heading. Yes, she dropped her nursing classes AGAIN, BUT she dicided that she would get that diploma.

She was short only one credit to graduate. She picked up a speech class and Monday night was her last class. She has to email in her last exam and she's done.  THANK YOU JESUS!!!! LOL

She now has  a great job that she loves. She is working for a home health care company as a data entry clerk. With her partial  medical background  she is good at this job. She works with nurses and some doctors, so she is in at least the area of her choice, lol. 

She called me yesterday from work and asked me if I would go and pick  up her diploma from the school on December 16th because she doesn't want to miss work. She isn't one for big ta-dos or events, so graduating with the large class was never an option for her. So for her long six years of hard ups and downs, I  get to go pick her diploma. I won't even get a picture of her receiving it, LOL.  But, as long as she is happy, isn't that all that matters to us moms!

I have spent the last few months decluttering and reorganizing our home--what a blessing it has been to get into those closets and corners and clean them out--how freeing--I honestly think my home decluttering is very much like what needs done in our hearts from time to time--There are times we just need to pull away from everything and spend some time deep cleaning our hearts--go into those hidden places that others do not see, but we know is there and just begin purging all the dirt, grime and filth that accumulates--We all have those hidden places--When we go into our 'prayer closet' and begin looking deep within we will find things we forgot were there--things that burden and weigh us down--much like 'stuff' we horde in our homes--We must get rid of that stuff in order to move on and experience God grace to its fullest--I am in the process of purging my heart as well as my home--I have held onto things for way to long and its time to let go--when that root of bitterness takes hold it grows into so many areas of life and a person becomes depressed, saddned and angered over the smallest things--Sometimes these bitter roots took hold in childhood--or maybe as an adult someone or many people wronged you and you never forgave them--when left unattened these roots ruin all the other fruit that may be there--This is not an easy process because when we let go of that anger, resentment and bitterness our walls come down and we are vunerable--we open ourselves up for all kinds hurts--Kinda like when we purge our homes of clutter we open up spaces we forgot was there and if we are not careful we will fill them right back up with junk--we must stay on top of our household chores and decluttering--such is our spirtual life--once things are purged and thrown out--we must be diligent to not allow that garbage back in--We must deal with situation when they arise--don't stuff it--I am famous for stuffing my feelings when they get hurt--I pretend all is ok when inside I am crying--then one little thing may happen and I blow up--but still I am angry--the only way to get over that is to give it to God--fully and completely--Doesn't this all sound so easy--LOL--It isn't--its hard to look at all the garbage--sometimes its even overwhelming--some you may have to deal with daily--but you can learn to distance youself--and learn to say no when you mean no--learn to be assertive and let someone know when they hurt you--It really is ok to stand up for yourself--Sometimes parents may be the ones that hurt you--sometimes it friends--church members--regardless of who it is--we must GIVE IT TO GOD--and walk away--don't go back and pick it up--God already bought and payed for it all--now give him what belongs to him and HE will take care of it! I will quit rambling for now--have a great day!

~Kris

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Good Morning--This is God. Today I will be handling All of your problems for you.

I do not need your help.

Have a nice day. I love you.

P.S. And, remember... If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do not attempt to resolve it yourself! Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something for God to do) box. I will get to it in MY TIME. All situations will be resolved, but in My time, not yours.
Once the matter is placed into the box, do not hold onto it by worrying about it. Instead, focus on all the wonderful things that are present in your life now.

Final Call To Vote for Your Faves!

Filed under: Just For Fun, Links   by Jacque

As of today - Thursday here in IN - you have only two days left to vote for your favorite blogs in the Homeschool Blogs Awards!
If you have not been able to do so yet, can I ask for your vote? I won't promise you any big promises that won't be kept, or any small ones either. There are a few blogs I have a personal interest in, and if you see fit to, could you vote for them?

Each family is allowed a max. of 5 votes, 1 for each person old enough to use a computer (up to 5, of course).

I have linked the categories so that you may go directly to the page to vote. If you are not familiar with my choices, their blogs are linked on the voting pages.

My Picks

City on A Hill is our very own Rachel from Rachel's Reasoning. She blogs sweet little stories, great recipes, chicken and goat updates, and she is just a super blog-friend!

On the Road To Manhood is Eric's blog. He is just beginning to blog, and we use it as a part of his school writing. He is tickled to have been nominated, and I have enjoyed him watching as the few votes he has gotten has gone up.

Resting in the Arms of Grace is Miss Hannah's pretty blog that Jocelyn designed. Jocelyn cannot be in the awards, as she is a writer and author on the Homeschool Blog Awards site, but we are thrilled that this pretty frivolous blog design she created is!

Growing in Grace Magazine is a personal preference of ours. We have 5 in our family who write for this online blog-magazine to encourage moms and young ladies of all ages. It is published almost daily, with a special magazine issue each month. The graphics change each month also, and we are reaching into girls' lives and having a positive influence!

Feelin’ Feminine is a group blog borne from Jocelyn's heart to see women know that being feminine and lovely is a good and desirable thing. It is not just something that silly, mindless lazy women do, but a lovely way to live!

Never A Dull Moment is a NEW Mom blogger I just met IRL! She is such a wise and sweet woman. I know you will love her if you get to go over and check out her blog for yourself!!

See The rest of my Homeschool Blog Awards Picks , if you are interested.

Thank you friends!
blessings,

Sisterlisa wanted me to let you know that you can win a $20 gift card if GGM wins! Here are the details:

The Countdown!

Growing in Grace Magazine is counting down to the final results of the Homeschool Blog Awards and we want YOUR vote! You only have til Friday!

We have a special treat for you! If you vote for GGM at HSBAPost's Awards Page for Best Family/Group Blog and promote the vote to your friends we'll enter you in for a chance to win a $20 Toys R Us Gift Certificate to use for the holidays and a CD of the PDF versions of all our issues from 2008! **When we win, you win!

You have 3 Chances to win!

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