Forever Beloved

Faith, Love & Truth

loved and inspired…

so i haven’t scrapped in what has felt like for-freaking-EVAH…but lately, i’ve been feeling it calling me back. just whispering to me every once in a while…when i walk past my desk and look at it…see all my lovelies sitting there…i think soon we’ll be making a scrapping comeback!!! awesome news right?

we’ve also been doing some online back-to-school shopping and found some AWESOME things!!!
these are the bags the kids want for school this year…i LOVE both of them!!! they are so original and soooooooo not what the other kids are carrying…LOVE that!!!

these are just two of the shirts we ordered from an awesome-cool site we’ve found…it’s a funky-cool-christian site that i am in LOVE with…the site is c28.com…

“he will bring peace” shirt found here…i love the message this one has, i always feel sooooooooo peaceful after spending time in prayer…

“unconditional” shirt found here…if you look closely you’ll see the hand have nail holes in the center of them and seem to be stamped with blood…joey just loved this shirt…
so off to cheerleading signups tonight…if you have a girl in moshannon valley in 4th, 5th or 6th grade who is interested in peewee cheering the signups are at houtzdale days today, tomorrow and saturday. we will be set up in the booster club booth…registration is $25…
out for now
~kisses

happy birthday bloggie…

i just realized that on july 19th my little blog turned 3 years old!!! happy belated birthday bloggie…we’ve been through a lot together in the past 3 years, you and me…

garden friends…part 2…

nearly a year ago i wrote this post…i wrote it, kinda put it on a shelf and forgot about it until right now. i will repost it here and elaborate on it

last year i was blog hopping, as i sometimes do, and i came across one that really stopped me in my tracks. first of all, she is an awesome artist and photographer (love her work)…secondly, she had a post on there that really touched me and made me think…she was speaking of a minister and a specific sermon he gave…

He talked about how Jesus used to take a few of his most trusted friends to the
Garden of Gesthemane to lay down his heart, be honest, raw and vulnerable.
A place where He felt safe to spill and be transparent. Our minister named
those friends “Garden Friends” and he went on to ask us to think about who
the Garden Friends in our life were.

so as i was reading this my wheels started turning…who are my garden friends? who would i feel comfortable and safe enough with to bring into my garden? who do i trust with all my heart to be safe and gentle with me? do i nurture those sacred relationship and help them to grow?

so i challenge you as her post challenged me…take a stroll through the garden of friends God has planted in your life…tell them how much they mean to you…nurture it, nourish it, care for it, put energy in it and watch your garden of friends blossom…

in the last year i’ve had a good friend move away, one retire from work, i’ve made some new good friends and i’ve reaquainted myself with some old friends as well. i love surrounding myself with the warm energy of friendships. i love having that true “sisterhood bond” with other women.

i have a few true garden friends…and if your reading this, you know who you are…thank you for coming into my garden and letting me lay down my heart to you time and time again…for knowing when i was vulnerable…knowing when i needed to vent and when i needed a hug…thank you for being you

out for now

~kisses