Sonic King

This has been crackin' me up lately!! 

Sonic Kitty is letting Jack beagle know that he does NOT appreciate him chompin' down on his food everytime he walks away from his little bowl.  Sonic likes to have a nibble and come back later for a nibble...no such luck with a beagle around!!  He took his bed and smacks at him when he walks by.

                             Look how snuggy buggy he is and Jack Beagle is like...whatever, Dude!!

                                tagging into A house with 2 Cats with Cindy for Houndog Thursday

Show N Tell Friday 

with Cindy at My Romantic Home

xox, DeniseMarie

Moms totally rock

Awake, north wind, and come, south wind!

Blow on my garden, that its fragrance may spread abroad.

Song of Solomon 4:16

Moms work and toil in their gardens making everything fragrant and beautiful to behold.

And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

Phil 4:19

Moms who lean on the Lord have all good things given unto them to bless their households and beloved.

Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard planted by the water; it was fruitful and full of branches because of abundant water.

Ezekiel 19:10

A praying Mother blesses their children in the soul and brings abundance into every aspect of their children's lives.

Thinking a lot of being a Mother and all the blessings, heartaches and leaning on the Lord that it takes to do it.  Is it not amazing how much we love these kids?!  It makes me think of how much the Lord loves us and watches over us and gives us every good thing and longs to be near us.  My almost 13 year old has to be in just the right mood to cuddle or allow me to touch him or say back that he loves me too.  It is such a picture of God and how he longs for constant fellowship with us...his beloved.

Thinking too of my mother.  Having fun with the Mother's Day Swap.  My momma still calls me every single day at 4:00pm when she gets in her car to drive home from work.  She's gotta know I'm ok and that the day is going good.  I am fighting fibromyalgia and she prays and worries over me.

 

My dear G'ma Julia, me and my Momma, Leona

A Mamma's love....only 2nd to our Father...in Heaven!!

I'd love to highlight an awesome Mom.  I won the sweetest cupcake pin-cushion from her.  It came in a sweet lil box and was such a delight to receive. The Lord knew I wanted 1 and wasn't gonna make it for myself so...I won this.

Yes, I'm gonna stab it with cute pins..but I loves it!!

My dear new bloggie buddy is...Heather at Me Making Do.  She has amazing crafting skills and is very generous with photos and instructions.  She is the Mother to 7 blessed children!!

xox, DeniseMarie

tagging in at:

3 or more Tuesday with Tam at The Gypsy's Corner

Gratitude Wednesday with Heidi at Heart and Home 

Outdoor small projects

Hubby and I got this for a wedding gift almost 17 years ago.  It was handcrafted for us to use outdoors as a bench or table.  Isn't that a great gift idea?  It is currently set on our front porch and holds decor.  My neighbor had given me her left over porch paint to maybe paint the ceiling of my porch a fresh Robin Egg blue.  So...

I dry brushed it on the bench just to freshen it a bit.  It really makes that curved detail pop.

I can see in the picture that it just looks white-washed white. ;-)

Remember the curb side chair I got the other day driving back from baseball practice..

They had even cut the picket pieces for the seat.  I happen to have already potted this flower and I simply set it into place and it still needed something.

So, I whipped up a sign with all kinds of scrapbook embellishments.  Of course, it says BLOOM!  The little tag says..Happiness must be grown in one's own garden.

I had the green crackled empty sign from Easter clearance at Hobby Lobby last year.  I got 2 this year that are oval shaped and bigger the same way...ready when I need them. lol

I snagged these at goodwill a few weeks ago for $1 and $2.  Must have been a Christmas item.  I just used a can of spray that I've had and..

got them ready for All Star baseball season and July decor.  I found these picks in the Hobby Lobby patriotic area.  I imagine I can make a floral or candy bouquet and add the picks in for a patriotic feel.  Fun!!

that's it at my cottage for now..go see others here:

http://laurieannas.blogspot.com/

http://iheartnaptime.blogspot.com/

Thrift share Monday with Apron Thrift girl

xox, DeniseMarie